------- Comment #4 from jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-11-23 22:16 ------- I think that future standard compliance is important so I move that we make -fno-backslash the default behavior.
I also agree that if backslash is enabled that we issue a runtime warning for situations like \w. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34203
