[GHC] #593: Cache contents of package.conf in a binary file

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#593: Cache contents of package.conf in a binary file
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 Reporter:  simonmar  |       Owner:       
     Type:  task      |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:       
Component:  Compiler  |     Version:  6.4.1
 Severity:  minor     |    Keywords:       
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GHC takes about 0.1 secs to read package.conf each time it starts up.
 This could be improved by caching package.conf in binary format using
 GHC's binary serialiser, perhaps in {{{~/.ghc}}}.

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Ticket URL: <http://cvs.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/593>
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