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Subject: Re: [9front] Cpp: handle c99 comments by default.
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> I think the rational was that the compiler tried very hard to be c89 compliant and c89 does not
> Include c++ comments by default.
> 
> Perhaps, it should default to on for the pcc command but still default to off for the c89 command.
> The c99 command (if there ever is on would have it on too fo course…).
> 
> -Steve

I understand the intention -- but we don't disable any other extensions (struct embedding, indexed
initialization, etc) in the compiler. I'm not sure how much we care about this one either.