11 Jan
2009
11 Jan
'09
5:21 a.m.
On 2009 Jan 11, at 5:27, Frank Schwidom wrote:
"Integer", as i expected, but if i do so in code which is to compile, then there raises an error
Yes. Numeric literals like 5 are actually read as (fromIntegral 5); then ghci applies defaulting to reduce it to Integer. When compiled, you must resolve the polymorphism yourself. -- brandon s. allbery [solaris,freebsd,perl,pugs,haskell] allbery@kf8nh.com system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon university KF8NH