From:	Vik Heyndrickx <Vik DOT Heyndrickx AT rug DOT ac DOT be>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: VESA 2.0 and getch() bug?
Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:54:44 +0100
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > You can use both styles of comments in any C++ source, regardless of
> > compiler, but "//" comments may not be used in C source.
> 
> I think GCC 2.7.x does allow you to use "//" in a C source (FAQ, section
> 8.3), although it is certainly a good practice to avoid that.

I have heard whispers that this will become a standard C feature. So, it
may be not such a bad thing to use it anyway.

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