> On 08 Nov 2014, at 5:55 , Werner Kassens <wkass...@libello.com> wrote: > > but if you omit the space between - and 3 the old compiler understands it > too, hence its just a convenience thing that cant lead to misunderstandings, > or? > btw opal also understands this: > - 3@2. --> (-3@2) > i mean, its obvious nevertheless that "-" is not a method like negated, but > part of a number and opal is just a bit more flexible with number formatting. > werner > > On 11/08/2014 04:40 PM, Nicolai Hess wrote: >> Old compiler refuses to accept this code: >> >> - 4 @ -5 >> ^-- nothing more expected >> >> Opal compiler does just fine: >> >> - 4 @ -5 -> (-4@ -5) >> >> who is right? >
IMHO, the old compiler is right, whitespace should not be allowed in literals. For instance, 3 @ - 5 reads like gibberish. Cheers, Henry
