Re: At sign ``@'' in key

[Rena <hyperhacker@...>]

On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
> * steve donovan:
>
>> If $ became a valid variable, then there would be a rush to be the
>> first library to colonize it (think of JQuery).  Obfuscated Lua
>> programs could become so much easier!
>
> GCC allows $ in identifiers as a C extension (which cannot be switched
> off).  Curiously, the same thing hasn't happened.
>

I think that's because it's a compiler extension, and intended only
for internal use? IIRC it even generates a warning if you use it.

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