Re: Block comments inside block comments

[Jaroslav Hajek]

2010/3/16 Carnë Draug <address@hidden>:
> Hi
>
> I just realized that when inside a block comment, octave still notices
> the start of another block comment. If this happens, then it's needed
> to close it again. Not sure if I'm clear so here's an example what I
> mean
>
> printf ("Not comment 1\n");
> #{
>   printf ("Comment 1\n");
>   #{
>   printf ("Comment 2\n");
> #}
> printf ("I'd have guessed NOT a comment but it is a comment and gives
> warning of unclosed block comment\n");
>
> Is this a feature or a bug? My idea on how comments work is that
> everything is ignored until the end of the comment (end of the line,
> in one line comments, or end of block character) but I may be wrong.
>
> Carnë Draug
>

IIRC this is a known bug. Nevertheless, unbalanced block comment
parentheses indicate a potential trouble (escaped block comment), so
even if this is fixed, I'd prefer the warning to stay there.

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RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD
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