[GHC] #3489: Adding some gmp bindings to integer-gmp (copied from the cvs-ghc list)

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#3489: Adding some gmp bindings to integer-gmp (copied from the cvs-ghc list)
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  Reporter:  pumpkin           |          Owner:  igloo           
      Type:  feature request   |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:  7.6.1           
 Component:  Compiler          |        Version:  6.11            
Resolution:  fixed             |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  None/Unknown      |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                    |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                    |        Related:                  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  patch => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Thanks, I've applied the testBit parts of the patches.

 It looks like the other parts aren't used by Integer, and I don't think we
 want to make bindings for the whole GMP API. The internals are exposed,
 though, so a separate package could do so.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3489#comment:10>
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