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== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
* http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.4.1/html/users_guide/release-7-4-1.html
* http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.4.1/html/users_guide/release-7-4-1.html
* http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/changelog.html


== Release Notes ==
== Release Notes ==

Revision as of 04:49, 6 June 2012

GHC 7.4

Summary

Update Fedora Haskell packages to the latest major version 7.4.1 of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 18
  • Last updated: 2012-05-08
  • Percentage of completion: 60%

Detailed Description

Bumping ghc version requires a complete rebuild of all Haskell packages against the new version.

Benefit to Fedora

GHC 7.4 is a major new version of the Haskell compiler with many improvements.

Scope

  • Bootstrap ghc-7.4.1 in rawhide [done]
  • Finalize ghc-rpm-macros for F18 [done]
  • Refresh and rebuild all Haskell packages with appropriate version bumps [done]
  • Build ghc-7.4 for secondary archs [arm/ppc in progress]
  • update Haskell Platform to 2012.2.0.0
  • Test packages in rawhide/f18

How To Test

  • yum install ghc
  • yum install haskell-platform
  • yum install @haskell
  • yum install xmonad
  • yum install ghc-*-devel
  • yum install pandoc

User Experience

Fedora users will have the latest version of GHC available to them.

Dependencies

haskell-platform-2012.2 for ghc-7.4.1 has been released.

Contingency Plan

No major problems expected.

Documentation

Release Notes

The Haskell GHC compiler has been updated to version 7.4.1 with many new features and improvements.

Comments and Discussion

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