Re: [Scheme-reports] Ticket #214 "string/symbol escape sequence confusing"
Alex Shinn 04 Aug 2011 09:24 UTC
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> wrote:
> Can non-committee member can get an account to comment on tickets,
> or is that intended for the committee only?
>
> 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.
Don't be too concerned with the ticket comments - those
are pretty loose and often include direct quotes from non-members.
I try to improve descriptions and remove any bias when I write
up the ballots.
--
Alex
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