RE: Haskell Wish list: library documentation

[Simon Peyton-Jones]

> what ghc compiles. I'd like to also use Hugs, for a more interactive
development
> environment, but it shows little sign of ever being sufficiently
compatible (it
> is becoming increasing compatible in core aspects, but I want to use most
of the
> features of ghc, and the benefit of having an interpreter is quickly lost
in
> having to support two different language dialects).

It's hard to make two independently-developed systems 100% compatible.
For example, it would make it difficult for either GHC or Hugs to offer
some feature or improvement without ensuring that the other system did too.

However, your point is a good one.  What's missing is a clearer 
story about what incompatibilities actually "bite".  Probably 
some things don't matter, but others do, a lot.

That's what the new Wish List is for
        http://marutea.pms.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/wishlist/

Pls tell us what the incompatibilites that hurt you are.

Simon