Cmm string literals shouldn't be represented as [Word8]
While we use ByteString to represent string literals in Core/STG, they are unpacked into [Word8] when compiled into Cmm. This is bad for performance, especially with large strings and there is no reason to do it.
Patch coming.
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Trac field | Value |
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Version | 8.6.3 |
Type | Bug |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | Compiler |
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