Ok, it looks like I found yet another reasoning for having a blank line between consequent comments. It simplifies shell-like comment processing.
For instance, the following is non-trivial for an automatic header update (it is not clear where copyright ends and the next comment starts): # # Licensed under Apache 2.0 # # Root logger is configured at INFO and is sent to A1 log4j.rootLogger=INFO, A1 However, if we add a blank line in-between the two comments, then it becomes much easier for machine processing: # # Licensed under Apache 2.0 # # Root logger is configured at INFO and is sent to A1 log4j.rootLogger=INFO, A1 Vladimir
