#13212: Support abs as a primitive operation on floating point numbers. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dominic | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: newcomer Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by rwbarton): * keywords: => newcomer Comment: Yes, this would be worthwhile and not difficult. See https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/PrimOps#AddinganewPrimOp for the steps involved and https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1334 for a recent example. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13212#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler