* ourselves */
| PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
- char *start = *s - 1;
- assert(*start == '\\');
-#endif
-
PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GROK_BSLASH_O;
-
- assert(**s == 'o');
+ assert(*(*s - 1) == '\\');
+ assert(* *s == 'o');
(*s)++;
if (**s != '{') {
char* e;
STRLEN numbers_len;
I32 flags = PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
- char *start = *s - 1;
- assert(*start == '\\');
-#endif
+
PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GROK_BSLASH_X;
- assert(**s == 'x');
+ assert(*(*s - 1) == '\\');
+ assert(* *s == 'x');
(*s)++;
if (strict || ! output_warning) {