#13193: Integer (gmp) performance regression? -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: j.waldmann | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Keywords: | Operating System: Linux Architecture: x86_64 | Type of failure: Runtime (amd64) | performance bug Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- For a simple program that uses Integer, but actual data would fit in an Int, ghc-8.0.2 seems to have more runtime overhead than ghc-6.12.3 had: http://www.imn.htwk-leipzig.de/~waldmann/etc/mob/ I am not really sure what to make of it - an answer could be: "if you know that your Integer fits in an Int, then just use Int". -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13193 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler