------- Comment #1 from kargl at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-11-23 16:26 ------- As I've stated before, I think putting machine dependent code into the Fortran frontend is a bad idea. You'll soon see a tangled mess of #ifdef ... #else ... #endif code, which will become difficult to maintain.
gfortran's default behavior should match whatever g77 did with C escape sequences. -- kargl at gcc dot gnu dot org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|Treat \ as normal character |Treat \ as normal character |(at least on Windows); |(at least on Windows); |diagnose unrecognized escape|diagnose unrecognized escape |characters |characters http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34203