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Ticket 214: string/symbol escape sequence confusing

2011-09-11 07:51:44
WG1 - Reader Syntax
alexshinn
major
alexshinn
wontfix
source
closed
2011-06-05 17:28:00
defect

From Felix Winkelmann:

Using "\xX...;" as escape sequence is suboptimal, as it confuses syntax highlighters. I also have no knowledge of any precedent of this syntax. Also: how is this sequence handled inside "|...|"?

From Per Bothner:

For example, with respect to: http://trac.sacrideo.us/wg/ticket/214 says:

Using "\xX...;" as escape sequence is suboptimal, as it confuses syntax highlighters. I also have no knowledge of any precedent of this syntax. Also: how is this sequence handled inside "|...|"?

My comment would be: The precedent is R6RS. Existing implementations, including Kawa, implement this syntax. A change in this would be pointless churn - no action is needed.

resolutionwontfix
statusnewclosed

WG1 rejected this proposal.