10 Jan
2001
10 Jan
'01
9:42 p.m.
Is anybody actually depending on the old `CString'? Or is everybody using `PackedString' instead?
I don't believe anyone is using PackedString, except for Regex which arguably should be using CString instead. I'd like to see a simpler PackedString which just corresponded to ByteArrays.
The nhc98 compiler uses PackedString extensively. The interface is very standard - all of ghc, hbc, and nhc98 support it. Change the implementation by all means if you wish, but not the interface. Regards, Malcolm