[GHC] #3041: Arch independent binary representations

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#3041: Arch independent binary representations
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 Reporter:  nomeata          |          Owner:                  
     Type:  feature request  |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Compiler         |        Version:  6.10.1          
 Severity:  normal           |     Resolution:                  
 Keywords:                   |       Testcase:                  
       Os:  Linux            |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by kaol):

 Here's another thought regarding this. Let's remove the whole {{{instance
 Binary Int}}}. That'd make anyone using Binary to have to choose between
 using Int32 and Int64. Having an Int instance is just asking for errors
 when moving data between 32 and 64 bit architectures, at some point. It
 may be inconvenient for people using Binary, but I assume that it's meant
 to be a low level interface, anyway.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3041#comment:5>
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