#11758: Drop x86_64 binutils <2.17 hack -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1-rc2 (NCG) | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- `X86.CodeGen.genSwitch` contains this comment, {{{ else -- HACK: On x86_64 binutils<2.17 is only able to generate -- PC32 relocations, hence we only get 32-bit offsets in -- the jump table. As these offsets are always negative -- we need to properly sign extend them to 64-bit. This -- hack should be removed in conjunction with the hack in -- PprMach.hs/pprDataItem once binutils 2.17 is standard. }}} binutils 2.17 is now quite standard; even CentOS 5 shipped with 2.17. I think it is likely safe to remove this hack at this point. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11758 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler