Negative numbers print unnecessary parens
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KIND: FEATURE REQUEST
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- OCaml
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Description
(-10, -10)
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((-10), (-10))
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