GNU bug report logs - #4848
23.1.50; \u and \x in string

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:35:06 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #65 received at 4848 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 4848 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4848: 23.1.50; \u and \x in string
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:48:04 -0500

>> Why shouldn't \ue1 work?
>     Because the \u format is \uNNNN with exactly 4 hex digits.

> In other words, "it doesn't work because we decided it should't work".
> But why should't it work?  Why shouldn't two digits be allowed?
> Is there a good reason not to allow that?

I think the \u format is taken from C and it doesn't have an "end" like
our \x format has.  So for example "\u11111" means (concat "\u1111" "1").


        Stefan
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