Overlapped pattern warnings for lazy patterns
The compiler appears to disregard lazy patterns when producing overlapped-pattern warnings. Some detectable overlapped patterns are ignored as a result. For example, the following does not produce a warning:
f x = case x of Just ~1 -> 0
Just _ -> 1
Nothing -> 2
This function cannot return 1 because every value that satisfies the second pattern also satisfies the first.
I think the relevant instances of overlap could be captured by treating ~() patterns as wildcards for the purpose of detecting overlapped patterns.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 6.4.1 |
| Type | FeatureRequest |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | low |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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| Operating system | Unknown |
| Architecture | Unknown |