#10196: Regression regarding Unicode subscript characters in identifiers -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: thomie | Owner: Type: bug | thoughtpolice Priority: normal | Status: closed Component: Compiler | Milestone: 7.10.3 (Parser) | Version: 7.10.1 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: GHC rejects | Unknown/Multiple valid program | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #5108 | Differential Revisions: Phab:D969 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by hvr): Replying to [comment:10 Ben Gamari <ben@…>]:
parser: Allow Lm (MODIFIER LETTER) category in identifiers
Easy fix in the parser to stop regressions, due to Unicode 7.0 changing the classification of some prior code points.
nitpick: the way the commit message is worded (as well the comments in this ticket) suggests that e.g. `xᵦx` is now a valid identifier... which it isn't... -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10196#comment:12> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler