[GHC] #1799: ghci ':browse *<module>' does not list items in source order

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#1799: ghci ':browse *<module>' does not list items in source order
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    Reporter:  guest    |        Owner:         
        Type:  bug      |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal   |    Milestone:         
   Component:  GHCi     |      Version:  6.6.1  
    Severity:  normal   |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:           |   Difficulty:  Unknown
          Os:  Unknown  |     Testcase:         
Architecture:  Unknown  |  
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Comment (by guest):

 as a workaround, i've got a minor patch that adds a -s option to :browse,
 so
 {{{
 Prelude> :browse Data.Maybe
 data Maybe a = Nothing | Just a
 maybe :: b -> (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> b
 isJust :: Maybe a -> Bool
 isNothing :: Maybe a -> Bool
 fromJust :: Maybe a -> a
 fromMaybe :: a -> Maybe a -> a
 maybeToList :: Maybe a -> [a]
 listToMaybe :: [a] -> Maybe a
 catMaybes :: [Maybe a] -> [a]
 mapMaybe :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> [b]
 Prelude>
 Prelude> :browse -s Data.Maybe
 data Maybe a = Nothing | Just a
 catMaybes :: [Maybe a] -> [a]
 fromJust :: Maybe a -> a
 fromMaybe :: a -> Maybe a -> a
 isJust :: Maybe a -> Bool
 isNothing :: Maybe a -> Bool
 listToMaybe :: [a] -> Maybe a
 mapMaybe :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> [b]
 maybe :: b -> (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> b
 maybeToList :: Maybe a -> [a]
 }}}
 i wouldn't want that as the default, but it should enable reproducable
 tests, and it might occasionally be useful in itself. in the longer term,
 the default order should be source order, rather than some odd mixture of
 use/source.

 claus

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