Ticket #0001461

Type	Bug	Status	tested	Date	6-Feb-2010 17:47
Version	alpha 96	Category	Syntax	Submitted by	Carl
Platform	All	Severity	minor	Priority	normal

Summary	Cannot lit quote arrow-based words, such as '< or '<> etc.
Description	It's problematic that arrows can be words, but not referenced in a quoted form. While it may be ok not to allow set-word or get-word forms, the lit-word form is useful here. See also: http://www.rebol.net/r3blogs/0305.html
Example code	>> print '< Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'" Near: (line 1) print '< >> print '> Syntax error: invalid "word" -- "'>" Near: (line 1) print '> >> print '<> Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'" Near: (line 1) print '<> >> print '<= Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'" Near: (line 1) print '<= >> print '>= Syntax error: invalid "word" -- "'>=" Near: (line 1) print '>=

Summary

Cannot lit quote arrow-based words, such as '< or '<> etc.

Description

It's problematic that arrows can be words, but not referenced in a quoted form.

While it may be ok not to allow set-word or get-word forms, the lit-word form is useful here.

See also: http://www.rebol.net/r3blogs/0305.html

Example code

>> print '<
** Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'"
** Near: (line 1) print '<

>> print '>
** Syntax error: invalid "word" -- "'>"
** Near: (line 1) print '>

>> print '<>
** Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'"
** Near: (line 1) print '<>

>> print '<=
** Syntax error: invalid "word-lit" -- "'"
** Near: (line 1) print '<=

>> print '>=
** Syntax error: invalid "word" -- "'>="
** Near: (line 1) print '>=

Assigned to	n/a	Fixed in	alpha 97	Last Update	8-Feb-2010 03:39

Date	User	Field	Action	Change
8-Feb-2010 03:39	BrianH	Status	Modified	built => tested
6-Feb-2010 18:26	Carl	Fixedin	Modified	=> alpha 97
6-Feb-2010 18:26	Carl	Status	Modified	submitted => built
6-Feb-2010 17:47	Carl	Description	Modified	-
6-Feb-2010 17:47	Carl	Code	Modified	-
6-Feb-2010 17:47	Carl	Ticket	Added	-