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= [ The Haskell Platform 2009.2.0] =
[ Download the Haskell Platform 2009.2.0]
See the [ Platform Issue Tracker] for further information.
== Specification ==
The platform is specified via a Cabal file:
* '''[ The Haskell Platform 2009.2.0] (beta) '''
The initial release targets, 2009.2.0
* ghc-6.10.2
* [ Classic Extra Libs]
* haddock, happy and alex
* cabal-install and its dependencies.
== Volunteers needed! ==
== Resources ==
* [ Issue tracker and dev wiki]
* [ Darcs repository]: contains the meta-package and scripts for the generic unix tarball
* [[/FAQ]]
* [ Mailing list]
* IRC channel: #ghc @
* [ Download statistics for Haskell Packages]
== Documentation ==
* [ Haskell: Batteries Included], position paper by Don, Duncan and Isaac.
* [ Slides from the Haskell Platform talk]
* [ Haskell Platform discussion]
* Bryan O'Sullivan's [ writeup] of the future of Haskell discussion
* [ A discussion] took place in June and July 2008 about the direction of the HLP.
* [ More occurred during the #ghc meeting]
== Distribution format ==
* Source distribution
* .tar.gz bundle compatible with extra-libs
* Windows Installed
* Native distro packages
The HP will be the first '''meta-package''' on hackage, that depends on the platform library set. With this,
cabal install haskell-platform
will be possible.
== Licenses ==
The initial release is expected to include only BSD3 licensed software.
== Programs ==
These aren't nicely tracked from the cabal meta package yet.
== Related projects ==
* [ Python libraries]
* [ Gnome's release process]
* [ How to propose modules for GNOME]
* [ OCaml Batteries]
* [ Lua for Windows]
== Developers ==
Haskell Platform infrastructure team:
* Duncan Coutts (Well Typed)
* Don Stewart (Galois)
(Note: this page should be the equivalent of )

Revision as of 22:34, 9 May 2009


The Haskell Platform 2009.2.0