------- Comment #12 from dfranke at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-04-08 14:14
-------
How about this addition to the docs?
Index: invoke.texi
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--- invoke.texi (revision 145538)
+++ invoke.texi (working copy)
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ the default width of @code{DOUBLE PRECIS
@cindex $
@cindex symbol names
@cindex character set
-Allow @samp{$} as a valid character in a symbol name.
+Allow @samp{$} as a valid non-first character in a symbol name. Symbols
+that start with @samp{$} are rejected since it is unclear which rules to
+apply to implicit typing as different vendors implement different rules.
@item -fbackslash
@opindex @code{backslash}
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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39670
