From: simonm Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:36:53 +0000 (+0000) Subject: [project @ 1999-02-10 17:36:53 by simonm] X-Git-Tag: Approximately_9120_patches~6571 X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c6f72729966aa181fb8ec913becac201404b4ae1;p=ghc-hetmet.git [project @ 1999-02-10 17:36:53 by simonm] more 4.02 updates. --- diff --git a/ghc/ANNOUNCE b/ghc/ANNOUNCE index ecc9368..a94edc2 100644 --- a/ghc/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ghc/ANNOUNCE @@ -11,15 +11,21 @@ Haskell related information is available from the Haskell home page at http://haskell.org/ +GHC has a new Web page; point your browser at + + http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/ + + What's new ============= -GHC 4.02 fixes several bugs in 4.01 and adds the following features: +GHC 4.02 fixes several bugs in 4.01 and adds the following major features: * Full Haskell 98 language support, * Scoped type variables, + * Better warnings for unused variables, + * A new generational garbage collector. The following things have not been fixed yet: @@ -29,7 +35,9 @@ The following things have not been fixed yet: * The profiler is still flaky. -As usual, see the release notes (on the web page) for full details. +See the release notes for full details: + + 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. @@ -51,9 +59,8 @@ 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/ +GHC home page http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/ Haskell home page http://haskell.org/ -Glasgow FP group page http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/ comp.lang.functional FAQ http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/Department/Staff/mpj/faq.html @@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ 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://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/ Once you have the distribution, please follow the pointers in the README file to find all of the documentation about this release. NB: @@ -93,4 +100,4 @@ 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/4.02/installation_guide/installing_toc.html + http://research.microsoft.com/users/t-simonm/ghc/Docs/latest/installation_guide/installing.html