[m-users.] Import only notations from a module?

[Anders Lundstedt]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 5:17 AM Mark Brown <mark at mercurylang.org> wrote:
> I'd also like to be able to define name equivalences for things other
> than types, modes and insts

I would really like such a feature!


> > I would be fine with having to redefine notations, as for example in
> > the following non-compiling attempt (which does compile if one imports
> > the list module and removes my attempt at redefining the notations).
>
> Redefining them as functions loses some information, since there's
> things we know about constructors that don't apply to functions
> generally. In particular, when constructors are viewed as functions:
>  - they are injective
>  - their ranges are disjoint

Yeah, I figured that ought to be the problem. I guess your suggestion
of additional name equivalences would solve it?


On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 1:53 PM Anders Lundstedt
<mercury-users at anderslundstedt.se> wrote:
> I like using ‘use_module’ instead of ‘import_module’ since this forces
> me to properly qualify names. However, some notations would be nice to
> have—in particular, list notations.

All in all, I gather that right now it is not possible to accomplish
what I want?


Best,

Anders