[GHC] #9304: Floating point woes; Different behavior on Mac vs Linux

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#9304: Floating point woes; Different behavior on Mac vs Linux
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        Reporter:  lerkok            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:  floating point
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:  9276
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by lerkok):

 Another point: The calls for `decodeFloat x` and `decodeFloat y` where `x`
 and `y` are the multiplicand and the multiplier in question return exactly
 the same results on both 32-bit linux and 64-bit mac; which suggest the
 encoding of the inputs is not to blame here.

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