#8697: Type rationals -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: MikeIzbicki | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by dmcclean): Type integers are highly useful in their own right. They are essential to tracking physical dimensions associated with quantities, because you need to track integer powers of length, mass, etc. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8697#comment:10 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler