[GHC] #15527: TypeApplications error message doesn't parenthesize infix name
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#15527: TypeApplications error message doesn't parenthesize infix name
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Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: (none)
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
TypeApplications |
Architecture: | Type of failure: Poor/confusing
Unknown/Multiple | error message
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page:
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If you compile the following program:
{{{#!hs
module Bug where
f :: (Int -> Int) -> (Int -> Int) -> (Int -> Int)
f = (.) @Int
}}}
You'll get this error:
{{{
$ /opt/ghc/8.4.3/bin/ghc Bug.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, Bug.o )
Bug.hs:4:6: error:
Pattern syntax in expression context: . at Int
Did you mean to enable TypeApplications?
|
4 | f = (.) @Int
| ^^^^^^^^
}}}
I was taken aback by this strange `.@` thing before I realized what was
actually going on: the error message simply forgot to parenthesize `.`.
This is `ppr_expr`'s fault, since it calls `ppr` on an `RdrName` instead
of `pprPrefixOcc`. Patch incoming.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15527>
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