[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:  closed                            
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:  7.6.1                             
 Component:  Compiler                     |        Version:  7.4.2                             
Resolution:  wontfix                      |       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 maeder):

 Independent Eq and Ord instances for Float and Double would also allow to
 produce run-time errors when one of the arguments is NaN.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7069#comment:8>
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