Of all the variations that I've seen so far (I'm way behind on reading
the list), the one I like the best is:
qc{ multi
line
comment
here }
Second best, but still acceptable would be:
#<<END
multi
line
comment
END
The reason it's second best, is because qc{ canbeusedinline } as well as
multi-line. It's just an extension of the existing quoting mechanism.
The #< comment ># variations just don't seem "perlish" to me. Sorry!
That's just a personal feeling.
If you just have to go with the #< set for a block comment, I rather
like the idea of making them #< and #> to end, starting in the first
column.
Again, for the stated purpose, #ifdef seems to be the more reasonable
way to go, rather than putting in a truly cryptic usage of the comment
pound sign.
E.W.
John Porter wrote:
>
> Michael Mathews wrote:
> >
> > So this should work in Perl 6
> >
> > code here;
> > #<
> > # this is a single line comment
> > $foo = $a + $b #< here's an in-line comment ># + $c * $d;
> > >#
> > more code here;
>
> If starting in column 1 is going to be magic, you may as well
> make the magic char #, so:
>
> #<
> # this is a single line comment
> $foo = $a + $b #< here's an in-line comment ># + $c * $d;
> #>
>
> And then, you may as well make it =, and use some meaningful
> verbiage instead of "<" and ">". So:
>
> =begin comment
> # this is a single line comment
> $foo = $a + $b #< here's an in-line comment ># + $c * $d;
> =end comment
>
> The pod solution is more or less obvious. Inlinable nestable
> comments are something else, and it should look like perl.
> qc() -- compiled to nothingness.
>
> --
> John Porter
