X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ghc%2FANNOUNCE;h=566fa5df955666cac7b078caff33fb3e647e38a3;hb=034de91049369e8a04022677b6a9a8f289ab278b;hp=3afb8bd46fc8241be4ae118e3ebd65e34ba3b06e;hpb=18026d35d74c413dd8f2e26120c86385f112d42d;p=ghc-hetmet.git diff --git a/ghc/ANNOUNCE b/ghc/ANNOUNCE index 3afb8bd..566fa5d 100644 --- a/ghc/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ghc/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,48 +1,48 @@ - The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 2.10 + The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.04 ============================================== 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 4.04. 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 -current language version is 1.4, agreed in April, 1997. Haskell -related information is available from the Haskell home page at +current language version is Haskell 98, agreed in December 1998. +Haskell related information is available from the Haskell home page at - http://haskell.org/ + http://www.haskell.org/ + +GHC's Web page lives at + + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ + 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 is now officially Open Source, see the LICENSE file in the + distribution for details. -Major new things in this release: + - Rewrite rules can be specified in the source using the RULES + pragma. This is used for automatic fusion of common list functions. - * 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. + - Performance tuning: compiled programs now allocate 30% less + and run 20% faster on average compared to GHC 4.02. -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. + - GHC now uses a Happy parser instead of the old yacc/lex one. -Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the GHC Team! +For full details see the release notes: + + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/users_guide/users_guide-1.html#ss1.4 + Mailing lists ================ We run mailing lists for GHC users and bug reports; to subscribe, send -mail to majordomo@dcs.gla.ac.uk; the msg body should be: +mail to majordomo@haskell.org; the msg body should be: subscribe glasgow-haskell- Your Name -Please send bug reports about GHC to glasgow-haskell-bugs@dcs.gla.ac.uk ; GHC -users hang out on glasgow-haskell-users@dcs.gla.ac.uk +Please send bug reports about GHC to glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org ; GHC +users hang out on glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org + On-line GHC-related resources @@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ users hang out on glasgow-haskell-users@dcs.gla.ac.uk Relevant URLs on the World-Wide Web: -GHC home page http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/ -Haskell home page http://haskell.org/ -Glasgow FP group page http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/ +GHC home page http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ +Haskell home page http://www.haskell.org/ comp.lang.functional FAQ http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/Department/Staff/mpj/faq.html @@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ comp.lang.functional FAQ http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/Department/Staff/mpj/faq.html The easy way is to go to the WWW page, which should be self-explanatory: - http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/ + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ Once you have the distribution, please follow the pointers in the README file to find all of the documentation about this release. NB: @@ -73,21 +72,22 @@ for tar, please)! + 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 (3.02 at +least). 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} + * hppa1.1-hp-hpux{9,10} + +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} * 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.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/installation_guide/installing.html