Just to be sure, I've just compiled and run this code with GHC 6.2.1, on a Linux system. I can't account for your difficulty I'm afraid. Simon {-# OPTIONS -fglasgow-exts #-} module Main where import GHC.Exts showUnboxedInt :: Int# -> String showUnboxedInt n = (show $ I# n) ++ "#" main = print (showUnboxedInt 3#) | -----Original Message----- | From: glasgow-haskell-users-bounces@haskell.org [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users- | bounces@haskell.org] On Behalf Of Jorge Adriano Aires | Sent: 27 August 2004 02:55 | To: glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org | Subject: Problem with Unboxed Types | | Hello, | I'd like to try using Unboxed types, but I always get a "parse error on input | `#'" error. To make sure I wasn't making some mistake I tried the example in | the wiki: | | http://www.haskell.org/hawiki/UnboxedType | -------------------------------------------------------- | module Main where | import GHC.Exts | | showUnboxedInt :: Int# -> String | showUnboxedInt n = (show $ I# n) ++ "#" | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Even tried adding fglasgow-exts, nothing works though. I'm using GHC 6.2.1 on | a SuSE 8.2 system (glibc 2.3) installed using the available RPMs. Any idea? | | Thanks in advance, | J.A. | | _______________________________________________ | Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list | Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users