Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:54:26 -0500 (CDT) | From | Oliver Xymoron <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.3.14 remove all C++ // comments and replace them with /* */ |
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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > build on a Mastodon system, because of excessive GNUisms) system, and I > > got a HUGE collection of complaints about the C++ comments (via gcc > > 2.7.0). > > Cringe. I wouldnt trust a 2.7.0 built kernel to run. > > > This patch replaces every one of 'em that I can find with C-style > > /* */ comments. > > A worthy battle but one I fear lost
Very lost. It's part of the new ISO spec. It's not a GNUism either - there are tons of C compilers that accept them and have for years. ISO also long long and inline and a select few other niceties. Mmm.
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