[m-users.] Understanding string literals and name tokens

[Peter Wang]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:50:12 +1300, "Richard A. O'Keefe" <ok at cs.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
> 
> If compatibility with ISO Prolog is a priority for Mercury,
> take the high road.
> If not putting stumbling blocks in the way of programmers is
> a priority for Mercury (as it wasn’t for the ISO Prolog committee),
> take the pragmatic road.
> If the high road is taken, the error message should be very clear
> indeed.

Who actually likes the closing backslash?

Peter