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To: schwartz@groucho.cs.psu.edu
Subject: Re: comments, newlines
Cc: rc mailing list <rc@archone.tamu.edu>

the reason that
	x=(1 \
	#  2 \
	   3)
doesn't work is straightforward interpretation of rc's rules for continued  
lines and comments.  the first \+newline sequence results in the parser  
seeing
	x=(1 #  2 \
	3)
which seems reasonable.  now the question becomes, ``are backslash-newline  
sequences in comments ignored or treated as continuation sequences?''  rc  
currently implements comments by ignoring *everything* until the end of  
line.  the simplicity of this rule argues for not changing it.

two further comments:
	i don't find the ability to insert a comment in the middle of a
		sequence of lines continued with \ important
	i have no idea what td's rc does for this