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[cpp.predefined] Binary integer literal and digit separators for __LINE__ #826

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Full name of submitter (unless configured in github; will be published with the issue): Jiang An

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Discovered in cplusplus/draft#8584 (comment).

It's possible to static_assert that __LINE__ expands to a literal of expected forms since C++11 (example), or assert this at run time even in ancient C++98. And then in C++14, we introduced binary integer literals and digit separators, which allows __LINE__ to expand to a literal of a formerly unexpected form.

As a result, if an implementation switch to use the new forms of integer literals for __LINE__, some valid C++11 program may become ill-formed or have behavior changed.

Should there be an Annex C entry for this, or should we restrict the forms for __LINE__?

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