Pattern synonyms for 7.8?

[Richard Eisenberg]

+1 for inclusion. This is a nicely opt-in feature, and so (barring any regressions) only those intrepid people who want it will be affected.

Richard

On Jan 6, 2014, at 8:17 AM, Joachim Breitner wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Am Montag, den 06.01.2014, 12:42 +0000 schrieb Simon Peyton-Jones:
>> We could put it in the release with warnings saying "the exact
>> details, esp of syntax, might change, but do try it".  I'd be ok with
>> that, and we've done it before.
>> 
>> What do other people think?
> 
> This feature may be so good that people will use it in, say, released
> libraries, disregarding the warning.
> 
> But it seems that any possible syntax change will only affect those who
> define pattern synonyms, and not those who use them, and hence only
> cause work for those disregarding the warning, I’m in favor of
> inclusion.
> 
> Greetings,
> Joachim
> 
> 
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