[Template-haskell] Defining a function and using it in a splice within the same module

[Alfonso Acosta]

On 10/25/07, Alfonso Acosta <alfonso.acosta at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/25/07, Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj at microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > | where mkSysDef :: Name -> [String] -> [String] -> SysDef
> >
> > Ah I see.  Although you presumably meant
> >         mkSysDef :: Name -> Q ([String] -> [String] -> SysDef)
> > else it'd be ill-typed.
>
> Yes, sure, sorry for the typo.

Actually mkSysDef :: Name -> Q ([String] -> [String] -> SysDef) would
also be ill-typed,
it should be mkSysDef :: Name -> ExpQ.


> > It's a nice illustration of why the proposed feature is useful.  I'd be happy if you added it.
>
> I'll add it then.

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