lspitzner / lspitzner/brittany

Unnecessary line break before list comprehension

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hs:lists
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Description

```haskell
foo =
let r =
[ m | m <- foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ]
in ()
```

The break between `r =` and `[ m` is a little odd here.

This happens also without a single very long word

```haskell
foo =
let r =
[ m
| m <- foooooooooooooooooooo
, fooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
, fooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
]
in ()
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing both Haskell snippets with Brittany and compare the formatter's output with the examples in this issue. Trace the formatting path that decides the break after `r =`, then verify that the list-comprehension layout is corrected for both the long-word and multi-clause cases without changing unrelated formatting.

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Assessment

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