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Escape chars for use as separators in macros

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Description

It is sometimes desirable to use + or * as a separator character in macro definitions, but this is not currently possible because they are recognised as control characters.

See RFC PR #944 for a detailed proposal.

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Start with the issue description and RFC PR #944, which contains the detailed proposal for escaping + and * in macro definitions. Determine the proposed syntax and acceptance criteria there; done means the RFC's behavior and rationale are resolved and documented.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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