#10569: Optionally treat an out-of-scope variable like a typed hole -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: simonpj | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.0.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by ertes): * status: closed => new * version: 7.10.1 => 8.0.1 * resolution: fixed => Comment: Can we please make this behaviour optional, and ideally off by default? In an interactive rapid-prototyping workflow this is a major stumbling block, because you have to watch your code crash a few times until you have everything in place, particularly when you ''use now, import later''. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10569#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler