Re: Is it reasonable that the compiler ignores import statements based on the method's purpose?

On Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 11:46:26PM +0100, Simon Ochsenreither wrote:
> While this is a perfectly fine explanantion for every compiler 
> implementer out there, is this something a language user should really 
> care about?

No, that's why there is a ticket open, at which I pointed.

> I don't know how much work it would be to take the import into account 
> when lifting the constructor, but in my humble opinion maybe we should 
> look at what is easier to understand for developers and not what's 
> easier to implement in the compiler.

I'm glad we're in agreement about what we should do.  Now all we have to 
do is figure out why "we" is such an elusive character.  I already write 
code as fast as I can; I'm sure you'll forgive me if I prioritize the 
600 or so open tickets according to my own metrics.

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