#8301: error BaseReg must be in a register for THREADED_RTS ----------------------------------------+----------------------------- Reporter: erikd | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: powerpc64 Type of failure: Building GHC failed | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: ----------------------------------------+----------------------------- Comment (by erikd): The code in question from includes/stg/Regs.h is: {{{ #if defined(REG_Base) && !defined(NO_GLOBAL_REG_DECLS) GLOBAL_REG_DECL(StgRegTable *,BaseReg,REG_Base) #define ASSIGN_BaseReg(e) (BaseReg = (e)) #else #if defined(THREADED_RTS) && !defined(NOSMP) #error BaseReg must be in a register for THREADED_RTS #endif #define BaseReg (&((struct PartCapability_ *)MainCapability)->r) #define ASSIGN_BaseReg(e) (e) #endif }}} The git log suggests this file hasn't changed in over a year. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8301#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler