For full details see the release notes:
- http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/4.08/users_guide/release-4-08.html
+ http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/4.08/set/release-4-08.html
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+ System requirements
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-To compile the sources, you need a machine with 32+MB memory, GNU C
-(`gcc'), `perl' plus a version of GHC installed (3.02 at least). This
-release is known to work on the following platforms:
+To compile programs with GHC, you need a machine with 32+MB memory, GNU C
+and perl. This release is known to work on the following platforms:
* i386-unknown-{linux,freebsd,netbsd,cygwin32,mingw32}
* sparc-sun-solaris2
run-down of what ports work; an on-line version can be found at
http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/4.08/building/building-guide.html
-