From: simonm Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:43:31 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 1999-01-19 12:43:31 by simonm] X-Git-Tag: Approx_2487_patches~53 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5bc125ee627715fbf1020dd1c89d9a035fae984d;p=ghc-hetmet.git [project @ 1999-01-19 12:43:31 by simonm] Update for 4.02. --- diff --git a/ghc/ANNOUNCE b/ghc/ANNOUNCE index afe5a93..ecc9368 100644 --- a/ghc/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ghc/ANNOUNCE @@ -2,21 +2,25 @@ ============================================== We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell -Compiler (GHC), version 4.01. The source distribution is freely +Compiler (GHC), version 4.02. 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/ + What's new ============= -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. +GHC 4.02 fixes several bugs in 4.01 and adds the following features: + + * Full Haskell 98 language support, + + * Scoped type variables, + + * A new generational garbage collector. The following things have not been fixed yet: @@ -25,8 +29,10 @@ The following things have not been fixed yet: * The profiler is still flaky. - * The garbage collector is still a two-space copying collector. We're - working on a generational collector right now. +As usual, see the release notes (on the web page) for full details. + +A source distribution and binaries for common architectures are +available from the web page. + Mailing lists ================ @@ -87,4 +93,4 @@ haven't been tested due to lack of time/hardware: 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/4.01/installation_guide/installing_toc.html + http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/4.02/installation_guide/installing_toc.html