At 08:57 07/04/04 +0100, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:

cpp is readily available everywhere, whereas some new tool would not be.

Hmmm... it was my perception of the falsity of this that led me to raise the issue in the first place. See also [1]. Otherwise, I broadly agree with the points you make. #g -- [1] http://www.haskell.org//pipermail/libraries/2004-April/002009.html ------------ Graham Klyne For email: http://www.ninebynine.org/#Contact