Re: add utf8-string in haskell platform

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Simon Michael wrote:

I'd like to request that utf8-string be added to the haskell platform, so that HP users can work with non-ascii text.

I'd rather this wasn't added. It's an acceptable crutch for the short term, but we shouldn't be using String for text manipulation, and bundling utf8-string implicitly blesses that approach. The text library needs a few weeks of polish and some more testing work for QA, but it'll be the right answer well before the end of this year.