Repository : ssh://darcs.haskell.org//srv/darcs/packages/bytestring On branch : ghc-7.6
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/c7a1e0fa851ab21dbca24aed199c745d2f7862ac >--------------------------------------------------------------- commit c7a1e0fa851ab21dbca24aed199c745d2f7862ac Author: Duncan Coutts <[email protected]> Date: Wed Sep 5 22:47:37 2012 +0000 Mention the Builder in the package description >--------------------------------------------------------------- bytestring.cabal | 6 +++++- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/bytestring.cabal b/bytestring.cabal index 393b19d..72835d4 100644 --- a/bytestring.cabal +++ b/bytestring.cabal @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Description: * Strict 'ByteString's keep the string as a single large array. This makes them convenient for passing data between C and Haskell. . - * Lazy 'ByteStrings' use a lazy list of strict chunks which makes it + * Lazy 'ByteString's use a lazy list of strict chunks which makes it suitable for I\/O streaming tasks. . The @Char8@ modules provide a character-based view of the same @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Description: binary and 8-bit character content (which is common in many file formats and network protocols). . + The 'Builder' module provides an efficient way to build up 'ByteString's + in an ad-hoc way by repeated concatenation. This is ideal for fast + serialisation or pretty printing. + . 'ByteString's are not designed for Unicode. For Unicode strings you should use the 'Text' type from the @text@ package. . _______________________________________________ Cvs-libraries mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-libraries
