#180: GHCi tries to print infinite list (like [1..]) ----------------------+----------------------------------------------------- Reporter: nsinreal | Owner: dons Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: trivial | Milestone: Component: GHC | Resolution: invalid Keywords: | ----------------------+----------------------------------------------------- Changes (by gregorycollins):
* status: new => closed * resolution: => invalid Comment: Knowing whether a particular list value is infinite requires solving the halting problem, which is undecidable -- sorry. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/180#comment:1> haskell-platform <http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform> The Haskell Platform: a comprehensive and robust collection of Haskell libraries _______________________________________________ Haskell-platform mailing list Haskell-platform@projects.haskell.org http://projects.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-platform