Checked the book. Indeed, in order "To enable C++ comments in C, you must compile with c99, or with the SSCOMM or LANGLVL(STDC99) or LANGLVL(EXTC99) options." So you could do it but it requires a specific compile option. Not a good idea! I would stick to the policy of avoiding C++ style comments. Ze'ev Atlas
________________________________ From: Ze'ev Atlas <[email protected]> To: pcre exim <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:44 AM Subject: [pcre-dev] Fw: [Bug 1295] add 32-bit library >C++ style comments: I have avoided using these just in case somebody >with a non-C++ compiler wants to compile it. (I have no idea, for >example, if the z/OS compiler recognizes C++ comments.) I will check the z/OS-z/VM compiler and let you know, but it should work since it IS a C/C++ compiler (believe it or not but the good Ol' mainframe does have all the new technologies like C++, DLL, POSIX style UNIX services at al). The VM was actually invented here :) Ze'ev Atlas -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/pcre-dev -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/pcre-dev
