[ghc-steering-committee] Please consider GHC Proposal #575 foracceptance.

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi, 

with plenty of supporting voices and no dissent, this is accepted. Will
merge.

Cheers,
Joachim

Am Mittwoch, dem 28.06.2023 um 07:18 +0200 schrieb Moritz Angermann:
> Dear all,
> 
> I believe the remaining concerns have been addressed. Are there any
> further concerns
> regarding this proposal? Otherwise, I recommend we accept it.
> 
> Cheers,
>  Moritz
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jun 2023 at 22:59, Eric Seidel <eric at seidel.io> wrote:
> > Yes, to be clear I don't my concern as something to block on, it's
> > a watch-out-for for library authors.
> > 
> > On Tue, Jun 6, 2023, at 03:44, Arnaud Spiwack wrote:
> > > I support acceptance as well.
> > > 
> > > Eric's concern is a good point, but it probably shouldn't be an 
> > > obstacle to acceptance as 1/ the current proposal is still a
> > > clear 
> > > improvement on the situation 2/ it's unlikely that there is a 
> > > cost-effective way to improve on this axis.
> > > 
> > > Adam complains about semantics in the Github thread [1]. Probably
> > > something worth improving before merging.
> > > 
> > > [1]: 
> > > https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/575#discussion_r1213653866
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 11:10, Simon Peyton Jones 
> > > <simon.peytonjones at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I support acceptance, but I have asked a question about syntax.
> > > > 
> > > > Simon
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 19 May 2023 at 10:05, Moritz Angermann
> > > > <moritz.angermann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Dear Steering Committee,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I strongly endorse GHC Proposal #575
> > > > > <https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/575>,
> > > > > which suggests the introduction of deprecation pragmas on
> > > > > instances.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The proposal is a logical extension of Haskell's existing
> > > > > deprecation facilities. Its implementation would fill a
> > > > > notable gap in the language's current deprecation
> > > > > capabilities.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The lack of instance deprecation hinders controlled evolution
> > > > > of libraries and codebases, often leading to unexpected
> > > > > changes for users. By allowing instance deprecation, we can
> > > > > enhance the stability and predictability of Haskell codebases
> > > > > and improve the user experience.
> > > > > 
> > > > > In summary, Proposal #575 represents a valuable improvement
> > > > > for Haskell. I urge the committee to give it favorable
> > > > > consideration.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Best Regards, Moritz
> > > > > 
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