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Re: ncgen don't line "minus zero".

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  • Subject: Re: ncgen don't line "minus zero".
  • Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 10:10:25 -0700
Hi Bernward,

> If a variable in an .cdl file contains a value of "-0" or "+0", ncgen 
> produces a syntax error. The reason is seems to be the following in ncgen.l:
> [+-]?[1-9][0-9]*[lL]?|0[lL]? {

Thanks for pointing out this bug.  If you change the above line in ncgen.l
to

[+-]?([1-9][0-9]*|0)[lL]? {

it seems to fix the bug with `-0' and `+0' not being recognized, but octal
constants beginning with `0' are still interpreted correctly.

Please let me know if you notice any problems with this fix to
ncgen/ncgen.l.  Otherwise, I'll incorporate it into the next release or set
of patches.

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