I usually end up deleting all those begin comments John. Java doesn't
care, C does.
Brian
John Keiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've noticed that a lot of the copyright comments are written thusly:
>
> /*************************************************************************
> /* Boolean.java -- object wrapper for boolean
> /*
> /* Copyright (c) 1998 by Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> /*
> /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> /* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published
> /* by the Free Software Foundation, version 2. (see COPYING.LIB)
> /*
> /* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> /* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> /* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
> /* GNU General Public License for more details.
> /*
> /* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> /* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
> /* Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
> /*************************************************************************/
>
> Most of the time I really don't care what the difference is, but having
> begin comments without end comments really urks the hell out of me. Could
> this cause any problems? I'm making a general sweep of copyrights and
> comments right now, and I can update these while I'm at it ...
>
> --John Keiser
>
> "All great truths begin as blasphemies." - George Bernard Shaw
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