Re: [GHC] #16392: In ghci, revertCAFs should be executed in the external interpreter when necessary

#16392: In ghci, revertCAFs should be executed in the external interpreter when necessary -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: lolotp | Owner: lolotp Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.6.3 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: | https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/merge_requests/500 -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Marge Bot ): In [changeset:"7a68254a7284db5bf8f1fa82aba4a6825d8f050a/ghc" 7a68254a/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="7a68254a7284db5bf8f1fa82aba4a6825d8f050a" Fix #16392: revertCAFs in external interpreter when necessary We revert CAFs when loading/adding modules in ghci (presumably to refresh execution states and to allow for object code to be unloaded from the runtime). However, with `-fexternal-interpreter` enabled, we are only doing it in the ghci process instead of the external interpreter process where the cafs are allocated and computed. This makes sure that revertCAFs is done in the appropriate process no matter if that flag is present or not. }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16392#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler