I think the only way your release is going to get significant feedback is when it's ready to compile substantial existing Haskell programs unaltered. I might try UHC on some toy example for a few minuts, but if it falls over when I give it code that I've already written I'll soon give up using it.
I don't know what state UHC is in rigth now, because it doesn't install with cabal and I'm too lazy to install by hand. I think the bar for entry into the Haskell compiler market is pretty high these days. Not only do you need to support (98% of) Haskell 98, but you also need to support the most commonly used extensions. Still, I think it's great to see another Haskell compiler! -- Lennart On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Stefan Holdermans <ste...@cs.uu.nl> wrote: >>> If we had been interested in raising fierce discussions about n+k >>> patterns or how and where cabal installs things, we could have easily >>> achieved the same effect with much less effort. >> >> you mean that we should shoot up? :) > > If the release of UHC contributes to whatever discussion regarding Haskell, > that's of course, in its own right, a Good Thing---as long as the discussion > turns out to be a fruitful one and doesn't end up in a religious war. (I'm > by no means claiming that the current ones on (n + k)-patterns and cabal > are!) > > However, that's of course not our main motivation for releasing UHC. We > ourselves find the EHC infrastructure very useful for experimentation with > type systems and back ends. Owing a great deal to the community, we hope > that by releasing the infrastructure in the form of a not so much mature but > at least maturing Haskell compiler we can give something back to the > community and have it profit from the contained technology. Therefore, it > would be a shame if UHC was only to be associated with debating language > features and build systems; I'm confident, however, that it won't. > > Cheers, > > Stefan > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
