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diff --git a/ghc/docs/ANNOUNCE-0.20 b/ghc/docs/ANNOUNCE-0.20 deleted file mode 100644 index 2e7f274cb2..0000000000 --- a/ghc/docs/ANNOUNCE-0.20 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -This is version 0.20 of the Glorious Glasgow Haskell compilation -system (GHC). - -Version 0.20 is an "internal" release, intended *ONLY* for the most -fanatical GHC hackers. - -* Many things about it may be broken, though it -does compile and run most programs. - -* I/O and ccall scheme re-done; any such low-level code probably needs - fixing; I/O attempts to follow 1.3 I/O proposal. All ccall - arguments and results are automagically "boxed". - -* PrimOps fiddled; any code that uses them directly will probably need - attention. - -* We've renamed some things, so as to move to a we-don't-steal-user- - name-space policy. Thus "tagCmp" has become "_tagCmp". Names starting - with underscores are now cool if -fglasgow-exts. - - You might want to see our "state-interface" document if you mess - with all this low-level/non-standard stuff; I'll try to remember to - put a copy up for FTP. - -* No promises about profiling. - -* Documentation is untouched since 0.19. - -Version 0.19 was the last public release. It has held up pretty well -and should be available wherever you got 0.20 from. I commend 0.19 to -all sane people. - -Configuring 0.20 is a little different than 0.19: - - % cd <very-top> - % ./configure --with-boot=c - % ./STARTUP-ghc std - % cd ghc; make - -Things to note: - -* It's wrong for jmake to tell you "0: unknown flag -traditional"; but - it is harmless. - -* The 0.20 compiler seems more likely to run out of stack; use - -Rmax-stksize2m (or something) to increase; within the distribution, - probably something like... - - % make EXTRA_HC_OPTS="-H20m -Rmax-stksize4m" - -See the "configure" script if you want to know what other options are --- there is no other documentation at this time! - -Will Partain, AQUA project typist -partain@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk |