[GitHub] sobotklp opened a new issue #70: Block comments that start with /** confuse compiler

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sobotklp opened a new issue #70: Block comments that start with /** confuse compiler
URL: https://github.com/apache/royale-compiler/issues/70
 
 
   Copying this issue from https://github.com/apache/royale-asjs/issues/368, since it may be more appropriate for this project.
   
   I notice that when using a block comment that begins with `/**`, the compiler spits out some confusing errors. Here's a small example:
   
   ```
   package {
           public class Main {
   
                   public function Main () {
   
                           console.log("Hi Royale!");
                   }
   
                   public function testSwitch(name:String):Number {
                           switch(name) {
                                   /**
                                    * IF I REMOVE THIS COMMENT, COMPILATION WORKS
                                    */
                                   case "why-you-no-like-me-bro?":
                                           break;
                                   default:
                                           return 0;
                           }
                           return 1;
                   }
           }
   }
   ```
   
   When I compile this code using `asjsc -debug=true --targets=js src/Main.as`, I get the following compile errors:
   ```
   src/Main.as(14): col: 35 Syntax error: Label must be a simple identifier.
   
   				case "why-you-no-like-me-bro?":
   				                              ^
   
   src/Main.as(15): col: 6 Error: Target of break statement was not found.
   
   					break;
   					^
   
   src/Main.as(16): col: 5 Syntax error: Expected SCOPE_CLOSE but got 'default'
   
   				default:
   				^
   ``` 
   
   If I remove the comment in that code, or change from `/**` to `/*`, compilation proceeds as normal.

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