From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id fe56cbaf for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 22:26:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1BCF99BCC1; Thu, 9 Jan 2020 08:26:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B84D9BCA9; Thu, 9 Jan 2020 08:25:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 0CBD49BCA9; Thu, 9 Jan 2020 08:25:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from sys10.scotnet.net (relay.scotnet.co.uk [217.16.223.20]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1128E945FC for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2020 08:25:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (188.28.152.198.threembb.co.uk [188.28.152.198]) (authenticated bits=0) by sys10.scotnet.net (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id 008MPC22015500; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 22:25:42 GMT Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F42DA085-721C-4FB6-85EB-9DEF5BE282DF" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) From: Dr Iain Maoileoin In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 22:25:13 +0000 Message-Id: <5BDC3682-F79F-449F-A815-A0C3F1184A21@csp-partnership.co.uk> References: To: Clem Cole X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) Subject: Re: [TUHS] [TUHS -> moving to COFF] # and the Preprocessor X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Computer Old Farts Followers , TUHS main list , Brian Walden Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --Apple-Mail=_F42DA085-721C-4FB6-85EB-9DEF5BE282DF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > On 8 Jan 2020, at 16:02, Clem Cole wrote: >=20 > below... -- warning veering a little from pure UNIX history, but = trying to clarify what I can and then moving to COFF for follow up. >=20 > On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 12:23 AM Brian Walden > wrote: > .... >=20 > - CMU's ALGOL68S from 1978 list all these ways -- > co comment > comment comment > pr pragmat > pragmat pragmat I remember that a pragma (at least in Algol68R (ICL 1900 series) and I = would need to reread the formal definition to see if it was general) was = not a comment. It was a note to the compiler - which could choose to use it or lose it. > # (comment symbol) comment > :: (pragmat symbol) pragmat > (its for UNIX v6 or v7 so not surprising # is a comment) > = http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/ALGOL/manual/a68s.txt/view = >=20 --Apple-Mail=_F42DA085-721C-4FB6-85EB-9DEF5BE282DF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
On 8 Jan 2020, at 16:02, Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com> = wrote:

below...  -- warning veering a little from pure UNIX = history, but trying to clarify what I can and then moving to COFF = for follow up.

On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 12:23 AM Brian = Walden <tuhs@cuzuco.com> wrote:
....

- CMU's ALGOL68S from 1978 list all these ways --
  co            comment
  comment       comment
  pr            pragmat
  pragmat       pragmat
I remember = that a pragma (at least in Algol68R (ICL 1900 series) and I would need = to reread the formal definition to see if it was general) was not a = comment.
It was a note to the compiler - which could choose to = use it or lose it.
  #             (comment symbol) = comment
  ::            (pragmat symbol) = pragmat
  (its for UNIX v6 or v7 so not surprising # is a comment)
  http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/ALGOL/manual/a68s.= txt/view


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