#15157: Use a better string type (ByteString?!) for HsDocString -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: sjakobi | Owner: (none) Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- `HsDocString` is currently defined as {{{ newtype HsDocString = HsDocString FastString }}} Alex Biehl and hvr mentioned that due to `FastString`'s (interning?) overhead it's not a good type to store haddocks. They suggested using `ByteString` instead. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15157 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler