[GHC] #15843: Tuple sections can't be quoted

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Wed Nov 14 19:51:42 UTC 2018


#15843: Tuple sections can't be quoted
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        Reporter:  mpickering        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer,
                                     |  TemplateHaskell
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 I disagree with the design in the original post. TH syntax should really
 be as close as possible to Haskell syntax. Instead, I would say that TH
 should support tuple sections directly. I propose changing `TupE :: [Exp]
 -> Exp` to become `TupE :: [Maybe Exp] -> Exp`.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15843#comment:2>
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