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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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@@ -2555,8 +2555,7 @@ escape for encoding a literal .code @ character. Quasiliterals support the full output variable syntax. Expressions within variables substitutions follow the evaluation rules -of \*(TL when the quasiliteral occurs in \*(TL, and the rules of -the \*(TX pattern language when the quasiliteral occurs in the pattern language. +of \*(TL. This hasn't always been the case: see the COMPATIBILITY section. Quasiliterals can be split into multiple lines in the same way as ordinary string literals. @@ -38863,6 +38862,13 @@ of these version values, the described behaviors are provided if is given an argument which is equal or lower. For instance .code -C 103 selects the behaviors described below for version 105, but not those for 102. +.IP 128 +Compatibility with \*(TX 128 or earlier brings back the behavior that +expressions in quasiliterals are evaluated according to \*(TX evaluation +rules for quasiliterals which occur in the \*(TX pattern language. +Similarly, expressions in +.code @(output) +blocks are treated \*(TX pattern language expressions. .IP 127 In versions of \*(TX until 127, the functions .codn symbol-function , |