Proposal: add ByteString support to unix:System.Posix.IO API

[Brandon S Allbery KF8NH]

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On 3/2/11 21:38 , wren ng thornton wrote:
> But that does raise the issue: if we are to (eventually) remove the string
> versions and put the bytestring versions in situ, then how should the
> migration proceed? I'd suggest putting the functions in
> System.Posix.IO.ByteString for the interim; this has the benefit that I
> could release a compatibility library allowing people to upgrade without
> changing their GHC, if need be.

It occurs to me that, if we're going to remove String versions, it should
happen everywhere and in a coordinated way.

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