Re: [PATCH] 2.3.14 remove all C++ // comments and replace them with /* */
david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
19 Aug 1999 20:03:22 -0700
In article <linux.kernel.199908200158.VAA03976@jupiter.cs.uml.edu>,
Albert D. Cahalan <acahalan@cs.uml.edu> wrote:
>
>david parsons writes:
>
>> I'm not sure that this is even wanted, or if it's needed, but I was
>> building 2.3.14 this morning on my old SLS (the standard kernels won't
>> build on a Mastodon system, because of excessive GNUisms) system, and I
>> got a HUGE collection of complaints about the C++ comments (via gcc
>> 2.7.0).
>>
>> This patch replaces every one of 'em that I can find with C-style
>> /* */ comments.
>
>You might as well rip out C++ style function prototypes and void.
Why? <arrogance>C++ function prototypes are useful</arrogance>
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\/ an ancient PDP-11 that's still running version 7.
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