5 files changed, 89 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/spec/01-lexical-syntax.md b/spec/01-lexical-syntax.md
index e26cb796c8..06e3a458a4 100644
--- a/spec/01-lexical-syntax.md
+++ b/spec/01-lexical-syntax.md
@@ -398,40 +398,46 @@ members of type `Boolean`.
 ### Character Literals
 
 ```ebnf
-characterLiteral  ::=  ‘'’ (printableChar | charEscapeSeq) ‘'’
+characterLiteral  ::=  ‘'’ (charNoQuoteOrNewline | UnicodeEscape | charEscapeSeq) ‘'’
 ```
 
 A character literal is a single character enclosed in quotes.
-The character is either a printable unicode character or is described
-by an [escape sequence](#escape-sequences).
+The character can be any Unicode character except the single quote
+delimiter or `\u000A` (LF) or `\u000D` (CR);
+or any Unicode character represented by either a
+[Unicode escape](01-lexical-syntax.html) or by an [escape sequence](#escape-sequences).
 
 > ```scala
 > 'a'    '\u0041'    '\n'    '\t'
 > ```
 
-Note that `'\u000A'` is _not_ a valid character literal because
-Unicode conversion is done before literal parsing and the Unicode
-character `\u000A` (line feed) is not a printable
-character. One can use instead the escape sequence `'\n'` or
-the octal escape `'\12'` ([see here](#escape-sequences)).
+Note that although Unicode conversion is done early during parsing,
+so that Unicode characters are generally equivalent to their escaped
+expansion in the source text, literal parsing accepts arbitrary
+Unicode escapes, including the character literal `'\u000A'`,
+which can also be written using the escape sequence `'\n'`.
 
 ### String Literals
 
 ```ebnf
 stringLiteral  ::=  ‘"’ {stringElement} ‘"’
-stringElement  ::=  printableCharNoDoubleQuote  |  charEscapeSeq
+stringElement  ::=  charNoDoubleQuoteOrNewline | UnicodeEscape | charEscapeSeq
 ```
 
-A string literal is a sequence of characters in double quotes.  The
-characters are either printable unicode character or are described by
-[escape sequences](#escape-sequences). If the string literal
-contains a double quote character, it must be escaped,
-i.e. `"\""`. The value of a string literal is an instance of
-class `String`.
+A string literal is a sequence of characters in double quotes.
+The characters can be any Unicode character except the double quote
+delimiter or `\u000A` (LF) or `\u000D` (CR);
+or any Unicode character represented by either a
+[Unicode escape](01-lexical-syntax.html) or by an [escape sequence](#escape-sequences).
+
+If the string literal contains a double quote character, it must be escaped using
+`"\""`.
+
+The value of a string literal is an instance of class `String`.
 
 > ```scala
-> "Hello,\nWorld!"
-> "This string contains a \" character."
+> "Hello, world!\n"
+> "\"Hello,\" replied the world."
 > ```
 
 #### Multi-Line String Literals
@@ -443,11 +449,10 @@ multiLineChars  ::=  {[‘"’] [‘"’] charNoDoubleQuote} {‘"’}
 
 A multi-line string literal is a sequence of characters enclosed in
 triple quotes `""" ... """`. The sequence of characters is
-arbitrary, except that it may contain three or more consuctive quote characters
-only at the very end. Characters
-must not necessarily be printable; newlines or other
-control characters are also permitted.  Unicode escapes work as everywhere else, but none
-of the escape sequences [here](#escape-sequences) are interpreted.
+arbitrary, except that it may contain three or more consecutive quote characters
+only at the very end. In particular, embedded newlines
+are permitted.  Unicode escapes work as everywhere else, but none
+of the [escape sequences](#escape-sequences) are interpreted.
 
 > ```scala
 >   """the present string
diff --git a/spec/13-syntax-summary.md b/spec/13-syntax-summary.md
index 7f73e107de..a4b4aae570 100644
--- a/spec/13-syntax-summary.md
+++ b/spec/13-syntax-summary.md
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ floatType        ::=  ‘F’ | ‘f’ | ‘D’ | ‘d’
 
 booleanLiteral   ::=  ‘true’ | ‘false’
 
-characterLiteral ::=  ‘'’ (printableChar | charEscapeSeq) ‘'’
+characterLiteral ::=  ‘'’ (charNoQuoteOrNewline | UnicodeEscape | charEscapeSeq) ‘'’
 
 stringLiteral    ::=  ‘"’ {stringElement} ‘"’
                  |  ‘"""’ multiLineChars ‘"""’
-stringElement    ::=  (printableChar except ‘"’)
+stringElement    ::=  charNoDoubleQuoteOrNewline
+                 |  UnicodeEscape
                  |  charEscapeSeq
 multiLineChars   ::=  {[‘"’] [‘"’] charNoDoubleQuote} {‘"’}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Scanners.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Scanners.scala
index cd41c75298..51bb0d3c5b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Scanners.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Scanners.scala
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ trait Scanners extends ScannersCommon {
               charLitOr(getIdentRest)
             else if (isOperatorPart(ch) && (ch != '\\'))
               charLitOr(getOperatorRest)
-            else {
+            else if (!isAtEnd && (ch != SU && ch != CR && ch != LF || isUnicodeEscape)) {
               getLitChar()
               if (ch == '\'') {
                 nextChar()
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ trait Scanners extends ScannersCommon {
                 syntaxError("unclosed character literal")
               }
             }
+            else
+              syntaxError("unclosed character literal")
           }
           fetchSingleQuote()
         case '.' =>
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ trait Scanners extends ScannersCommon {
 
     private def unclosedStringLit(): Unit = syntaxError("unclosed string literal")
 
-    private def getRawStringLit(): Unit = {
+    @tailrec private def getRawStringLit(): Unit = {
       if (ch == '\"') {
         nextRawChar()
         if (isTripleQuote()) {
@@ -707,7 +709,7 @@ trait Scanners extends ScannersCommon {
       }
     }
 
-    @scala.annotation.tailrec private def getStringPart(multiLine: Boolean): Unit = {
+    @tailrec private def getStringPart(multiLine: Boolean): Unit = {
       def finishStringPart() = {
         setStrVal()
         token = STRINGPART
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t6810.check b/test/files/neg/t6810.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..497ef35070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t6810.check
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+t6810.scala:4: error: unclosed character literal
+  val y = '
+          ^
+t6810.scala:5: error: unclosed character literal
+'                     // but not embedded EOL sequences not represented as escapes
+^
+t6810.scala:9: error: unclosed string literal
+  val Y = "
+          ^
+t6810.scala:10: error: unclosed string literal
+"                     // obviously not
+^
+t6810.scala:20: error: unclosed quoted identifier
+  val `
+      ^
+t6810.scala:21: error: unclosed quoted identifier
+` = EOL               // not raw string literals aka triple-quoted, multiline strings
+^
+t6810.scala:24: error: unclosed character literal
+  val b = '
+          ^
+t6810.scala:25: error: unclosed character literal
+'        // CR seen as EOL by scanner
+^
+t6810.scala:24: error: '=' expected but ';' found.
+  val b = '
+^
+9 errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t6810.scala b/test/files/neg/t6810.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50c305d70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t6810.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+trait t6810 {
+  val x = '\u000A'    // char literals accept arbitrary unicode escapes
+  val y = '
+'                     // but not embedded EOL sequences not represented as escapes
+  val z = '\n'        // normally, expect this escape
+
+  val X = "\u000A"    // it's the same as ordinary string literals
+  val Y = "
+"                     // obviously not
+  val Z = "\n"        // normally, expect this escape
+
+  val A = """
+"""                   // which is what these are for
+  val B = s"""
+"""                   // or the same for interpolated strings
+
+  import scala.compat.Platform.EOL
+  val `\u000A` = EOL  // backquoted identifiers are arbitrary string literals
+  val `
+` = EOL               // not raw string literals aka triple-quoted, multiline strings
+
+  val a = '\u000D'    // similar treatment of CR
+  val b = '
'        // CR seen as EOL by scanner
+  val c = '\r'        // traditionally
+}