[Bug c/21473] New: Number Representation - Octal

[robert dot amodeo at ntlworld dot com]

This bug was reported back in 1998/07/19 by Alexander Favorov msg00504.html . 
It is well described by him. The bug still exists as of gcc 3.3.3 . 
Its a simple parsing error. 
My understanding of C is: 
'\10' is ten (decimal) 
'\010' is eight (octal) 
'\0x10' is sixteen (hexadecimal) 
For a number to be octal, it must be preceeded by a zero, otherwise it is decimal. 
Book Reference: C: The Complete Reference 3rd Edition 
Author: Schildt, Herbert 
Page 37.

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           Summary: Number Representation - Octal
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.3.3
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: robert dot amodeo at ntlworld dot com
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21473