(unknown charset) [BLACKBOX] Another compiler bug ?

From: (unknown charset) [at]} <Robert>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:29:08 +0000

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Folks


If I write

   VAR
     z : REAL;
   BEGIN
     z := %108.3;

the compiler complains (factor starts with incorrect symbol).


However, if I replace '%' with '‰' (Unicode 2030) there is no complaint; the
'per-thousand' sign is simply ignored. Surely there should be a complaint?



This seems like an obvious error, but the same happens with the Unicode minus
sign (Unicode 2212) which looks identical (in some fonts) to the ASCII hyphen
which CP uses as a minus sign. An invisible bug, so some compiler help would be
appreciated.


Regards

Robert.

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