Data.Word should define instances of Random for each type
I'm forwarding Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/533022 for your consideration.
Data.Word defines signed and unsigned integer types for various bit sizes. It would help if Data.Word made each type an instance of Random. Per http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Orphan_instance , such an instance should appear either in System.Random or Data.Word, and it makes more sense to do the latter.
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| Version | 6.10.3 |
| Type | FeatureRequest |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | libraries/base |
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