Literate code with #
Any literate script where the hash symbol # is in the first column of a file does not compile in ghc.
For example,
> foo = 1 + 2
#
will give rise to the following error:
lexical error at character '\n'
This is rather annoying, since # is used in markup languages as a heading delimiter. The example compiles fine using hugs.
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| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 6.10.4 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler (Parser) |
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