#13173: Investigate old comment at the top of SrcLoc -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mpickering | Owner: supersven Type: task | Status: new Priority: lowest | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: newcomer Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by supersven): Regarding {{{ -- When the earliest compiler we want to boostrap with is -- GHC 7.2, we can make RealSrcLoc properly abstract }}} Building/Preparation/Tools states:
In general, we support building with the previous 2 major releases, e.g.:
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To build 8.0.* you need GHC >= 7.8 [[BR]] To build 8.2.* you need GHC >= 7.10
So, according to the comment, it should be save to remove the option. I'm now running `validate` to ensure that the option really can be removed... -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13173#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler