Hello Henning, Sunday, October 22, 2006, 5:48:11 PM, you wrote:
I don't see the benefit of allowing imports anywhere at top-level.
it is useful to move together imports and related code. say: #if HUGS import Hugs.Base addInt = hugsAddInt #elseif GHC import GHC.Base addInt = ghcAddInt #endif currently we are forced to make separate sections for import and use: #if HUGS import Hugs.Base #elseif GHC import GHC.Base #endif #if HUGS addInt = hugsAddInt #elseif GHC addInt = ghcAddInt #endif just another example: -- higher-level stuff: openFile = ... -- medium-level-stuff createFD = .. -- low-level stuff import System,FD _create = ... System.FD.create (i don't propose subj. i just know pros and contras for it) -- Best regards, Bulat mailto:Bulat.Ziganshin@gmail.com