Error message should suggest UnboxedTuples language extension
If I compile this code:
module Foo where
import GHC.Integer
foo x y =
case x `quotRemInteger` y of
(# y, z #) -> 42
I get:
foo.hs:7:5: Parse error in pattern
It would be better if the error message suggested using -XUnboxedTuples.
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| Version | 6.9 |
| Type | FeatureRequest |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler (Parser) |
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