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GHC 7.4

Summary

Update Fedora Haskell packages to the latest major version 7.4.1 of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 18
  • Last updated: 2012-03-21
  • Percentage of completion: 10%

Detailed Description

Bumping ghc version requires a complete rebuild of all Haskell packages against the new version.

Benefit to Fedora

GHC 7.4 is a major new version of ghc with many new compiler features and improvements.

Scope

  • Bootstrap ghc-7.4 in rawhide.
  • Finalize ghc-rpm-macros for F18.
  • Refresh and rebuild all Haskell packages with appropriate version bumps.
  • Test packages in rawhide/f18

How To Test

  • yum install ghc
  • yum install haskell-platform
  • yum install @haskell
  • yum install xmonad
  • yum install ghc-*-devel
  • yum install pandoc

User Experience

Fedora users will have the latest version of GHC available to them.

Dependencies

haskell-platform release for ghc-7.4.1 expected in May 2012.

Contingency Plan

No major problems expected.

Documentation

Release Notes

The Haskell GHC compiler has been updated to version 7.4.1 with numerous new features and improvements.

Comments and Discussion