Re: why not just use C /* ... */ ?

> If the prime argument for mlc is commenting out large blocks of code
> then you'd better solve the nesting problem -- and do it well.


vi substitution 

:.,+20s/^/##obsoleted Aug 22, 2000 ## /

works really well for the large blocks of code problem, so do

	$BOGUS::Comment=<<END_COMMENT

	...

	END_COMMENT

and its proposed regularizaion into the obviously parseable

	#<<TOKEN

	...
	
	TOKEN

which would not throw bothersome warnings.


However, if we are going to (as I would like to) allow the inclusion
of unmodified C and C++ header files to be included into Perl6 to define
structures and parameter lists and return value declarations, we're going
to need to filter out not only /* these */ but //these as well.

Many languages have a profusion of commenting syntaces, clipper had many,
the configuration files for bind allow lots of different comment styles too.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that leading # be thrown out.






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