The Glasgow Haskell Compiler -- version 4.00
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We are pleased to announce a new release of the Glasgow Haskell
Compiler (GHC), version 4.00. The source distribution is freely
available via the World-Wide Web and through anon. FTP; details below.
Haskell is "the" standard lazy functional programming language; the
current language version is 1.4, agreed in April, 1997. Haskell
related information is available from the Haskell home page at
http://haskell.org/
+ What's new
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GHC 4.00 is the culmination of several months' work - we've rewritten
the entire runtime system and major chunks of the compiler. There are
too many changes to mention here, so please take a look at the release
notes:
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/4.00/users_guide/users_guide-1.html#ss1.4
+ Mailing lists
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subscribe glasgow-haskell-<which> Your Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Please send bug reports about GHC to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; GHC
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+ On-line GHC-related resources
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Relevant URLs on the World-Wide Web:
GHC home page http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/
Haskell home page http://haskell.org/
Glasgow FP group page http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/
comp.lang.functional FAQ http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/Department/Staff/mpj/faq.html
+ How to get it
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The easy way is to go to the WWW page, which should be
self-explanatory:
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/
Once you have the distribution, please follow the pointers in the
README file to find all of the documentation about this release. NB:
preserve modification times when un-tarring the files (no `m' option
for tar, please)!
+ System requirements
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To compile up this source-only release, you need a machine with 32+MB
memory, GNU C (`gcc'), `perl' plus a version of GHC installed (version
2.10 at least). This release is known to work on the following platforms:
* i386-unknown-{linux,solaris2,freebsd,cygwin32}
* sparc-sun-{sunos4,solaris2}
Ports to the following platforms should be relatively easy, but
haven't been tested due to lack of time/hardware:
* alpha-dec-osf{2,3}
* hppa1.1-hp-hpux{9,10}
* mips-sgi-irix{5,6}
* {rs6000,powerpc}-ibm-aix
The installer's guide included in distribution gives a complete
run-down of what-ports-work; an on-line version can be found at
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/fp/software/ghc/4.00/installation_guide/installing.html
