Unnecessary overflow in encodeFloat
Prelude> encodeFloat (2^1024) (-1024)
InfinityThe real result is 1.0 of course.
The docs for encodeFloat now say that the result is infinite if overflow occurs, so technically we're within the spec, but I think in this case it shouldn't overflow.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.2.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | libraries/base |
| Test case | |
| Differential revisions | |
| BlockedBy | |
| Related | |
| Blocking | |
| CC | |
| Operating system | |
| Architecture |