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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