[GHC] #13075: Top-level bang pattern accepted

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#13075: Top-level bang pattern accepted
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
  (Parser)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
                                     |  typecheck/should_fail/StrictBinds
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by rwbarton):

 * owner:  goldfire => (none)
 * status:  closed => new
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 But top-level banged patterns (as in the example program in the ticket)
 are still accepted, despite the new note `[Strict binds checks]` and
 existing documentation to the contrary.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13075#comment:5>
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