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From: jr
Date: 1 Dec 2017 07:24:56
Message: <5a214a18$1@news.povray.org>

hi,

On 30/11/2017 20:12, clipka wrote:
> Am 30.11.2017 um 18:52 schrieb jr:
>> wrt nested comments
>> perhaps the SDL could get a (multi line) #comment ... #end construct?  I
>> think that would make commented-out comments (if support continues) easy
>> to use and see, and "look" tidy.

> I presume you would use `#comment ... #end` to temporarily disable
code.[*]
> We can already use `#if(0) ... #end` for that purpose, which has pretty
> much the same semantics as a `#comment ... #end` would presumably have.

yes.  like #if(0) ... #end, but semantically meaningful.

> ([*] Introducing a new `#comment ... #end` block comment syntax for
> actual comments, just to facilitate co-opting the already-existing `/*
> ... */` block comment syntax for purposes it wasn't originally designed
> for, would be perverting things, IMO.)

see above.


regards, jr.

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