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Re: Comment delimiter in string

To: Alexandre Oliva <oliva at dcc dot unicamp dot br>
Subject: Re: Comment delimiter in string
From: Dave Brolley <brolley at cygnus dot com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 15:29:13 -0400
CC: Stephan Schulz <schulz at informatik dot tu-muenchen dot de>, egcs-bugs at cygnus dot com
Organization: Cygnus Solutions Canada Ltd
References: <98Jun5.165523+0200met_dst.901696-215+423@sunjessen21.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <org1hjltpj.fsf@zecarneiro.lsd.dcc.unicamp.br>

Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> >    /* fprintf(stdout, "/* %s */", 1 ? "Maximal" : "Not!"); */
>
> This is interpreted as:
>
>      ", 1 ? "Maximal" : "Not!"); */
>
> which is clearly in error.  Comments do not nest in ANSI/ISO C, AFAIK

Comments do not nest: correct. Therefore the comment ends at the first */ just
before the ", 1.....". The interpretation is correct.

Dave

References:
- Comment delimiter in string
  - From: Stephan Schulz
- Re: Comment delimiter in string
  - From: Alexandre Oliva

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