2013.4.0.0 proposal - getting to alpha

[Carter Schonwald]

There's currently an issue with Alex happy when they're built with clang
cpp rather Than GCC cpp which some folks are trying to hammer out I think.
 I think it's a problem in Alex 3.1.2 but not 3.1.0.

Either way: assuming that bug gets sorted out, making sure Haskell platform
has a fresher Alex / happy so that Haskell platform can be used to build
ghc 7.8 would be a nice thing to have.

On Sunday, November 17, 2013, Mark Lentczner wrote:

> Here is the current status of the 2013.4.0.0 proposal.
>
> *Outstanding Issues*
> We have a few decisions outstanding, and I'd like to have these decided by
> Nov. 23 (one week).
>
>    - fgl - waiting to hear if Ivan will have new version ready in time.
>    - aeson / dlist - there are serveral options -- I'll start a separate
>    thread on this topic.
>    - alex / happy - I'd like to hear an "okay" from the maintainers on
>    the major version bump
>
>
> *Current Proposed Versions*
> *GHC 7.6.3* -- same as last time (erroneously listed as a version bump
> last time)
>
>  *Packages with no changes:*
>         fgl, haskell-src, html, HUnit,
>         mtl, parsec, QuickCheck, random,
>         regex-base, regex-compat, regex-posix,
>         split, stm, text, transformers,
>         xhtml, zlib
>
> *Packages held back:*
>         cgi: 3001.1.7.5 (3001.1.8.4* requires MonadCatchIO-mtl)*
>
> *Packages with minor version bumps:*
>         HTTP: 4000.2.8 → 4000.2.9
>         network: 2.4.1.2 → 2.4.2.0
>         parallel: 3.2.0.3 → 3.2.0.4
>         syb: 0.4.0 → 0.4.1
>         unordered-containers: 0.2.3.0 → 0.2.3.3
>         vector: 0.10.0.1 → 0.10.9.1?
>         primitive: 0.5.0.1 → 0.5.1.0?
>
> *Packages with major version bumps:*
>         case-insensitive: 1.0.0.1 → 1.1.0.1
>         hashable: 1.1.2.5 → 1.2.1.0
>
>         GLUT: 2.4.0.0 → 2.5.0.1
>         GLURaw: 1.3.0.0 → 1.4.0.0
>         OpenGL: 2.8.0.0 → 2.9.1.0
>         OpenGLRaw: 1.3.0.0 → 1.4.0.0
>
>         alex: 3.0.5 → 3.1.0 *pending okay*
>         happy: 1.18.10 → 1.19.0  *pending okay*
>
> *Cabal:*
>         Cabal: 1.16.0 → 1.18.1.2 *consensus seems to be that this will be
> okay*
>         cabal-install: 1.16.0.2 → 1.18.0.2
>
>
> *Platform Packagers:*
> This is likely to be the last HP source release that contains all the ad
> hoc scripts for packaging. I canvased the group last time and as I recall,
> everyone said they just used the .cabal file - and no one used the scripts.
> I plan to replace them with a new tool built for the needs of the release,
> and ditch this old set of scripts. If you need 'em, speak now, or forever
> hold your peace!
>
> — Mark
>
>
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