🚀 go-pugleaf

Does anyone know why cpp on the RS6000 doesn't like the comment lines
in the file below (xanadu is an IBM RS/6000):

xanadu% cat /tmp/t
/**/# The binaries go here
BINDIR                  = /usr/um/math/bin
/**/# The libraries go here
LIBDIR                  = /usr/um/math/lib
xanadu% 
xanadu% /lib/cpp /tmp/t /tmp/t.out
        1 |  # The binaries go here
            ..a....................
a - 1288-218: (W) Unknown preprocessing directive The.
        3 |  # The libraries go here
            ..a.....................
a - 1288-218: (W) Unknown preprocessing directive The.
xanadu% 
xanadu% cat /tmp/t.out
# 1 "/tmp/t"
BINDIR                  = /usr/um/math/bin
LIBDIR                  = /usr/um/math/lib


As you can see, it didn't like the comment lines. On other systems, like
apollos, suns or dec3100, I would get (as the output file /tmp/t.out ):

# 1 "/tmp/t"
# The binaries go here
BINDIR			= /usr/um/math/bin
# The libraries go here
LIBDIR			= /usr/um/math/lib

Does anyone know if this is a bug or how I can coerce cpp to do what I want ?
Thanks.
      
      Roque Oliveira
      oliveria@caen.engin.umich.edu
      Computer Aided Engineering Network