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[basic.pre] p9.1 "character" should be improved with "translation character" #6250

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xmh0511 opened this issue May 9, 2023 · 1 comment
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[basic.pre] p9.1 "character" should be improved with "translation character" #6250

xmh0511 opened this issue May 9, 2023 · 1 comment

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xmh0511 commented May 9, 2023

[basic.pre] p9.1 says

Two names are the same if

  • they are identifiers composed of the same character sequence, or

Since after translation phase 1, all "characters" are mapped to "translation characters". It should be a improvement if we say

Two names are the same if

  • they are identifiers composed of the same sequence of translation character set elements.
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There are lots of mentions of "character" in the standard that means "translation character".

There are movements afoot to replace these with "code points" (because that's what they are in a Unicode world), so I would be hesitant to act in a sort-of opposite direction editorially.

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