[project @ 1997-10-19 21:46:33 by sof]

Added comment on special parser handling of non-qualified gtycons

diff --git a/ghc/compiler/parser/id.c b/ghc/compiler/parser/id.c
index 173f38d..04228be 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/compiler/parser/id.c
+++ b/ghc/compiler/parser/id.c
@@ -273,6 +273,21 @@ qid_to_pmod(q)
   return mod;
 }
 
+/* Darkly mysterious function used to construct "special-syntax"
+   identifiers.  These mean their prelude versions regardless of
+   context, which is why they are distinguished.  
+
+   We build a gid node (rather than a qual or non-qual name node;
+   look at qid.ugn) with a key (number) and a string.  Here's the 
+   deal
+
+               key
+               -2      function arrow ->
+               -1      list type constructor [], or the empty list []
+               0       unit type constructor (), or the unity value ()
+               n       n-tuple type constructor (,,,)
+*/
+               
 qid
 creategid(i)
   long i;