tl;dr: If you would like to produce a binary distribution for GHC 8.0.1-rc3 then let us know, grab the source distribution and start building. The binary distributions will be all released one week from today. Hello GHC packagers, Austin and I are happy to announce the release of the 8.0.1-rc3 source distribution to binary packagers. You will find the tarball and usual assortment of signatures at http://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/8.0.1-rc3/ This release is the first where we are following our new release policy [1], where a one-week delay will be introduced between the release of the source and binary distributions. The goal of this policy is to give all platforms the opportunity for support from the first day of a release. If all of the expected binary releases are submitted before the week-long delay is through, we can move forward with the release ahead of schedule. Given how late release candidate 3 is, we'd naturally like to get the binary releases out as soon is possible: The sooner we can get this -rc out the door the sooner we can get to the final release. Moreover, it would be appreciated if you could confirm that you intend to offer a binary distribution this release. Otherwise, let either Austin or I know if you have any trouble building your distribution. I have yet to push the 8.0.1-rc3 tag in case we encounter unexpected issues but all of my builds with this tarball thusfar have gone quite well. Good luck and thanks for all of your work! Cheers, - Ben [1] https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2016-March/011546.html