+1 On Jan 19, 2014 3:15 PM, "Mark Lentczner" <mark.lentcz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like GHC 7.8 is pretty near release. > > And while I know that we really like to have a GHC out for a while, and > perhaps see the .1 release, before we incorporate it into the Platform, > this GHC, while including many new and anticipated things, seems pretty > well hammered on. > > Combine that with the now two-month late (all my fault) HP release for > 2013.4.0.0 isn't slated to really have all that much new in it, in part > because it is the same GHC as the last HP release. > > Now - it would really look foolish, and taken poorly (methinks) if we > release a HP this month - only to have GHC 7.8 release early Feb. Folks > would really be head scratching, and wondering about the platform. > > SO - I'm proposing ditching the now late 2013.4.0.0 (I admit, I'm finding > it hard to get excited by it!) and instead move right to putting out > 2014.2.0.0 - aimed for mid-March to mid-April. > > This release would have several big changes: > > - GHC 7.8 > - New shake based build for the Platform > - Support for validation via package tests > - Support for a "server variant" (no OpenGL or other GUI stuff if we > had any) > - Automated version info w/historical version matrix page > - Several significant packages: I'd like to see Aeson at the very > least, updated OpenGL stuff > > I'd also propose changes for the Mac build (though this is obviously > independent): > > - Built from GHC source, not dist. release. (guarantees consistent > release) > - Only 64bit (I know, controversial...) > > Thoughts? > > > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > librar...@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > >
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