[GHC] #311: gmp's memory management

[GHC]

#311: gmp's memory management
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    Reporter:  as49              |        Owner:                  
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  closed          
    Priority:  low               |    Milestone:  6.12 branch     
   Component:  Compiler (FFI)    |      Version:  6.4             
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:  fixed           
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown         
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Comment (by igloo):

 It's also now easy to create alternative integer backends, e.g. using a
 renamed gmp, or another C integer library. I don't think we intend to do
 anything else on this front, though.

 GMP will remain the default.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/311#comment:13>
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