#3439: Improve the setup for ticky
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Reporter: simonpj | Owner:
Type: feature request | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: 6.14.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.10.4
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Easy (1 hr)
Testcase: | Os: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple |
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Old description:
> Simon Marlow and I came up with the following proposals:
> * Merge the "ticky" and "debug" builds of the runtime system. This just
> simplifies the RTS build, and reduces the number of versions.
> * Arrange that ''every'' build of the RTS defines the symbols that are
> referenced by code compiled with `-ticky`. That way you won't get link
> errors if you compile tickified code with a non-debug RTS.
>
> The second point is very important. When testing I often want to compile
> all the libraries with `-ticky`, but it's very fiddly to ensure that
> every program compiled against those libraries is linked against the
> debug/ticky RTS. I just want those programs to work. The ones I want to
> examine closely (ie see the ticky stats) I can certainly link with
> `-ticky` or `-debug` to get the RTS that does the counting.
>
> None of this is difficult; just an hour or two's work.
New description:
Simon Marlow and I came up with the following proposals:
* Merge the "ticky" and "debug" builds of the runtime system. This just
simplifies the RTS build, and reduces the number of versions.
* Arrange that ''every'' build of the RTS defines the symbols that are
referenced by code compiled with `-ticky`. That way you won't get link
errors if you compile tickified code with a non-debug RTS.
The second point is very important. When testing I often want to compile
all the libraries with `-ticky`, but it's very fiddly to ensure that every
program compiled against those libraries is linked against the debug/ticky
RTS. I just want those programs to work. The ones I want to examine
closely (ie see the ticky stats) I can certainly link with `-ticky` or
`-debug` to get the RTS that does the counting.
None of this is difficult; just an hour or two's work.
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