Issue 705:  C and C++ Mapping question (cxx_revision)
Source:  (, )
Nature:  Uncategorized
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Summary: Summary: IDL spec states that identifiers can have characters that are things like an A with accent aigu, or a german script B. Can IDL identifiers have these characters? How are they mapped ontoC/C++?

Resolution: Close as non-issue. IDL no longer permits non-ASCII letters in identifiers.
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
August 23, 1997: received issue
June 13, 2000: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 20:20:12 -0700
From: Lewis Stiller <stiller@Franz.COM>
To: juergen@omg.org
Subject: mapping question

I asked this on orbos but got no reply. I am not sure whom to ask
about this.

There seems to be a serious problem in the IDL spec. It states
identifiers can have characters that are things like an A with an
accent aigu, or a german script B. 

These characters are not supported by C or probably C++ or the other
languages (except Java).

Can IDL identifiers really have these characters and if so how are
they mapped onto C and C++?