RE: New long comments in 5.1

["Tom Spilman" <tom@...>]

> Does
> 
>   --[[ this (i.e., the current style) ]]
> 
> seem ridiculous?  It'll still work with the new style.

 I think it's reasonable... I was reacting to yet another character added to
block comments.  It was to work out that table[table[]] thing I guess, but
it seemed like a band-aid.  The two character block comment start and end is
obviously highly desirable by many and I was just wondering why it has been
impossible to do.

  Tom


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br 
> [mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On Behalf Of Aaron Brown
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 10:55 AM
> To: Lua list
> Subject: Re: New long comments in 5.1
> 
> Tom wrote:
> 
> >  Pardon my ignorance, but why can't there be a simpler long comment 
> > style?
> > 
> >     --[*[ this seems ridiculous ]*]--
> 
> Does
> 
>   --[[ this (i.e., the current style) ]]
> 
> seem ridiculous?  It'll still work with the new style.
> 
> --
> Aaron
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