Repository : ssh://darcs.haskell.org//srv/darcs/ghc On branch : ghc-7.2
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/5290d4b8bbd68514f997c48f4f9f8429ff867b49 >--------------------------------------------------------------- commit 5290d4b8bbd68514f997c48f4f9f8429ff867b49 Author: Ian Lynagh <[email protected]> Date: Wed Aug 3 21:34:59 2011 +0100 Add a few release note highlights >--------------------------------------------------------------- docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- docs/users_guide/parallel.xml | 2 +- 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml index 48850ad..58ded15 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml @@ -5,10 +5,38 @@ <para> The significant changes to the various parts of the compiler are listed in the following sections. There have also been numerous bug - fixes and performance improvements over the 7.0 branch. + fixes and performance improvements over the 7.0 branch. The 7.2 + branch is intended to be more of a "technology preview" than normal + GHC stable branches. </para> <sect2> + <title>Highlights</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + DPH support (<xref linkend="dph" />) has been significantly + improved. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + A new feature Safe Haskell (<xref linkend="safe-haskell" />) + has been implemented. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + It is now possible to write compiler plugins + (<xref linkend="compiler-plugins" />). + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + + <sect2> <title>Language changes</title> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml index b8e7316..05092bc 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ nfib n | n <= 1 = 1 parallel <literal>map</literal>.</para> </sect2> -<sect2><title>Data Parallel Haskell</title> +<sect2 id="dph"><title>Data Parallel Haskell</title> <para>GHC includes experimental support for Data Parallel Haskell (DPH). This code is highly unstable and is only provided as a technology preview. More information can be found on the corresponding <ulink _______________________________________________ Cvs-ghc mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
