[GHC] #474: Debug.Trace.trace should work on Show

[GHC]

#474: Debug.Trace.trace should work on Show
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  Reporter:  jch              |          Owner:  nobody 
      Type:  feature request  |         Status:  closed 
  Priority:  lowest           |      Milestone:  6.4.2  
 Component:  libraries/base   |        Version:  None   
  Severity:  minor            |     Resolution:  fixed  
  Keywords:                   |             Os:  Unknown
Difficulty:  Unknown          |   Architecture:  Unknown
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Changes (by maeder at tzi.de):

  * architecture:  => Unknown
  * resolution:  None => fixed
  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * component:  None => libraries/base
  * milestone:  => 6.4.2
  * status:  assigned => closed
  * os:  => Unknown

Comment:

 show "a" is slightly different from "a", so it's no true generalization.
 An addtional function in Debug.Trace might be an option (if someone
 suggests a good name).

 I suggest to resolve this ticket somehow, soon

 Christian

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