Using latest breathe and sphinx and applying the following patch in breathe
$git diff .
diff --git a/examples/doxygen/example.cpp b/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
index 15aee3f..c9ac551 100644
--- a/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
+++ b/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ void Test5::example() {}
* This is an example of how to use the Test5 class.
* More details about this example.
*/
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string RES_FORMAT_STR = "\\[1\\K(%d, %d, %d)\\{\"%%s\", FloatWithMinSigDigits(%s[%d], numMinSignDigits = 2)}\\]1\K(0, 0, 0)"; ///< some comment
I get
/home/firma/devel/breathe/documentation/source/doxygen.rst:64: WARNING: Invalid definition: Expected end of definition. [error at 50]
std::string RES_FORMAT_STR = "\[1\K(%d, %d, %d)\{"%%s", FloatWithMinSigDigits(%s[%d], numMinSignDigits = 2)}\]1K(0, 0, 0)"
but the code is valid C++
$git diff .
diff --git a/examples/doxygen/example.cpp b/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
index 15aee3f..c9ac551 100644
--- a/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
+++ b/examples/doxygen/example.cpp
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ void Test5::example() {}
* This is an example of how to use the Test5 class.
* More details about this example.
*/
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string RES_FORMAT_STR = "\\[1\\K(%d, %d, %d)\\{\"%%s\", FloatWithMinSigDigits(%s[%d], numMinSignDigits = 2)}\\]1\K(0, 0, 0)"; ///< some comment
Looking at the result

it seems that sphinx is removing some backslashes and then get's tripped.
The output from sphinx 1.8.3 can be viewed here.
Environment info
- OS: Linux
- Python version: 3.6.7
- Sphinx version: 2.1.0
- Sphinx extensions: breathe
Using latest breathe and sphinx and applying the following patch in breathe
I get
but the code is valid C++
Looking at the result
it seems that sphinx is removing some backslashes and then get's tripped.
The output from sphinx 1.8.3 can be viewed here.
Environment info