[GHC] #14107: Implement Semigroup and Monoid instances for the ST monad

11 Aug 2017


      #14107: Implement Semigroup and Monoid instances for the ST monad
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           Reporter:  plato          |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  feature        |            Status:  new
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           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Core           |           Version:  8.2.1
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 Since IO implements `Semigroup` and `Monoid`, is there a good reason for
 `ST` not to implement those, too? I discovered the lack of those instances
 while using `foldMap` for code that used to use `IO` as the underlying
 monad.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14107
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