[GHC] #7069: precision/rounding bug with floating point numbers on 32-bit-platforms

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#7069: precision/rounding bug with floating point numbers on 32-bit-platforms
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    Reporter:  shahn                               |       Owner:  simonmar                   
        Type:  bug                                 |      Status:  new                        
    Priority:  normal                              |   Milestone:  7.6.1                      
   Component:  Compiler                            |     Version:  7.4.2                      
    Keywords:  Float Double 32 precision rounding  |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple           
Architecture:  x86                                 |     Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime
  Difficulty:  Unknown                             |    Testcase:                             
   Blockedby:                                      |    Blocking:                             
     Related:                                      |  
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Comment(by marlowsd@…):

 commit 43405edbe91d16b289948b9cf442e0bd1b33abdf
 {{{
 Author: Simon Marlow <marlowsd at gmail.com>
 Date:   Fri Jul 13 10:23:12 2012 +0100

     Document bug in the x86 NCG w.r.t. -fexcess-precision (#7069)

  docs/users_guide/bugs.xml  |   30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  docs/users_guide/using.xml |    8 ++++++++
  2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 }}}

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