Repository : ssh://darcs.haskell.org//srv/darcs/ghc On branch : master
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/5f77b315a8f66fd9842f9120a9def4f85209efae >--------------------------------------------------------------- commit 5f77b315a8f66fd9842f9120a9def4f85209efae Author: Simon Peyton Jones <simo...@microsoft.com> Date: Wed Jan 2 15:43:34 2013 +0000 Update strictness documentation (Trac #7546) >--------------------------------------------------------------- docs/users_guide/sooner.xml | 11 ++++------- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/users_guide/sooner.xml b/docs/users_guide/sooner.xml index c6445b9..ad798ac 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/sooner.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/sooner.xml @@ -292,14 +292,11 @@ f (Wibble x y) # ugly, and proud of it <para>Look for your function in the interface file, then for the third field in the pragma; it should say - <literal>__S <string></literal>. The + <literal>Strictness: <string></literal>. The <literal><string></literal> gives the strictness of - the function's arguments. <function>L</function> is lazy - (bad), <function>S</function> and <function>E</function> are - strict (good), <function>P</function> is - “primitive” (good), <function>U(...)</function> - is strict and “unpackable” (very good), and - <function>A</function> is absent (very good).</para> + the function's arguments: see <ulink url="http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Compiler/Demand";> + the GHC Commentary</ulink> for a description of the stricntess notation. + </para> <para>For an “unpackable” <function>U(...)</function> argument, the info inside tells _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list Cvs-ghc@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
