Replace -fstrict-dicts with programmer-custom strictness annotations for class contexts
Could we perhaps add syntax that looks like
foo :: (!(Foo a)) => a -> a
to indicate that a dictionary should be evaluated strictly? At the moment, -fstrict-dicts is an extremely blunt tool, since it can only be given as a static option.
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Version | 6.12.3 |
Type | FeatureRequest |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | Compiler |
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