#11445: Turn on SplitSections by default -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Build System | Version: 8.0.1-rc1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: 11285 Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D1800 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by olsner): I assumed the linker problem and the required fix would be much more complicated, but after reading the patches it looks like it could simply be an issue with how we name sections on Windows builds? (See also https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19254#c3) That means maybe we "only" need: * unpatched binutils (but a new enough version) * `-Wa,-mbig-objs` for the assembler * fixed section names * a PE-compatible linker script for `ld -r` section merging -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11445#comment:19 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler