#9304: Floating point woes; Different behavior on Mac vs Linux -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: lerkok | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.3 Resolution: | Keywords: floating point Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: 9276 Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by hvr): Fyi, `decodeFloat` is based on somewhat hacky C implementation inside `integer-gmp`: source:ghc/libraries/integer-gmp/cbits/float.c#L191 I wouldn't be surprised if the C implementation was slightly unsound... -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9304#comment:7 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler