#4479: Add Type Directed Name Resolution --------------------------------------------+------------------------------ Reporter: gidyn | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: 7.6.2 Component: Compiler (Type checker) | Version: 7.5 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Test Case: | Difficulty: Unknown Blocking: | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: --------------------------------------------+------------------------------ Comment (by adamgundry): Replying to [comment:16 gidyn]:

"we propose no changes to dot syntax for the time being" Looks like Adam is specific ignoring it?

I'm not ignoring TDNR so much as implementing an alternative solution to essentially the same problem, namely the desire to overload record field names. In fact, an earlier version of my proposal did suggest changing dot syntax, but quite a few people weren't keen on it, so the current plan is to leave dot alone for the time being. There is the possibility of treating [wiki:Records/DeclaredOverloadedRecordFields/DotPostfix dot as postfix function application]. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4479#comment:17 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler