Re: GHC plugin authors?

2021-09-01 Thread Moritz Angermann
> With regards to point 2. if I understand correctly, the gitlab CI creates > bindists as build artifacts, is that correct? > I guess it would be helpful if that were advertised more prominently, so > it's easier to test a new branch without having to build GHC. Yes, they are. Let's take this MR

Re: GHC plugin authors?

2021-09-01 Thread Christiaan Baaij
Hi Richard, So there's multiple reasons/aspects as to why I haven't responded 1. Sam's question/seeking feedback on changing the return type for constraint solver plugins is something Sam and I discussed at HIW using ICFPs airmeet instance, as in, it was something I suggested. And the TL;DR of ne

Re: GHC plugin authors?

2021-09-01 Thread Moritz Angermann
Hi Richard, I believe that this is mostly due to plugin development happening to satisfy a plugin need. I doubt there is a grand unified vision for plugins. And I don't have one either. I've dabbled with codegen plugins a long time ago, these days I'm primarily concerned with plugins having a c

GHC plugin authors?

2021-08-31 Thread Richard Eisenberg
Hi all, I have seen a few posts from Sam Derbyshire here asking for feedback about plugin API design, and the responses have been minimal. This poses a design challenge, because the GHC folk who design the interface are sometimes distinct from the people who use the interface. We're trying to b