Moving this thread to the Haskell list...
Summary: the Haskell 98 Report claims
minimumBy :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> [a] -> a
but Hugs and GHC implement
minimumBy :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> a
minimumBy = foldl1
Carl writes:
> Sigbjorn Finne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > This a doc bug on the GHC (and Haskell report) side -
> > Hugs98's List.minimumBy type is the right one (and also
> > the type of the *defn* in the Lib Report.)
>
> mimimumBy :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> [a] -> a
>
> seems much more useful than
>
> mimimumBy = foldl1
> maximumBy = foldl1
>
> Why do you say the latter is "right"?
>
> Carl Witty
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
--KW 8-)
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