X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ghc%2FANNOUNCE;h=e0d2cf2f7ff4c3da27aa672539dc0ef605da4025;hb=e65d8417f1c1d1a9db53ea37652dd8c96602ea92;hp=aabfb653b1954954817426576cb6501fc3ab3884;hpb=65fc2fbc7144369fb5eca4e471a60d143b9c9046;p=ghc-hetmet.git diff --git a/ghc/ANNOUNCE b/ghc/ANNOUNCE index aabfb65..e0d2cf2 100644 --- a/ghc/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ghc/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,110 +1,116 @@ - The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.06 - ============================================== - -We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell -Compiler (GHC), version 4.06. 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 Haskell 98, agreed in December 1998. -Haskell related information is available from the Haskell home page at - - http://www.haskell.org/ - -GHC's Web page lives at - - http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ - -+ What's new -============= - -This should be a stable release. We have not made major changes -since 4.04 to the core compiler, but we have fixed lots of bugs. -We believe that 4.06 is in a nice stable well-tested state. (Ha!) - -Apart from that, there are the following changes - - - Major library reorganisation. All libraries, except the ones that - are part of the Haskell 98 *language* specification, have moved to - fptools/hslibs/. The hslibs tree is independent of GHC, shared between - GHC, Hugs, and (we hope) other Haskell implementations. - The idea is to make it easier for people to contribute and maintain - libraries. - - The hslibs/ tree is organised in a Java-like fashion. Details in - the new Library guide. - - Existing programs that use the -syslib flag may need to change which - syslibs they include. - - - Support for "foreign export dynamic". - - - Clean up of concurrent I/O system; in particular, I/O is now non-blocking, - except (alas) on stdout/stderr for tiresome reasons. - - - Some refinements to the exceptions mechanism - - - More performance tuning: compiled programs now allocate 10% less than 4.04 - -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@haskell.org; the msg body should be: - - subscribe glasgow-haskell- Your Name - -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 -================================ - -Relevant URLs on the World-Wide Web: - -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 - - -+ How to get it -================ - -The easy way is to go to the WWW page, which should be -self-explanatory: - - 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: -preserve modification times when un-tarring the files (no `m' option -for tar, please)! - - -+ System requirements -====================== - -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: - - * i386-unknown-{linux,solaris2,freebsd,netbsd,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} - * {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix - -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.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/installation_guide/installing.html + The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.08 + ============================================== + +We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell +Compiler (GHC), version 4.08. 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 Haskell 98, agreed in December 1998. +Haskell related information is available from the Haskell home page at + + http://www.haskell.org/ + +GHC's Web page lives at + + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ + ++ What's new +============= + +This should be a stable release. There have been many enhancements +since 4.06, and shed-loads of bug-fixes (one shed (imperial) ~ one ton +(US)). + +There are the following changes + + - New profiling subsystem, based on cost-centre stacks. + + - Working x86 native code generator: now it works properly, runs + about twice as fast as compiling via C, and is on a par for + run-time speed (except in FP-intensive programs). + + - Implicit parameters (i.e. dynamic scoping without the pain). + + - DEPRECATED pragma for marking obsolescent interfaces. + + - In the wake of hslibs, a new package system for + libraries. -package should now be used instead of -syslib. + + - Result type signatures work. + + - Many tiresome long-standing bugs and problems (e.g. the trace + problem) have been fixed. + + - Many error messages have been made more helpful and/or + accurate. + +For full details see the release notes: + + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/4.08/users_guide/release-4-08.html + + ++ Mailing lists +================ + +We run mailing lists for GHC users and bug reports; to subscribe, send +mail to majordomo@haskell.org; the msg body should be: + + subscribe glasgow-haskell-{users,bugs} Your Name + +or + + subscribe cvs-ghc Your Name + +Please send bug reports about GHC 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. + + ++ On-line GHC-related resources +================================ + +Relevant URLs on the World-Wide Web: + +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/~gmh/faq.html + + ++ How to get it +================ + +The easy way is to go to the WWW page, which should be +self-explanatory: + + 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: +preserve modification times when un-tarring the files (no `m' option +for tar, please)! + + ++ System requirements +====================== + +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: + + * i386-unknown-{linux,freebsd,netbsd,cygwin32,mingw32} + * sparc-sun-{sunos4,solaris2} + * hppa1.1-hp-hpux{9,10} + +Ports to the following platforms should be relatively easy (for a +wunderhacker), but haven't been tested due to lack of time/hardware: + + * i386-unknown-solaris2 + * alpha-dec-osf{2,3} + * mips-sgi-irix{5,6} + * {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix + +The builder's guide included in distribution gives a complete +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