https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79049
Bug ID: 79049
Summary: Unknown escape sequence not correctly pointed out
Product: gcc
Version: 6.2.1
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: bobby.prani at gmail dot com
Target Milestone: ---
GCC does not correctly point out the unknown escape sequence in the string
being printed.
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
fprintf(stderr, "This statement has a \
backslash\ which is not correctly pointed out by gcc\n");
return 0;
}
Output from GCC:
$ gcc test.c -o test
test.c: In function ‘main’:
test.c:5:19: warning: unknown escape sequence: '\040'
fprintf(stderr, "This statement has a \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Output from Clang:
$ clang test.c -o test
test.c:6:29: warning: unknown escape sequence '\ ' [-Wunknown-escape-sequence]
backslash\ which is not correctly pointed out by gcc\n");
^~
