[Haskell-cafe] Eq source code?

[Liam Wall]

That's description on what any instance is expected to adhere to, not
source.

You can check source links on stackable too:

https://www.stackage.org/haddock/lts-17.8/base-4.14.1.0/Data-Eq.html

On Fri, 2 Apr 2021, 16:38 Galaxy Being, <borgauf at gmail.com> wrote:

> While learning about type classes, I tried to find the actual source code
> for Eq. In my beginner books this much is typically given
>
> class Eq a where
>   (==), (/=) :: a -> a -> Bool
>
> -- Minimal completion definition:
>   x /= y = not (x == y)
>   x == y = not (x /= y)
>
> I then found this
> <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.15.0.0/docs/Data-Eq.html> at
> hackage.haskell.org, but the "source" links are dead. On this page is a
> section of what I can't tell is either source code or just commentary on
> all the different mathematical ideas about equality, i.e.,
>
> Reflexivity
> x == x = True
> Symmetry
> x == y = y == x
> Transitivity
> if x == y && y == z = True, then x == z = True
> Substitutivity
> if x == y = True and f is a "public" function whose return type is an
> instance of Eq, then f x == f y = True
> Negation
> x /= y = not (x == y)
>
> I would like to know if this is indeed in the source code or if it's just
> a sort of commentary. It looks important. Where can I find the actual
> source for all these basic type classes?
>
> LB
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