#12708: RFC: Representation polymorphic Num -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Iceland_jack | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Core Libraries | 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: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Iceland_jack): With it and `RebindableSyntax` you can write {{{#!hs foo :: Int foo = I# u + 10 * 4 where u :: Int# u = 10 + 10 * 4 bar :: String bar = show @PtrRepLifted @Int 24 ++ show @IntRep @Int# 24 }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12708#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler