Re: CVS autoconf ifnames and C++ comments

[Akim Demaille]

 > It seems that CVS autoconf ifnames, does not handle C++ comments. I
 > thought it was already supported, as a ChangeLog entry claims :

 > 2003-04-08  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

 >         * bin/ifnames.in: Skip C++ comments.
 >         From Jeremy Yallop.

How bizarre... Thanks, I installed it.

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        * bin/ifnames.in (&scan_file): Skip C++ comments.
        From Jeremy Yallop.

Index: bin/ifnames.in
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/bin/ifnames.in,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -u -r1.29 ifnames.in
--- bin/ifnames.in 16 May 2003 09:54:47 -0000 1.29
+++ bin/ifnames.in 2 Oct 2003 12:46:53 -0000
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
          # Remove comments.  Not perfect, but close enough.
          s(/\*.*?\*/)();
          s(/\*.*)();
+         s(//.*)();
          foreach my $word (split (/\W+/))
            {
              next