Rollup merge of #31264 - est31:block_coment_parent, r=alexcrichton

Block comments don't have to be in the format `/*! ... !*/`
in order to be read as doc comments about the parent block.
The format `/*! ... */` is enough.
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Manish Goregaokar 2016-01-29 20:19:39 +05:30
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@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ comments (`/** ... */`), are interpreted as a special syntax for `doc`
`#[doc="..."]` around the body of the comment, i.e., `/// Foo` turns into
`#[doc="Foo"]`.
Line comments beginning with `//!` and block comments `/*! ... !*/` are
Line comments beginning with `//!` and block comments `/*! ... */` are
doc comments that apply to the parent of the comment, rather than the item
that follows. That is, they are equivalent to writing `#![doc="..."]` around
the body of the comment. `//!` comments are usually used to document