Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI

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From	Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
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Subject	Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI
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BartC schrieb:
> On 29/08/2016 09:28, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:

> Take, for example, a C-like language with //-comments to end of line.
> Such a language is free-format so it could be written as one token per
> line, with a comment on each line plus comments on their own lines.

In the worst case the auther implemented a two-column layout, with a
code block in the left and a comment block in the right column. Who'll know?

> Even if translating to normalised code in the same language, it can be
> challenging knowing where the comments are going to go.

Even comment-based document generators often have problems with the
unintended use of control tags by the coders. Even worse without such
hints :-(

DoDi

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New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Alexandre <alebencz@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 10:40 -0300
  Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI rockbrentwood@gmail.com - 2016-08-26 12:54 -0700
    Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net> - 2016-08-29 10:28 +0200
      Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-08-29 18:52 +0100
        Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-29 21:21 -0400
          Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-30 13:44 -0400
          Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-08-30 22:48 +0100
            Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-31 13:24 -0400
            Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Martin Ward <martin@gkc.org.uk> - 2016-09-06 18:09 +0100
        Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net> - 2016-08-30 13:13 +0200
    Re: New experimental back end for C/C++ compiler targeting CLI Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-29 13:15 -0400

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