#10803: New SignatureSections extension -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hvr | Owner: hvr Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.12.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Revisions: Phab:D1185 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by goldfire): Fair enough. But I'm still worried about runtime implications of signature sections, as described in the Phab:D1185 comments. Visible type application doesn't have that problem. If I'm right in supposing that signature sections potentially have runtime implications, I personally would never use/recommend the feature. Agreed that sometimes a signature section is more convenient for the programmer than figuring out the right visible type application. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10803#comment:13 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler