Re: ANNOUNCE: GHC 5.03.20020204 snapshot release
A Windows Installer for this snapshot is now available via the GHC downloads page, http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_snapshot.html enjoy --sof - Original Message - From: "Julian Seward (Intl Vendor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 06:36 Subject: ANNOUNCE: GHC 5.03.20020204 snapshot release > > There have been a number of significant improvements made to GHC > since the 5.02 sources were branched off the main GHC development > tree, but we're not quite ready to make a full 5.04 release yet. > However, we're keen to get feedback on the new features from people > that don't have easy access to CVS or don't have the time & patience > to build GHC from scratch, so we're making a snapshot release of the > current GHC, in source and binary form. > > There are NO GUARANTEES as to the stability of this release, although > we do know it has passed our basic three-stage bootstrap test and run > the regression tests successfully. In some cases the documentation > hasn't been fully updated to reflect the new features yet. > > Briefly, the changes relative to 5.02.2 are: > >- The type system now supports arbitrary rank polymorphism, > given appropriate type annotations. > >- Heap profiling has had a major overhaul and now supports > retainer profiling and biographical profiling ala nhc98. > >- Major improvements to the native code generators. You can now > compile any and all code through them, including the Prelude. > >- The FFI syntax has been updated to match the latest version > of the FFI Haskell 98 Addendum. > >- newtypes support deriving *any* class for which the > underlying type is also an instance. > >- Linear implicit parameters: a highly experimental feature. > >- GHCi has several new commands: > - ':show bindings' to list the bindings made on the command > line, > - ':show modules' to show which modules are loaded, > - ':module' has been enhanced as per the discussion on the > mailing list (syntax is still experimental - feedback >welcome). > - ':browse' similar to Hugs' :browse command. > > And many other minor changes & bugfixes. > > At the moment there is just the sources and a binary build for > x86-linux available. We may add builds for other if they become > available. > > You can get it from > http://haskell.cs.yale.edu/ghc/download_ghc_snapshot.html > > Enjoy! > > The GHC Development Team. ___ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
RE: ANNOUNCE: GHC 5.03.20020204 snapshot release
| > - newtypes support deriving *any* class for which the | > underlying type is also an instance. | | How about multi-parameter classes where there are instances for the | underlying type on more than one parameter: is it possible to specify | which parameter the newtype is being derived on? There's a fairly full description in the manual. | > - Linear implicit parameters: a highly experimental feature. | | What are they? Aha. That would be telling. The syntax is %x instead of ?x. Simon ___ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
Re: ANNOUNCE: GHC 5.03.20020204 snapshot release
At 2002-02-05 06:36, Julian Seward (Intl Vendor) wrote: > - newtypes support deriving *any* class for which the > underlying type is also an instance. How about multi-parameter classes where there are instances for the underlying type on more than one parameter: is it possible to specify which parameter the newtype is being derived on? > - Linear implicit parameters: a highly experimental feature. What are they? -- Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA ___ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
ANNOUNCE: GHC 5.03.20020204 snapshot release
There have been a number of significant improvements made to GHC since the 5.02 sources were branched off the main GHC development tree, but we're not quite ready to make a full 5.04 release yet. However, we're keen to get feedback on the new features from people that don't have easy access to CVS or don't have the time & patience to build GHC from scratch, so we're making a snapshot release of the current GHC, in source and binary form. There are NO GUARANTEES as to the stability of this release, although we do know it has passed our basic three-stage bootstrap test and run the regression tests successfully. In some cases the documentation hasn't been fully updated to reflect the new features yet. Briefly, the changes relative to 5.02.2 are: - The type system now supports arbitrary rank polymorphism, given appropriate type annotations. - Heap profiling has had a major overhaul and now supports retainer profiling and biographical profiling ala nhc98. - Major improvements to the native code generators. You can now compile any and all code through them, including the Prelude. - The FFI syntax has been updated to match the latest version of the FFI Haskell 98 Addendum. - newtypes support deriving *any* class for which the underlying type is also an instance. - Linear implicit parameters: a highly experimental feature. - GHCi has several new commands: - ':show bindings' to list the bindings made on the command line, - ':show modules' to show which modules are loaded, - ':module' has been enhanced as per the discussion on the mailing list (syntax is still experimental - feedback welcome). - ':browse' similar to Hugs' :browse command. And many other minor changes & bugfixes. At the moment there is just the sources and a binary build for x86-linux available. We may add builds for other if they become available. You can get it from http://haskell.cs.yale.edu/ghc/download_ghc_snapshot.html Enjoy! The GHC Development Team. ___ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
