Pattern synonyms for 7.8?

[Carter Schonwald]

as long as we clearly communicate that there may be refinements / breaking
changes subsequently, i'm all for it, unless merging it in slows down 7.8
hitting RC .  (its taken long enough for RC to happen... don't want to drag
it out further)


On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Richard Eisenberg <eir at cis.upenn.edu> wrote:

> +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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