PackedString

[Simon Marlow]

> > > Is anybody actually depending on the old `CString'?  Or is
> > > everybody using `PackedString' instead?
> > 
> > I don't believe anyone is using PackedString, except for Regex which
> > arguably should be using CString instead.  I'd like to see a simpler
> > PackedString which just corresponded to ByteArrays.
> 
> The nhc98 compiler uses PackedString extensively.  The interface is
> very standard - all of ghc, hbc, and nhc98 support it.  Change the
> implementation by all means if you wish, but not the interface.

Not a problem.  I wasn't suggesting changing the interface, sorry for
the confusion.

Cheers,
	Simon