Extra parens in error message's displayed code
I'm forwarding the bug #499137 from Debian's BTS.
With this example:
import System.Environment
main = do args <- filter (/= "--nofork") getArgs
return ()
I get this error message:
Couldn't match expected type `[[Char]]'
against inferred type `IO [String]'
In the second argument of `filter', namely `getArgs'
In a 'do' expression: args <- filter ((/= "--nofork")) getArgs
In the expression:
do args <- filter ((/= "--nofork")) getArgs
return ()
At some turn, the expression gained an extraneous pair of parenthesis.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 6.8.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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