Re: [Haskell] standard prelude and specifications

2006-04-13 Thread Malcolm Wallace
Laszlo Nemeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chp 8 of the Haskell Report says: > > > In this chapter the entire Haskell Prelude is given. It constitutes > > a *specification* for the Prelude. > > My question is how strictly this word "specification" is to be > interpreted? I can think of a stric

[Haskell] standard prelude and specifications

2006-04-13 Thread Laszlo Nemeth
Hi, Chp 8 of the Haskell Report says: In this chapter the entire Haskell Prelude is given. It constitutes a *specification* for the Prelude. Many of the definitions are written with clarity rather than efficiency in mind, and it is not required that the specification be implemented as shown h