From: keithw <unknown>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 11:28:47 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: [project @ 2000-05-10 11:28:47 by keithw]
X-Git-Tag: Approximately_9120_patches~4533
X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4db8c54487404a0647985ba98c3a7a116c831636;hp=99b05ba9a0249b464ffec7a7c6de58a724a9af83;p=ghc-hetmet.git

[project @ 2000-05-10 11:28:47 by keithw]
Add comment noting that StgLint is currently broken.
---

diff --git a/ghc/compiler/stgSyn/StgLint.lhs b/ghc/compiler/stgSyn/StgLint.lhs
index 67b4c13..24bad62 100644
--- a/ghc/compiler/stgSyn/StgLint.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/stgSyn/StgLint.lhs
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ Checks for
 	(a) *some* type errors
 	(b) locally-defined variables used but not defined
 
+
+Note: unless -dverbose-stg is on, display of lint errors will result
+in "panic: bOGUS_LVs".
+
+WARNING: 
+~~~~~~~~
+
+This module has suffered bit-rot; it is likely to yield lint errors
+for Stg code that is currently perfectly acceptable for code
+generation.  Solution: don't use it!  (KSW 2000-05).
+
+
 %************************************************************************
 %*									*
 \subsection{``lint'' for various constructs}