#5764: Double addition error
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Reporter: jimstutt | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.2.2
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Os: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: x86
Failure: Incorrect result at runtime | Difficulty: Unknown
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Blocking: | Related:
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Comment(by maeder):
ghc is not stuck to IEEE (it only defaults to Double) but you can do
{{{
Prelude> 0.1 + 0.2 :: Rational
3 % 10
}}}
The output is not printed nicely, but how should it print 1/3 as decimal?
{{{
Prelude> 1 / 3 :: Rational
1 % 3
}}}
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5764#comment:5>
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