On 26/05/2022 02.19, Hubert Tong via SG16 wrote:
> Suggestion:
> UAX #31 describes what characters formal languages, such as computer
> languages, should choose for use as whitespace and syntactically
> significant characters during the process of lexical analysis. C++
> does not claim conformance with this requirement.

Sounds good to me.

Jens



> In particular, the "should describe and implement" wording implies
> more comprehensive and broader advice than is given by UAX #31. Also,
> lexing produces tokens from characters; past that, we are dealing with
> tokens (not characters). Commas also added as an editorial change.
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 6:05 PM Steve Downey via SG16
> <sg16_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> E.4 R3 Pattern_White_Space and Pattern_Syntax characters[uaxid.pattern]
>>
>> 1
>> #
>> UAX #31 describes how languages that use or interpret patterns of characters, such as regular expressions or number formats, may describe that syntax with Unicode properties.
>> 2
>> #
>> C++ does not do this as part of the language, deferring to library components for such usage of patterns. This requirement does not apply to C++.
>>
>> 1 UAX#31 describes how formal languages such as computer languages should describe and implement their use of whitespace and syntactically significant characters during the processes of lexing and parsing. C++ does not claim conformance with this requirement.
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