From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A77ACBC69 for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:23:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from furbychan.cocan.org (furbychan.cocan.org [80.68.91.176]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4CANErk010416 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 12:23:15 +0200 Received: from rich by furbychan.cocan.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1HmokY-00046c-00; Sat, 12 May 2007 11:22:54 +0100 Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 11:22:54 +0100 To: skaller Cc: Jon Harrop , caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Custom operators in the revised syntax Message-ID: <20070512102254.GA862@furbychan.cocan.org> References: <200705111537.32561.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <200705120348.50308.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <1178944803.14691.28.camel@rosella.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1178944803.14691.28.camel@rosella.wigram> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: Richard Jones X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 46459592.002 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; syntax:01 syntax:01 frisch:01 caml-list:01 alain:01 revised:02 desirable:03 let:03 extension:05 red:92 typically:08 feature:08 similar:11 operator:14 local:16 If it is true that parts of the program will typically use a single class of operator, then what about a simple syntax extension like: with BigInt let a = b + c * d in Similar, in fact, to the very desirable "local open" feature (http://alain.frisch.fr/soft.html#openin) Rich. -- Richard Jones Red Hat