Fatal Error C1071: unexpected end of file found in comment

Cause

The compiler reached the end of the file while scanning a comment. Possible causes are:

1. Missing comment terminator (*/).

2. Missing newline character after a comment on the last line of a source file.

int main() {
}

/* this comment is fine */
/* forgot the closing tag        // C1071

Solution

Provide the missing characters.

int main() {
}

/* this comment is fine */
/* this comment is fine */

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