[GHC] #12710: Make some reserved Unicode symbols "specials"
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#12710: Make some reserved Unicode symbols "specials"
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Reporter: JoshPrice247 | Owner: JoshPrice247
Type: feature | Status: new
request |
Priority: low | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1
(Parser) |
Keywords: Unicode, | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
UnicodeSyntax |
Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown
Unknown/Multiple |
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page:
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The following comment is in `compiler/parser/Lexer.x`:
> ToDo: ideally, → and ∷ should be "specials", so that they cannot
> form part of a large operator. This would let us have a better
> syntax for kinds: ɑ∷*→* would be a legal kind signature. (maybe).
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12710>
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