[m-dev.] @ syntax (was: Freeze the compiler)

[Fergus Henderson]

On 14-Nov-2000, Ralph Becket <rbeck at microsoft.com> wrote:
> >From Michael Day on 14/11/2000 08:07:27
> > 
> > > It would just be a syntactic transformation.
> > > You would just declare e.g.
> > > 
> > > 	:- func elem(map(K, V), K) = V.
> > > 	:- func 'elem :='(map(K, V), K, V) = map(K, V).
> > 
> > In the 'elem :=' example, must the space be preserved exactly? Will
> > including an extra space or two produce obscure error messages?
> 
> I believe that the correct syntax is to have no spaces at all
> before the `:='

Yes, you're right.

> (I would have voted for one, but I shan't quibble).

I would have voted for one too.
In fact, if there are no objections, I propose that we make that change.

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