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Re: comment style

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From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 1991 21:42
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In article <276814F4.141@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> kevinb@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Kevin Boyes) writes:
>Does any one know why the ANSI committee excluded the C++ comment style
>( // to end of line ) from the standard.

Sure, I know why.  Surely by now you should be able to guess the reason.
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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
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Subject: Re: comment style
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Date: 7 Jan 91 21:42:57 GMT
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