[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Philip Newton") writes:
>On 17 Feb 02, at 11:05, Patrik Grip-Jansson wrote:
>> No, you're wrong there. Using '//' as a comment is a part of the C
>> standard. Have a look at a recent version, for example the one at;
>> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/volatile/ISO-C-FDIS.1999-04.txt
>Possible. OK, I'll then say "it's not part of the ANSI C standard" as
>that phrase is usually understood (e.g. that which is documented in
>K&R's _The C Programming Language_, 2nd edition).
It's not up to anybody but ANSI to say what the ANSI C standard is.
And in May 2000, ANSI voted to adopt the text of ISO 9989-1999.
If you want to refer to something older than that, you'll have to call
it something else.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Humour NOT marked)
