We talked about this on the call today. The conclusion was that we *are* using AC_PROG_CC_C99 in configure, which should hypothetically set the right compiler flags to put the compiler in C99 mode, where // should be accepted without warning.
If someone wants to take a few minutes and verify that we won't get warnings from all supported compilers when // is used in debug builds, then we'll start allowing // in C code. Otherwise, we're sticking to /* */. On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Jeff Squyres <jsquy...@cisco.com> wrote: > Now that we are forcing the use of a C99 compiler, should we start allowing > //-style comments? > > -- > Jeff Squyres > jsquy...@cisco.com > For corporate legal information go to: > http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ > -- Jeff Squyres jsquy...@cisco.com For corporate legal information go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/
