stephen parkinson <ste### [at] zmemw16demoncouk> wrote:
> Spock wrote:
> > Stephen Parkinson has already explained the two comment types so I won't
> > repeat his text, but I should point out that when you close the comment
> > that starts with
> >
> > /*#declare Rusty=pigment
> >
> > then you have a second problem on the line that starts with
> >
> > /*box {
> >
> > In traditional C programming (which this is not) it is not possible to
> > nest the /* */ comments.  The following is invalid and will not parse:
> >
> > /* hello /* world */ */
> >
> > I mention this because the box contains a Silver_Metal texture that has
> > been commented out.
> >
> > Kinda messy right now but I'm sure you will figure it out.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> >
>
> missed that one, didn't spot it at all due to not actually trying the
> code. If i had, i would probably left it as 'an exercise for the
> student' to find any remaining problem(s)
>                                         ^ just to worry him :-)
>
> stephen


Thanks for the help. That really cleared up everything for me.

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