#15223: Serialising Names using the GHC API is not possible -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mpickering | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): Phab:D4782 | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- In order to serialise a `Name` using `Binary` you have to initialise `UserData`. This isn't possible because the constructors necessary to write the symbol table and dictionary are not exported. However, it turns out to be easy to extract the necessary logic and provide two nice wrapper functions to provide this functionality. This makes it possible to serialise Names when writing source plugins for instance. https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4782 -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15223 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler