[project @ 2005-02-24 09:58:23 by simonmar]

[ghc-base.git] / Prelude.hs

diff --git a/Prelude.hs b/Prelude.hs
index 1be9b4f..578ba7b 100644 (file)
--- a/Prelude.hs
+++ b/Prelude.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# OPTIONS -fno-implicit-prelude #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-implicit-prelude #-}
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- |
 -- Module      :  Prelude
@@ -111,11 +111,15 @@ module Prelude (
     lines, words, unlines, unwords,
 
     -- * Converting to and from @String@
-    ReadS, ShowS,
-    Read(readsPrec, readList),
+    -- ** Converting to @String@
+    ShowS,
     Show(showsPrec, showList, show),
-    reads, shows, read, lex, 
-    showChar, showString, readParen, showParen,
+    shows,
+    showChar, showString, showParen,
+    -- ** Converting from @String@
+    ReadS,
+    Read(readsPrec, readList),
+    reads, readParen, read, lex, 
     
     -- * Basic Input and output
     IO,
@@ -175,7 +179,15 @@ infixr 0 $!
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Miscellaneous functions
 
+-- | Strict (call-by-value) application, defined in terms of 'seq'.
 ($!)    :: (a -> b) -> a -> b
 f $! x  = x `seq` f x
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __HADDOCK__
+-- | The value of @'seq' a b@ is bottom if @a@ is bottom, and otherwise
+-- equal to @b@.  'seq' is usually introduced to improve performance by
+-- avoiding unneeded laziness.
+seq :: a -> b -> b
+seq _ y = y
+#endif