#9163: Ptr should have a phantom role -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: simonpj | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 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 simonpj): Well regardless of the decision about the role of `Ptr`, what you describe sounds like an improvement anyway, getting rid of (always suspicious) `castPtr` calls. If you grep in the base library you'll find quite a few others. Can you eliminate them in the same way? I think this would be a nice improvement, if you cared to push it through. Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9163#comment:9 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler