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c-mode uses font-lock-doc-face for /**

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From: Antoine Levitt <antoine.levitt <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 3417-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3417: c-mode uses font-lock-doc-face for /**
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 18:20:24 +0200

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Ok, it makes sense.

But how comes "/** " (with a space) isn't fontified, when it is in other
modes like java ? There is no obvious difference between :
/**
* some comment */
and
/**
* some comment */
, but they are fontified differently (the second has a space after the /**).
2009/5/29 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

> > This behavior is certainly unexpected : I expect all comments to be
> > fontified with the same face.  Am I right in thinking it's a bug ?
>
> It's a feature. This comment format is used by doxygen (or somesuch).
>
>
>        Stefan
>

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