Re: AW: Please no // comments in C source (ecpg) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: AW: Please no // comments in C source (ecpg)
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Msg-id 24788.969897835@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to AW: Please no // comments in C source (ecpg)  (Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>)
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Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at> writes:
> That makes me the dummy that complains from time to time,
> since nobody else who compiles snapshots seems to notice :-)

I think most of the regular developers use gcc.  It's good to have
people testing with other compilers --- keep it up!

Even though C99 does allow // comments, I agree that we have to keep
them out of portable code for the foreseeable future.
        regards, tom lane


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