[Haskell] string type class

Hi, It seems every time I look at hackage there is yet another stringy datatype. For lots of apps, the particular stringy datatype you use matters for performance but not algorithmic reasons. Perhaps this is a good time for someone to propose a stringy class? Matthew __

[Haskell] problem building syb-generics

Hi, I had some trouble getting syb-generics 2.9 to compile with ghc 6.5 (don't ask - I should probably be waiting for a stable release). I fixed the first problem by replacing a definition with in-line type info by splitting the type out, although I am not sure that I have done it right. Can an