The \z escape

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <8806220649.AA01761 at jade.berkeley.edu> ERICMC at USU.BITNET (Eric Tye McQueen) writes:
>char str[4]= "Help";
>would have to compile without error.

That's already common practice; it wasn't invented by X3J11.

>I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't make it in, but it'd be a nice change.
>Who would it hurt?

Any substantive change at this point would delay the final standard by
several months.  The general committee sentiment appears to be that we
could keep up the small tweaks forever, but that the present draft is
sufficient.  The proponent of any additional non-editorial change will
have to demonstrate that the change is important enough to justify
delaying the standard.  "Nice change" won't cut it.