At 2:34 PM -0500 12/22/01, Tim Pierce is rumored to have typed:
C programs often use the same text, but it means exactly the opposite thing:
/* HAVE_BLURFL: uncomment this line if your system has the blurfl() system call. */ /* #define HAVE_BLURFL */
(*sigh*) I hate being placed in the position of sounding like I'm defending something I agree is flawed, but this isn't the same thing at all and you know it. Mr. Rijnders said:
but it easily leads you to assume that the "uncomment this line" part refers to the line just before it. ^^^^^^
...which is _obviously_ different that using "this" to note a _following_ line. I'm not arguing the single/double hash thing isn't goofy, but the comments make sense considering they are on the _same_ line, something like: //#define HAVE_BLURFL //uncomment this line blablabla But then, you're going to argue with me if I suggest the sky is blue, so I'll let you have the last word on the list, and reinstate that list-level filter. Charlie