From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Help!
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dontmailme AT iname DOT com (Steamer) writes:

> Nate Eldredge wrote:
> 
> > Even more fun is the classic scheme
> >
> > int is_cplusplus(void)
> > {
> >   int x;
> >   x = 2-2//**/1;
> >   +1;
> >   return x;
> > }
> 
> But this assumes that // comments are not recognized in C, whereas
> the new C standard says they should be.

I know, I know.  So I guess it's really a test for C89.  But it
certainly looks a lot weirder than yours, doesn't it?

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Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu