For interested fellows, discussion also continues in [1] and [2]. Best, Facundo
[1] https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7015 [2] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/parallel-haskell/b-x7VmjlEOw/discussion On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Carter Schonwald <carter.schonw...@gmail.com> wrote: > indeed! Thanks erik! > > On the paralllel list, edkso shares with us a single commit that adds all > the requested features as a user land lib > > https://github.com/haskell-distributed/distributed-static/commit/d2bd2ebca5a96ea5df621770e98bfb7a3b745bc7 > > @tweag folks, please do not write personal attacks on the issue tracker, if > you find yourself frustrated, I probably am too! please keep a positive > constructive tone in all future communications. > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Erik de Castro Lopo <mle...@mega-nerd.com> > wrote: >> >> Mathieu Boespflug wrote: >> >> > [Sorry for the multiple reposts - couldn't quite figure out which >> > email address doesn't get refused by the list..] >> > >> > >> > Hi Carter, >> > >> > thank you for the good points you raise. I'll try and address each of >> > them as best I can below. >> > >> > > 0) I think you could actually implement this proposal as a userland >> > > library, >> > > at least as you've described it. Have you tried doing so? >> > >> > Indeed, this could be done without touching the compiler at all. >> >> We had this response really early on in this discussion. >> >> Quite honestly I think that should have been the end of the discussion. >> >> The existing GHC release already have a huge workload getting releases >> out the door and adding to that workload without adding manpower and >> resources would be a bad idea. >> >> You really should try doing this as a library outside of GHC and if GHC >> needs a few small additional features, they can be added. >> >> > The `static e` form could as well be a piece of Template Haskell, but >> > making it a proper extension means that the compiler can enforce more >> > invariants and be a bit more helpful to the user. >> >> Once it works outside GHC and has proven useful, then it might be >> worthwhile >> add small specific, easily testable/maintainable features to GHC to >> support >> what goes on on your library. >> >> Erik >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Erik de Castro Lopo >> http://www.mega-nerd.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list >> Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org >> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
