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authorsimonpj@microsoft.com <unknown>2009-11-17 13:23:08 +0000
committersimonpj@microsoft.com <unknown>2009-11-17 13:23:08 +0000
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Extend the GHCi FAQ slightly
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@@ -2908,6 +2908,13 @@ Prelude> :set -fno-glasgow-exts
because this is normally what you want in an interpreter:
output appears as it is generated.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you want line-buffered behaviour, as in GHC, you can
+ start your program thus:
+ <programlisting>
+ main = do { hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering; ... }
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>