http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58057
schnoerr at mailzone dot com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |UNCONFIRMED CC| |schnoerr at mailzone dot com Resolution|WORKSFORME |--- Summary|gcc lexer cannot parse |gcc lexer cannot parse |extern "\x43" void blah(); |extern "\x43" void blah() | |with option -std=c++0x; --- Comment #3 from schnoerr at mailzone dot com --- sorry, I've forgotten a detail: The problem only occurs with the option '-std=c++0x'. With '-std=c++98' all works fine.