parse error on input

On GHC 6.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.9, the one-line file (t.hs) with 
exactly the following contents

module A where m=(\n->n+)

incorrectly produces a syntax error:

~/working/bugs% ghc -c t.hs

t.hs:1:25: parse error on input `)'

The + can be replaced with - or * or > and will still produce the 
same error.

AND the following one-line file (t1.hs)

module A where m=\n->n

produces the error

t1.hs:1:19: parse error on input `->'

BUT, adding a space after the = produces no error (t2.hs):

module A where m= \n->n

(Maybe =\ is parsed as one token.  But that doesn't explain t.hs, 
to which a space can be added and the problem doesn't go 
away.)

--
Robin Bate Boerop
robin@bateboerop.name

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Trac field	Value
Version	6.4
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	ResolvedInvalid
Component	Compiler
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