[GHC] #9276: audit ghc floating point support for IEEE (non)compliance

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#9276: audit ghc floating point support for IEEE (non)compliance
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        Reporter:  carter            |            Owner:  carter
            Type:  task              |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by schyler):

 The constant folder doesn't actually fold floating points yet.

 It's a hard thing to do, without blowing up cross compilation.

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