incorrect implementation of :show bindings?

[Pepe Iborra]

Hi Peter,

It looks like a bug to me too.
I tested it and 6.6 displays the correct behaviour, while 6.8.1 shows
the bug. You should open a ticket if you haven't done so yet.

Cheers,
pepe

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Peter Hercek <phercek at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Bindings displayed with ":show bindings" do not correspond to what can be
> observed by printing values explicitly for example using ":force". Is it
> supposed to work like that? If yes, why?
>
> Notice the value and type reported for variable "test" after it has been
> redefined in the example at this post end.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter.
>
> status:0 peter at dwarf [703] /tmp
> % ghci
> GHCi, version 6.10.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
> Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
> Loading package integer ... linking ... done.
> Loading package base ... linking ... done.
> Prelude> let test = 0
> Prelude> :show bindings
> test :: Integer = _
> Prelude> :force test
> test = 0
> Prelude> let test = "zero"
> Prelude> :show bindings
> test :: Integer = 0
> Prelude> :force test
> test = ['z','e','r','o']
> Prelude> :quit
> Leaving GHCi.
> status:0 peter at dwarf [704] /tmp
> %
>
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