From: firewind <firewind AT metroid DOT dyn DOT ml DOT org>
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Subject: Re: nested comments
Date: 21 Oct 1997 23:50:04 GMT
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Anthony.Appleyard <MCLSSAA2 AT fs2 DOT mt DOT umist DOT ac DOT uk> wrote:
>   Borland C++ has an option to allow nested comments.

Borland introduces a non-standard extension that can allow unportable code.
This is the same compiler that allows all sorts of icky 'far' and 'near' and
MK_FP and associated crud... do you adovocate this as well?

Nested comments are not allowed by the ANSI\ISO C Standard.

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