Re: [GHC] #950: Timing stats in GHCi don't work

#950: Timing stats in GHCi don't work
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 Reporter:  simonpj   |          Owner:         
     Type:  bug       |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:         
Component:  Compiler  |        Version:  6.6    
 Severity:  normal    |     Resolution:         
 Keywords:            |     Difficulty:  Unknown
 Testcase:            |   Architecture:  Unknown
       Os:  Unknown   |  
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Old description:

> The GHCi `set +s` flag doesn't give sensibel timings:
> {{{
>   / _ \ /\  /\/ __(_)
>  / /_\// /_/ / /  | |      GHC Interactive, version 6.6, for Haskell 98.
> / /_\\/ __  / /___| |      http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
> \____/\/ /_/\____/|_|      Type :? for help.
>
> Loading package base ... linking ... done.
> [1 of 3] Compiling Primes           ( Primes.hs, interpreted )
> [2 of 3] Compiling ContFrac         ( ContFrac.hs, interpreted )
> [3 of 3] Compiling Euler44          ( Euler44.hs, interpreted )
> Ok, modules loaded: Euler44, ContFrac, Primes.
> *Euler44> :set +s
> *Euler44> smallest
> (2167,1020,2395,1912)
> (0.02 secs, 910618996 bytes)
> *Euler44>
> }}}
> The run actually took 23 seconds.
>
> Reported by daniel.is.fischer@xxxxxx

New description:

 The GHCi `set +s` flag doesn't give sensible timings:
 {{{
   / _ \ /\  /\/ __(_)
  / /_\// /_/ / /  | |      GHC Interactive, version 6.6, for Haskell 98.
 / /_\\/ __  / /___| |      http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
 \____/\/ /_/\____/|_|      Type :? for help.

 Loading package base ... linking ... done.
 [1 of 3] Compiling Primes           ( Primes.hs, interpreted )
 [2 of 3] Compiling ContFrac         ( ContFrac.hs, interpreted )
 [3 of 3] Compiling Euler44          ( Euler44.hs, interpreted )
 Ok, modules loaded: Euler44, ContFrac, Primes.
 *Euler44> :set +s
 *Euler44> smallest
 (2167,1020,2395,1912)
 (0.02 secs, 910618996 bytes)
 *Euler44>
 }}}
 The run actually took 23 seconds.

 Reported by daniel.is.fischer@xxxxxx

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