17 May
2010
17 May
'10
5:41 p.m.
Gwern Branwen
I noticed yesterday in my config, 'import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W', and I wondered - why do we do that? Is there some rationale behind it or is it just tradition?
Because it clashes with some Data.List functions, such as index, delete, etc.; as some users may use parts of Data.List for various things, this is a kind of preventative measure.
I ask because if the former, then there are quite a few modules in XMC which don't import it as W, or as anything at all; a quick grep:
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If the former, then several of these need to be fixed or changed, I think.
They probably don't import Data.List. -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic Ivan.Miljenovic@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com