desugaring of `obj->f(.a,b)` is confusing
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Description
moved from https://github.com/BuckleScript/bucklescript/issues/4342
It is currently de-sugared into f (obj)(. a, b) , can we de-sugar it into f (. obj, a, b ) instead
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The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the desugaring logic for obj->f(.a,b), compare its current output with the requested form, and add or update coverage so the transformation produces f(. obj, a, b).
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- ocaml
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- Feature
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