Re: [Haskell] confusing language in report and a bug in (ghc|hugs)

John Peterson <peterson-john@cs.yale.edu> writes:

The intention in the report was to match in the order listed in the pattern - you need not consult the data declaration to understand the ordering. I think the report is clear enough - it's just a bug in ghc.

Just to be sure, I've added a clarification to the Report on the errata page. http://www.haskell.org/definition/haskell98-revised-bugs.html Regards, Malcolm