by
>> --
>> Has anyone encountered a problem such that the cpp on a machine
>> sees a line like
>> /**/ # isnt this supposed to be a comment
a single space before preprocessing directives are executed. So the above
line "should" be viewed as a preprocessing directive, at least in ANSI C.
>> Is there some fix for this (like a flag to set or am I using an
>> obselete cpp technique here or something?)
>> Thanks
>> Brian Dealy
> Yes, I have had that problem. Irritating, isn't it :) The only fix I know of
>is to modify the "/**/". Either remove it, or modify it to "/* */" (I think that
>works). Another "fix" would be to use another cpp, perhaps GNU's?
> My system is: RS/6000 550, AIX 3.1.6. I saw the problem while compiling X11R5.
>Fortunately there was only one instance of "/**/", but that was bad enough.
> Cheers,
> Tom McConnell
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