
#11502: Scrutinize use of 'long' in rts/ -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: thomie | Owner: MarcelineVQ Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Runtime System | Version: 7.10.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by rwbarton): Using `int` is often fine, and sometimes unavoidable since lots of standard C library functions accept or return `int`. There may well be some cases where `int` is used wrongly, but there will be far more correct uses. I can't think of any legitimate use for `long` in the RTS, though. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11502#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler