On 2002.02.18 11:11:08 +0000 Simon Marlow wrote: > > There is a difference between hugs and ghc in how they treat > > imports with the > > '(..)' notation. Here's my example: > > > > module CTree( > > --other stuff > > Const(..) > > ) where > > > > import ATree (Const) > > > > --const has constructors CInt, CChar, CStr > > > > under hugs this module exports CInt, CChar, CStr > > but under ghc it does not. Under ghc it only exports the > > constructors if I > > import 'Const' like this: > > > > import ATree (Const(..)) > > > > I don't know which is the right behaviour w.r.t. the H98 > > standard, but it > > tripped me up. > > GHC is correct here. According to the Haskell 98 report C(..) exports C and > all its constructors *that are currently in scope*.
I just tested this with the hugs December 2001 version and it still exhibits this behaviour. Hopefully this can be added to some 'bug list' somewhere. Duncan _______________________________________________ Hugs-Bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/hugs-bugs
