Github user paulk-asert commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/groovy/pull/360#discussion_r71060369
  
    --- Diff: src/main/groovy/lang/IntRange.java ---
    @@ -385,26 +385,23 @@ public void step(int step, Closure closure) {
                 return; // from == to and step == 0, nothing to do, so return
             }
     
    -        if (isReverse()) {
    -            step = -step;
    +        final long from = getFrom().longValue(), to = getTo().longValue();
    +
    +        final boolean isAscending;
    +        if (step < 0) {
    +            step *= -1;
    +            isAscending = isReverse();
    +        } else {
    +            isAscending = !isReverse();
             }
    -        if (step > 0) {
    -            int value = getFrom();
    -            while (value <= getTo()) {
    +
    +        if (isAscending) {
    +            for (long value = from; value <= to; value += step) {
                     closure.call(value);
    -                if (((long) value + step) >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
    -                    break;
    -                }
    -                value = value + step;
                 }
             } else {
    -            int value = getTo();
    -            while (value >= getFrom()) {
    +            for (long value = to; value >= from; value -= step) {
    --- End diff --
    
    The issue with the long value being passed to the closure is that it breaks 
existing code, e.g.:
    `(0..3).step(2){ int i -> println i * 2 }
    `


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