[GHC] #11807: -fforce-relink / -fforce-link option

[GHC]

#11807: -fforce-relink / -fforce-link option
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
           Reporter:  ezyang         |             Owner:
               Type:  feature        |            Status:  new
  request                            |
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 I would quite like it if there was an option for GHC to force relinking,
 in case GHC mistakenly does not think relinking is necessary. For example,
 if I am doing development on a statically linked RTS I may want to force
 relinking on executables to get the new RTS.

 `-fforce-recomp` works OK for small cases, but it forces recompilation of
 the modules too which is unnecessary.

 I could have sworn there was already a ticket for this but I could not
 find it.

--
Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11807>
GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/>
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler