Platform policy question: API compatability in minor releases

[Magnus Therning]

Duncan Coutts wrote:
[..]
>         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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