#5272: Performance regression ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Reporter: augustss | Owner: Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.0.4 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Testcase: | Blockedby: Difficulty: | Os: Unknown/Multiple Blocking: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Failure: None/Unknown | ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
Comment(by augustss): First, I don't really mind if ghc is not backwards compatible. A compiler has to move forwards and can't support old things forever. I just want to point out that every new ghc release is a pain for people with a large code base. Here are the things that caused pains in porting: * haskell98 no longer supported * change of type names in Typeable (that took quite a while to debug) * Prelude.catch deprecated (we compile with -Werror) * network package didn't build using Setup.hs (as usual) * glib package didn't build for reasons I never figured out -- Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5272#comment:7> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-bugs mailing list Glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-bugs