haskell / haskell/parsec

javaStyle defined as case insensitive

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Description

In `Text.Parsec.Language` the definition for the `javaStyle` is:
```hs
javaStyle :: LanguageDef st
javaStyle = emptyDef
{ commentStart = "/*"
, commentEnd = "*/"
, commentLine = "//"
, nestedComments = True
, identStart = letter
, identLetter = alphaNum <|> oneOf "_'"
, reservedNames = []
, reservedOpNames= []
, caseSensitive = False -- <==
}
```

Which defines java style to be case insensitive, which is very confusing as most java style languages are in fact **case sensitive**. Not sure if this is an oversight or me misunderstanding the intention of this language definition.

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Research direction

Start in Text.Parsec.Language and inspect the javaStyle definition, especially its caseSensitive setting. Confirm the intended behavior for Java-style languages and review the existing test suite for language-definition coverage; done means the behavior is corrected and verified by tests.

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Tech stack
haskell
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
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1/5
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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