[ghc-steering-committee] Please review #601: Extension lifecycle, Shepherd: Simon PJ

[Simon Peyton Jones]

Dear GHC steering committee

A month ago I wrote to you concerning GHC Proposal 601 about GHC extensions
<https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle-proposal/proposals/0000-extension-lifecycle-framework.md>
.

We propose a categorization scheme for Haskell language extensions. This
> scheme is simple, in that there are few categories that are described in
> terms of the user-relevant aspects, and it is actionable, in that it
> suggests concrete changes to the warning system of GHC that allow users to
> express their own risk tolerance and get guidance as they upgrade their
> compiler
>

It's holiday time I know, but still, I did not get a single reply.  Is that
because you all love it or you all hate it?  RSVP!

I propose acceptance, modulo a few clarifications which I have posted on
the discussion thread.

Please reply, yea or nay.

Simon

On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 15:58, Simon Peyton Jones <
simon.peytonjones at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear GHC Steering Committee
>
> Proposal #601
> <https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle-proposal/proposals/0000-extension-lifecycle-framework.md>
> says
>
> We propose a categorization scheme for Haskell language extensions. This
> scheme is simple, in that there are few categories that are described in
> terms of the user-relevant aspects, and it is actionable, in that it
> suggests concrete changes to the warning system of GHC that allow users to
> express their own risk tolerance and get guidance as they upgrade their
> compiler
>
> I'm happy with this proposal: it seems simple, comprehensible, and
> actionable.
>
> The only question in my mind is whether it is worth the bother.  I'd love
> to hear from the practitioners on the committee.
>
> But I propose that we accept it.
>
> Simon
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 at 14:39, Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Committee,
>>
>> David Thrane Christiansen suggested to categorize extensions into
>> Experimental, Mature, Deprecated and Legacy, and add warning flag to
>> GHC that allow users to be warned about (or shouted at for) using such
>> extensions, if they choose so.
>>
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/601
>>
>> https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle-proposal/proposals/0000-extension-lifecycle-framework.md
>>
>> Because of the meta-like aspect of this proposal, I’d like to assign
>> this to Simon PJ.
>>
>>
>> Please guide us to a conclusion as outlined in
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals#committee-process
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Joachim
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joachim Breitner
>>   mail at joachim-breitner.de
>>   http://www.joachim-breitner.de/
>>
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