----- Original Message ---- From: Michael G Schwern > There currently is no escape syntax defined in TAP. Test::Harness > understands \# only with respect to descriptions. > > http://perl-qa.yi.org/index.php/TAP_escape_syntax Regarding the questions posed on the Wiki: Should we canonicalize this syntax? Is there a better escape syntax? Yes, keep this syntax. People are going to put hash marks in their descriptions and breaking something which didn't previously break is bad.
I doubt there is a better escape syntax for two reasons. One, the current behavior is understood and changing to a different escape syntax could have unintended consequences for current tests suites. Two, it's a widely recognized and accepted escape syntax and that makes it easy for people to see and understand. Finally, if TODO and SKIP directives are case-insensitive to maintain backwards compatibility with Test::Harness, why wouldn't we keep the escaping for the same reason? Cheers, Ovid
