[Haskell-cafe] Re: nhc vs ghc

[Neil Mitchell]

Hi

> > can anyone provide a concise list of the major differences between
> > nhc98 and ghc? for example, can i build a cabal package with nhc98? i
> > get that ghc and nhc98 are not interchangeable, otherwise i am not
> > sure

The other major differences:

* nhc is unavailable on Windows
* nhc programs run much slower
* nhc has fewer users and fewer developers, meaning more bugs

Thanks

Neil