Hi Ian, I think it would make sense to post this on haskell-cafe. I think we can expect larger response from there than from glasgow-haskell-users.
Janek Dnia wtorek, 19 marca 2013, Ian Lynagh napisał: > Hi all, > > Thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on when we should release > 7.8.1, and on future release plans in general. We've looked at all the > responses, and we think that the best plan is to continue to make major > releases annually, with minor "patch-level" releases between them. > > Additionally, we may recommend particular snapshots, and provide binary > builds for all tier-1 platforms, for people who wish to test new > features etc in HEAD. > > There is more detail on how all this will work here: > http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/WorkingConventions/Releases > > > > We will therefore aim for a 7.8.1 release in October. We do not > currently expect to make a 7.6.3 release, although that may > change if serious bugs in 7.6.2 are discovered. > > > Would a 7.7.x recommended snapshot be useful to you? Tell us if you > want one. Compared to 7.6 it would contain: > * polykinded Typeable library > * major improvements in DPH (vectorisation avoidance, new vectoriser) > * type holes > * rebindable list syntax > * major changes to the type inference engine > * type level natural numbers > * overlapping type families > * the new code generator > * support for vector (SSE/AVX) instructions > * Scheduler changes to the RTS to improve latency > Is it worth us putting out a preview, or are you happy to work from > the nightly snapshots and wait for the full release in October? > > > Thanks > Ian > > > _______________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
