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@@ -1468,9 +1468,9 @@ by saying ``-fno-wombat``.
default you can disable it for certain constructor fields using the
``NOUNPACK`` pragma (see :ref:`nounpack-pragma`).
- Note that for consistency ``Double``, ``Word64``, and ``Int64``
- constructor fields are unpacked on 32-bit platforms, even though
- they are technically larger than a pointer on those platforms.
+ Note that for consistency constructor fields are unpacked on 32-bit platforms
+ as if it we were compiling for a 64-bit target even if fields are larger
+ than a pointer on those platforms.
.. ghc-flag:: -funbox-strict-fields
:shortdesc: Flatten strict constructor fields