On April 25, 2012 04:15:41 Yitzchak Gale wrote: > The only reason I don't like using OverloadedStrings > for typing string literals as Text and ByteString > is that when you turn on OverloadedStrings, you turn > it on for all types, not just Text and ByteString. > I don't want to be forced to do that. Because > all other uses of OverloadedStrings that I have > seen, and there are many, are ill-advised in my > opinion. They all should have been quasiquoters.
Maybe what you really want is the ability to control instance imports? Is there a technical reason this couldn't be done? The Haskell report only says doing this is not part of haskell. It doesn't say why. Cheers! -Tyson _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
