#11179: Allow plugins to access "dead code" -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: lerkok | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #10823 | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D3073 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by gridaphobe): I'm not sure that keeping dead top-level binders is sufficient. I believe that `simpleOptPgm` does other things that cause trouble for analysis tools. For example, IIRC it will automatically inline single-use, unexported binders. It would be nice if plugins could see a "faithful" representation of the source code, i.e. as close to the parsed HsSyn as possible. I realize this is a bit out of scope with respect to the original ticket, happy to file a separate ticket with a concrete example. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11179#comment:12 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler