Add instance IsString ShowS where fromString = showString

[Nicolas Pouillard]

Excerpts from Bas van Dijk's message of Mon Oct 05 09:27:07 +0200 2009:
> 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?

+1

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