#14018: Describe Frontend Plugin vs othe major mode differences in manual. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: literon | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.1-rc2 Resolution: | Keywords: 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 literon): For the record, I wrote up some warts of calling GHC API multiple times at https://gist.github.com/robinp/49c68c6f69f6aabfddee3cba42b4964f. The current state favors Frontend Plugin due to the global linker state, if robust compilation is needed. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14018#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler