Parse escape sequences in strings

boot/stage21/cl.elna

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ program;
 
 (* - Allow assigning variables refering to aggregates. *)
 (* - Cast expressions. *)
+(* - Strings are typed as records with a pointer and length. *)
 
 type
 	ElnaListNode = record
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ type
 		kind: ElnaTypeKind;
 		size: Word;
 		alignment: Word;
-		members: Word;
+		members: ^ElnaTypeField;
 		length: Word
 	end;
 	ElnaTypePointer = record
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ var
 	word_type: ^ElnaType;
 	char_type: ^ElnaType;
 	bool_type: ^ElnaType;
+	string_type: ^ElnaTypeRecord;
 
 	source_code: Word;
 	compiler_strings_position: Word;
@@ -4934,7 +4936,7 @@ end;
 
 proc elna_type_string_literal(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeStringLiteral);
 begin
-	parser_node^.type_decoration := word_type
+	parser_node^.type_decoration := string_type
 end;
 
 proc elna_type_boolean_literal(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeBooleanLiteral);
@@ -5291,12 +5293,39 @@ begin
 	symbol_table^.count := symbol_table^.count + 1
 end;
 
+proc elna_symbol_string_build();
+var
+	current_field: ^ElnaTypeField;
+	char_pointer: ^ElnaTypePointer;
+begin
+	string_type := malloc(#size(ElnaTypeRecord));
+	string_type^.kind := ElnaTypeKind._record;
+	string_type^.size := 8;
+	string_type^.alignment := 4;
+	string_type^.members := malloc(2 * #size(ElnaTypeField));
+
+	char_pointer := malloc(#size(ElnaTypePointer));
+	char_pointer^.kind := ElnaTypeKind.pointer;
+	char_pointer^.size := 4;
+	char_pointer^.alignment := 4;
+	char_pointer^.base := char_type;
+
+	current_field := string_type^.members;
+	current_field^.name := "ptr";
+	current_field^.length := 3;
+	current_field^.field_type := char_pointer;
+
+	current_field := current_field + 1;
+	current_field^.name := "length";
+	current_field^.length := 6;
+	current_field^.field_type := word_type
+end;
+
 (* Build global symbol table with predefined symbols. *)
 proc elna_symbol_table_build();
 var
 	current_info: ^ElnaSymbolTypeInfo;
 	current_type: ^ElnaType;
-	global_pointer: ^Word;
 begin
 	symbol_table_global := elna_symbol_table_create(nil);
 
@@ -5327,7 +5356,11 @@ begin
 	char_type^.size := 1;
 	char_type^.alignment := 1;
 	current_info := type_info_create(char_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Char", 4, current_info)
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Char", 4, current_info);
+
+	elna_symbol_string_build();
+	current_info := type_info_create(string_type);
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "String", 6, current_info)
 end;
 
 proc elna_lexer_classifications1();

boot/stage22/cl.elna

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ program;
 (* Stage 22 compiler. *)
 
 (* - Support 2 word procedure arguments. *)
+(* - Characters are parsed to a character ASCII code. *)
+(* - Strings are parsed and their length doesn't count for escaping backslash. *)
 
 type
 	ElnaListNode = record
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ type
 	ElnaTreeStringLiteral = record
 		kind: ElnaTreeKind;
 		type_decoration: ^ElnaType;
-		value: Word;
+		value: ^Char;
 		length: Word
 	end
 	ElnaTreeVariableExpression = record
@@ -679,14 +681,9 @@ type
 var
 	symbol_table_global: ^ElnaSymbolTable
 	variable_map_global: ^ElnaSymbolTable
-	compiler_strings: [1024]Word
+	compiler_strings: [4096]Char
 
 	classification: [256]Word
-	(**
-	 * Lexer state is saved after the transition tables.
-	 * Each transition table entry is 8 bytes long. The table has 19 rows (transition states)
-	 * and 23 columns (character classes), so 3496 = 8 * 19 * 23.
-	 *)
 	transition_table: [19][23]ElnaLexerTransition
 	word_type: ^ElnaType
 	char_type: ^ElnaType
@@ -705,33 +702,70 @@ var
  *
  * Parameters:
  * string - String token.
+ * string_length - String length.
  *
- * Returns the offset from the beginning of the storage to the new string in a0.
+ * Returns the offset from the beginning of the storage to the new string.
  *)
-proc _add_string(string: ^Char) -> Word
+proc elna_tac_add_string(string: ^Char, string_length: Word) -> Word
 var
-	contents: Word
 	result: Word
 	current_byte: Char
-	length_to_copy: Word
+	current_target: ^Char
 begin
-	contents := string + 1;
 	result := compiler_strings_length;
-	length_to_copy := 0;
+	(* Global character pointer is appearently dereferenced wrongly. *)
+	current_target := compiler_strings_position;
 
 	.add_string_loop;
-	current_byte := contents^;
+	current_byte := string^;
-	if current_byte <> '"' then
-		length_to_copy := length_to_copy + 1;
-		contents := contents + 1;
 
-		if current_byte <> '\\' then
+	if current_byte = 92 then
-			compiler_strings_length := compiler_strings_length + 1
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := '\\'
+	elsif current_byte = 10 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := 'n'
+	elsif current_byte = 9 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := 't'
+	elsif current_byte = 12 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := 'f'
+	elsif current_byte = 13 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := 'r'
+	elsif current_byte = 11 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := 'v'
+	elsif current_byte = 34 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := '"'
+	elsif current_byte = 39 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := '\''
+	elsif current_byte = 0 then
+		current_target^ := '\\';
+		current_target := current_target + 1;
+		current_target^ := '0'
+	else
+		current_target^ := current_byte
 	end;
+	current_target := current_target + 1;
+	string := string + 1;
+	string_length := string_length - 1;
+	compiler_strings_length := compiler_strings_length + 1;
+	if string_length > 0 then
 		goto add_string_loop
 	end;
-	memcpy(compiler_strings_position, string + 1, length_to_copy);
+	compiler_strings_position := current_target;
-	compiler_strings_position := compiler_strings_position + length_to_copy;
 
 	return result
 end
@@ -756,7 +790,7 @@ end
  *)
 proc _write_i(number: Word)
 begin
-	printf("%i\0", number);
+	printf("%i\0".ptr, number);
 	fflush(nil)
 end
 
@@ -826,7 +860,7 @@ begin
 	pseudo_counter := pseudo_counter + 1;
 	buffer := malloc(7);
 
-	sprintf(buffer, "$a%i\0", pseudo_counter);
+	sprintf(buffer, "$a%i\0".ptr, pseudo_counter);
 
 	operand^.kind := ElnaTacKind.variable;
 	operand^.value := buffer;
@@ -1385,7 +1419,7 @@ begin
 	elna_list_append(instructions, instruction);
 
 	instruction := elna_rtl_instruction_create(ElnaRtlOperator.jal);
-	elna_rtl_instruction_set_operand(instruction, 1, ElnaRtlKind.data, "memcpy", 6, 0);
+	elna_rtl_instruction_set_operand(instruction, 1, ElnaRtlKind.data, "memcpy".ptr, 6, 0);
 	elna_list_append(instructions, instruction)
 end
 
@@ -1518,91 +1552,91 @@ var
 begin
 	if instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.li then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tli", 3)
+		_write_s("\tli".ptr, 3)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.la then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tla", 3)
+		_write_s("\tla".ptr, 3)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.add then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tadd", 4)
+		_write_s("\tadd".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.addi then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\taddi", 5)
+		_write_s("\taddi".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.lw then
 		argument_count := 2;
 		if source_type^.kind = ElnaRtlTypeKind.byte then
-			_write_s("\tlb", 3)
+			_write_s("\tlb".ptr, 3)
 		else
-			_write_s("\tlw", 3)
+			_write_s("\tlw".ptr, 3)
 		end
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.sw then
 		argument_count := 2;
 		if source_type^.kind = ElnaRtlTypeKind.byte then
-			_write_s("\tsb", 3)
+			_write_s("\tsb".ptr, 3)
 		else
-			_write_s("\tsw", 3)
+			_write_s("\tsw".ptr, 3)
 		end
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.jal then
 		argument_count := 1;
-		_write_s("\tcall", 5)
+		_write_s("\tcall".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.mv then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tmv", 3)
+		_write_s("\tmv".ptr, 3)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.sub then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tsub", 4)
+		_write_s("\tsub".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.mul then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tmul", 4)
+		_write_s("\tmul".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.div then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tdiv", 4)
+		_write_s("\tdiv".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.rem then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\trem", 4)
+		_write_s("\trem".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator._xor then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\txor", 4)
+		_write_s("\txor".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.xori then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\txori", 5)
+		_write_s("\txori".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator._or then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tor", 3)
+		_write_s("\tor".ptr, 3)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.and then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tand", 4)
+		_write_s("\tand".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.seqz then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tseqz", 5)
+		_write_s("\tseqz".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.snez then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tsnez", 5)
+		_write_s("\tsnez".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.slt then
 		argument_count := 3;
-		_write_s("\tslt", 4)
+		_write_s("\tslt".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.neg then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tneg", 4)
+		_write_s("\tneg".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.not then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tnot", 4)
+		_write_s("\tnot".ptr, 4)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.j then
 		argument_count := 1;
-		_write_s("\tj", 2)
+		_write_s("\tj".ptr, 2)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.beqz then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tbeqz", 5)
+		_write_s("\tbeqz".ptr, 5)
 	elsif instruction_kind = ElnaRtlOperator.bnez then
 		argument_count := 2;
-		_write_s("\tbnez", 5)
+		_write_s("\tbnez".ptr, 5)
 	end;
 	return argument_count
 end
 
 proc elna_riscv_register(register: Word)
 begin
-	printf("x%i\0", register - 1);
+	printf("x%i\0".ptr, register - 1);
 	fflush(nil)
 end
 
@@ -2010,24 +2044,24 @@ begin
 		operand_value := instruction^.operands[1].value;
 
 		(* Write the prologue. *)
-		printf("\taddi sp, sp, -%i\n\tsw ra, %i(sp)\n\tsw s0, %i(sp)\n\taddi s0, sp, %i\n\0",
+		printf("\taddi sp, sp, -%i\n\tsw ra, %i(sp)\n\tsw s0, %i(sp)\n\taddi s0, sp, %i\n\0".ptr,
 				operand_value, operand_value - 4, operand_value - 8, operand_value);
 		fflush(nil)
 	elsif instruction^.operator = ElnaRtlOperator.ret then
 		operand_value := instruction^.operands[1].value;
 
 		(* Write the epilogue. *)
-		printf("\tlw ra, %i(sp)\n\tlw s0, %i(sp)\n\taddi sp, sp, %i\n\0", operand_value - 4, operand_value - 8, operand_value);
+		printf("\tlw ra, %i(sp)\n\tlw s0, %i(sp)\n\taddi sp, sp, %i\n\0".ptr, operand_value - 4, operand_value - 8, operand_value);
 		fflush(nil)
 	elsif instruction^.operator = ElnaRtlOperator.nop then
 		operand_value := instruction^.operands[1].kind;
 
 		if operand_value = ElnaTacKind.constant then
-			printf("\n# copy %i (%i %i) (%i %.*s)\n\0", instruction^.operands[3].kind,
+			printf("\n# copy %i (%i %i) (%i %.*s)\n\0".ptr, instruction^.operands[3].kind,
 					instruction^.operands[1].kind, instruction^.operands[1].value,
 					instruction^.operands[2].kind, instruction^.operands[2].length, instruction^.operands[2].value)
 		else
-			printf("\n# copy (%i %.*s) (%i %.*s)\n\0",
+			printf("\n# copy (%i %.*s) (%i %.*s)\n\0".ptr,
 					instruction^.operands[1].kind, instruction^.operands[1].length, instruction^.operands[1].value,
 					instruction^.operands[2].kind, instruction^.operands[2].length, instruction^.operands[2].value)
 		end;
@@ -2117,13 +2151,13 @@ begin
 	.elna_riscv_procedure_loop;
 
 	(* Write .type _procedure_name, @function. *)
-	printf(".type %.*s, @function\n\0", procedure^.length, procedure^.name);
+	printf(".type %.*s, @function\n\0".ptr, procedure^.length, procedure^.name);
 
 	(* Write procedure label, _procedure_name: *)
-	printf("%.*s:\n\0", procedure^.length, procedure^.name);
+	printf("%.*s:\n\0".ptr, procedure^.length, procedure^.name);
 
 	elna_riscv_instructions(procedure^.body.first);
-	printf("\tret\n\0");
+	printf("\tret\n\0".ptr);
 	fflush(nil);
 
 	procedure := procedure^.next;
@@ -2136,9 +2170,9 @@ proc elna_riscv_variable(variable: ^ElnaRtlStaticVariable)
 begin
 	.elna_riscv_variable_loop;
 	if variable <> 0 then
-		printf(".type %.*s, @object\n\0", variable^.length, variable^.name);
+		printf(".type %.*s, @object\n\0".ptr, variable^.length, variable^.name);
 
-		printf("%.*s: .zero %i\n\0", variable^.length, variable^.name, variable^.body);
+		printf("%.*s: .zero %i\n\0".ptr, variable^.length, variable^.name, variable^.body);
 		variable := variable^.next;
 
 		goto elna_riscv_variable_loop
@@ -2241,16 +2275,16 @@ var
 	compiler_strings_end: ^Char
 	current_byte: Char
 begin
-	printf(".globl main\n\n\0");
+	printf(".globl main\n\n\0".ptr);
-	printf(".section .data\n\0");
+	printf(".section .data\n\0".ptr);
 
 	elna_riscv_variable(pair^.data);
 
-	printf(".section .text\n\n\0");
+	printf(".section .text\n\n\0".ptr);
 
 	elna_riscv_procedure(pair^.code);
 
-	printf(".section .rodata\n.type strings, @object\nstrings: .ascii \0");
+	printf(".section .rodata\n.type strings, @object\nstrings: .ascii \0".ptr);
 	fflush(nil);
 	_write_c('"');
 
@@ -2296,7 +2330,7 @@ begin
 	result := malloc(#size(ElnaTreeBooleanLiteral));
 
 	result^.kind := ElnaTreeKind.boolean_literal;
-	result^.value := string_compare(cursor^.start, 4, "true", 4);
+	result^.value := string_compare(cursor^.start, 4, "true".ptr, 4);
 	result^.type_decoration := nil;
 
 	elna_lexer_read(cursor);
@@ -2338,6 +2372,55 @@ begin
 	operand^.length := 4
 end
 
+(* Escape a single character if needed. *)
+proc elna_parser_escape(current_position: ^Char, result: ^Char) -> Word
+var
+	parsed_length: Word
+	next_character: Char
+begin
+	next_character := current_position^;
+
+	if next_character = '\\' then
+		parsed_length := 2;
+		current_position := current_position + 1;
+		next_character := current_position^;
+
+		if next_character = '\\' then
+			(* \\ Backslash. *)
+			result^ := 92
+		elsif next_character = 'n' then
+			(* \n Newline. *)
+			result^ := 10
+		elsif next_character = 't' then
+			(* \t Tab. *)
+			result^ := 9
+		elsif next_character = 'f' then
+			(* \f Formfeed. *)
+			result^ := 12
+		elsif next_character = 'r' then
+			(* \r Carriage return. *)
+			result^ := 13
+		elsif next_character = 'v' then
+			(* \v Vertical tab. *)
+			result^ := 11
+		elsif next_character = '"' then
+			(* \" Double quote. *)
+			result^ := 34
+		elsif next_character = '\'' then
+			(* \' Single quote. *)
+			result^ := 39
+		elsif next_character = '0' then
+			(* \0 Null character. *)
+			result^ := 0
+		end
+	else
+		parsed_length := 1;
+		result^ := next_character
+	end;
+
+	return parsed_length
+end
+
 proc elna_parser_character_literal(cursor: ^ElnaLexerCursor) -> ^ElnaTreeCharacterLiteral
 var
 	result: ^ElnaTreeCharacterLiteral
@@ -2345,10 +2428,11 @@ var
 begin
 	result := malloc(#size(ElnaTreeCharacterLiteral));
 	token := elna_lexer_read(cursor);
-
 	result^.kind := ElnaTreeKind.character_literal;
-	result^.value := token^.start;
+
-	result^.length := token^.length;
+	elna_parser_escape(token^.start + 1, @result^.value);
+
+	result^.length := 0;
 	result^.type_decoration := nil;
 
 	return result
@@ -2360,51 +2444,7 @@ var
 	current_position: ^Char
 begin
 	operand^.kind := ElnaTacKind.constant;
-	current_position := character_literal_node^.value + 1;
+	operand^.value := character_literal_node^.value;
-	next_character := current_position^;
-
-	(* Escape. *)
-	if next_character = '\\' then
-		current_position := current_position + 1;
-		next_character := current_position^;
-
-		if next_character = '\\' then
-			(* \\ Backslash. *)
-			operand^.value := 92
-		elsif next_character = 'n' then
-			(* \n Newline. *)
-			operand^.value := 10
-		elsif next_character = 'a' then
-			(* \a Bell. *)
-			operand^.value := 7
-		elsif next_character = 'b' then
-			(* \b Backspace. *)
-			operand^.value := 8
-		elsif next_character = 't' then
-			(* \t Tab. *)
-			operand^.value := 9
-		elsif next_character = 'f' then
-			(* \f Formfeed. *)
-			operand^.value := 12
-		elsif next_character = 'r' then
-			(* \r Carriage return. *)
-			operand^.value := 13
-		elsif next_character = 'v' then
-			(* \v Vertical tab. *)
-			operand^.value := 11
-		elsif next_character = '"' then
-			(* \" Double quote. *)
-			operand^.value := 34
-		elsif next_character = '\'' then
-			(* \" Single quote. *)
-			operand^.value := 39
-		elsif next_character = '0' then
-			(* \0 Null character. *)
-			operand^.value := 0
-		end
-	else
-		operand^.value := next_character
-	end;
 	operand^.length := 1
 end
 
@@ -2435,13 +2475,31 @@ proc elna_parser_string_literal(cursor: ^ElnaLexerCursor) -> ^ElnaTreeStringLite
 var
 	result: ^ElnaTreeStringLiteral
 	token: ^ElnaLexerToken
+	current_position: ^Char
+	parsed_length: Word
+	parsed_total: Word
+	target_position: ^Char
 begin
 	result := malloc(#size(ElnaTreeStringLiteral));
 	token := elna_lexer_read(cursor);
+	target_position := malloc(token^.length - 2);
+	current_position := token^.start + 1;
+	parsed_total := 2;
 
 	result^.kind := ElnaTreeKind.string_literal;
-	result^.value := token^.start;
+	result^.value := target_position;
-	result^.length := token^.length;
+	result^.length := 0;
+
+	.elna_parser_escape_loop;
+	parsed_length := elna_parser_escape(current_position, target_position);
+	current_position := current_position + parsed_length;
+	parsed_total := parsed_total + parsed_length;
+	target_position := target_position + 1;
+
+	if parsed_total < token^.length then
+		goto elna_parser_escape_loop
+	end;
+	result^.length := target_position - result^.value;
 	result^.type_decoration := nil;
 
 	return result
@@ -2453,12 +2511,12 @@ var
 	offset: Word
 	instruction: ^ElnaTacInstruction
 begin
-	offset := _add_string(string_literal_node^.value);
+	offset := elna_tac_add_string(string_literal_node^.value, string_literal_node^.length);
 
 	elna_tac_make_variable(operand, symbol_table, word_type);
 
 	instruction := elna_tac_instruction_create(ElnaTacOperator.get_address);
-	elna_tac_instruction_set_operand(instruction, 1, ElnaTacKind.variable, "strings", 7);
+	elna_tac_instruction_set_operand(instruction, 1, ElnaTacKind.variable, "strings".ptr, 7);
 	elna_tac_instruction_set_operand(instruction, 2, operand^.kind, operand^.value, operand^.length);
 	elna_list_append(instructions, instruction);
 
@@ -3385,9 +3443,9 @@ var
 	first_byte: Word
 begin
 	if length = 0 then
-		printf(".L%i\0", counter)
+		printf(".L%i\0".ptr, counter)
 	else
-		printf(".%.*s\0", length, counter);
+		printf(".%.*s\0".ptr, length, counter);
 	end;
 	fflush(nil)
 end
@@ -4207,7 +4265,7 @@ begin
 	pseudo_symbol^.kind := ElnaRtlInfoKind.object_info;
 	buffer := malloc(7);
 
-	sprintf(buffer, "$b%i\0", pseudo_counter);
+	sprintf(buffer, "$b%i\0".ptr, pseudo_counter);
 	pseudo_symbol^.allocated := false;
 
 	operand^.value := buffer;
@@ -4683,10 +4741,10 @@ begin
 
 	elna_list_initialize(@result^.body);
 
-	result^.name := "main";
+	result^.name := "main".ptr;
 	result^.length := 4;
 
-	symbol_info := elna_symbol_table_lookup(symbol_table_global, "main", 4);
+	symbol_info := elna_symbol_table_lookup(symbol_table_global, result^.name, result^.length);
 
 	result^.symbol_table := symbol_info^.symbol_table;
 
@@ -4896,7 +4954,7 @@ begin
 	new_symbol_table := elna_symbol_table_create(symbol_table_global);
 	symbol_info := procedure_info_create(new_symbol_table);
 
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "main", 4, symbol_info)
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "main".ptr, 4, symbol_info)
 end
 
 proc elna_type_conditional_statements(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeConditionalStatements, symbol_table: ^ElnaSymbolTable)
@@ -4993,7 +5051,7 @@ end
 
 proc elna_type_string_literal(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeStringLiteral)
 begin
-	parser_node^.type_decoration := word_type
+	parser_node^.type_decoration := string_type
 end
 
 proc elna_type_boolean_literal(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeBooleanLiteral)
@@ -5005,7 +5063,7 @@ proc elna_type_nil_literal(parser_node: ^ElnaTreeNilLiteral)
 var
 	symbol_info: ^ElnaSymbolTypeInfo
 begin
-	symbol_info := elna_symbol_table_lookup(symbol_table_global, "Pointer", 7);
+	symbol_info := elna_symbol_table_lookup(symbol_table_global, "Pointer".ptr, 7);
 	parser_node^.type_decoration := symbol_info^._type
 end
 
@@ -5368,14 +5426,14 @@ begin
 	char_pointer^.base := char_type;
 
 	current_field := string_type^.members;
-	current_field^.name := "ptr";
+	current_field^.name := "ptr".ptr;
 	current_field^.length := 3;
 	current_field^.field_type := char_pointer;
 
 	current_field := current_field + 1;
-	current_field^.name := "length";
+	current_field^.name := "length".ptr;
 	current_field^.length := 6;
-	current_field^.field_type := word_type;
+	current_field^.field_type := word_type
 end
 
 (* Build global symbol table with predefined symbols. *)
@@ -5391,32 +5449,32 @@ begin
 	word_type^.size := 4;
 	word_type^.alignment := 4;
 	current_info := type_info_create(word_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Word", 4, current_info);
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Word".ptr, 4, current_info);
 
 	current_type := malloc(#size(ElnaType));
 	current_type^.kind := ElnaTypeKind.primitive;
 	current_type^.size := 4;
 	current_type^.alignment := 4;
 	current_info := type_info_create(current_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Pointer", 7, current_info);
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Pointer".ptr, 7, current_info);
 
 	bool_type := malloc(#size(ElnaType));
 	bool_type^.kind := ElnaTypeKind.primitive;
 	bool_type^.size := 1;
 	bool_type^.alignment := 1;
 	current_info := type_info_create(bool_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Bool", 4, current_info);
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Bool".ptr, 4, current_info);
 
 	char_type := malloc(#size(ElnaType));
 	char_type^.kind := ElnaTypeKind.primitive;
 	char_type^.size := 1;
 	char_type^.alignment := 1;
 	current_info := type_info_create(char_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Char", 4, current_info);
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "Char".ptr, 4, current_info);
 
 	elna_symbol_string_build();
 	current_info := type_info_create(string_type);
-	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "String", 6, current_info)
+	elna_symbol_table_enter(symbol_table_global, "String".ptr, 6, current_info)
 end
 
 proc elna_lexer_classifications1()
@@ -5820,49 +5878,49 @@ begin
 
 	if position_start^ = '#' then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind.trait
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "const", 5) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "const".ptr, 5) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._const
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "var", 3) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "var".ptr, 3) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._var
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "proc", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "proc".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._proc
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "type", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "type".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._type
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "begin", 5) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "begin".ptr, 5) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._begin
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "end", 3) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "end".ptr, 3) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._end
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "return", 6) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "return".ptr, 6) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._return
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "goto", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "goto".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._goto
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "if", 2) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "if".ptr, 2) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._if
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "while", 5) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "while".ptr, 5) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._while
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "then", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "then".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._then
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "else", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "else".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._else
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "elsif", 5) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "elsif".ptr, 5) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._elsif
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "record", 6) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "record".ptr, 6) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._record
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "or", 2) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "or".ptr, 2) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._or
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "xor", 3) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "xor".ptr, 3) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._xor
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "program", 7) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "program".ptr, 7) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._program
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "module", 6) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "module".ptr, 6) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._module
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "nil", 3) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "nil".ptr, 3) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind.null
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "true", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "true".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind.boolean
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "false", 5) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "false".ptr, 5) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind.boolean
-	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "cast", 4) then
+	elsif string_compare(position_start, result^.length, "cast".ptr, 4) then
 		result^.kind := ElnaLexerKind._cast
 	end;
 	return result

doc/appendix.tex

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 <hex-character> = `\\x' <hex-digit> \{<hex-digit>\}.
 
 <escaped-character> = `\\' \\
-	(`n' | `a' | `b' | `t' | `f' | `r' | `v' | `\\' | `\textquotesingle' | `\textquotedbl' | `0').
+	(`n' | `t' | `f' | `r' | `v' | `\\' | `\textquotesingle' | `\textquotedbl' | `0').
 
 <printable-character> = \enspace? a printable ASCII character\space?.
 

doc/language.tex

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ called the \textit{the length} of the string.
 
 \begin{grammar}
 <escaped-character> = `\\' \\
-	(`n' | `a' | `b' | `t' | `f' | `r' | `v' | `\\' | `\textquotesingle' | `\textquotedbl' | `0').
+	(`n' | `t' | `f' | `r' | `v' | `\\' | `\textquotesingle' | `\textquotedbl' | `0').
 
 <hex-character> = `\\x' <hex-digit> \{<hex-digit>\}.
 
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ beginning with a backslash (\textbackslash).
 	\toprule
 	\verb|\n| & Newline \\
 	\midrule
-	\verb|\a| & Bell \\
-	\midrule
-	\verb|\b| & Backspace \\
-	\midrule
 	\verb|\t| & Horizontal tab \\
 	\midrule
 	\verb|\f| & Form feed \\