[GHC] #3036: Max/Min Monoids

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#3036: Max/Min Monoids
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Reporter:  whpearson         |          Owner:                  
    Type:  proposal          |         Status:  new             
Priority:  normal            |      Component:  libraries/base  
 Version:  6.10.1            |       Severity:  normal          
Keywords:                    |       Testcase:                  
      Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
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 A small patch to Data.Monoid to give Max a and Min a monoids for (Ord a,
 Bounded a) = > a. Very similar to Sum and Product.

 Some alternatives here for unbounded Max/Mins
 http://hpaste.org/fastcgi/hpaste.fcgi/view?id=1528

 My current preferred one is to not to bother and perhaps put
 Data.AddBounds in the main branch and people can wrap Integers in that if
 they want. It seems conceptually purer.

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