[GHC] #3480: Add Show and Binary instances for TypeRep (was: Easily make Typeable keys pure, so that Typeable can be handled efficiently across communications)

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#3480: Add Show and Binary instances for TypeRep
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  Reporter:  guest           |          Owner:                      
      Type:  task            |         Status:  new                 
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  7.2.1               
 Component:  libraries/base  |        Version:                      
Resolution:                  |       Keywords:  Typeable, efficiency
  Testcase:                  |      Blockedby:                      
Difficulty:  Unknown         |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple    
  Blocking:                  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple    
   Failure:  None/Unknown    |  
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Comment(by simonpj):

 I'm changing the title; patches welcome.

 Simon

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