[Haskell-cafe] Re: ANNOUNCE: HaRe, the Haskell Refactorer 0.6

[Chris BROWN]

Hi Ivan,

> I've tried playing with an older version of HaRe; it's build system is a
> little weird but I'm sure it can be converted into a Cabal-compatible
> format.  Part of the problem if memory serves is the use of embedded
> libraries that aren't on Hackage either.
> 

That's correct. HaRe builds on top of Strafunski and (a slightly modified) Programatica. It may be possible to wrap these up into a utils package for HaRe.

> 
> Of course, it would also be nice if HaRe could parse more than just
> Haskell98... :p (I know, I know, it isn't easy to change parsers, etc.).
> 

HaRe works over the full Haskell 98 standard. We certainly wish to move HaRe over to GHC Haskell in the future, and this is currently an ongoing effort: if you have any ideas on how to help us do this please contact us.

Kindest regards,
Chris