Changes between Version 79 and Version 80 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

08/02/09 22:43:31 (4 years ago)

Author:

dons (IP: 69.30.58.238)

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WikiStart

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 The Haskell Platform Infrastructure Team helps to coordinate the platform release process, mainly by creating a 6-monthly release schedule, and keeping everyone informed about the various stages of that schedule. We work for the developer community, helping everyone to work together and make progress. We try not to get in the way.
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+{{{
+#!html
+Open a new ticket </font><a href="http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/newticket?summary=<Problem>&description=<Describe the problem>&component=Platform"><img width=18 height=18 src="http://galois.com/~dons/images/plus-icon.jpg"></a>
+}}}
 
 == Current ==
 
- * Stable: [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/ Haskell Platform 2009.2.0.1] (released June 2009)
- * Development: [http://code.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ 2009.2.0.2] (dev version leading to next stable release)
+ * Stable: [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/ Haskell Platform]
+ * Development: [http://code.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ Development Version]
 
 The platform itself is maintained as a cabal file, some scripts and tools, and a website: ''darcs get http://code.haskell.org/haskell-platform/''
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-{{{
-#!html
-Help us out: open a new ticket </font><a href="http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/newticket?summary=<Problem>&description=<Describe the problem>&component=Platform"><img width=18 height=18 src="http://galois.com/~dons/images/plus-icon.jpg"></a>
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-== Further info ==
 
  * [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform The Haskell Platform download site]
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  * See also [#BackgroundReading background reading] and [#RelatedProjects related projects] below
  * [wiki:Members The Haskell Platform Infrastructure Team]
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-== Current Specification ==
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- * 2009.2.0.1
-   * [wiki:2009.2.0 package list]
-   * The [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/2009.2.0.1/haskell-platform.cabal .cabal] file
+ * All [report:1 open tickets] relating to the platform
 
 == Documentation for Package Maintainers ==
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  * QualityControl
  * ReleaseTimetable: dates for upcoming releases
- * ReleaseProcess: prior to releases, what has to be done and when.
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-Getting new packages into the platform:
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+ * ReleaseProcess: prior to releases, what has to be done and when
  * AddingPackages
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-TODO: establish and document process for getting packages included
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-The current informal method is to email the libraries list and propose it.
 
 == Documentation for Distro Maintainers ==
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  * [wiki:2009.2 2009.2.x major release series]: This is the main page for the release team that collects info for the current release series.
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  * All [report:1 open tickets] relating to the platform
  * [wiki:Library/VersionMatrix global version matrix]
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  * [http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~dons/papers/CPJS08.html Haskell: Batteries Included], position paper by Don, Duncan and Isaac.
  * [http://blog.well-typed.com/2008/11/haskell-platform-talk-at-the-london-haskell-users-group/ Slides from the Haskell Platform talk]
- * [http://blog.well-typed.com/2008/09/hackage-hacking-and-demo/ Haskell Platform discussion]
+ * [http://blog.well-typed.com/category/haskell-platform/ Haskell Platform discussion]
+ * [http://donsbot.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/heuristics-for-blessing-software-packages/ More discussion]
  * Bryan O'Sullivan's [http://www.serpentine.com/blog/2008/09/26/some-notes-on-the-future-of-haskell-and-fp/ writeup] of the future of Haskell discussion
  * [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.haskell.cvs.ghc/28062/focus=28807 A discussion] took place in June and July 2008 about the direction of the HLP.