[GHC] #2530: deriving Show adds extra parens for constructor with record syntax
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#2530: deriving Show adds extra parens for constructor with record syntax
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Reporter: spl | Owner: bgamari
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: highest | Milestone: 8.0.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.8.3
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture:
| Unknown/Multiple
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D669
Wiki Page: |
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Comment (by hvr):
Replying to [comment:33 RyanGlScott]:
> Well, if people find this objectionable, I suppose we also need to
review #10104, since that also resulted in a change in `Show` output.
There's a big difference though: #2530 wants to fix a deliberate deviation
(i.e. many people here consider `{}` binding tighter than function
application to be a design-flaw) from the Haskell Report. Those additional
brackets are harmless and don't harm the expectation of 'Show' resulting
in an expression that parses back to the original.
On the other hand, #10104 covers an area outside the Haskell Report
(`-XMagicHash`) and more importantly fixes the actual problem that `show
(MkT 3#)` results in `MkT 3` which can't be parsed back to the original
due to a kind-error.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2530#comment:35>
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