#13739: very slow linking of executables with ld.bfd < 2.27 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: duog | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.1-rc2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: x86_64 Type of failure: Compile-time | (amd64) performance bug | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by nh2): I have filed an upstream GNU ld bug to ask whether they are aware what could have brought the 10x performance improvement that ld 2.27 brought over 2.26: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21677 -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13739#comment:25 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler