Re: [GHC] #16096: let x = ... and x = ... are not the same in GHCi

26 Dec 2018

      #16096: let x = ... and x = ... are not the same in GHCi
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        Reporter:  osa1              |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.6.3
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Comment (by osa1):

 The problem is this: in `GHCi.UI.runStmt` we use GHC's `parseStmt` to
 parse the statements. If the parser fails then we assume it's a
 declaration. For statements we do `run_stmt`, for decls we do `run_decl`.
 So effectively we compile `x = 1` as a top-level binding (a declaration)
 but `let x = 1` is compiled as if it's a `do` statement.

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