Re: [PATCH] Unicode Lisp reader escapes

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Currently The syntax for \xNNNN hexadeciaml escapes is that it ends whenever
>> reaching a non-hexadecimal char, and if you need your \xNNN escape to be
>> followed by an hexidecimal char, then you have to seprate the two with "\ "
>> (and the Lisp printer does that automatically, of course).
>> Is there a strong reason not do use the same rule for \u ?

> That might be sufficient for programmatic output, but anything involving
> a significant space seems problematic in general...

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "significant space".


        Stefan