Windows 64bit GHC port: First alpha release

[Ian Lynagh]

Dear GHC users,

Windows 64bit GHC port: First alpha release
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The Industrial Haskell Group has recently funded work by Well-Typed to
make a Windows 64bit port of GHC. The port will officially be released
as part of the upcoming GHC 7.6.1 release, but in the mean-time we are
pleased to announce that an alpha release is available.

You can download the installer for the alpha release from
    http://www.haskell.org/ghc/dist/win64_alpha1/

If you encounter any problems with the alpha, please report them as GHC
bugs in the normal way:
    http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/ReportABug

If any significant issues are found, then the platform page at
    http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/WindowsGhc
will also be updated.


About the IHG
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The Industrial Haskell Group (IHG) is an organisation to support the
needs of commercial users of the Haskell programming language.

The IHG funds work to improve the Haskell ecosystem for industrial
Haskell users.

http://industry.haskell.org/


About Well-Typed
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Well-Typed LLP is a Haskell services company, providing Haskell
consultancy services and writing bespoke Haskell applications.

http://www.well-typed.com/