Control: tags -1 wontfix Control: notfound -1 8.8.1+dfsg2-1~exp1 Hi Asher,
On Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 03:36PM, Asher Gordon wrote: > The GHC packaged with Debian is registerised (or "not unregisterised"?), > meaning that it cannot compile to C code (with the -C option). While > being unregisterised is usually good (generates faster code), it is > sometimes useful to generate C code. For example, to examine how Haskell > programs work if you know C but are learning Haskell (my situation) or > if you just want to understand Haskell better. It could also be useful > for cross compilation and maybe other things too. We don't really have a use for unregisterised GHC in Debian, to justify the effort. If you need an unregisterised GHC, I believe the easiest way to get one is to build your own, by modifying the Debian package and passing '--enable-unregisterised' during configuration. Best, -- Ilias
