X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?p=ghc-hetmet.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=InstallShield%2FSetup%20Files%2FCompressed%20Files%2FLanguage%20Independent%2FOS%20Independent%2FANNOUNCE;fp=InstallShield%2FSetup%20Files%2FCompressed%20Files%2FLanguage%20Independent%2FOS%20Independent%2FANNOUNCE;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=87417db34817527fe70ba846f92bf0aa290302ab;hb=b4e88b1999b29c14668df90564fc0d3c89d94120;hpb=961e2f0abe026258a25006f08e9bbaad25b1519a diff --git a/InstallShield/Setup Files/Compressed Files/Language Independent/OS Independent/ANNOUNCE b/InstallShield/Setup Files/Compressed Files/Language Independent/OS Independent/ANNOUNCE deleted file mode 100644 index 87417db..0000000 --- a/InstallShield/Setup Files/Compressed Files/Language Independent/OS Independent/ANNOUNCE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ - 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