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| author | Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> | 2019-09-26 10:51:39 +0200 |
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| committer | Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> | 2019-09-26 10:51:39 +0200 |
| commit | 49e36e7901c691fd7e80ba56465b649a211290cf (patch) | |
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doc: Update note about source code formatting
Update the note about why not to use // comments, even though it's now
technically supported.
The note about variable declarations was dropped here because it's
addressed more properly later in the chapter.
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/156924954640.1117.6309209869705522549%40wrigleys.postgresql.org
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml index 6294312ab7d..25e7763c7c7 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ </para> <para> - Do not use C++ style comments (<literal>//</literal> comments). Strict ANSI C - compilers do not accept them. For the same reason, do not use C++ - extensions such as declaring new variables mid-block. + To maintain a consistent coding style, do not use C++ style comments + (<literal>//</literal> comments). <application>pgindent</application> + will replace them with <literal>/* ... */</literal>. </para> <para> |