#16009: Deprecate `optional` from Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dbaynard | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.10.1 Component: libraries/base | Version: 8.6.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Applicative, | Parsers, ReadP Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by dbaynard): I can certainly give a reason to deprecate (I wouldn't underestimate the confusion caused by this inconsistency; error messages for functions of the same name are often difficult to process) but I'm not well placed to describe it as an advantage. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16009#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler