#10803: New TypeSignatureSections extension -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: hvr | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.12.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Revisions: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- = Preliminary specification Have - `(::` ''type'' `)` be syntax sugar for - `(\x -> x ::` ''type'' `)` This new syntax extension is enabled via a new `TypeSignatureSections` language pragma, i.e. {{{#!hs {#- LANGUAGE TypeSignatureSections #-} }}} TODO: formalise this a bit more -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10803 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler