http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57620
Bug ID: 57620 Summary: Phantom terminator confuses raw string literal parsing. Product: gcc Version: 4.9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: crowl at google dot com The first example of C++11 section 2.14.5 paragraph 5 confuses the scanner. $ cat test.cc const char *phantom_terminator = R"a( )\ a" )a"; $ xg++ -std=c++11 -g -O2 -c test.cc test.cc:4:3: warning: missing terminating " character [enabled by default] )a"; ^ test.cc:4:1: error: missing terminating " character )a"; ^ test.cc:4:1: error: expected ',' or ';' before ')' token