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Error for misplaced equal sign can be more descriptive #1536
Description
Program: https://code.world/#Pjq5_rYGZkWwz0CsSvJQkTg
Message:
program.hs:1:43: error:
parse error on input =
An equation does not fit here. Is this line indented incorrectly?
Activity
cdsmith commentedon Oct 26, 2021
The error occurs because of an '=' sign that's part of a previous equation. The problem isn't indentation, but rather a missing newline. The error could say something like "A group of equations must be on different lines, all indented the same amount." Worth thinking about.
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