Always require using Literal for Literal type arguments#48
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Previously we were allowing stuff like `GetArg[T, Base, 0]`. This requires it to be `GetArg[T, Base, Literal[0]]`. This is obviously kind of uglier but means we don't need to propose an expansion of how literal type are treated. (And, importantly, I don't think it's possible to reliably make *strings* work, because of how strings are treated as type references...)
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Previously we were allowing stuff like
GetArg[T, Base, 0].This requires it to be
GetArg[T, Base, Literal[0]].This is obviously kind of uglier but means we don't need to propose an
expansion of how literal type are treated. (And, importantly, I don't
think it's possible to reliably make strings work, because of how
strings are treated as type references...)