Release plans

[Jan Stolarek]

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
>
>
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