Users of nix can test their package using the instructions in this gist. It should be straightforward as the 8.6.1 alpha will be downloaded from the binary cache.
https://gist.github.com/mpickering/fd26e9f03d6cb88cbb91b90b6019f3dd The compiler will use patches form head.hackage in order to build dependencies. Any problems, let me know. Matt On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 10:26 PM, Ben Gamari <b...@well-typed.com> wrote: > > The GHC development team is pleased to announce the first > alpha release leading up to GHC 8.6.1. The usual release artifacts > are available from > > https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.6.1-alpha1 > > This is the first release (partially) generated using our new CI > infrastructure. One known issue is that the haddock documentation is > currently unavailable. This will be fixed in the next alpha release. Do > let us know if you spot anything else amiss. > > As always, do let us know if you encounter any trouble in the course of > testing. Thanks for your help! > > Cheers, > > - Ben > > _______________________________________________ > ghc-devs mailing list > ghc-devs@haskell.org > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs > _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list ghc-devs@haskell.org http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs
