<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> <pkgmetadata> <herd>haskell</herd> <maintainer> <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> </maintainer> <longdescription> Convertible provides a typeclass with a single function that is designed to help convert between different types: numeric values, dates and times, and the like. The conversions perform bounds checking and return a pure 'Either' value. This means that you need not remember which specific function performs the conversion you desire. </longdescription> </pkgmetadata>