[GHC] #8660: unexpected parsing error, "in" is treated as reserved word in type class constraints
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#8660: unexpected parsing error, "in" is treated as reserved word in type class
constraints
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Reporter: carter | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler (Parser) | Version: 7.7
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
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Changes (by simonpj):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Comment:
Well, for better or worse, `in` is a keyword: see the
[http://www.haskell.org/onlinereport/haskell2010/haskellch2.html#x7-160002.2
language definition]. Some words like `hiding` have special significance
only in particular places, but `in` isn't one of them.
Simon
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