psql removes dashed comments

Hi,

I was wondering why psql loose dashed comments and what can be done about this misbehaviour.

I get often some sql, paste it into psql run and edit it via \e. A few iterations until everything works.
But psql removes the comments and creates a lot extra work to restore the comments and changes to the query.

Here is an example:

# start psql, paste something run it, edit \e, rerun and so on. At the end all dashed comments are removed.


psql -Xe postgres
psql (14.1)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=# select 1, -- one
 2, /* two */
 3 -- three
;
select 1,
 2, /* two */
 3
;
 ?column? | ?column? | ?column?
----------+----------+----------
        1 |        2 |        3
(1 row)

postgres=# \e
select 1,
 2, /* two */
 3
;
 ?column? | ?column? | ?column?
----------+----------+----------
        1 |        2 |        3
(1 row)

--
Boris