Re: Platform policy question: API compatability in minor releases

9 May 2009

      Duncan Coutts wrote:
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Should we allow compatible API additions to a library in a minor
        release of the platform?
The choice is between allowing only bug fixes in minor releases,
        or also allowing new features that add APIs but do not change
        any existing APIs.
How has this been handled historically by the GHC team?

I lean towards only doing bug-fixing in minor releases, at least if the 
6-monthly release schedule for major releases can be kept.

/M

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