[GHC] #1687: A faster (^)-function.

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#1687: A faster (^)-function.
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        Reporter:  moonlite@…        |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  ⊥
       Component:  Prelude           |                 Version:  6.6.1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |               Test Case:
  performance bug                    |
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * cc: hvr (added)


Comment:

 hvr, what do you think about this? Perhaps integer_gmp could wrap
 `mpz_pow_ui`?

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