#12356: StaticPointers support in GHCi -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #12000 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by facundo.dominguez): When compiling a module, the FloatOut pass puts StaticPtrs in the top level and the tidy-core pass generates a C constructor function which inserts the top-level bindings in the static pointer table (SPT) when the module is loaded. In GHCi, I guess that bindings could be inserted in the SPT when they are linked. I don't know if the FloatOut pass is used when compiling code in GHCi, if not, floating the static pointer values to the top-level would need to be accomplished otherwise. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12356#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler