notcpp
Version 0.2 revision 0 uploaded by BenMillwood.
Package meta
- Synopsis
- Avoiding the C preprocessor via cunning use of Template Haskell
- Description
notcpp is a library that attempts to provide an alternative to using CPP as a mechanism for conditional compilation. It provides facilities for determining if specific names or class instances exist and responding accordingly.
When a value or class instance appears between minor releases of a third-party package, a common way of dealing with the problem is to use CPP to conditionally use one block of code or another. The trouble with CPP is it's hard to statically analyse: tools based on haskell-src-exts will outright refuse to parse it, for example. It turns out Template Haskell will do the same job in some cases.
notcpp is largely a proof-of-concept, experimental package: you are welcome to use it if it suits you, but it may be liable to change suddenly.
- Author
- Ben Millwood <haskell@benmachine.co.uk>
- Bug reports
- https://github.com/benmachine/notcpp/issues
- Category
- Template Haskell
- Copyright
- 2012 Ben Millwood
- Homepage
- n/a
- Maintainer
- Ben Millwood <haskell@benmachine.co.uk>
- Package URL
- n/a
- Stability
- n/a