#13600: surprising error message with bang pattern -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: andrewufrank | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Linux Architecture: x86_64 | Type of failure: Poor/confusing (amd64) | error message Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- the following code {{{ f3 :: [Int] -> IO Int f3 x = return (sum x) f4 :: [Int] -> IO Int f4 !x = return (sum x) }}} gives `The type signature for ‘f4’ lacks an accompanying binding` for the second function (the two functions are exactly the same except for the added bang). I do not understand bang patterns well, but would expect a more instructive error message. without the type definition, the second function f4 compiles with the bang). -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13600 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler