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[project @ 1999-07-14 11:46:36 by simonmar]
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simonmar
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:46:36 +0000
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simonmar
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- The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.02
+ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.04
==============================================
We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell
==============================================
We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell
-Compiler (GHC), version 4.02. The source 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
available via the World-Wide Web and through anon. FTP; details below.
Haskell is "the" standard lazy functional programming language; the
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+11,28
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Haskell related information is available from the Haskell home page at
http://haskell.org/
http://haskell.org/
-GHC has a new Web page; point your browser at
+GHC's Web page lives at
http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/
+ What's new
=============
http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/
+ What's new
=============
-GHC 4.02 fixes several bugs in 4.01 and adds the following major features:
+ - GHC is now officially Open Source, see the LICENSE file in the
+ distribution for details.
- * Full Haskell 98 language support,
+ - Rewrite rules can be specified in the source using the RULES
+ pragma. This is used for automatic fusion of common list functions.
- * Scoped type variables,
+ - Performance tuning: compiled programs now allocate 30% less
+ and run 20% faster on average compared to GHC 4.02.
- * Better warnings for unused variables,
+ - GHC now uses a Happy parser instead of the old yacc/lex one.
- * A new generational garbage collector.
-
-The following things have not been fixed yet:
-
- * The native code generator is still flaky, and is turned off by
- default for the time being.
-
- * The profiler is still flaky.
-
-See the release notes for full details:
+For full details see the release notes:
http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/Docs/latest/users_guide/users_guide-1.html#ss1.4
http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/Docs/latest/users_guide/users_guide-1.html#ss1.4
-A source distribution and binaries for common architectures are
-available from the web page.
-
+ Mailing lists
================
+ Mailing lists
================
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+73,17
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for tar, please)!
======================
To compile up this source-only release, you need a machine with 32+MB
======================
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:
+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,cygwin32}
* sparc-sun-{sunos4,solaris2}
* 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}
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}
* {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix
* mips-sgi-irix{5,6}
* {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix