#5275: Data.Typeable not backwards compatible
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Reporter: augustss | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Component: libraries/base
Version: 7.1 | Keywords:
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Os: Unknown/Multiple | Blocking:
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Failure: None/Unknown
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In ghc 7.1 the type name returned for prelude types has changed. It used
to be Int, Integer, etc, but in ghc 7.1 it's GHC.Types.Int,
GHC.Integer.Type.Integer, etc.
This has many drawbacks:[[BR]]
* The names are impossible to guess[[BR]]
* The names are not backwards compatible[[BR]]
* The names are not portable to other compilers[[BR]]
* The names reveal implementation details that should be kept hidden
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5275>
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