Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!p6.f18.n114.z1.fidonet.org!will.summers From: will.summers@p6.f18.n114.z1.fidonet.org (will summers) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: defining a comment? Message-ID: <691.2337CE68@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Date: 20 Sep 88 00:21:14 GMT Sender: ufgate@stjhmc.fidonet.org (newsout1.24) Organization: FidoNet node 1:114/18.6 - Iasd Eng Bbs, Phoenix Az Lines: 30 > Date: 18 Sep 88 18:25:27 GMT > Organization: Eaton IMSD, Westlake Village, CA In article <23345@wlbr.EATON.COM> mh@wlbr.EATON.COM (Mike Hoegeman) writes: > >In article <13604@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes: > >> COMMENT > >> text to be commented out > >> TNEMMOC > >> code > >>which of course does not work. > Maybe I'm missing something here but what the h*ll is wrong with > plain old > > /******** > > ********/ > > Sheesh!! It fails to "comment out" text with "/*" or "*/" tokens. Like in text derived from commented code. Otherwise in my mind /********************** or /*---------- is perferable. \/\/ill-- St. Joseph's Hospital/Medical Center - Usenet <=> FidoNet Gateway Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!18.6!will.summers