| > Stop attempting to "trim" data types in interface files | > | > Without -O, we previously tried to make interface files smaller | > by not including the data constructors of data types. But | > there are a lot of exceptions, notably when Template Haskell is | > involved or, more recently, DataKinds. | > | > However Trac #7445 shows that even without TemplateHaskell, using | > the Data class and invoking Language.Haskell.TH.Quote.dataToExpQ | > is enough to require us to expose the data constructors. | > | > So I've given up on this "optimisation" -- it's probably not | > important anyway. Now I'm simply not attempting to trim off | > the data constructors. The gain in simplicity is worth the | > modest cost in interface file growth, which is limited to the | > bits reqd to describe those data constructors. | | That's a shame - it wasn't so much a reduction in interface file size we | gained by doing this, but less recompilation. Oh well...
Good point. But still, it's just too painful I think Simon _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list Cvs-ghc@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
