Re: [PATCH] tests: check the use of dashes and periods in symbols.

[Alex Rozenman]

Hi Joel, Akim.

> > By the way, in the NEWS entry for 2.5, are we ready to announce the
> > > ability to put dashes in grammar symbol names?
> >
> > Yes, I think we are.  But I don't remember you gave your opinion about
> the
> > names: given that _ and . are valid symbol names per POSIX, do we agree
> that -
> > should be too?
>
> Yes, I think it's a nice feature.  We just need to remember to handle it
> in Alex's work.


I think dashes must be treated exactly as dots in the my work. They are:
- valid in bison symbols
- invalid in c identifiers
- can appear after c identifiers: "id.field", and "id-3".
I'll try to handle it.

-- 
Best regards,
Alex Rozenman (address@hidden).