[GHC] #2338: unpack primitive types by default in data? and NOUNPACK?

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#2338: unpack primitive types by default in data? and NOUNPACK?
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    Reporter:  Isaac Dupree      |        Owner:              
        Type:  feature request   |       Status:  patch       
    Priority:  low               |    Milestone:  7.4.1       
   Component:  Compiler          |      Version:  6.8.2       
    Keywords:                    |     Testcase:              
   Blockedby:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown     
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Blocking:              
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |      Failure:  None/Unknown
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Changes (by StefanWehr):

 * cc: mail@… (added)
  * status:  new => patch


Comment:

 I've attached a patch that adds support for the NOUNPACK pragma. The patch
 does not address the issue of unpacking primitive types by default. Please
 tell me if anything is wrong with the patch, it's my first GHC patch ;-)

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2338#comment:14>
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