I have to admit, I rather like this suggestion. -Edward
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Krzysztof Gogolewski < krz.gogolew...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > As discussed on ghc-devs, I propose to enable -XTypeHoles in GHC by > default. Rationale: > > (1) This way holes are far easier to use; just entering "_" allows to > check type of a subexpression, no need of adding "-XTypeHoles". > > (2) This affects error messages only; i.e. the set of programs that > compile stays the same - Haskell 2010. The only exception is that if you > use -fdefer-type-errors, then a program with a hole compiles, but this > seems fine with philosophy of -fdefer-type-errors. > > If so: would you like it to be in 7.8 or wait a cycle? My preference is > 7.8, two people (John and Richard) suggested 7.10. > > -KG > > _______________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > >
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