Re: gnubol: Free-form problem

[Michael McKernan <mck@tivoli.mv.com>]

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Josling <tej@melbpc.org.au>
>>>>> wrote the following on Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:40:28 +1000

  Tim> It is column dependent :-( so the lex has to do new states at
  Tim> newline etc.

  Tim> I think I did have the right idea, except I appear to have
  Tim> invented the notion that a 'period space' can also end a
  Tim> comment-entry, I can't find it anywhere in the standard.

You didn't invent it, Tim.  I remember it clearly. The "remarks"
paragraph was the exception in that it could contain multiple
sentences.   I didn't work on a '74 compiler, but I know it was in
'65. 




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