Re: System.Win32.Types to base library?

Felix Martini wrote:

I am working on some Windows specific code for GHC in the base library. System.Win32.Types contains basic Win32 types and error handling functions. Using them would mean a dependency on the Win32 library. I could duplicate parts of System.Win32.Types that i need, but is it not preferable to relocate System.Win32.Types to the base library?

You don't say what you're working on specifically, but in general the direction we want to move in is to develop new stuff outside of the base package, where you have full access to the Win32 or unix APIs. In the upcoming GHC release we've separated out various parts of base for this reason. Cheers, Simon