Because LTS must be stable. Although you can add some PPA with new versions of packages to your software sources list.
--- Original message --- From: "Vlatko Basic" < vlatko.ba...@gmail.com > Date: 14 October 2013, 13:28:21 Hi Danylo, I have 7.6.3 already, but I was wondering why the repository packages are not maintained. 12.04 is an LTS for 5 years, so I suppose many would stick to it for a longer time. br, vlatko -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] No upgrade of GHC version in Ubuntu repository From: Lizanets Danylo <iamwea...@ukr.net> To: vlatko.ba...@gmail.com Cc: haskell-cafe@haskell.org Date: 14.10.2013 12:40 Hi vlatko, New versions of GHC are available in newer versions of Ubuntu (12.10, 13.04 etc.). I recommend you to download, build and install Haskell-platform from sources. Best regards, Danylo Lizanets --- Original message --- From: "Vlatko Basic" < vlatko.ba...@gmail.com > Date: 14 October 2013, 11:44:17 Hi Caffe, deb packages of GHC (and Haskell Platform) in Ubuntu's (LTS Precise, 12.04) "universe" are not upgrading at all. GHC package is almost two years old, still on version 7.4.1, and GHC site still recommends to use Haskell Platform from repository. Even kernel is upgrading more often, and one would expect it is much more difficult. :-) What would be the reason for that? Is it abandoned? Best regards, vlatko _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
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