26 Oct
2006
26 Oct
'06
8:32 a.m.
Frederik Eaton
I too have been unconvinced that we need to change the syntax of module imports, to incorporate package identifiers and versions. You make a good case for an alternative mechanism, that keeps all the package information out of the source code, and therefore increases the chances of re-use without modifying the code. The use of the .cabal file to record package-mounting information seems to tie it all together well, in a way that previous mounting proposals have not achieved. Regards, Malcolm