From: augustss@cs.chalmers.se (Lennart Augustsson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.functional
Subject: New version of hbc - The Haskell B. Compiler
Date: 29 Jul 92 22:02:25 GMT
Organization: Dept. of CS, Chalmers, Sweden


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	* Haskell B. and LML version 0.998.1 *
	* now available from Chalmers        *
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The time has come for yet another version of the Haskell
compiler hbc and for lmlc.  Read the blurb below if you want 
to know more.

	-- Lennart Augustsson



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		New Haskell B./LML release (0.998.1)
		====================================

There is now a new version of the Haskell B./LML compiler available.
It is, naturally, free of charge.  The best way (both for us and for
you) to get a copy is via anonumous ftp from
  animal.cs.chalmers.se (129.16.225.30) in pub/haskell/chalmers/lml-0.998.1.*.tar.Z
Make a suitable directory, get the file(s) (with binary ftp), 
do 'uncompress < file | tar xf -', and follow the instructions in README.

Files:
	lml-0.998.1.doc.tar.Z		documentation and examples
	lml-0.998.1.con.tar.Z		contributed software
	lml-0.998.1.bin-sun3.tar.Z	binaries for SUN3
	lml-0.998.1.bin-sun4.tar.Z	binaries for SUN4
	lml-0.998.1.bin-mips.tar.Z	binaries for DECstations
	lml-0.998.1.bin-symmetry.tar.Z	binaries for Sequent Symmetry
	lml-0.998.1.src.tar.Z		source for the compiler
(These files should be unpacked in the same directory.)

The whole distribution takes a lot of space, but you only need to get the
binaries for the machines you are interested in.  You don't have to
get the source if you don't want.

The Haskell system consists of a batch compiler, hbc, and an 
interactive system, hbi.  The compiler handles full Haskell 1.2
as defined in the report (published recently in SIGPLAN Notices).
Hbc also has some extensions that are off by default.
The interactive system can load code compiled with the batch
compiler to get better speed.

What's new in this release?
 - Lots of bug fixes.
 - Lots of small improvements.
 - Profiling of heap usage.
 - Experimental implementation of existential types (a la Odersky).
 - Much, much better Integer (bignum) performance.
 - The interactive system works on DECstations.
 - Easier(?) installation.
 - Several new experimental garbage collectors.

The compiler runs on a number of machines, but only under UNIX (so
far).  The machines and OS on which this distribution runs are

	SUN3			SunOS 4.1.2
	Sequent Symmetry	Dynix 3.1.4
	DECstation 3100		Ultrix 4.2
	SUN4			SunOs 4.1.2

The following machines were once supported and could be made to work
with some effort.
	Sequent Balance		(this version has not been used for a
				while, but probably works)
	CRAY XMP		Unicos
	IBM RT/PC		BSD 4.3
	VAX			BSD 4.3
	ARM

The distribution contains binaries and source (in LML) for the
compiler and some contributed programs, as well as some documentation.

If you have any problems send us mail to hbc@cs.chalmers.se


	Lennart Augustsson		Thomas Johnsson

	augustss@cs.chalmers.se		johnsson@cs.chalmers.se

	Department of Computer Sciences
	Chalmers University of Technology
	S-412 96 Gothenburg
	Sweden

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	-- Lennart Augustsson
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