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
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 25/100