Hi Nicholas,
> compileTimeEval :: Data a => a -> ExpQ
> compileTimeEval = return . toExp
> You're telling me all that horrendous pain in implementing toExp and
it already exists?!?
Yes unfortunately, compileTimeEval already exists in TH, it's called lift
compileTimeEval :: Lift a => a -> ExpQ
On 11/2/07, Robin Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...since
> there is a Template Haskell class for the concept of "translating actual
> values into TH representations of those values" called Lift...
There's a WHAT?!
*checks docs*
You're telling me all that horrendous pain in implementing to
On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 05:11:53 -0500
"Nicholas Messenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -- Many people ask if GHC will evaluate toplevel constants at compile
> -- time, you know, since Haskell is pure it'd be great if those
> -- computations could be done once and not use up cycles during
> -- runtime
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fglasgow-exts -fno-monomorphism-restriction #-}
-- Many people ask if GHC will evaluate toplevel constants at compile
-- time, you know, since Haskell is pure it'd be great if those
-- computations could be done once and not use up cycles during
-- runtime. Not an entirely bad id
