Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2000 05:28:26 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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To:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: C?
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On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Damian Yerrick spoke the following immortal words,

> On 02 Aug 2000 08:27:36 -0400, Ben Pfaff <pfaffben AT msu DOT edu> wrote:
> 
> >"BSTRhino" <bstrhino AT ihug DOT co DOT nz> writes:
> >
> >> So you are using C?
> >> C++ is so much better...
> >> 
> >> I found that out from the comments
> >> /* You did them like this */
> >> // I do them like this.
> >
> >That's a *lame* troll.  For one thing, both types of comment are
> >acceptable in both languages.
> 
> // comments are not necessarily acceptable in C.  Most C _compilers_,
> OTOH, support // comments in C code.

Yes, IIRC there is a option in gcc which causes it to reject .c files with
// in them. As // is not a C feature, it is strictly a C++ feature.


Grendel

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