#11437: Don't put static (version-based) feature gates in compilerInfo -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.11 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- It started when someone added `("Support parallel --make", "YES"),`, and then ballooned to a bit more when I added a few more feature gates. I think it's probably wrong for GHC to put feature gates in this structure which are always on or off; Cabal can just version test GHC for appropriate information. (The one benefit of using a feature gate is when you're running a development version of GHC and Cabal, and there is a breakpoint without a version change when a feature is supported). If people agree, we should remove these, and change Cabal to version test to determine if these features are available. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11437 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler