[GHC] #3217: Make GHCi have separate flags for interactive Haskell expressions

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#3217: Make GHCi have separate flags for interactive Haskell expressions
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    Reporter:  simonpj           |        Owner:                  
        Type:  feature request   |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  6.12 branch     
   Component:  Compiler          |      Version:  6.10.2          
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:                  
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown         
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * cc: YitzGale (added)

Comment:

 At the start of this ticket I proposed a modest change.  I can't say I
 have followed the conversation between Claus and Simon in detail; but it
 seems at least that consensus has not been reached.  There is a danger
 that the original suggestion will fall by the wayside by becoming
 entangled in a larger debate.

 My suggestion is to implement the change I originally proposed (in brief:
 have a flag-set for the GHCi prompt, distinct from the ones used for
 compiling modules), leaving any more sophisticated feature request for
 another ticket.

 But before doing so:
  * No one except Claus has commented on the original suggestion. Does
 anyone case?  If not, maybe it is not worth the bother?

  * Claus, are you of the opinion that it'd be a retrograde step to
 implement the original proposal of this ticket, without implementing some
 version of your proposal?  Or would it be a step in the right direction?

 Simon

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3217#comment:11>
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