Re: Woo hoo ... a whole new set of compiler headaches!!

Dave Held wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:59 PM
>>To: Dave Held
>>Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
>>Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Woo hoo ... a whole new set of compiler
>>headaches!! :)
>>
>>[...]
>>I think there are some features we could use in C++.  As a simple
>>example, "//" for comments. 
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>
>Actually, the C committee deemed that to be such a useful style that
>they added it as early as C89, if I recall correctly. ;)
>  
>

I don't think you do recall correctly - it's in C99 (ratified in 2001) 
AFAIK.

[more arguments for C++ snipped]

I recall saying something like this when we were being urged to replace 
CVS with SubVersion/Arch/SomethingElse but I'll say it again - this 
decision should be made by the people who contribute the most. All the 
rest (including my contribution) is just noise, IMHO.

cheers

andrew