[GHC] #2150: allow definition of functions in the interpreter

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#2150: allow definition of functions in the interpreter
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 Reporter:  ahrivera         |          Owner:            
     Type:  feature request  |         Status:  closed    
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:            
Component:  GHCi             |        Version:  6.8.2     
 Severity:  normal           |     Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                   |     Difficulty:  Unknown   
 Testcase:                   |   Architecture:  Unknown   
       Os:  Unknown          |  
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Comment (by simonmar):

 in fact we do have multi-line commands, thanks to Claus:

 {{{
 Prelude> :{
 Prelude| let x =
 Prelude| 1 + 2
 Prelude| :}
 Prelude> x
 3
 Prelude>
 }}}

 This was introduced in 6.8.2, and is documented:
 [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/users_guide/interactive-
 evaluation.html#ghci-stmts]

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