#1920: Show instance for Ratio is wrong
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Reporter: guest | Owner: simonmar
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.8 branch
Component: libraries/base | Version: 6.6.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Unknown
Testcase: | Architecture: Unknown
Os: Unknown |
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Comment (by igloo):
Replying to [comment:9 simonmar]:
> The primary function of `Show` is for ASCII serialisation, visual
aesthetics are a secondary consideration.
I would say that if you just want a compact serialisation you should use
the binary library, and that `Show` should produce readable where
feasible.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1920#comment:14>
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