gmp

[Don Stewart]

phercek:
> Christian Maeder wrote:
> >I understand that gmp is needed for the certain libraries like the
> >Prelude with Double and Integer.
> 
> Why is GMP needed for Double? Based on the online report Double is
>  "double precision floating"; it does not need to represent arbitrary
>  big numbers.
> I thought it is there only for Integers and Rationals.
> 

It isn't needed for Double. Double is a native type.