[Haskell] Newbie: fix

Hello, could someone please explain why fix is necessary here: fix (\f l - if null l then [] else let (s,e) = break (==' ') l in s:f (drop 1 e)) Source: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Blow_your_mind Thanks. phiroc ---BeginMessage--- Hello, could someone please explain why fix in

Re: [Haskell] Newbie: fix

On 02/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, could someone please explain why fix is necessary here: fix (\f l - if null l then [] else let (s,e) = break (==' ') l in s:f (drop 1 e)) Source: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Blow_your_mind Because you're writing a