< * -Eventually enable escape_string_warning and standard_conforming_strings
> * -Enable escape_string_warning and standard_conforming_strings
> * Make standard_conforming_strings the default in 8.3?
>
> When this is done, backslash-quote should be prohibited in non-E''
> strings because of possible confusion over how such strings treat
> backslashes. Basically, '' is always safe for a literal single
> quote, while \' might or might not be based on the backslash
> handling rules.
>