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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:22:11 +0100
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On 27/02/2025 22:24, Keith Thompson wrote:
> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
>> On 27/02/2025 12:56, Ar Rakin wrote:
>>> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> // isn't devoid of quirks (this is still C after all), for example:
>>>>
>>>>      fopen(file,"rb");   // open file in \windows\system32\
>>>>      fread(...);
>>>>
>>>> Here, the // line continues onto the next, so that the fread is
>>>> commented out. But they are fewer.
>>> Interesting. Isn't this considered a compiler bug?
>>
>> No. Line splicing occurs in Translation Phase 2. Comment removal
>> doesn't happen until Translation Phase3. If a compiler /didn't/ splice
>> those lines, /that/ would be a bug.
> 
> <OT>Long time no see.  Welcome back!</OT>
> 

As long as it's not "Long time no C" :-)