Robert Elz <k...@munnari.oz.au> wrote, on 13 Apr 2018: > > That is, your comment that the text in 2.2.3 which says "shall preserve > the literal value..." is not universal throughout the spec as you implied.
I maintain that the requirements of 2.2.3 are indeed universal. > If it doesn't always apply, then we need extra text to say in each case > where it matters, whether it applies or not I disagree. If a general rule doesn't always apply then extra text is only needed in each case where it does not apply. That text already exists in 2.2.3 (where the general rule is "all enclosed characters are literal" and the exceptions to that are explicitly stated). Note that whilst extra text is not *needed* regarding quoting inside bracket expressions, I would have no objection to some sort of explanatory note being added to lessen the chances that readers fail to realise that the quoting rules still apply inside bracket expressions. -- Geoff Clare <g.cl...@opengroup.org> The Open Group, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 1AX, England
