On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just would like to point out that there is nothing inherently bad about > what GHC calls ``orphan instances''. > > From a code structuring point of view, > I frequently ``consider orphan'' instances > useful for separation of concerns.
The problem is, that if you have a main instance of a class for a type and this one is not bundled with either the type or the class, then you are able to import the type and the class without the main instance (that is, you can accidentally miss that instance), and thus you are able to define another instance. This will likely cause clash with the main instance sooner or later, if other modules import your custom instance and the main one. _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list Cvs-ghc@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
