[GHC] #2026: Simple data types in System.Posix.IO should have Eq, Ord, etc. instances

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#2026: Simple data types in System.Posix.IO should have Eq, Ord, etc. instances
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    Reporter:  wjt                |       Owner:         
        Type:  bug                |      Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:         
   Component:  libraries (other)  |     Version:  6.6.1  
    Severity:  minor              |    Keywords:         
  Difficulty:  Easy (1 hr)        |    Testcase:         
Architecture:  Unknown            |          Os:  Unknown
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 When trying to use `OpenMode` in a `Data.Map` key, I noticed that it's not
 an instance of `Ord` or even `Eq`.  Nor are `OpenFileFlags`, `FdOption`,
 `LockRequest`.  I don't see particularly meaningful orderings for them,
 but meaningless orderings would be useful nonetheless.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2026>
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