GHC 7.8 release status

[Ryan Newton]

Thanks for the reminder.  Wiki is updated; atomics branch is merged.  The
only further work I plan to do in the near term is add additional tests.


On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones <simonpj at microsoft.com>wrote:

>  Friends****
>
> The 7.8 release is imminent. This email is to ask abou the status of your
> contributions*.  In each case could you update the wiki with the current
> state of play, and your intentions, including dates. *  That is, don’t
> put your reply in email: it on the status page below; though by all means
> send email too!****
>
> Summary here: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Status/GHC-7.8****
>
> *Also : What is missing from the list that should be done?*
>
> **·         ***Patrick Palka*: status of ghc –make –j?****
>
> **·         ***Nick*: status of your three items?****
>
> **·         ***Pedro/Richard*: is all the Typeable stuff, and gcast and
> friends, finished?****
>
> **·         ***Geoff*: what about the new Template Haskell story?****
>
> **·         ***Iavor*: when do you think you can merge?****
>
> **·         ***Austin*: what about ARMv7?****
>
> **·         ***Edsko/Thomas/Luite*: if you want anything for 7.8 it’ll
> have to be jolly soon.  At the moment I don’t even know the motivation or
> design, let alone implementation.  Could you make a wiki page explaining
> the proposed design?  Is it really important to do this for 7.8?****
>
> **·         ***Dynamic GHCi*.  I have no idea who is driving this, or how
> important it is.****
>
> **·         ***Ryan*: atomic stuff.  All merged?****
>
> **·         ***AMP warnings*: David Luposchainsky is driving this.****
>
> ** **
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> Thanks!****
>
> Simon****
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