#include <boost/preprocessor/comparison/less.hpp> #include <boost/preprocessor/list/filter.hpp> #define LIST (1, (2, (3, (4, (5, BOOST_PP_NIL))))) #define PRED(d, _, num) BOOST_PP_LESS_D(d, num, 3) BOOST_PP_LIST_FILTER(PRED, nil, LIST) // expands to (1, (2, BOOST_PP_NIL))