[Haskell-cafe] compilation succeeds -- execution fails

[Claude Heiland-Allen]

Jason Dusek wrote:
> Stefan O'Rear <stefanor at cox.net> wrote:
>>  The only type that you are allowed to assume corresponds to a C int is
>>  CInt, in the Foreign.C.Types module.  This probably isn't the problem,
>>  but it could make problems of its own on a 64-bit or otherwise weird
>>  system.
> 
>   So say I turn everything back to pointers to CInt, what is the
>   accepted way to convert from CInt to Int and CInt to Char?

Type class methods:

-- for numbers like Int, CInt
fromIntegral :: (Num b, Integral a) => a -> b

-- for Char
fromEnum :: (Enum a) => a -> Int
toEnum :: (Enum a) => Int -> a

 >   Is
>   relying on the fact that CInt always wraps a Haskell integer
>   an okay way to go?

I don't know what you mean by this.

 >   I might was well learn these things now,
>   before I get into bad habits.

Hope this helps,


Claude
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