let (--*) = (+) in 5 --* 6 ===> 11 The comment is introduced by -- followed by a non-symbol (because if followed by a symbol, it might be an operator)
Hope this helps! Dan On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM, michael rice <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm just noticing that "--" comments don't seem to work properly when the > first character following them is a '*'. > > Michael > > > --*I like asterisks > --*I like asterisks > --*I like asterisks > --*I like asterisks > > double x = x+x > > > Prelude> :l double > [1 of 1] Compiling Main ( double.hs, interpreted ) > > double.hs:1:0: parse error on input `--*' > Failed, modules loaded: none. > Prelude> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > >
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