[MLton-user] SML newbie mistakes

[Andreas Rossberg]

Vesa Karvonen wrote:
> === (op *) ===
> 
> It is common mistake to parenthesize {{{op *}}} as {{{(op *)}}}.
> Unfortunately, {{{*)}}} is considered a comment terminator and will cause
> a syntax error.

Just a quick note: with SML'97 this should no longer be an error. It's a 
bug of SML/NJ to reject it, all other compilers happily accept it 
without extra spacing.

Cheers,
- Andreas