On Sunday 18 July 2010 22:19:21, Eitan Goldshtrom wrote:
> Silly question, but I can't find the answer on the net. I think I'm just
> using the wrong words in my search. I'm looking for a way to create
> constant expressions in Haskell. The C/C++ equivalent of what I'm
> talking about is
>
> #define NAME VALUE
>
> I want an expression, or really just numbers for what I'm doing, that
> the compiler will put into the program at the designated places, instead
> of storing it in memory like a variable.
>
> -Eitan
Just make a top-level definition
name = value
and if you want to make sure it's inlined,
{-# INLINE name #-}
Or you can use {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-} with the #define
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