#14100: Nested NPlusKPatterns
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        Reporter:  ralf              |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
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       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
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Old description:

> Nested patterns involving NPlusKPatterns cause a "parse error in
> pattern". Example appended below.
>
> > {-# LANGUAGE NPlusKPatterns #-}
> > {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns, PatternSynonyms #-}
>
> > infix 1 :^:
> >
> > data Bush elem = Nil | Bud elem | Bush elem :^: Bush elem
>
> > test ((n + 1) + 1) = n
>
> > pattern DivMod2 ∷ (Integral nat) ⇒ nat → nat → nat
> > pattern DivMod2 n k ← ((`divMod` 2) → (n, k)) where DivMod2 n k =  2 *
> n + k
>
> > braun ∷ Integer → Bush ()
> > braun (0)                = Nil
> > braun (1)                = Bud ()
> > braun (DivMod2 n k + 2)  = braun (n + k + 1) :^: braun (n + 1)

New description:

 Nested patterns involving NPlusKPatterns cause a "parse error in pattern".
 Example appended below.
 {{{
 > {-# LANGUAGE NPlusKPatterns #-}
 > {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns, PatternSynonyms #-}

 > infix 1 :^:
 >
 > data Bush elem = Nil | Bud elem | Bush elem :^: Bush elem

 > test ((n + 1) + 1) = n

 > pattern DivMod2 ∷ (Integral nat) ⇒ nat → nat → nat
 > pattern DivMod2 n k ← ((`divMod` 2) → (n, k)) where DivMod2 n k =  2 * n
 + k

 > braun ∷ Integer → Bush ()
 > braun (0)                = Nil
 > braun (1)                = Bud ()
 > braun (DivMod2 n k + 2)  = braun (n + k + 1) :^: braun (n + 1)
 }}}

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Comment (by simonpj):

 Fair point.

 However, Haskell 98 insists on a variable to the left of the `+`.  Here's
 the [https://www.haskell.org/onlinereport/exps.html Haskell 98 report]:
 look in 3.17.1.

 n+k patterns were removed in later versions of Haskell (Haskell 2010 I
 think) but GHC still supports them.  It think it's unlikely we'll
 elaborate them, however.

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