Wrong precedence for unary minus or pow
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Description
let a = -. x ** 2.;
parses as
let a = (-. x) ** 2.;
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Start by reproducing the reported parsing of the Reason snippet and trace the parser's precedence handling for unary minus and exponentiation. Done means the expression parses with the intended precedence and the behavior is covered by a regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100