changeset 12680:1acead61c527 stable

doc: Document that block comment markers must appear alone on a line (bug #33297) * basics.txi: Document that block comment markers must appear alone on a line.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Mon, 16 May 2011 12:39:08 -0700
parents f38cf6224452
children c09ed93d1a8b
files doc/interpreter/basics.txi
diffstat 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/interpreter/basics.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/basics.txi
@@ -1058,6 +1058,9 @@
 will produce a very quick countdown from '3' to 'Blast Off' as the
 lines "@code{disp(2);}" and "@code{disp(1);}" won't be executed.
 
+The block comment markers must appear alone as the only characters on a line
+(excepting whitepsace) in order to to be parsed correctly.
+
 @node Comments and the Help System
 @subsection Comments and the Help System
 @cindex documenting functions