Comments { } problem
lazarus / 9-Editor

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hnb · 2008-04-07 20:39

Hi all,

I use a lot of comments

Code: [Select]{-----------------------------------------------
  Bla
{----------------------------------------------}

in my code. It's compile fine, with directive {$MODE DELPHI} (without
this directive all of code aftrer {--- is commented).

But... All code in editor highlighter is still commented after {---
(this is not comfortably, and i can't use Lazarus as my primary code
editor) ! It's any trick to fix this, without changing comments style
(it is very important!)?

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Leledumbo · 2008-04-08 08:49

The default fpc mode and objfpc mode doesn't support nested comments
like that, see Comments.

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hnb · 2008-04-08 13:40

But Lazarus IDE? A lot of code use nested comments...

So I cant write code with this IDE

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OnixJr · 2008-04-08 15:58

Hmmm, it's true... I has noticed it...

My Idea:
Open a new report in bugtracker, and ask to the developers to modify
Object-Pascal Highlighter to recognises only one comment (when delphi
mode is defined).   
If they agree, it may take a while ...
If you have enough time and knowledge, I suggest that yourself modify
and send a patch...

Regards,
Júnior

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hnb · 2008-04-08 18:11

Reported -,- LazTarget : post 1.2 ...

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Leledumbo · 2008-04-09 08:03

Nested comments are allowed if there's no same comment delimiter
inside the comment. For example:
{ Comment1 (* Comment2 *) Comment3 }

QuoteBut Lazarus IDE? A lot of code use nested comments...
I'm not really sure, but please recompile the IDE and check what
compiler options it use. I've noticed that when compiling the IDE, I
only got:
Quotewarning: comment level 2 found
But when I have it in my code, I got:
Quotefatal: comment level 2 found

Btw, I've got a faster solution. Avoid nested comments, yay!

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Vincent Snijders · 2008-04-09 12:18

Quote from: "hnb"Reported -,- LazTarget : post 1.2 ...
Which means: not critical, we are waiting for patches from the
community to fix this issue.

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hnb · 2008-10-27 12:35

Yeah  fixed in 0.9.26, now I love Lazarus and I can use this IDE ^^

go, go Lazarus!