On 2008 Oct 17, at 7:33, Sean Leather wrote:
Apparently, I can create a function declaration (FunD) with a name containing an invalid sequence of characters. It passes typechecking and compiles. It even shows up in GHCi!

This may be a feature. Consider that internal functions use # as an alphanumeric (via an extension); it can be useful to have names that can't be used in ordinary code.

This is an inevitable aspect of being able to program at a level which permits symbol table manipulation.

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