On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 08:26:52PM +0200, Wolfgang Jeltsch wrote:
> The file `testsuite/config/ghc` defines two ways specifically for
> testing the Windows I/O manager: `winio` and `winio_threaded`. Both
> use `--io-manager=native` as an additional runtime option. However,
> these days the native Windows I/O manager is the default on Windows,
> from what I understand. Doesn’t this mean then that, on Windows, tests
> are run twice with the Windows I/O manager and never with the POSIX
> I/O manager?

Apparently, my understanding was wrong: the native Windows I/O manager
is still *not* the default on Windows. Therefore, the setup of the
testsuite should be fine. 🙂

All the best,
Wolfgang
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