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Re: Macro names imbedded in pp-numbers [repost]

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From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1989 01:23
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In article <12570031@hpclwjm.HP.COM> walter@hpclwjm.HP.COM (Walter Murray) writes:
>Because <0x7e-getchar> doesn't match any of these, the constraint
>is violated, the program is illegal, and a diagnostic must be produced.

Right, and thus this is not a "quiet change".
Fixing the source code might be a nuisance, but fortunately the
cases where it would be necessary are exceedingly rare.
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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
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Subject: Re: Macro names imbedded in pp-numbers [repost]
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Date: 19 Nov 89 01:23:17 GMT
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