Comment /* */ parsing should ignore these sequences in string constants [imported]

[cmaglie]

This is Issue 817 moved from a Google Code project.
Added by 2012-02-15T22:44:16.000Z by geoffs_...@hotmail.com.
Please review that bug for more context and additional comments, but update this bug.

Original labels: Type-Defect, Priority-Medium

Original description

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1 Use /* or / in a string, eg Serial.println("Accept: */");
2.Compile, and you'll see the error
java.lang.RuntimeException: Missing the / from the end of a / comment */

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
You would expect that the / and / sequences contained within strings would not be parsed as incomplete comments, however an error : java.lang.RuntimeException: Missing the / from the end of a / comment */ occurs and the compile fails.

What version of the Arduino software are you using? On what operating
system? Which Arduino board are you using? IDE v1.0, Windows 7 64bit, Arduino Uno compatible (Freetronics Ten or Uno clones)

Please provide any additional information below.

[Flati]

I had this issue as well. Was forced to concat the string together.
http://i.imgur.com/6EdVTw7.png