Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: Use of abbreviations in Haskell

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Achim Schneider writes:

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import [qualified] module Foo [as F] [hiding(baz)] where bar = undefined baz = bar

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Why do you want the 'where' there?

Because the module definition syntax is "module Foo[(exports] where"... technically, it's not necessary, but it's nice.

Right - I missed the 'module' and just read it as an import statement. Clearly your proposal here goes beyond mine, what are the advantages? I.e, what's the rationale for syntactical changes instead of

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simply treat[ing] a file Foo.Bar as a concatenation of module Foo.Bar and optionally modules Foo.Bar.*?

-k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants