#8619: Support anonymous string literals in C-- (OR) give better ASSERT failure messages in C-- -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: Other | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by ezyang): No, you can already specify data to be placed in a read-only data section; the only reason really to want string literals is convenience and macro situations like ASSERT. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8619#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler