[Haskell-beginners] Re: Apparent bug

I can understand "while(true) { }" producing an endless loop. Can you explain how the code I entered is interpreted to mean an unending cycle? Furthermore most systems can be interrupted, even when in a tight while(true) { } loop. In the example I gave, it seems that GHCi cannot be interrupted. (When I try it on some machines I get an out-of-memory error, but it still(!) can't be interrupted.) I think GHCi is wonderful software. But I doubt that anyone would claim that it's bug-free. I'm surprised that there is so much resistance to acknowledging what appears to be a bug. Why not just fix it? To review, how should this be interpreted? data Test = Test instance Show Test -- The problem occurs even without "where"

Test

What interpretation justifies GHCi going into an uninterruptable state at this point? * -- Russ * On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM, wrote:

On 16 November 2010 12:17, Thomas Davie wrote:

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GHCi's job is to run the code you enter.

Likewise, in many other languages when you write the following you'll get an infinite rule. And it just compiles (or gets interpreted) fine.

while(true) { }

Just another perspective.

Ozgur