Re: Precision problem

[Julz]

> Keith Wansbrough wrote:
> > GHC is no different from any other compiler for any other language in
> > this respect.  Floating-point values are *not* the mathematical `real
> > numbers', and should not be treated as such.  This is second-year CS
> > course material.

> <snip> One should not have to add --strict-fp for purity
> of addition to be guaranteed, instead purity should be the default,
> with perhaps a --fast-math option for people who know what they're
> doing or don't mind living dangerously.

I totally agree.