[Bug c++/13258] strings used for the extern keyword are being translated by the -fexec-charset option

["zack at codesourcery dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From zack at codesourcery dot com  2003-12-01 18:56 -------
Subject: Re:  strings used for the extern keyword are being
 translated by the -fexec-charset option


That sounds plausible, with a couple caveats:

- it is a design constraint of cpplib that it not use any global variables
- cpplib's lookahead facility is not really designed for use outside
  of the macro expander; it may be possible to use it for this, but it
  probably isn't feasible to use it for __attribute__.

I would be thinking in terms of setting a flag on the token itself.

Another possibility is to let the conversion happen and then
back-convert in the parser when necessary; a new cppcharset.c
interface could be added for this.  Your idea is cleaner, though, if
it can be made to work.

If you have time to look into a patch that would be appreciated;
I will get to it eventually but I cannot promise any timeframe.

zw


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