fromInteger :: Integer -> Int should fail on overflow
fromInteger 4000000000 :: Int gives -294967296
This is bad; it should really raise an exception.
I believe this is the case with all versions of GHC
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| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | lowest |
| Resolution | ResolvedRejected |
| Component | Prelude |
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