Great idea. It's in a wiki -- can you break it up into a form that you think is easier to understand? Then we'll check it to make sure it's still accurate.
Thanks! S | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bulat Ziganshin | Sent: 31 October 2006 11:47 | To: Simon Peyton-Jones | Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: Re[2]: HCAR November 2006 contribution | | Hello Simon, | | Monday, October 30, 2006, 4:18:14 PM, you wrote: | | > Andres: draft HCAR entry for GHC is here: | > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Status/October06 | | trying to look form casual reader POV, i strongly recommend to split | this into 3 sections: first about 6.6. tell here that main improvement | comparing to 6.4 is SMP support and give links to full whatsnew and | download pages | | second section about HEAD improvements, it should make clear that it | is the future 6.8 version that is currently under heavy development | (sorry, but HEAD isn't descriptive for casual reader). again, download | link will be great. btw, how about starting whatsnew (readme) page for | this version just and don't postpone it until actual release. i think, | this should make life easier both for you (it's easier to record the | progress as it gone instead of recalling all the things done in last | 1-2 years) and for us (no need to dig into ghc-cvs archives to learn | what interesting features are in current HEAD snapshot) | | third section should mention features that is currently separate from | GHC but planned to be included | | btw, what are "data-parallel extensions" you plan to release before | Christmas? any paper, wiki? in general, it will be great to include in | each item some url to further info | | thank you for compiling this list. like the readme lists all the new | beasts in 6.6, this page lists all the new interesting things in HEAD | version and it is the great source of information! | | | -- | Best regards, | Bulat mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | _______________________________________________ | Cvs-ghc mailing list | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
