Using C++ in GCC is OK

[Joseph S. Myers]

On Wed, 2 Jun 2010, Richard Guenther wrote:

> I'd like us to stick with C comments only.  I defintely do not like
> a mix of both styles and I can't see an advantage of C++ comments.

Agreed.  Moving code between bits of the compiler should not mean creating 
ugly inconsistencies of formatting and I can see no good reason to convert 
existing comments.  The same applies to all other aspects of formatting 
that are meaningful for both C and C++ code (such as the presence or 
position of whitespace in various cases): keep the existing practice that 
is usual for C code in GCC and the GNU project rather than adopting 
something else because it is said to be conventional for C++.

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Joseph S. Myers
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