...@gmail.com [mailto:michael.snoy...@gmail.com] *On
Behalf Of *Michael Snoyman
*Sent:* 10 September 2013 05:28
*To:* Simon Peyton-Jones
*Cc:* core-libraries-commit...@haskell.org; ghc-devs; Geoffrey Mainland;
Jan Stolarek
*Subject:* Re: [core libraries] RE: Alex and new Bool primops
| Sent: 09 September 2013 16:14
| To: Jan Stolarek
| Cc: ghc-devs
| Subject: Re: Alex and new Bool primops
|
| I say this only somewhat facetiously, but this is *exactly* the sort of
| problem that the pro-backwards compatibility camp anticipates, and I
| mean the pro-backwards compatibility camp
; Geoffrey
Mainland; Jan Stolarek
*Subject:* Re: [core libraries] RE: Alex and new Bool primops
I'll admit a fair amount of ignorance of the GHC build process.
But wouldn't it be standard that any tool used in the GHC build
process itself, and built by GHC itself, would
jan.stola...@p.lodz.pl, Simon Marlow marlo...@gmail.com
Wysłane: wtorek, 10 wrzesień 2013 9:53:07
Temat: RE: [core libraries] RE: Alex and new Bool primops
(Simon M: are you ok with updating Alex? You were the one of those who argued
strongly for using the old names for the new primops
I am refactoring new Bool primops (#6135). There was a discussion on
core-libraries-commitee list and the decision was made that we should keep
names of primops we used so far and change their type signature (right now HEAD
has different names for new primops and reuses old names for
Perhaps the core libraries committee should reconsider their decision?
:) Backwards compatibility is good. If HEAD implements the backwards
compatibility plan that Simon PJ and I suggested and said plan is
working, there should be a compelling reason to break compatibility and
have to go chasing
- Oryginalna wiadomość -
Od: Geoffrey Mainland mainl...@apeiron.net
Do: Jan Stolarek jan.stola...@p.lodz.pl
DW: ghc-devs ghc-devs@haskell.org
Wysłane: poniedziałek, 9 wrzesień 2013 15:40:09
Temat: Re: Alex and new Bool primops
Perhaps the core libraries committee should reconsider their decision
: Geoffrey Mainland mainl...@apeiron.net
Do: Jan Stolarek jan.stola...@p.lodz.pl
DW: ghc-devs ghc-devs@haskell.org
Wysłane: poniedziałek, 9 wrzesień 2013 15:40:09
Temat: Re: Alex and new Bool primops
Perhaps the core libraries committee should reconsider their decision?
:) Backwards compatibility
September 2013 16:14
| To: Jan Stolarek
| Cc: ghc-devs
| Subject: Re: Alex and new Bool primops
|
| I say this only somewhat facetiously, but this is *exactly* the sort of
| problem that the pro-backwards compatibility camp anticipates, and I
| mean the pro-backwards compatibility camp in the most
