Comment in property name causes syntax error

[rmunch]

Although this is probably not great CSS, I came across a third-party library that less is chocking on because the library uses a workaround for IE5:

.test {
display/*/: none; / Hide for IE5 */
}

The problem is with the /**/ in the property name.

If this is invalid CSS, I can file a bug with the library's maintainer. Thanks!

[hemmendinger]

It's not valid CSS. It's commenting out the value. Also, if it's only for IE5, you should consider removing it completely.

It should be:

.test {
display: none; /* Hide for IE5 */
}

[mindfullsilence]

I don't think it's considered valid CSS. From the W3C:

Comments begin with the characters "/" and end with the characters "/". They may occur anywhere outside other tokens

The "other tokens" would consist of the colon and semicolon. Essentially, anywhere outside of a CSS rule.