[GHC] #8068: ghc incorrectly accepts the Kannada TTHA character at the beginning of an identifier.

[GHC]

#8068: ghc incorrectly accepts the Kannada TTHA character at the beginning of an
identifier.
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              Reporter:  malcolmw    |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  closed
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.6.3
            Resolution:  wontfix     |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:  #1103
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by thomie):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * related:   => #1103


Comment:

 This was a conscious decision, see commit
 0c266d7ac54ae27e693ef04e4679220a32da0694.
 {{{
 Author: Simon Marlow <>
 Date:   Wed Jul 9 09:12:52 2008 +0000

     Treat the Unicode "Letter, Other" class as lowercase letters (#1103)
     This is an arbitrary choice, but it's strictly more useful than the
     current situation, where these characters cannot be used in
     identifiers at all.

     In Haskell' we may revisit this decision (it's on my list of things to
     discuss), but for now this is an improvement for those using caseless
     languages.
 }}}

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