[ ghc-Bugs-1303232 ] parse error on input `\' when using -cpp

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Bugs item #1303232, was opened at 2005-09-24 14:25
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>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Wont Fix
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Peter (peter26)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: parse error on input `\' when using -cpp

Initial Comment:
When compiling code like:

infixl 9 \
(\) = undefined

causes a parser error, when compiling with the -cpp option



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>Comment By: Simon Marlow (simonmar)
Date: 2005-10-07 08:48

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This is a limitation in CPP, which interprets a backslash at
the end of a line as a line continuation.  You can work
around it in two ways: add a comment at the end of the line
to fool CPP, or use cpphs instead (recent cpphs's work
nicely with GHC, I believe).


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