[GHC] #2533: Generic functions that take integral arguments should work the same way as their prelude counterparts

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#2533: Generic functions that take integral arguments should work the same way as
their prelude counterparts
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    Reporter:  japple          |        Owner:         
        Type:  proposal        |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:         
   Component:  libraries/base  |      Version:  6.8.3  
    Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:                  |     Testcase:         
Architecture:  Unknown         |           Os:  Unknown
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Comment (by malcolm.wallace at cs.york.ac.uk):

 I agree that the generic versions should match the behaviour of the Int-
 specific versions.  As I recall, the Int-specific Prelude functions
 originally called error, but this was changed around the time of Haskell
 1.4/H'98.  The failure to change the generic versions at the same time was
 just an oversight.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2533#comment:2>
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