Proposal: pattern synonyms

[Lennart Augustsson]

Conor McBride wrote:
> Hi folks
> 
> Having spent the last week hacking, I've found a common irritation, so I 
> have a proposal to mitigate it. Of course, this issue may not bug anyone 
> else, so I'm a little hesitant. In pessimal pedagogical order, the 
> proposal: pattern synonyms.

Yes, I quite often wish I had them.  But keeping in line with
the original Haskell' charter I've refrained from proposing them
since they are unimplemented.

	-- Lennart