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Re: [SG16] D1949R4 - C++ Identifier Syntax using Unicode Standard Annex 31

From: Corentin Jabot <corentinjabot_at_[hidden]>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 02:58:49 +0200
On Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 02:46 Steve Downey <sdowney_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I believe this note is in opposition to languages that originated
> contemporaneously with C but that do not distinguish between upper and
> lower case. Fortran and Cobol, for example, do not, but also restrict the
> identifier set to ASCII equivalent letters.
> I think it is clear enough, since it is a Note, but is certainly a
> candidate for reevaluation in another pass through lex bringing all of this
> out of 1970s technical lexicon.
>

+1
I am happy leaving it, and reconsider all of that as part of the ongoing
terminology work!

>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 6:33 PM Corentin Jabot via SG16 <
> sg16_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> LGTM
>>
>> Nitpick:
>>
>> [ Note: Upper- and lower-case letters are considered different for all
>> identifiers. – end note ]
>>
>> Not all characters with case mapping are letters.
>> I don't know if it matters much if we are going to use better terms in
>> the future
>> Overall, I'm not sure that the note clarifies anything?
>>
>> On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 at 00:15, Steve Downey via SG16 <sg16_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Posted as Draft at https://isocpp.org/files/papers/D1949R4.html
>>> If there are no objections, I will update to P later this evening and
>>> post to the EWG list.
>>>
>>> Diff:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/steve-downey/papers/commit/a5a928b12b5664de57d5c0d8a9ca6ba4200d168b
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