#12044: Remove sortWith in favor of sortOn -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: cblp | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: libraries/base | Version: 7.10.3 Resolution: | Keywords: newcomer Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #2659 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by thomie): * keywords: => newcomer * related: 2659 => #2659 Comment: Sure. Do something like this: * add a `DEPRECATED` pragma to `sortWith` * add an entry in the base release notes (`libraries/base/changelog.md`) that `sortWith` is deprecated * replace use of `sortWith` in the compiler, libraries, and testsuite by `sortOn` * replace the implementation of `sortWith` by a call to `sortOn` (optional) -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12044#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler