Make some reserved Unicode symbols "specials"
The following comment is in compiler/parser/Lexer.x
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ToDo: ideally, → and ∷ should be "specials", so that they cannot form part of a large operator. This would let us have a better syntax for kinds: ɑ∷*→* would be a legal kind signature. (maybe).
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Version | 8.0.1 |
Type | FeatureRequest |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | low |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | Compiler (Parser) |
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