unix.h (ASM_COMMENT_START): Add a space after the forward slash.

        * config/i386/unix.h (ASM_COMMENT_START): Add a space after the
        forward slash.

From-SVN: r149363

gcc/ChangeLog

+2009-07-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/i386/unix.h (ASM_COMMENT_START): Add a space after the
+	forward slash.
+
 2009-07-08  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
 
 	* config/mep/mep-ivc2.cpu (cpmovtocsar0_C3, cpmovtocsar1_C3,

gcc/config/i386/unix.h

@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively.  If not, see
 
 /* Define the syntax of pseudo-ops, labels and comments.  */
 
-/* String containing the assembler's comment-starter.  */
-
-#define ASM_COMMENT_START "/"
+/* String containing the assembler's comment-starter.
+   Note the trailing space is necessary in case the character
+   that immediately follows the comment is '*'.  If this happens
+   and the space is not there the assembler will interpret this
+   as the start of a C-like slash-star comment and complain when
+   there is no terminator.  */
+
+#define ASM_COMMENT_START "/ "
 
 /* Output to assembler file text saying following lines
    may contain character constants, extra white space, comments, etc.  */