[GHC] #4108: GHC.Integer.hashInteger is a misnomer and confuses people

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#4108: GHC.Integer.hashInteger is a misnomer and confuses people
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    Reporter:  duncan            |       Owner:              
        Type:  bug               |      Status:  new         
    Priority:  normal            |   Component:  Compiler    
     Version:  6.12.2            |    Keywords:              
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |    Testcase:              
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown
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Comment(by guest):

 It seems to me that this function serves perfectly well as a hash
 function.

 A hash function is any well-defined procedure or mathematical function
 that converts a large, possibly variable-sized amount of data into a small
 datum, usually a single integer that may serve as an index to an array.
 — Wikipedia

 It seems to me that this function evenly distributes the integers among
 the Ints and is fast

 --
 Eric Mertens

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