[GHC] #913: instance Ord (StableName a)

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#913: instance Ord (StableName a)
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        Reporter:  ekarttun          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  6.10 branch
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  6.4.2
      Resolution:  wontfix           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by andrewthad):

 * failure:   => None/Unknown


Comment:

 Is there a reason this is currently marked as wontfix? It seems like
 adding a `compareStableNames#` primop would be easy and would solve this
 issue. I might be able to figure out how to do this and would be happy to
 give it a try if I knew it would be accepted.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/913#comment:8>
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