On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 06:31:20PM -0700, Conal Elliott wrote:
> Oh -- not one version of Int for 32-bit execution and another version for
> 64-bit execution? Seen on #haskell today:
>
> <mux> > maxBound :: Int
> > <lambdabot> 9223372036854775807
Yeah, that is actually a difference between jhc and ghc, jhc always uses
a 32 bit type for 'Int', while with ghc it follows the machines pointer
size. But they do both implement it as a standard haskell data type with
a single unboxed component. I used the jhc definition in my message as I
couldn't remember the exact way ghc defined it off the top of my head.
Although, I don't think any such user visible representation of Int or
other basic types should be mandated by the standard, I think it can be
useful as a way to express a portable denotational model for
understanding what operations on these types mean.
John
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