[xmonad] Changing module headers

[Spencer Janssen]

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 07:41:17PM -0400, Gwern Branwen wrote:
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> So I mentioned a while ago I meant to go over XMC using the 'sim' tool
> (with an invocation like sim_mira `find . -name "*.hs"` - I discovered
> recently that it had Miranda support, which means quasi-Haskell
> support). But the results are littered with comments.
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> Particularly obnoxious are the module headers, in part because they
> all seem to use '--' comments even if they cover dozens of lines.
> Would anyone object if I were to edit those to use {- -} style (and
> push those edits without review)?
> 
> - --
> gwern

I would find this rather annoying, as I'm not a big fan of the multi-line
comment syntax.  Furthermore, I note that most Haskell libraries mark each
line with "--" rather than use "{-" in Haddocks.

What is sim?  Why are comments an issue?


Cheers,
Spencer Janssen