> OK, the Word module has been fixed in the repository, but not the Int
> module.
Ok, done now.
> Hmmm, looking at the sources, I don't understand the
> reason why
> the IntXY methods for fromInteger use a case while the corresponding
> methods in Word don't:
>
> Int.lhs:
> [...]
> fromInteger (J# s# d#)
> = case (integer2Int# s# d#) of { i# -> I8#
> (intToInt8# i#) }
> [...]
>
> Word.lhs:
> [...]
> fromInteger (J# s# d#) = W8# (wordToWord8# (integer2Word# s# d#))
> [...]
No particular reason, the code generated is the same in either case.
Cheers,
Simon
