Re: Do not use C++ style comments (// comments). Strict ANSI C compilers do not accept them.

Tom Lane <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:13:13 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.documentation
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Peter Eisentraut <[email protected]> writes:
> PostgreSQL 12 requires C99, so those guidelines should probably be
> rephrased from "because old compilers don't accept it" to "because we
> like it that way".

Yeah, or more formally "to encourage consistent coding style".

			regards, tom lane