Ignore comments at the beginning of the declarations section.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-03-19  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* src/input.cc (Input::read_input): Ignore comments at the beginning
+	of the declarations section.
+	* doc/gperf.texi (Controls for GNU indent): New section.
+	Reported by Bruce Lilly <blilly@erols.com>.
+
 2003-03-19  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* src/output.cc (Output::output_hash_function): Avoid lint warning if

doc/gperf.texi

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Input Format to @code{gperf}
 * Declarations::                Declarations.
 * Keywords::                    Format for Keyword Entries.
 * Functions::                   Including Additional C Functions.
+* Controls for GNU indent::     Where to place directives for GNU @code{indent}.
 
 Declarations
 
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ input format for each section.
 * Declarations::                Declarations.
 * Keywords::                    Format for Keyword Entries.
 * Functions::                   Including Additional C Functions.
+* Controls for GNU indent::     Where to place directives for GNU @code{indent}.
 @end menu
 
 It is possible to omit the declaration section entirely, if the @samp{-t}
@@ -685,7 +687,7 @@ declaration section.  If the @samp{-t} option (or, equivalently, the
 these fields are simply ignored.  All previous examples except the last
 one contain keyword attributes.
 
-@node Functions,  , Keywords, Input Format
+@node Functions, Controls for GNU indent, Keywords, Input Format
 @subsection Including Additional C Functions
 
 The optional third section also corresponds closely with conventions
@@ -695,6 +697,52 @@ file, is included verbatim into the generated output file.  Naturally,
 it is your responsibility to ensure that the code contained in this
 section is valid C.
 
+@node Controls for GNU indent,  , Functions, Input Format
+@subsection Where to place directives for GNU @code{indent}.
+
+If you want to invoke GNU @code{indent} on a @code{gperf} input file,
+you will see that GNU @code{indent} doesn't understand the @samp{%%},
+@samp{%@{} and @samp{%@}} directives that control @code{gperf}'s
+interpretation of the input file.  Therefore you have to insert some
+directives for GNU @code{indent}.  More precisely, assuming the most
+general input file structure
+
+@example
+@group
+declarations part 1
+%@{
+verbatim code
+%@}
+declarations part 2
+%%
+keywords
+%%
+functions
+@end group
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+you would insert @samp{*INDENT-OFF*} and @samp{*INDENT-ON*} comments
+as follows:
+
+@example
+@group
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+declarations part 1
+%@{
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+verbatim code
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+%@}
+declarations part 2
+%%
+keywords
+%%
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+functions
+@end group
+@end example
+
 @node Output Format, Binary Strings, Input Format, Description
 @section Output Format for Generated C Code with @code{gperf}
 @cindex hash table

src/input.cc

@@ -620,16 +620,58 @@ Input::read_input ()
       {
         if (struct_decl)
           {
-            /* Drop leading whitespace.  */
+            /* Drop leading whitespace and comments.  */
             {
               char *p = struct_decl;
               unsigned int *l = struct_decl_linenos;
-              while (p[0] == '\n' || p[0] == ' ' || p[0] == '\t')
+              for (;;)
                 {
+                  if (p[0] == ' ' || p[0] == '\t')
+                    {
+                      p++;
+                      continue;
+                    }
+                  if (p[0] == '\n')
+                    {
+                      l++;
+                      p++;
+                      continue;
+                    }
+                  if (p[0] == '/')
+                    {
+                      if (p[1] == '*')
+                        {
+                          /* Skip over ANSI C style comment.  */
+                          p += 2;
+                          while (p[0] != '\0')
+                            {
+                              if (p[0] == '*' && p[1] == '/')
+                                {
+                                  p += 2;
+                                  break;
+                                }
                               if (p[0] == '\n')
                                 l++;
                               p++;
                             }
+                          continue;
+                        }
+                      if (p[1] == '/')
+                        {
+                          /* Skip over ISO C99 or C++ style comment.  */
+                          p += 2;
+                          while (p[0] != '\0' && p[0] != '\n')
+                            p++;
+                          if (p[0] == '\n')
+                            {
+                              l++;
+                              p++;
+                            }
+                          continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                  break;
+                }
               if (p != struct_decl)
                 {
                   size_t len = strlen (p);