Re: [GHC] #9577: String literals are wasting space

#9577: String literals are wasting space -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: xnyhps | Owner: xnyhps Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: low | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler (NCG) | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Runtime | Test Case: performance bug | codeGen/should_run/T9577 Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D1290 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Ben Gamari ): In [changeset:"55361b381d14d8752f00d90868fcbe82f86c6b2d/ghc" 55361b38/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="55361b381d14d8752f00d90868fcbe82f86c6b2d" nativeGen: Fix string merging on Windows D1290 places string constants in the `.rodata.str` section with `aMS` section flags so that the linker can merge them. However, it seems that ld doesn't understand these flags. It appears that `gcc -fmerge-constants` uses the `dr` flags on Windows. Make GHC do the same. Test Plan: Validate on Windows Reviewers: xnyhps, austin, Phyx Reviewed By: Phyx Subscribers: thomie, trommler Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2797 GHC Trac Issues: #9577 }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9577#comment:23 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler