let (--*) = (+) in 5 --* 6
===> 11
The comment is introduced by -- followed by a non-symbol (because if
followed by a symbol, it might be an operator)
Hope this helps!
Dan
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM, michael rice
I'm just noticing that "--" comments don't seem to work properly when the first character following them is a '*'.
Michael
--*I like asterisks --*I like asterisks --*I like asterisks --*I like asterisks
double x = x+x
Prelude> :l double [1 of 1] Compiling Main ( double.hs, interpreted )
double.hs:1:0: parse error on input `--*' Failed, modules loaded: none. Prelude>
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