On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Arthur A. Gleckler <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Alex Shinn <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Unfortunately, when the formal syntax differs from the prose, >> the formal syntax takes precedence. Whatever the WG intentions >> may have been, the community ratified a standard in which \| >> is not a predefined escape sequence in strings. Referring to old >> ballots was fine during the process, but now can only serve for >> historical interests and to dig up rationales. >> > > I don't have a strong feeling about this particular issue, but > historically, I believe the rule has been that the prose takes precedence. > I don't have a strong feeling either, and it's a very minor issue. There may well be debate on which takes precedence. The best precedent I can find is: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.lang.scheme/aOGfORCC0RU/5STycey-sEoJ which seems to imply only that opinions differ, and it's up to the editors to clarify. However, I do stand by the notion that past WG ballots and intentions are superseded by later discussion. This was a community effort with a community ratification, and the most recent and specific discussion on the issue was in reference to the formal syntax, so I think that should take precedence. If the other two editors disagree you can add it to the errata. -- Alex
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