[project @ 2003-04-09 08:44:37 by simonpj]

wibble

diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/bugs.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/bugs.sgml
index c358ffc..834e630 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/bugs.sgml
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/bugs.sgml
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ main = print (array (1,1) [(1,2), (1,3)])</programlisting>
              98 report doesn't).  So, for example,
 <programlisting>read "0xf00" :: Int</programlisting>
               works in GHC.</para>
+             <para>A possible reason for this is that <literal>readLitChar</literal> accepts hex and
+               octal escapes, so it seems inconsistent not to do so for integers too.</para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>