Replying to [comment:24 dobenour]:
I think we can deprecate it on other systems too, except (possibly) OS X (which I believe bundles Perl with the OS).
I think GHC on OS X doesn't even support `-split-objs`, rather it uses
#9832: Get rid of PERL dependency of `ghc-split` ---------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: hvr | Owner: dobenour Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Driver | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: perl Operating System: Windows | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #8405 | Differential Rev(s): D2768 Wiki Page: | ---------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Comment (by dobenour): Replying to [comment:26 olsner]: the builtin subsections and `-dead_strip` linker flag, so that wouldn't be a blocker.
It's just Windows support for split sections that we might want to wait
for before we start ripping stuff out. GHC does support `-split-objs` on OS X, but I can't think of a good reason to use it. I also can't think of a good reason to use `-split-objs` when `-split-sections` works. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9832#comment:31 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler