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From: wsr@lmi-angel.UUCP (Wolfgang Rupprecht)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.lang.c
Subject: Re: #define kinda stuff, (really comment symbols)
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Date: Wed, 23-Apr-86 22:31:47 EST
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(bug-food-p)
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	Speaking of strange comment symbols, has anyone else noticed
how the mirror image nature of C's comments allows for this strange
hack?  
	If you really want to have fun, you can use /*/ 's as the
comment symbol.  This symbol is either a start OR end of a comment,
depending on where its used! One could write two intermingled programs
this way.

	(This was inspired by mony-python's '3 sided' record, where 2
grooves were on one side. The luck of the draw determined which track
you got.)

/* remove the end comment to compile the other groove ---> */
/*/ /*/
main(){printf("Groove 1\n");}
/*/
main(){printf("Groove 2\n");}
/*/
/* thats all folks */

	Not useful, just strange....

			-wr
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	Wolfgang Rupprecht		{harvard|cca|mit-eddie}!lmi-angel!wsr