Re: [ghc-steering-committee] Please review #601: Extension lifecycle, Shepherd: Simon PJ

Dear GHC steering committee A month ago I wrote to you concerning GHC Proposal 601 about GHC extensions https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle... . We propose a categorization scheme for Haskell language extensions. This

scheme is simple, in that there are few categories that are described in terms of the user-relevant aspects, and it is actionable, in that it suggests concrete changes to the warning system of GHC that allow users to express their own risk tolerance and get guidance as they upgrade their compiler

It's holiday time I know, but still, I did not get a single reply. Is that because you all love it or you all hate it? RSVP! I propose acceptance, modulo a few clarifications which I have posted on the discussion thread. Please reply, yea or nay. Simon On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 15:58, Simon Peyton Jones < simon.peytonjones@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear GHC Steering Committee

Proposal #601 https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle... says

We propose a categorization scheme for Haskell language extensions. This scheme is simple, in that there are few categories that are described in terms of the user-relevant aspects, and it is actionable, in that it suggests concrete changes to the warning system of GHC that allow users to express their own risk tolerance and get guidance as they upgrade their compiler

I'm happy with this proposal: it seems simple, comprehensible, and actionable.

The only question in my mind is whether it is worth the bother. I'd love to hear from the practitioners on the committee.

But I propose that we accept it.

Simon

On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 at 14:39, Joachim Breitner wrote:

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Dear Committee,

David Thrane Christiansen suggested to categorize extensions into Experimental, Mature, Deprecated and Legacy, and add warning flag to GHC that allow users to be warned about (or shouted at for) using such extensions, if they choose so.

https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/601

https://github.com/david-christiansen/ghc-proposals/blob/extension-lifecycle...

Because of the meta-like aspect of this proposal, I’d like to assign this to Simon PJ.

Please guide us to a conclusion as outlined in https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals#committee-process

Cheers, Joachim

-- Joachim Breitner mail@joachim-breitner.de http://www.joachim-breitner.de/

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