Add instance IsString ShowS where fromString = showString

[Bas van Dijk]

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Bas van Dijk <v.dijk.bas at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It would be really nice to use OverloadedStrings when constructing a
> ShowS, for example in a definition of showsPrec in an instance for
> Show.
>
> The patch attached in the ticket[3544] adds the necessary instance to
> base/GHC/Show.lhs:
>
> instance IsString ShowS where
>    fromString = showString
>
> Note that this does require TypeSynonymInstances.
>
> Discussion period 2 weeks.
>
> regards,
>
> Bas
>
> [3544] http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3544
>

Just a reminder for this proposal. One week has passed and one to go.

Any comments, +1 or -1?

regards,

Bas