[TeX] e.g. 4.4.4 parsed as 4.4 and .4
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Description
This is a weird edge case but I thought I'd share it in case it's of interest.
The TeX parser turns e.g. $4.4.4$ into the number 4.4 followed by the number .4. SRE then (naturally) interprets this as an implicit multiplication which is a bit odd.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing $4.4.4$ in the TeX parser and trace how it becomes 4.4 followed by .4, including SRE's implicit multiplication. The report names no source file, test, or expected alternative parse, so first establish the intended behavior with maintainers; done requires an agreed result and regression coverage.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, latex
- Domain
- compilers, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100