#2965: GHC on OS X does not compile 64-bit
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Reporter: Axman6 | Owner: igloo
Type: feature request | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.0.1
Component: Compiler | Version:
Resolution: fixed | Keywords: 64bit
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Difficulty: Unknown | Os: MacOS X
Blocking: | Architecture: x86_64 (amd64)
Failure: Installing GHC failed |
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Comment(by Syzygies):
A word of gratitude for this closed thread, and everyone who helped make
64-bit OS X GHC possible.
This wasn't simply about memory. Some things have historically been hard
to install on Mac OS X, typically depending on gtk. The package manager
Homebrew for OS X builds 64 bit binaries (because that is OS X's native
tongue) and in my experience, everything that was hard before "just works"
with Homebrew. In particular, I now for the first time have threadscope up
on a Mac. Thanks to 64-bit GHC, and its increased compatibility with
third-party efforts. As word gets out that Homebrew should be the default
choice for cabal prerequisites, more Mac users will be installing 64-bit
GHC, whatever their installed memory.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2965#comment:79>
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