From: sof Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 22:46:19 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 1997-06-06 22:46:19 by sof] X-Git-Tag: Approximately_1000_patches_recorded~321 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8947372139394ebd7723a8e291b20d130a2694de;p=ghc-hetmet.git [project @ 1997-06-06 22:46:19 by sof] Last minute changes --- diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-2.04 b/ANNOUNCE-2.04 index 77b7c5c..64c4e34 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE-2.04 +++ b/ANNOUNCE-2.04 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC), version 2.04. Source distribution is freely available -via the World-Wide Web and anon. FTP; details below. +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 @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ related information is available from the Haskell home page at: Release 2.04 represent work done through May '97; highlights include: - * Data constructors can now have polymophic fields, and ordinary - functions can have polymoprhic arguments. Details on + * Data constructors can now have polymorphic fields, and ordinary + functions can have polymorphic arguments. Details on http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~simonpj/quantification.html @@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ Release 2.04 represent work done through May '97; highlights include: http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~simonpj/guards.html * Compiler can now compile itself (i.e., no real dependence on - the Haskell 1.2 compiler anymore (version 0.29)). + the Haskell 1.2 compiler anymore (version 0.29)). The release has + been tested with 2.03 and 0.29, not 2.02. * Faster compilation - Compilation speeds has improved since 2.02, although it still slower - than GHC-0.29, the Good Old Compiler. (the gap is narrowing, though!) + Compilation speeds has improved since 2.02, although it is still slower + than the Good Old Compiler, GHC-0.29. (the gap is narrowing, though!) * Code quality is better, the simplifier and inlining machinery has been refurbished. Not sure how much better. @@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ Release 2.04 represent work done through May '97; highlights include: Heroic Efforts of Andr\'e Santos . * It has been tested against a large suite of (mostly) Haskell 1.2 - programs (the NoFib suite). Bunch of bugs related to new - Haskell 1.4 has been weeded out. + programs (the NoFib suite). A fair chunk of bugs has been fixed. * A couple of Haskell 1.4 features are still incompletely supported, notably polymorphic strictness annotations, and Unicode. @@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ version 0.29 or 2.02/2.03). We have seen GHC work on these platforms: * sparc-sun-{sunos4,solaris2} * mips-sgi-irix{5,6} * i386-unknown-{linux,solaris2,freebsd,cygwin32}. - * powerpc-ibm-aix + * {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. +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 + +EOF