[netlabs #590] Can't Print the Sequence slash + zero

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Dear all,

In parrot code, I'm trying to print the following string:

        \0

I.e. the output of the perl instruction

        print "\\0";

It's getting treated as a string terminator.

See attached test.

Am I escaping incorrectly, or is it incorrect treatment of "\0" at some point?

Joe Yates