#15488: GHC takes up huge amount of memory when compiling accelerate 1.2.0 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: noah | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Linux accelerate,memory,compile | Architecture: x86_64 | Type of failure: Compile-time (amd64) | performance bug Test Case: accelerate | Blocked By: 1.2.0 | Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Every time I try to run {{{ cabal install accelerate }}} the compiler take up nearly all 4GB of memory. Stracing it reveals that it seems to be spending nearly all of the time it runs checking a timer file descriptor, and occasionally checking its memory usage without actually doing anything about the problem. This makes installing accelerate nearly impossible. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15488 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler