Proposal: Add hasBitSize to Data.Bits.Bits

[Edward Kmett]

FixedBits?

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On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Henning Thielemann <lemming at henning-thielemann.de> wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2012, Ian Lynagh wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 07:49:49PM -0400, Edward Kmett wrote:
>>> 
>>> deprecate, but not remove bitSize this iteration, and make a separate
>>> class FiniteBits for things with a finite, fixed number of bits:
>>> 
>>>> class Bits b => FiniteBits b where
>>>>   finiteBitSize :: b -> Int
>>>>   finiteBitSize = bitSize
> 
> 
> Bit size is always finite in strict data types, isn't it? I suggest a name containing "Fixed".
> 
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