Re: [ANNOUNCE] GHC 9.8.1-alpha2 is now available

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Hey Arnaud,

> For the sake of the future announcements, the first item should have
s/TypeApplications/TypeApplications/

I assume you mean "TypeApplications" instead of "TypeApplications", right?

:D

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Noon


On Tue, 22 Aug 2023 at 13:30, Arnaud Spiwack <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Thanks Ben.
>
> For the sake of the future announcements, the first item should have
> s/TypeApplications/TypeApplications/
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 at 17:09, Ben Gamari <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> The GHC developers are very pleased to announce the availability of the
>> second alpha prerelease of GHC 9.8.1. Binary distributions, source
>> distributions, and documentation are available at
>>
>>                https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2
>>
>> GHC 9.8 will bring a number of new features and improvements, including:
>>
>>  * Preliminary support the `TypeApplications` language extension
>> [type-binders],
>>    allowing types to be bound in type declarations.
>>
>>  * Support for the `ExtendedLiterals` extension, providing syntax for
>>    non-word-sized numeric literals in the surface language
>>    [extended-literals]
>>
>>  * Improved rewrite rule matching behavior, allowing limited matching of
>>    higher-order patterns
>>
>>  * Better support for user-defined warnings by way of the `WARNING`
>> pragma [warnings]
>>
>>  * The introduction of the new `GHC.TypeError.Unsatisfiable`
>>    constraint, allowing more predictable user-defined type errors
>> [unsatisfiable]
>>
>>  * Implementation of the export deprecation proposal, allowing module
>>    exports to be marked with `DEPRECATE` pragmas [deprecated-exports]
>>
>>  * The addition of build semaphore support for parallel compilation;
>>    with coming support in `cabal-install` this will allow better use of
>>    parallelism in multi-package builds [jsem]
>>
>>  * More efficient representation of info table provenance information,
>>    reducing binary sizes by over 50% in some cases when
>>    `-finfo-table-map` is in use
>>
>> A full accounting of changes can be found in the [release notes].
>> This alpha includes around two dozen bug-fixes relative to alpha 1.
>>
>> We would like to thank GitHub, IOG, the Zw3rk stake pool,
>> Well-Typed, Tweag I/O, Serokell, Equinix, SimSpace, the Haskell
>> Foundation, and other anonymous contributors whose on-going financial
>> and in-kind support has facilitated GHC maintenance and release
>> management over the years. Finally, this release would not have been
>> possible without the hundreds of open-source contributors whose work
>> comprise this release.
>>
>> As always, do give this release a try and open a [ticket] if you see
>> anything amiss.
>>
>> Happy compiling,
>>
>> ~ Ben
>>
>>
>> [type-binders]:
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/042=
5-decl-invis-binders.rst
>> [extended-literals
>> <https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/04=
25-decl-invis-binders.rst%5Bextended-literals>]:
>>
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/045=
1-sized-literals.rst
>> [unsatisfiable]:
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/043=
3-unsatisfiable.rst
>> [warnings]:
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/054=
1-warning-pragmas-with-categories.rst
>> [deprecated-exports
>> <https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/05=
41-warning-pragmas-with-categories.rst%5Bdeprecated-exports>]:
>>
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/013=
4-deprecating-exports-proposal.rst
>> [jsem]:
>> https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/054=
0-jsem.rst
>> [release notes]:
>> https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2/docs/users_guide/9.8.1-no=
tes.html
>> [ticket]: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/new
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>
>
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"My programming language is kindness."

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hey Arnaud,<div><br></div><div>&gt; For the sake of the fu=
ture announcements, the first item should have s/TypeApplications/TypeAppli=
cations/</div><div><br></div><div>I assume you mean &quot;TypeApplications&=
quot; instead of &quot;TypeApplications&quot;, right?</div><div><br></div><=
div>:D</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Noon</div><div><br></div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tu=
e, 22 Aug 2023 at 13:30, Arnaud Spiwack &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:arnaud.spiwac=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks Ben.</div><=
div><br></div><div>For the sake of the future announcements, the first item=
 should have s/TypeApplications/TypeApplications/</div><div><br></div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Th=
u, 10 Aug 2023 at 17:09, Ben Gamari &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
m" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
The GHC developers are very pleased to announce the availability of the<br>
second alpha prerelease of GHC 9.8.1. Binary distributions, source<br>
distributions, and documentation are available at<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://d=
ownloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2</a><br>
<br>
GHC 9.8 will bring a number of new features and improvements, including:<br=
>
<br>
=C2=A0* Preliminary support the `TypeApplications` language extension [type=
-binders],<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0allowing types to be bound in type declarations.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* Support for the `ExtendedLiterals` extension, providing syntax for<=
br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0non-word-sized numeric literals in the surface language<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0[extended-literals]<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* Improved rewrite rule matching behavior, allowing limited matching =
of<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0higher-order patterns<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* Better support for user-defined warnings by way of the `WARNING` pr=
agma [warnings]<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* The introduction of the new `GHC.TypeError.Unsatisfiable`<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0constraint, allowing more predictable user-defined type errors=
 [unsatisfiable]<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* Implementation of the export deprecation proposal, allowing module<=
br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0exports to be marked with `DEPRECATE` pragmas [deprecated-expo=
rts]<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* The addition of build semaphore support for parallel compilation;<b=
r>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0with coming support in `cabal-install` this will allow better =
use of<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0parallelism in multi-package builds [jsem]<br>
<br>
=C2=A0* More efficient representation of info table provenance information,=
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0reducing binary sizes by over 50% in some cases when<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0`-finfo-table-map` is in use<br>
<br>
A full accounting of changes can be found in the [release notes].<br>
This alpha includes around two dozen bug-fixes relative to alpha 1.<br>
<br>
We would like to thank GitHub, IOG, the Zw3rk stake pool,<br>
Well-Typed, Tweag I/O, Serokell, Equinix, SimSpace, the Haskell<br>
Foundation, and other anonymous contributors whose on-going financial<br>
and in-kind support has facilitated GHC maintenance and release<br>
management over the years. Finally, this release would not have been<br>
possible without the hundreds of open-source contributors whose work<br>
comprise this release.<br>
<br>
As always, do give this release a try and open a [ticket] if you see<br>
anything amiss.<br>
<br>
Happy compiling,<br>
<br>
~ Ben<br>
<br>
<br>
[type-binders]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/b=
lob/master/proposals/0425-decl-invis-binders.rst%5Bextended-literals" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-prop=
osals/blob/master/proposals/0425-decl-invis-binders.rst<br>
[extended-literals</a>]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-pr=
oposals/blob/master/proposals/0451-sized-literals.rst" rel=3D"noreferrer" t=
arget=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master=
/proposals/0451-sized-literals.rst</a><br>
[unsatisfiable]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/=
blob/master/proposals/0433-unsatisfiable.rst" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"=
_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposal=
s/0433-unsatisfiable.rst</a><br>
[warnings]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/=
master/proposals/0541-warning-pragmas-with-categories.rst%5Bdeprecated-expo=
rts" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/=
ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/0541-warning-pragmas-with-categories.rs=
t<br>
[deprecated-exports</a>]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-p=
roposals/blob/master/proposals/0134-deprecating-exports-proposal.rst" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-prop=
osals/blob/master/proposals/0134-deprecating-exports-proposal.rst</a><br>
[jsem]: <a href=3D"https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/mast=
er/proposals/0540-jsem.rst" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gi=
thub.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/0540-jsem.rst</a=
><br>
[release notes]: <a href=3D"https://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2/=
docs/users_guide/9.8.1-notes.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://downloads.haskell.org/ghc/9.8.1-alpha2/docs/users_guide/9.8.1-notes.ht=
ml</a><br>
[ticket]: <a href=3D"https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/new" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issu=
es/new</a><br>
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