It seems as if there is no migration documentation, https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/wikis/status/migration/8.8. Will that be forthcoming?
Thanks George On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 8:51 PM Ben Gamari <b...@well-typed.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > The GHC team is pleased to announce the first alpha release of GHC 8.8.1. > The source distribution, binary distributions, and documentation are > available at > > https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.8.1-alpha1 > > A draft of the release notes is also available [1]. > > This release is the culmination of over 3000 commits by over one hundred > contributors and has several new features and numerous bug fixes > relative to GHC 8.6: > > * Profiling now works correctly on 64-bit Windows (although still may > be problematic on 32-bit Windows due to platform limitations; see > #15934) > > * A new code layout algorithm for amd64's native code generator > > * The introduction of a late lambda-lifting pass which may reduce > allocations significantly for some programs. > > * Further work on Trees That Grow, enabling improved code re-use of the > Haskell AST in tooling > > * More locations where users can write `forall` (GHC Proposal #0007) > > * Further work on the Hadrian build system > > This release starts the pre-release cycle for GHC 8.8. This cycle is > starting quite a bit later than expected due recent work on GHC's CI and > release infrastructure. See the GHC Blog [2] for more on this. > > As always, if anything looks amiss do let us know. > > Happy compiling! > > Cheers, > > - Ben > > > [1] > https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/8.8.1-alpha1/docs/html/users_guide/8.8.1-notes.html > [2] https://www.haskell.org/ghc/blog/20190405-ghc-8.8-status.html > _______________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users >
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