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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: two Ada95 syntax questions
Date: 9 Mar 2005 13:12:04 -0600
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In article <455a31fd.0503091021.7650206e@posting.google.com>, robertfm@eforell.com (bob) writes:

> Does Ada95 support multi-line comments?  (i.e. /*�.*/)  Seems like I
> remember some compilers do though I don't see this in the LRM.

No, it was explicitly _not_ included in the language because of the
hazard of a missing comment terminator.

> Does it support multi-line extensions?  (i.e.:
> 
> Blah blah\
> Blah  -- blahs all on same line

If I understand the question, yes.  Statements can span lines,
although literal strings cannot.  For that, one would say:

	Warning : constant STRING := "Danger, "
                       & "Will Robinson";