A modest proposal (re the Platform)

[George Colpitts]

I agree with Bob. Mark I think your proposal is the right thing for the
Platform and for Haskell.


On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Bob Ippolito <bob at redivi.com> wrote:

> +1
>
> I'm just a user, but I'm very excited about the possibility of getting a
> GHC 7.8 platform release sooner than later (especially considering Mio and
> the other great additions). Another release with the same GHC wouldn't do
> me much good.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Mark Lentczner <mark.lentczner at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Looks like GHC 7.8 is pretty near release.
>>
>> And while I know that we really like to have a GHC out for a while, and
>> perhaps see the .1 release, before we incorporate it into the Platform,
>> this GHC, while including many new and anticipated things, seems pretty
>> well hammered on.
>>
>> Combine that with the now two-month late (all my fault) HP release for
>> 2013.4.0.0 isn't slated to really have all that much new in it, in part
>> because it is the same GHC as the last HP release.
>>
>> Now - it would really look foolish, and taken poorly (methinks) if we
>> release a HP this month - only to have GHC 7.8 release early Feb. Folks
>> would really be head scratching, and wondering about the platform.
>>
>> SO - I'm proposing ditching the now late 2013.4.0.0 (I admit, I'm finding
>> it hard to get excited by it!) and instead move right to putting out
>> 2014.2.0.0 - aimed for mid-March to mid-April.
>>
>> This release would have several big changes:
>>
>>    - GHC 7.8
>>    - New shake based build for the Platform
>>    - Support for validation via package tests
>>    - Support for a "server variant" (no OpenGL or other GUI stuff if we
>>    had any)
>>    - Automated version info w/historical version matrix page
>>    - Several significant packages: I'd like to see Aeson at the very
>>    least, updated OpenGL stuff
>>
>> I'd also propose changes for the Mac build (though this is obviously
>> independent):
>>
>>    - Built from GHC source, not dist. release. (guarantees consistent
>>    release)
>>    - Only 64bit (I know, controversial...)
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
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