#4020: Please consider adding support for local type synonyms -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nr | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler (Type | Version: 6.12.2 checker) | Resolution: | Keywords: type synonym Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by ezyang): Yeah, local type synonyms are probably the least controversial of "make global things possible locally" proposals. There are pretty clear semantics for how it works in all cases. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4020#comment:18 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler