#8685: -split-objs doesn't work for executables -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: refold | Owner: Type: feature | Status: new request | Milestone: Priority: normal | Version: 7.6.3 Component: Driver | Keywords: Resolution: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Operating System: | Difficulty: Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Blocked By: Type of failure: | Related Tickets: None/Unknown | Test Case: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Description changed by refold: Old description:
While investigating [this bug report](https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1611), I've noticed that the `-split-objs` option only works for libraries, but not for executables. That is, unlike in the case of libraries, the driver feeds only `A.o B.o ...` files to the linker instead of `A_split_0.o A_split_1.o ... B_split_0.o B_split_1.o ...`. It'd be nice if `-split- objs` could be changed to also work on executables.
New description: While investigating [https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/1611 this bug report], I've noticed that the `-split-objs` option only works for libraries, but not for executables. That is, unlike in the case of libraries, the driver feeds only `A.o B.o ...` files to the linker instead of `A_split_0.o A_split_1.o ... B_split_0.o B_split_1.o ...`. It'd be nice if `-split-objs` could be changed to also work on executables. -- -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8685#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler