Re: 2.01: Problem with ASCsymbol `#'

[Sigbjorn Finne]

Magnus Carlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> taps on the keyboard:
> The program
> 
>    main = print (a#b)
>      where a = 1
>          b = 2
>          x#y = x+y
> 
> makes ghc-2.01 say
> 
>    "bug.hs", line 1, column 15: Non-standard identifier (trailing `#'): a#
>     on input: "a#"
> 

Hi Magnus,

thanks for a fine report - this is a known lexer problem, fixed in the
next release. For now, do the obvious and sprinkle the offending code
with some whitespace, i.e.,

  x # y = x + y

(ditto for the usages of #)

--sigbjorn