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Status Delivered
Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 16, 2018

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For development and testing would it be practically if the Compiler would Support line comment not just block comment.
For example // like in C or Java.
But at the end the Syntax doesnt matter.
An continue line Support for line comment would also be nice

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jan 3, 2019

    Delivered in V5R2M4

  • Guest
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    Aug 20, 2018

    for now - but very soon - we'll support // as an end-of-line comment starter

  • Guest
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    Aug 17, 2018

    I would support this, but the "An continue line Support for line comment would also be nice" is a bit of nonsense.

    My preferred option would be to "abuse" the position of the print-control character of the "MARGINS()" compiler option, and use a '*' to comment out a line.