#5218: Add unpackCStringLen# to create Strings from string literals -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: tibbe | Owner: thoughtpolice Type: feature request | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.0.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: Runtime | Unknown/Multiple performance bug | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #5877 #10064 | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D2443 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonmar): @simonpj the .gitmodules changes are because the diff on phabricator includes changes to submodules, and to avoid having to push to the upstream for those submodules it's necessary to fork the repos and point the .gitmodules file at your fork for the purposes of uploading the patch to phabricator. The idea is that before pushing the final patch, you revert the .gitmodules changes and push the necessary submodule changes to the relevant upstream repos. I've been encouraging @bgamari and @austin to document this (slightly complex) workflow on the wiki, it really needs to go here: https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/WorkingConventions/Git/Submodules -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5218#comment:55 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler