#709: "Fixup too large" error with -fasm on PowerPC
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Reporter: simonmar | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: patch
Priority: low | Milestone: 6.8.1
Component: Compiler (NCG) | Version: 7.7
Resolution: | Keywords:
Os: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: powerpc
Failure: Building GHC failed | Difficulty: Moderate (less than a day)
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Blocking: | Related:
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Comment(by simonmar):
Replying to [comment:12 PHO]:
> Replying to [comment:11 simonmar]:
> > It also varies based on `tablesNextToCode` and other things, but you
only need the upper bound here. I would add an `stgRetInfoTableMaxWords
:: Int` somewhere, maybe `CmmInfo`.
>
> That would be handy though I have no idea how to generate such a
constant. Do you intend to hardcode it?
No, there are some constants already available from `StgCmmLayout`, e.g.
`stdInfoTableSizeB`. You may need to add something to give you the size
of a return info table though.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/709#comment:13>
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