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Add `CPC_CHAR` combinator

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
82/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
c
Domain
backend

Research direction

Read the existing CPC_STRING combinator and its mismatch handling, then inspect how CPC_LABEL composes with combinators. Add coverage in test/basic.h for CPC_CHAR, its default mismatch error, and its behavior with CPC_LABEL; done when those tests pass.

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Description

difficulty: easy

Problem

We have support for the string combinator CPC_STRING, but we lack support for char.

Solution

Add it, it should include a simple mismatch default error like CPC_STRING.

Ensure it works with CPC_LABEL and add tests on test/basic.h.

Dominant language
C
Stars
92
Forks
3
Avg merge
55m
Merged PRs (30d)
2

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