#9207: Detect obvious cases of infinite recursion. ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- Reporter: mrugiero | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: invalid | Keywords: infinite recursion Operating System: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Unknown/Multiple | Difficulty: Unknown Type of failure: None/Unknown | Blocked By: Test Case: | Related Tickets: Blocking: | ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- Changes (by Fuuzetsu): * status: new => closed * resolution: => invalid Comment: As pointed out, there are no ‘obvious’ cases of infinite recursion that the programmer doesn't actually want that GHC could catch, at least not in the way you stated. I'll close the ticket. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9207#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler