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Bug #7024 Question Mark causes a parse error if is on a line commented with //
Submitted: 2000-10-04 21:19 UTC Modified: 2000-10-28 23:16 UTC
From: maxim at maxim dot cx Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.0.1pl2 OS: Linux RedHat 6.2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-10-04 21:19 UTC] maxim at maxim dot cx
I noticed that if you have a question mark in a commented line the parser gives you a parse error.

see here:

if ( $activate_arrows )	// Arrows Needed ?
{
...
}


I read bug reports prevousely posted about this issue,

but I insist:

I can understand "<?" and "?>" but in the above example I think it is more then resonable to allow commented "?" since what I was (and i think many others still are) trying to do is to comment the code with a human language, which is very important for the usability of PHP.

Thank you for your attention.

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 [2000-10-05 17:56 UTC] stas@php.net
Could not reporoduce on 4.0.3RC2. Could you please provide full reproducing script?
 [2000-10-28 23:16 UTC] sniper@php.net
I can not reproduce this either...If this 'bug' still exists in PHP4.0.3pl1
reopen this bug report. 

--Jani

 
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