[net.lang.c] Commenting Out Commented Code

thoth@tellab2.UUCP (Marcus Hall) (10/16/84)

>>The best and most widely accepted way to prevent a block of code from
>>being compiled while still leaving the code in the file is as follows:
>>
>>#ifdef notdef
>
>But what if notdef is defined?  Clearly, you want
>
>#ifdef  notdef
>#ifndef notdef
>	code code code code /* but I don't like code! */ wonderfull code
>#endif
>#endif
>
>This will always work! :-)

Slightly simpler is:
#if 0
	code code code code /* but I don't like code! */ wonderfull code
#endif

marcus hall
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marcus hall
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rlh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Roger L. Hale) (10/19/84)

>#ifdef  notdef
>	code code code code /* but I don't like code! */ wonderfull code
>#endif

Note that if, following another suggestion, I put /*'s in front of
each line, and a final */,	[* hey, what does he mean by ``i put ,'' *<8*]

/* ...
/*	code code code code /* but I don't like code! */ wonderfull code
/* ...
*/

then I am left with

	wonderfull code

Another automatic commenter bites the dust.  YOW!

Roger Hale
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