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[ghc-hetmet.git] / compiler / parser / Lexer.x

diff --git a/compiler/parser/Lexer.x b/compiler/parser/Lexer.x
index f6863c6..0b02f41 100644 (file)
--- a/compiler/parser/Lexer.x
+++ b/compiler/parser/Lexer.x
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ $white_no_nl+                              ;
   "{-#" $whitechar* (INCLUDE|include)   { lex_string_prag ITinclude_prag }
 }
 
+<0,option_prags,glaexts> {
+       -- This is to catch things like {-# OPTIONS OPTIONS_HUGS ... 
+  "{-#" $whitechar* $idchar+            { nested_comment }
+}
+
 -- '0' state: ordinary lexemes
 -- 'glaexts' state: glasgow extensions (postfix '#', etc.)
 
@@ -583,6 +588,9 @@ reservedSymsFM = listToUFM $
        ,("→",   ITrarrow,    bit glaExtsBit)
        ,("←",   ITlarrow,    bit glaExtsBit)
        ,("⋯",        ITdotdot,       bit glaExtsBit)
+        -- ToDo: ideally, → and ∷ should be "specials", so that they cannot
+        -- form part of a large operator.  This would let us have a better
+        -- syntax for kinds: ɑ∷*→* would be a legal kind signature. (maybe).
 #endif
        ]