Re: [GHC] #8185: Change role annotation syntax

#8185: Change role annotation syntax ----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: | Owner: goldfire goldfire | Status: new Type: feature | Milestone: 7.8.1 request | Version: 7.7 Priority: normal | Keywords: Component: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Compiler | Difficulty: Moderate (less than a day) Resolution: | Blocked By: Operating System: | Related Tickets: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: | None/Unknown | Test Case: | Blocking: | ----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Comment (by Richard Eisenberg ): In [changeset:f4046b508a5a71ff2e28f438b30048867dbad428/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="f4046b508a5a71ff2e28f438b30048867dbad428" Change role annotation syntax. This fixes bugs #8185, #8234, and #8246. The new syntax is explained in the comments to #8185, appears in the "Roles" subsection of the manual, and on the [wiki:Roles] wiki page. This change also removes the ability for a role annotation on type synonyms, as noted in #8234. }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8185#comment:14 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler