[GHC] #12146: syntax repair suggestion is too eager to suggest TemplateHaskell
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#12146: syntax repair suggestion is too eager to suggest TemplateHaskell
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Reporter: j.waldmann | Owner:
Type: feature | Status: new
request |
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown
Unknown/Multiple |
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
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On input `ipmort Data.Monoid`, ghc's suggestion is
{{{
Parse error: naked expression at top level
Perhaps you intended to use TemplateHaskell
}}}
Apart from the nudity: the suggestion is unreasonable for beginners, and
unnecessary for experts.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12146>
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