Re: [commit: packages/base] master: Add fmapCoerce to Functor class. (3da4fd9)

2013-09-25 Thread Edward Kmett
The discussion was back and forth with SPJ and Richard Eisenberg during the discussion about the creation of the roles machinery and Simon suggested the shape it currently has to me last night. Having this in the class is the only way that this can lift over an 'unknown' Functor in local scope,

RE: [commit: packages/base] master: Add fmapCoerce to Functor class. (3da4fd9)

2013-09-25 Thread Simon Peyton-Jones
: [commit: packages/base] master: Add fmapCoerce to Functor | class. (3da4fd9) | | Repository : ssh://g...@git.haskell.org/base | | On branch : master | Link : | http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/3da4fd92e005cb9348ab2852d9268a | d61ae1b347/base

Re: [commit: packages/base] master: Add fmapCoerce to Functor class. (3da4fd9)

2013-09-25 Thread Ross Paterson
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:18:51PM +0200, Joachim Breitner wrote: given the recently intensified urge to make GHC a more community driven project, may I suggest to reduce the amount of off-list discussions? I find it very confusing if some discussions happen on list, some discussion on list