2013.4.0.0 proposal - getting to alpha

[Carter Schonwald]

looks like theres a candidate patch for the alex issue by Nick Partridge
https://github.com/simonmar/alex/pull/37


On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Carter Schonwald <
carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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