[GHC] #9127: Don't warn about pattern-bindings of the form `let !_ = rhs`
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#9127: Don't warn about pattern-bindings of the form `let !_ = rhs`
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Reporter: refold | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown
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Comment (by simonpj):
Harump. Maybe `let _ = rhs` ''should'' trigger a warning! It's dead code
after all.
But the `let !_ = e in b` means just {{{e `seq` b}}} so I suppose you
could argue that it non-warnable.
Does anyone else care?
Simon
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