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Subject:	Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad.dev
Date:	Mon, 17 Mar 2003 02:55:07 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney writes: > I don't. It's standard to have to prefix comments with something. Also, > POV-Ray uses //. We already have a standard comment prefix: 0. For better or for worse, meta-commands are just comments that get interpreted to have meaning. I think it's unrealistic to expect users to remember to add a second comment prefix in addition to the 0. Programs don't forget. People do. --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com)

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		Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
(...) True. That's why I suggested a strong recommendation of using whatever comment prefix we will agree on. Then let's say the future L3P -check will raise a warning for omitting that prefix. /Tore (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

		Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HBvHFv.1x9E@lugnet.com... (...) This is not at all uncommon in programming languages, take Pascal for example (UCSD-Pascal, Delphi): A comment can be (* any characters except the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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		Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
(...) If tags were the way to go, I agree. BUT, ultimately I side with Kevin, just add comment marks, not meta-command ones. I think that option makes the most sense. But as Dan also said, I'm not a programmer who will be implementing this, so I (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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