[project @ 2001-08-20 16:50:13 by simonpj]

[ghc-hetmet.git] / ghc / ANNOUNCE

diff --git a/ghc/ANNOUNCE b/ghc/ANNOUNCE
index da0cc46..c7a0904 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ghc/ANNOUNCE
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ This should be a stable release.  Major changes since 4.08.2 are:
      Combinations of compiled and interpreted modules may be used.
      All the GHC libraries are available in interactive mode, as are
      most of the Glasgow extensions to Haskell 98.  Compilation in
      Combinations of compiled and interpreted modules may be used.
      All the GHC libraries are available in interactive mode, as are
      most of the Glasgow extensions to Haskell 98.  Compilation in

-     interactive mode is fast enough to be useful.
+     interactive mode (to bytecode) is about three times faster than
+     compiling to object code.

 
    - Batch compilation of multiple modules at once, with automatic
      dependency chasing.  For large programs this can halve compilation
 
    - Batch compilation of multiple modules at once, with automatic
      dependency chasing.  For large programs this can halve compilation

@@ -64,10 +65,11 @@ This should be a stable release.  Major changes since 4.08.2 are:
    - Support for the latest Foreign Function Interface (FFI)
      proposals.  Marcin Kowalczyk's hsc2hs tool is included.
 
    - Support for the latest Foreign Function Interface (FFI)
      proposals.  Marcin Kowalczyk's hsc2hs tool is included.
 

-   - A language extension: parallel list comprehensions.
+   - Language extensions: parallel list comprehensions and functional
+     dependencies.

 
 

-   - The usual vast stack of bug fixes.  Most reported bugs have been
-     fixed.
+   - The usual huge collection of bug fixes.  Most reported bugs have
+     been fixed.

 
 For full details see the release notes:
 
 
 For full details see the release notes:
 

@@ -83,9 +85,10 @@ self-explanatory:
 
         http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
 
 
         http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
 

-We supply binary builds in .rpm/.deb form for all you Linux junkies
-out there, and in InstallShield form for Windows folks.  Everybody
-else gets a .tar.gz which can be installed where you want.
+We supply binary builds in the native package format for various
+flavours of Linux and BSD, and in InstallShield form for Windows
+folks.  Everybody else gets a .tar.gz which can be installed where you
+want.

 
 Once you have the distribution, please follow the pointers in the
 README file to find all of the documentation about this release.
 
 Once you have the distribution, please follow the pointers in the
 README file to find all of the documentation about this release.

@@ -142,6 +145,11 @@ www.haskell.org; for the full list, see
 
        http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/
 
 
        http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/
 

-Please send bug reports about GHC to glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org;
+Please report bugs using our SourceForge page at
+       
+       http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghc/
+
+or send them to glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org.
+

 GHC users hang out on glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org.  Bleeding
 edge CVS users party on cvs-ghc@haskell.org.
 GHC users hang out on glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org.  Bleeding
 edge CVS users party on cvs-ghc@haskell.org.