-eventlog / -debug should imply -rtsopts
The -eventlog
flag links the program to the threaded rts. The eventlog is only generated when using the -l
RTS flag, but by default we get
$ ./foo +RTS -l
Setup: Most RTS options are disabled. Link with -rtsopts to enable them.
You have to use both -eventlog
and -rtsopts
to be able to run with +RTS -l
.
I think -eventlog
should imply -rtsopts
because it's pointless to use the -eventlog
way if one never uses the runtime flag +RTS -l
.
The -rtsopts
was added as a security measure, so that by default the runtime +RTS -RTS
options would not be available. Since -eventlog
is a non-default option then I think it is also safe from a security POV to have it imply -rtsopts
.
For the security paranoid, at most, one could consider in the userguide where -rtsopts
is mentioned and the security issue pointed out, that it could also mention what other flags imply -rtsopts
.
BTW, I tried making a patch for this, but the -eventlog
flag is a static flag while -rtsopts
is a dynamic flag and it appears hard to make one imply the other (the only case where that is done is labeled as a hack).
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Version | 7.0.1 |
Type | FeatureRequest |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
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