- The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 2.10
+ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.02
==============================================
We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell
-Compiler (GHC), version 2.10. Source and Binary distribution is freely
+Compiler (GHC), version 4.01. The source distribution is freely
available via the World-Wide Web and through anon. FTP; details below.
Haskell is "the" standard lazy functional programming language; the
+ What's new
=============
-Release 2.10 is a full binary release (at least for the platforms we
-have access to, other builds are solicited). We hope this will be a
-solid release - barring any unforseen problems this should be the end
-of the 2.xx line.
+GHC 4.02 fixes several bugs in 4.01 and adds one new feature: scoped
+type variables. Some Haskell 98 features are also now supported,
+including lazy name clash detection and scoped infix declarations.
-Major new things in this release:
+The following things have not been fixed yet:
- * better -fwarn-overlapping-patterns checking,
- * Happy is no longer included in binary distributions:
- we're making separate Happy binaries, see
- ftp://ftp.dcs.gla.ac.uk/pub/haskell/happy
- * lots of bug fixes.
+ * The native code generator is still flaky, and is turned off by
+ default for the time being.
-The next release will likely be GHC 3.00, containing mult-parameter
-type classes amongst other things. As of the next release, we will no
-longer support building with GHC 0.29.
+ * The profiler is still flaky.
-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the GHC Team!
+ * The garbage collector is still a two-space copying collector. We're
+ working on a generational collector right now.
+ Mailing lists
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+ System requirements
======================
-To compile up this source-only release, you need a machine with 16+MB
-memory, GNU C (`gcc'), `perl' plus a version of GHC installed (either
-version 0.29 or 2.02 onwards). We have seen GHC work on these platforms:
+To compile up this source-only release, you need a machine with 32+MB
+memory, GNU C (`gcc'), `perl' plus a version of GHC installed (version
+2.10 at least, 3.02 recommended). This release is known to work on
+the following platforms:
- * alpha-dec-osf2
- * hppa1.1-hp-hpux{9,10}
+ * i386-unknown-{linux,solaris2,freebsd,cygwin32}
* sparc-sun-{sunos4,solaris2}
+
+Ports to the following platforms should be relatively easy, but
+haven't been tested due to lack of time/hardware:
+
+ * alpha-dec-osf{2,3}
+ * hppa1.1-hp-hpux{9,10}
* mips-sgi-irix{5,6}
- * i386-unknown-{linux,solaris2,freebsd,cygwin32}.
* {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix
-Similar platforms should work with minimal hacking effort. The installer's
-guide included in distribution gives a complete run-down of what-ports-work;
-an on-line version can be found at
-
- http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/ghc-doc/install-guide.html
+The installer's guide included in distribution gives a complete
+run-down of what-ports-work; an on-line version can be found at
-EOF
+ http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/4.01/installation_guide/installing_toc.html
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