elm repl can't have empty line in multiline comments

[setop]

Quick Summary: ???

SSCCE

In elm repl

2+2
{- comment

-}
3+3

returns a ENDLESS COMMENT error.

It seems an empty line is considered as a end of comment. This is not convenient. And not consistent elm make

• Elm: 0.19.1
• Browser: repl
• Operating System: Linux

Additional Details

Without comment

With

2+2
3+3

I get

> 4 : number
> 6 : number

With comment

With

2+2
{- a multiline comment
-}
3+3

I get no error but only

> 4 : number

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