http://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.7.0.1/docs/GHC-TypeLits.html
type family CmpSymbol m n :: Ordering <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.7.0.1/docs/Data-Ord.html#t:Ordering> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Barney Hilken <b.hil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Ok, I hadn't realised that. Looking in the user's guide, I see <= and <=? > for Nat, but I couldn't find anything about Symbol. I must try them out! > > > > From: Carter Schonwald <carter.schonw...@gmail.com> > > > > the alphabetical ordering on Symbol is already exposed via TypeLits... > this would be some machinery to help maintain that ordering with less user > intervention? > > > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Barney Hilken <b.hil...@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > I can think of a use for a non-equality constraint: an alphabetical > ordering on Symbol. This would allow experimental implementations of > extensible records (without shadowing) which keep the labels sorted. > > > > An order constraint on Nat might be useful, too. > > > > Barney. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > > >
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