#15651: Check if some auto apply code is dead and remove if appropriate. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: AndreasK | Owner: (none) Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Runtime | Version: 8.4.3 System | Keywords: Newcomer | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- There is a whole family of stg_ap_stk_* and stg_stk_save_* functions generated in AutoApply.cmm which as far as I can tell is not used anywhere in the compiler and can likely be removed. In particular this would involve: * Stop the code in question from being generated. (utils/genapply) * Make sure that doesn't break things. (Validate/Run the testsuite). * Grep for stk in the compiler to make sure we don't build calls to these in rare circumstances with string concatenation for extra safety. * Document the change in patch notes just in case. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15651 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler