#8400: Migrate the RTS to use libuv (or libev, or libevent) -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: schyler | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Runtime System | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: 635, 7353 | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bgamari): I don't know what Jaffacake's opinion on this is but I'm not terribly keen on picking up a `libuv` dependency. We currently have very few native dependencies and I think that's a good thing; native dependencies are bound to either increase the complexity of the build system (if we statically link) or dramatically complicate distribution (if we dynamically link). If we could make the `libuv` backend optional and keep the existing codepath then maybe I can see us merge this, but otherwise it seems like we should simply try to optimize what we have rather than throw the whole thing away. I strongly suspect there is some very low-hanging fruit in mio. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise though. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8400#comment:18 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler