#13586: ghc --make seems to leak memory -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: MikolajKonarski | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: x86_64 Type of failure: Compile-time | (amd64) performance bug | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #13379 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by rwbarton): GHC certainly retains information about modules it has finished compiling in `--make` mode, by design--the information it wrote to the interface file, and would read back from the interface file if needed. It has "always" worked this way, though of course it's possible that the space usage of this retained data has increased, or that there is other data being retained unintentionally. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13586#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler