#9266: getDirectoryContents blow its stack in a huge directory ----------------------------------------+---------------------------------- Reporter: joeyhess | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: libraries/directory | Version: 7.6.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Test Case: | Difficulty: Unknown Blocking: | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: ----------------------------------------+---------------------------------- Comment (by joeyhess): One other idea: {{{ openDirectory :: FilePath -> IO DirHandle readDirectory :: DirHandle -> IO (Maybe FilePath) -- closes DirHandle automatically at end }}} If directory included that interface, then code that needs to stream the directory could easily do so. removeDirectoryRecursive could use that instead of getDirectoryContents and avoid ever using a lot of memory. It could also probably be used to make a conduit, etc. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9266#comment:6 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler