Announce: Haskell Platform 2010.1.0.0 (beta) release
Live from (post-) Zurihac, I'm pleased to announce the 2010.1.0.0 (beta branch) release of the Haskell Platform, supporting GHC 6.12. http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/ The Haskell Platform is a comprehensive, robust development environment for programming in Haskell. For new users the platform makes it trivial to get up and running with a full Haskell development environment. For experienced developers, the platform provides a comprehensive, standard base for commercial and open source Haskell development that maximises interoperability and stability of your code. The 2010.1.0.0 release is a beta release for the GHC 6.12 series of compilers. It currently doesn't provide a Windows installer (which defaults to GHC 6.10.4 for now). We expect to make the stable branch with GHC 6.12.2 in soon. This release includes a binary installer for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, as well as source bundles for an Unix system, and a new design. The Haskell Platform would not have been possible without the hard work of the Cabal development team, the Hackage developers and maintainers, the individual compiler, tool and library authors who contributed to the suite, and the distro maintainers who build and distribute the Haskell Platform. Thanks! -- Don (for The Platform Infrastructure Team)
On Mar 22, 2010, at 16:06 PM, Don Stewart wrote:
Live from (post-) Zurihac, I'm pleased to announce the 2010.1.0.0 (beta branch) release of the Haskell Platform, supporting GHC 6.12.
http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/
The Haskell Platform is a comprehensive, robust development environment for programming in Haskell. For new users the platform makes it trivial to get up and running with a full Haskell development environment. For experienced developers, the platform provides a comprehensive, standard base for commercial and open source Haskell development that maximises interoperability and stability of your code.
The 2010.1.0.0 release is a beta release for the GHC 6.12 series of compilers. It currently doesn't provide a Windows installer (which defaults to GHC 6.10.4 for now). We expect to make the stable branch with GHC 6.12.2 in soon.
This release includes a binary installer for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, as well as source bundles for an Unix system, and a new design.
Just a quick note. After installing the OSX installer tries to log you out, if you have authenticated to have it drop the goodies in /Library/Frameworks. -- Andy
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 08:06:17AM -0700, Don Stewart wrote:
Live from (post-) Zurihac, I'm pleased to announce the 2010.1.0.0 (beta branch) release of the Haskell Platform, supporting GHC 6.12.
Hi. I'm a bit confused about this "beta branch" thing. I was looking to compile and install the latest "stable" version of GHC+libraries. The GHC 6.12.1 download page http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html says: For most users, we recommend installing the Haskell Platform instead of GHC. The current Haskell Platform release includes GHC 6.10.4 as well as some other tools .... This initial 6.12.1 release is aimed primarily at package maintainers and early adopters. Then again, the Haskell Platform download page http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/linux.html says: You need GHC 6.12.1 installed before building the platform. There is no mention of "beta" anywhere on that page, and everything seems to imply that GHC 6.12.1 + Haskell Platform 2010.1.0.0 is now the recommended combination for ordinary, non-cutting-edge users. The warning on the GHC download page and your mention of "beta" seem to indicate otherwise, though. But what, then, is the current "stable" (or "blessed") version of the Platform, and where can I download it? I can't find any links to earlier versions on the Platform's home page. Thanks. Lauri
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On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 08:06:17AM -0700, Don Stewart wrote:
Live from (post-) Zurihac, I'm pleased to announce the 2010.1.0.0 (beta branch) release of the Haskell Platform, supporting GHC 6.12.
Hi.
I'm a bit confused about this "beta branch" thing. I was looking to compile and install the latest "stable" version of GHC+libraries. The GHC 6.12.1 download page http://haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html says:
For most users, we recommend installing the Haskell Platform instead of GHC. The current Haskell Platform release includes GHC 6.10.4 as well as some other tools .... This initial 6.12.1 release is aimed primarily at package maintainers and early adopters.
Then again, the Haskell Platform download page http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/linux.html says:
You need GHC 6.12.1 installed before building the platform.
There is no mention of "beta" anywhere on that page, and everything seems to imply that GHC 6.12.1 + Haskell Platform 2010.1.0.0 is now the recommended combination for ordinary, non-cutting-edge users. The warning on the GHC download page and your mention of "beta" seem to indicate otherwise, though. But what, then, is the current "stable" (or "blessed") version of the Platform, and where can I download it? I can't find any links to earlier versions on the Platform's home page.
Hey Lauri, Yes, 2010.*1*.x.y is the "beta" prior to the full 2010.2 release, which will include GHC 6.12.2. The change prior to 2010.2 is to add GHC 6.12.2. There is an open bug report to add links to the old versions, which will be done shortly. -- Don
Don Stewart
Live from (post-) Zurihac, I'm pleased to announce the 2010.1.0.0 (beta branch) release of the Haskell Platform, supporting GHC 6.12.
http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/
The Haskell Platform is a comprehensive, robust development environment for programming in Haskell. For new users the platform makes it trivial to get up and running with a full Haskell development environment. For experienced developers, the platform provides a comprehensive, standard base for commercial and open source Haskell development that maximises interoperability and stability of your code.
The 2010.1.0.0 release is a beta release for the GHC 6.12 series of compilers. It currently doesn't provide a Windows installer (which defaults to GHC 6.10.4 for now). We expect to make the stable branch with GHC 6.12.2 in soon.
This release includes a binary installer for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, as well as source bundles for an Unix system, and a new design.
The Haskell Platform would not have been possible without the hard work of the Cabal development team, the Hackage developers and maintainers, the individual compiler, tool and library authors who contributed to the suite, and the distro maintainers who build and distribute the Haskell Platform.
Sorry for the late response, but just out of curiosity, are there any plans to provide a binary installer for either the Haskell Platform or GHC 6.12.1 for Mac OS X Leopard for the PowerPC CPU (as opposed to for the Intel x86 CPU)? I just checked the download-related Web sites for both the Haskell Platform for the Mac (see http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/mac.html) and for GHC 6.12.1 (see http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html), but could find no relevant information. Currently, I'm using GHC 6.8.2, but this is an outdated version. -- Benjamin L. Russell
Thanks!
-- Don (for The Platform Infrastructure Team)
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DekuDekuplex@Yahoo.com (Benjamin L. Russell) writes:
Sorry for the late response, but just out of curiosity, are there any plans to provide a binary installer for either the Haskell Platform or GHC 6.12.1 for Mac OS X Leopard for the PowerPC CPU (as opposed to for the Intel x86 CPU)? I just checked the download-related Web sites for both the Haskell Platform for the Mac (see http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/mac.html) and for GHC 6.12.1 (see http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html), but could find no relevant information.
Short answer: no. Someone with the appropriate hardware would have to
volunteer to take charge of building both the platform libs (easier) and
the GHC installer (harder).
G
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Gregory Collins
DekuDekuplex:
Sorry for the late response, but just out of curiosity, are there any plans to provide a binary installer for either the Haskell Platform or GHC 6.12.1 for Mac OS X Leopard for the PowerPC CPU (as opposed to for the Intel x86 CPU)? I just checked the download-related Web sites for both the Haskell Platform for the Mac (see http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/mac.html) and for GHC 6.12.1 (see http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download_ghc_6_12_1.html), but could find no relevant information.
Currently, I'm using GHC 6.8.2, but this is an outdated version.
There is no one actively working on this, but should someone like to build such an installer, the HP site can gladly host it. -- Don
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