[GHC] #736: Allowing any newtype of the IO monad to be used in FFI and extra optional entry point

[GHC]

#736: Allowing any newtype of the IO monad to be used in FFI and extra optional
entry point
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 Reporter:  brianh at metamilk.com            |          Owner:          
     Type:  feature request                |         Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal                         |      Milestone:  6.8     
Component:  Compiler                       |        Version:  6.4.1   
 Severity:  normal                         |     Resolution:          
 Keywords:  FFI foreign monad entry point  |     Difficulty:  Unknown 
 Testcase:                                 |   Architecture:  Multiple
       Os:  Multiple                       |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * milestone:  => 6.8
  * testcase:  =>

Comment:

 This is something we might want to consider for haskell' too.

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