On 29 October 2005 22:32, Frederik Eaton wrote: > Is true that it is currently necessary to reinstall every > locally-installed package when I upgrade to a new version of ghc, even > if it is only a new patchlevel? > > Maybe this should only be necessary when the major or minor version > number changes?
It's true; see FAQ #2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/users_guide/faq.html We've never addressed binary compatibility between versions. GHC's aggressive cross-module optimisation makes it a little tricky. I would like to see us do something in this direction, though. Cheers, Simon _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-bugs mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-bugs
