[project @ 2003-03-08 23:03:47 by panne]

[ghc-base.git] / GHC / Read.lhs

diff --git a/GHC/Read.lhs b/GHC/Read.lhs
index 60805ff..17a9d81 100644 (file)
--- a/GHC/Read.lhs
+++ b/GHC/Read.lhs
@@ -177,17 +177,17 @@ lexP :: ReadPrec L.Lexeme
 lexP = lift L.lex
 
 paren :: ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec a
--- ^ @(paren p)@ parses "(P0)"
---     where @p@ parses "P0" in precedence context zero
+-- ^ @(paren p)@ parses \"(P0)\"
+--     where @p@ parses \"P0\" in precedence context zero
 paren p = do L.Punc "(" <- lexP
             x          <- reset p
             L.Punc ")" <- lexP
             return x
 
 parens :: ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec a
--- ^ @(parens p)@ parses "P", "(P0)", "((P0))", etc, 
---     where @p@ parses "P"  in the current precedence context
---             parses "P0" in precedence context zero
+-- ^ @(parens p)@ parses \"P\", \"(P0)\", \"((P0))\", etc, 
+--     where @p@ parses \"P\"  in the current precedence context
+--             parses \"P0\" in precedence context zero
 parens p = optional
  where
   optional  = p +++ mandatory
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ list readx =
 choose :: [(String, ReadPrec a)] -> ReadPrec a
 -- ^ Parse the specified lexeme and continue as specified.
 -- Esp useful for nullary constructors; e.g.
---    @choose [("A", return A), ("B", return B)]@
+--    @choose [(\"A\", return A), (\"B\", return B)]@
 choose sps = foldr ((+++) . try_one) pfail sps
           where
             try_one (s,p) = do { L.Ident s' <- lexP ;
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ to parse it in a context with a higher precedence level than k. But if
 there is one parenthesis parsed, then the required precedence level
 drops to 0 again, and parsing inside p may succeed.
 
-'appPrec' is just the precedence level of function application (maybe
-it should be called 'appPrec' instead).  So, if we are parsing
-function application, we'd better require the precedence level to be
-at least 'appPrec'. Otherwise, we have to put parentheses around it.
+'appPrec' is just the precedence level of function application.  So,
+if we are parsing function application, we'd better require the
+precedence level to be at least 'appPrec'. Otherwise, we have to put
+parentheses around it.
 
 'step' is used to increase the precedence levels inside a
 parser, and can be used to express left- or right- associativity. For