#1791: heap overflow should generate an exception -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: guest | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: ⊥ Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.8 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: outofmem2 Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D2790 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>): In [changeset:"12ad4d417b89462ba8e19a3c7772a931b3a93f0e/ghc" 12ad4d4/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="12ad4d417b89462ba8e19a3c7772a931b3a93f0e" Throw an exception on heap overflow This changes heap overflow to throw a HeapOverflow exception instead of killing the process. Test Plan: GHC CI Reviewers: simonmar, austin, hvr, erikd, bgamari Reviewed By: simonmar, bgamari Subscribers: thomie Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2790 GHC Trac Issues: #1791 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1791#comment:17> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler