haskell / haskell/haskell-mode

haskell-align-imports is confused by the word "instance" in comments

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Description

Example code:
```
-- instance

import A
import qualified B
```
fails to align. But a typo in `instance` above makes it succeed. i.e: it's probably being confused by keywords in comments.

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Research direction

Reproduce the example with haskell-align-imports, then inspect the command's parsing and comment-handling logic. The fix is complete when a comment containing "instance" no longer changes the alignment result for the imports shown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
emacs-lisp, haskell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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