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GHC 7.0.4
Summary
The latest update to Glasgow Haskell Compiler (ghc) version 7.0.4 was released 15 June 2011, with various bug fixes.
Haskell Platform 2011 was updated for ghc-7.0.3 and released as 2011.2.0.1 in April.
Owners
- Names: Jens Petersen, Haskell_SIG
- Email: petersen@fedoraproject.org, haskell-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 16
- Last updated: 22 June 2011
- Percentage completion 25%
Detailed Description
- ghc will be updated in rawhide. []
- Update ghc-rpm-macros if necessary. []
- Update all haskell packages to latest packaging templates and rebuild. []
- Test packages in rawhide []
Benefit to Fedora
Fedora will benefit by providing the latest ghc compiler and haskell-platform to its users with various bugfixes.
Scope
- Minimal impact outside of Haskell packages
- Rebuilding all Haskell packages: see Detailed Description above
How to Test
- yum install @haskell
- yum install xmonad
User Experience
Developers will be able to use latest GHC.
Dependencies
haskell-platform release for ghc-7.0.4 expected.
Contingency Plan
None: ghc-7.0.4 is a stable bugfix releases, which should not have any major surprises.
Documentation
- http://haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.0.3/html/users_guide/release-7-0-3.html
- http://haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.0.4/html/users_guide/release-7-0-4.html
Release Notes
Haskell GHC has been updated to version 7.0.4 with various bugfixes and haskell-platform to 2011.2.0.x.