> > module Test where
>
> > chars = "
> > foo
> > bar"
>
> > this line is in error and it is line 7
>
> ghc test.lhs
> test.lhs:5: parse error on input `in'
>
> It turns out that in the script I am writing
> (semi-automatic generation of a grammar file)
> being able to use the above notation for multilined
> strings is much clearer than its equivalent using
> (++) etc. I've noticed this notation doesn't work with
> hugs, so I might be violating the Haskell 98 spec.
You *are* violating the Haskell 98 spec, I'm afraid :)
This is a bug in GHC's parser, it shouldn't accept strings containing
newline characters. We know about the bug, but thanks for reporting it
anyhow.
Cheers,
Simon
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