Re: [GHC] #9242: Implement {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} and {-# INCOHERENT #-} pragmas

30 Jun 2014

      #9242: Implement {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} and {-# INCOHERENT #-} pragmas
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        Reporter:  simonpj           |            Owner:  diatchki
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by simonpj):

 PS: could you also update the user manual?

 Are we going to deprecate `-XOverlappingInstances` in favour of these
 pragmas?  (I vote yes.)  In which case that's something else to do.

 Thanks

 Simon

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