From e1550f94be21fa41bbc7bd13e19220d213133d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simonmar <unknown>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:11:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 2001-07-31 13:11:07 by simonmar] merge
 ghc/lib/std/PrelErr.lhs rev. 1.20

---
 GHC/Err.lhs |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/GHC/Err.lhs b/GHC/Err.lhs
index c1aa78f..d3596ff 100644
--- a/GHC/Err.lhs
+++ b/GHC/Err.lhs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-% $Id: Err.lhs,v 1.1 2001/06/28 14:15:03 simonmar Exp $
+% $Id: Err.lhs,v 1.2 2001/07/31 13:11:07 simonmar Exp $
 %
 % (c) The University of Glasgow, 1994-2000
 %
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module GHC.Err
        , absentErr, parError       -- :: a
        , seqError                  -- :: a
 
+       , errorCString		   -- :: Addr# -> a	-- Arg is a ptr to C string 
        , error		           -- :: String -> a
        , assertError		   -- :: String -> Bool -> a -> a
        
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ import GHC.Exception
 error :: String -> a
 error s = throw (ErrorCall s)
 
+errorCString :: Addr# -> a
+errorCString s = error (unpackCString s)
+
 -- It is expected that compilers will recognize this and insert error
 -- messages which are more appropriate to the context in which undefined 
 -- appears. 
-- 
1.7.10.4