A type checker plugin for row types

[Nicolas Frisby]

I've uploaded the code to GitHub.

https://github.com/nfrisby/coxswain

I went with a BSD3 licence.

It's still very much a work in progress, so I only recommend using it for
experimentation for now.

Thanks. -Nick

On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 3:24 PM Nicolas Frisby <nicolas.frisby at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all. I've been spending my free time for the last couple months on a
> type checker plugin for row types. The free time waxes and wanes; sending
> an email like this one was my primary goal for the past couple weeks.
>
> At the very least, I hoped this project would let me finally get some
> hands on experience with OutsideIn. And I definitely have. But I've also
> made more progress than I anticipated, and I think the plugin is starting
> to have legs!
>
> I haven't uploaded the code yet to github -- it's not quite ready to
> share. But I did do a write up on the dev wiki.
>
>
> https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Plugins/TypeChecker/RowTypes/Coxswain
>
> I would really appreciate and questions, comments, and --- boy, oh boy ---
> answers.
>
> I hope to upload within a week or so, and I'll update that wiki page and
> reply to this email when I do.
>
> Thanks very much. -Nick
>
> P.S. -- I've CC'd and BCC'd people who I anticipate would be specifically
> interested in this (e.g. plugins, row types, etc). Please feel free to
> forward to others that come to mind; I know some inboxes abjectly can't
> afford default list traffic.
>
> P.P.S. -- One hold up for the upload is: which license? I intend to
> release under BSD3, mainly to match GHC since one ideal scenario would
> involve being packaged with/integrated into GHC. But my brief recent
> research suggests that the Apache license might be more conducive to
> eventual widespread adoption. If you'd be willing to advise or even just
> refer me to other write ups, please feel free to email me directly or to
> start a separate thread on a more appropriate distribution list (CC'ing me,
> please). Thanks again.
>
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