id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,os,architecture,failure,difficulty,testcase,blockedby,blocking,related
7146,Literal strings printed wrong,simonpj,,"Chris Dove writes: Is it me or is this output not right? The `\` string-break syntax doesn't indicate a newline.
{{{
chris@midnight:~$ ghci
GHCi, version 7.4.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer-gmp ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude> ""abc\n123"" :: ()

<interactive>:2:1:
    Couldn't match expected type `()' with actual type `[Char]'
    In the expression:
        ""abc\
        \123"" ::
          ()
    In an equation for `it':
        it
          = ""abc\
            \123"" ::
              ()
}}}",bug,closed,normal,,Compiler,7.4.2,fixed,,,Unknown/Multiple,Unknown/Multiple,None/Unknown,Unknown,,,,