Mark Atwood <fallenpega...@gmail.com>:
> (the following is not a policy decision, yet)
>
> I don't think we will be supporting any compilers so old as not support
> slashslash comments.
> OTOH, I think they are confusing, but that's a personal preference, due to
> my visceral dislike of JavaScript.
> My preference is we avoid adding more, and should add that to the style
> guide.
> Don't waste time fixing them. But if anyone wants to do so anyway, sure,
> go ahead.
>
> OTOH, ??-style trigraphs are an abomination, and should never be used.
>
>
> I solicit other opinions.
>
> ..m
I just noted that C99 allows them, so they fit our conformance baseline.
I'm not as against them as you are. I don't generate them spontaneously, but
I'll use them where they fit the local style.
I will add the ban on trigraphs. :-)
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>
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