#7495: generalizing overloaded list syntax to Sized Lists, HLists, HRecords, etc -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nwf | Owner: carter Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.12.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: #9883 | Blocking: 9883 | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonpj):

I don't see any things which current `OverloadedLists` can do and this new can not.

Well, how about pattern matching and `[1..n]`?! Maybe people are using those already. Have you talked to the authors of `OverloadedLists` to see what they think? Do you expect this new design to ''replace'' `OverloadedLists`, or just be a competing extension? Let me continue to encourage you to start a wiki page explaining the design and its relationship to other extensions. Build up a community of people who support the idea, and work with them to refine it. Ultimately, develop a patch. Good work! Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7495#comment:16 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler