17 Oct
2008
17 Oct
'08
12:09 p.m.
On 2008 Oct 17, at 7:33, Sean Leather wrote:
Apparently, I can create a function declaration (FunD) with a name containing an invalid sequence of characters. It passes typechecking and compiles. It even shows up in GHCi!
This may be a feature. Consider that internal functions use # as an alphanumeric (via an extension); it can be useful to have names that can't be used in ordinary code. This is an inevitable aspect of being able to program at a level which permits symbol table manipulation. -- brandon s. allbery [solaris,freebsd,perl,pugs,haskell] allbery@kf8nh.com system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon university KF8NH