PROPOSAL: Export "readEither" from Text.Read

[Simon Marlow]

On 08/12/2011 22:39, Iavor Diatchki wrote:
> Hello,
>
> when writing simple String parsers, I find implementing this function
> over and over:
>
> readEither :: Read a =>  String ->  Either String a
>
> I just found out that it is already defined in the module "Text.Read"
> in the "base" package but, sadly, it is not exported.
> Would there be any objections if:
>    1. I was to export it
>    2. I was to add another convenience function "readMaybe ::  Read a
> =>  String ->  Myabe a" defined in terms of "readEither".
>
> I can't think of any problems that this might cause and it would be
> very helpful to me and my colleagues.
>
> Discussion period: 2 weeks, so until 22 December 2011.

+1

Simon