#9946: Expose the source location of template-haskell Names -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: gridaphobe | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.11 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by gridaphobe): Spec: Add a single function {{{ nameSrcLoc :: TH.Name -> GHC.SrcLoc.SrcLoc }}} using the upcoming `SrcLoc` type from [https://phabricator.haskell.org/D578 D578], which returns the span of the whole definition, e.g. {{{ module A where head :: [a] -> a head [] = undefined head (x:_) = x }}} {{{ module B where loc = nameLoc 'A.head -- loc == A.hs:3:1-5:15 }}} This provides maximal information, and my intuition is that it might be easier for clients to narrow the span (e.g. to the first equation) if needed than to widen it. But, as above, I've only ever needed the filepath in practice, so I'm very open to convincing that a different span would be more useful. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9946#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler