On 20 January 2014 17:29, Andres Löh <andres.loeh@gmail.com> wrote:

(2) Simply because GHC 7.8 is itself so long delayed and so full of
new features, I think it's realistic to assume that quite a few
library glitches will appear even after it's released. Also, GHC bugs
may be found only after formal release (despite all the hammering, the
use of GHC pre release isn't quite comparable with the amount of
testing it gets afterwards; IMHO, there might very well be need for a
GHC 7.8.2). I'm all for trying to get an HP based on GHC 7.8 out as
possible, but how soon would that actually happen, realistically?

I know I already said "+1" but this is also a very valid standpoint.

I guess the question is how long does HP

want to wait for a stable ghc-7.8 release?

There were already a number of important library updates

planned for the HP release with ghc-7.6.3 -

doing things more incrementally is also good I believe.

Also as Andres mentioned in view of Mavericks.

I know it is difficult but if ghc and haskell-platform could align

their schedules better then things might be easier to plan in the future.

Jens