diff -r 38bf7423a5d4 -r eebf3d210c09 PPLiteralParser.st
--- a/PPLiteralParser.st	Tue Mar 04 15:33:00 2014 +0100
+++ b/PPLiteralParser.st	Tue Mar 04 15:33:03 2014 +0100
@@ -11,13 +11,25 @@
 !PPLiteralParser class methodsFor:'instance creation'!
 
 on: anObject
-	^ self on: anObject message: anObject printString , ' expected'
+    |msg|
+
+    "portable - does not depend on character to print with a $"
+    msg := anObject isCharacter 
+            ifTrue:[ '$',anObject asString]
+            ifFalse:[ anObject printString ].
+    ^ self on: anObject message: msg , ' expected'
 !
 
 on: anObject message: aString
 	^ self new initializeOn: anObject message: aString
 ! !
 
+!PPLiteralParser methodsFor:'*petitanalyzer-matching'!
+
+match: aParser inContext: aDictionary seen: anIdentitySet
+	^ (super match: aParser inContext: aDictionary seen: anIdentitySet) and: [ self literal = aParser literal and: [ self message = aParser message ] ]
+! !
+
 !PPLiteralParser methodsFor:'accessing'!
 
 literal
@@ -50,20 +62,26 @@
 !PPLiteralParser methodsFor:'printing'!
 
 printNameOn: aStream
-	super printNameOn: aStream.
-	aStream nextPutAll: ', '; print: literal
+        super printNameOn: aStream.
+        literal isCharacter ifTrue:[
+            "/ portable - does not depend on character-print to print with $
+            aStream nextPutAll: ', $'; print: literal asString
+        ] ifFalse:[
+            aStream nextPutAll: ', '; print: literal
+        ].
 ! !
 
 !PPLiteralParser class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/goodies/petitparser/PPLiteralParser.st,v 1.3 2012-05-04 22:04:55 vrany Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/goodies/petitparser/PPLiteralParser.st,v 1.4 2014-03-04 14:33:03 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/goodies/petitparser/PPLiteralParser.st,v 1.3 2012-05-04 22:04:55 vrany Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/goodies/petitparser/PPLiteralParser.st,v 1.4 2014-03-04 14:33:03 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_SVN
-    ^ '§Id: PPLiteralParser.st 2 2010-12-17 18:44:23Z vranyj1 §'
+    ^ '$Id: PPLiteralParser.st,v 1.4 2014-03-04 14:33:03 cg Exp $'
 ! !
+