reasonml / reasonml/reason

Negative numbers print unnecessary parens

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Description

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We're on a hunt to reduce as many unnecessary parens as possible to avoid paren-fatigue.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the tuple example shown in the report and compare the current output with the requested output. Locate the relevant formatting or printing path, then verify that unnecessary parentheses around negative numbers are removed without changing the expected tuple formatting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ocaml
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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