Are these flags documented somewhere else? How would a future developer find out that these flags exist?
On 12 April 2012 21:54, David Terei <davidte...@gmail.com> wrote: > Repository : ssh://darcs.haskell.org//srv/darcs/ghc > > On branch : master > > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/f1a633a0b0d2bfdf527e0893713e1aad0cde8725 > >>--------------------------------------------------------------- > > commit f1a633a0b0d2bfdf527e0893713e1aad0cde8725 > Author: David Terei <davidte...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu Apr 12 13:54:14 2012 -0700 > > Don't document '-freg-liveness' or '-fllvm-tbaa', developer flags > >>--------------------------------------------------------------- > > docs/users_guide/flags.xml | 26 -------------------------- > 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/docs/users_guide/flags.xml b/docs/users_guide/flags.xml > index 0572039..1d091d7 100644 > --- a/docs/users_guide/flags.xml > +++ b/docs/users_guide/flags.xml > @@ -1571,15 +1571,6 @@ > </row> > > <row> > - <entry><option>-fllvm-tbaa</option></entry> > - <entry>Turn on Typed Based Alias Analysis information in the LLVM > - backend. This enables more accurate and alias information in > the LLVM > - backend for better optimisation. (default: enabled)</entry> > - <entry>dynamic</entry> > - <entry><option>-fno-llvm-tbaa</option></entry> > - </row> > - > - <row> > <entry><option>-fmax-simplifier-iterations</option></entry> > <entry>Set the max iterations for the simplifier</entry> > <entry>dynamic</entry> > @@ -1633,23 +1624,6 @@ > </row> > > <row> > - <entry><option>-freg-liveness</option></entry> > - <entry>Track STG register liveness to avoid saving and restoring > - dead registers, as well as freeing the dead ones for use in > - intermediate code. (LLVM backend only, default: enabled). > - > - Traditionally GHC has reserved a set of machine registers for > the > - exclusive use of storing a stack pointer, heap pointer and > - general purpose function argument registers (these are the so > - called STG registers). This optimisation tracks the liveness of > - the machine registers the STG registers are mapped to so that > the > - machine register can be used for other purposes when the STG > - register are dead.</entry> > - <entry>dynamic</entry> > - <entry><option>-fno-reg-liveness</option></entry> > - </row> > - > - <row> > <entry><option>-fsimplifier-phases</option></entry> > <entry>Set the number of phases for the simplifier (default 2). > Ignored with <option>-O0</option>.</entry> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cvs-ghc mailing list > Cvs-ghc@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc -- Push the envelope. Watch it bend. _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list Cvs-ghc@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
