[GHC] #9136: Constant folding in Core could be better

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Fri May 23 19:44:32 UTC 2014


#9136: Constant folding in Core could be better
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        Reporter:  simonpj                  |            Owner:  nomeata
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple         |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by nomeata):

 Refactored the code; no more transformation `x -# (Lit n)` to `x +# (Lit
 -n)` unless it is required to combine some literals. This yields prettier
 Core and this way it validates without having to update test result core
 output.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9136#comment:10>
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