Latest revision as of 07:06, 16 February 2012

Haskell Platform 2011.4

Summary

Bring Fedora Haskell packages up to the latest Haskell Platform release.

Owner

Name: Jens Petersen

Email: petersen AT fedoraproject org

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora 17
Last updated: 2012-02-16
Percentage of completion: 100%

Detailed Description

The Haskell Platform is the official recommended set of basic libraries and tools for Haskell development.

A new stable Haskell Platform release was made in December supporting ghc-7.0.4 and updating 10 platform libraries. About 60 packages in Fedora need to be rebuilt for this.

Benefit to Fedora

Makes sure that Fedora is up-to-date with Haskell library versions so that users developing with Haskell on Fedora will have the latest stable Haskell Platform available to them.

Scope

Update haskell-platform library packages to the latest recommended versions. [done]
Rebuild reverse-dependent packages in rawhide. [done]
Updating other packages outside platform to latest versions. [done]
Testing of packages in development tree. [done]

How To Test

yum install haskell-platform
yum install @haskell
yum install xmonad
yum install ghc-*-devel
Testing rebuilding of some packages.
Test cabal install'ing some packages from Hackage.

User Experience

Fedora users will have the latest version of the Haskell Platform available to them. They will find it easier to build the latest packages from Hackage with latest platform libraries available to them.

Dependencies

None.

Contingency Plan

At this time no problems expected with this stable update.

Documentation

http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/changelog.html

Release Notes

Haskell Platform has been updated to the latest stable 2011.4.0.0 release.

Comments and Discussion

See Talk:Features/HaskellPlatform2011.4

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 == Summary ==
-Bring Fedora Haskell packages up to the latest Haskell Platform release.
+Bring Fedora Haskell packages up to the latest [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform Haskell Platform] release.
 == Owner ==
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 == Current status ==
 * Targeted release: [[Releases/17 | Fedora 17 ]]
-* Last updated: 2012-01-10
+* Last updated: 2012-02-16
-* Percentage of completion: 70%
+* Percentage of completion: 100%
 == Detailed Description ==
+The Haskell Platform is the official recommended set of basic libraries and tools for Haskell development.
 A new stable Haskell Platform release was made in December supporting ghc-7.0.4 and updating 10 platform libraries.
-This affects about 60 packages in Fedora which need to be rebuilt.  The Haskell Platform is the official
+About 60 packages in Fedora need to be rebuilt for this.
-recommended set of basic libraries and tools for Haskell development.
 == Benefit to Fedora ==
-<!-- What is the benefit to the platform?  If this is a major capability update, what has changed?  If this is a new feature, what capabilities does it bring? Why will Fedora become a better distribution or project because of this feature?-->
+Makes sure that Fedora is up-to-date with Haskell library versions so that users
+developing with Haskell on Fedora will have the latest stable Haskell Platform
+available to them.
 == Scope ==
-<!-- What work do the developers have to accomplish to complete the feature in time for release?  Is it a large change affecting many parts of the distribution or is it a very isolated change? What are those changes?-->
+* Update haskell-platform library packages to the latest recommended versions. [done]
+* Rebuild reverse-dependent packages in rawhide. [done]
+* Updating other packages outside platform to latest versions. [done]
+* Testing of packages in development tree. [done]
 == How To Test ==
-<!-- This does not need to be a full-fledged document.  Describe the dimensions of tests that this feature is expected to pass when it is done.  If it needs to be tested with different hardware or software configurations, indicate them.  The more specific you can be, the better the community testing can be.
+* yum install haskell-platform
+* yum install @haskell
-Remember that you are writing this how to for interested testers to use to check out your feature - documenting what you do for testing is OK, but it's much better to document what *I* can do to test your feature.
+* yum install xmonad
+* yum install ghc-*-devel
-A good "how to test" should answer these four questions:
+* Testing rebuilding of some packages.
+* Test cabal install'ing some packages from Hackage.
-. What special hardware / data / etc. is needed (if any)?
-. How do I prepare my system to test this feature? What packages
-need to be installed, config files edited, etc.?
-. What specific actions do I perform to check that the feature is
-working like it's supposed to?
-. What are the expected results of those actions?
--->
 == User Experience ==
-<!-- If this feature is noticeable by its target audience, how will their experiences change as a result?  Describe what they will see or notice. -->
+Fedora users will have the latest version of the Haskell Platform available to them.
+They will find it easier to build the latest packages from Hackage with latest
+platform libraries available to them.
 == Dependencies ==
-<!-- What other packages (RPMs) depend on this package?  Are there changes outside the developers' control on which completion of this feature depends?  In other words, completion of another feature owned by someone else and might cause you to not be able to finish on time or that you would need to coordinate?  Other upstream projects like the kernel (if this is not a kernel feature)? -->
+None.
 == Contingency Plan ==
-<!-- If you cannot complete your feature by the final development freeze, what is the backup plan?  This might be as simple as "None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour."  Or it might not.  If you feature is not completed in time we want to assure others that other parts of Fedora will not be in jeopardy.  -->
+At this time no problems expected with this stable update.
 == Documentation ==
-<!-- Is there upstream documentation on this feature, or notes you have written yourself?  Link to that material here so other interested developers can get involved. -->
+* http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/changelog.html
-*
 == Release Notes ==
-<!-- The Fedora Release Notes inform end-users about what is new in the release.  Examples of past release notes are here: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/ -->
+* [http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/ Haskell Platform] has been updated to the latest stable 2011.4.0.0 release.
-<!-- The release notes also help users know how to deal with platform changes such as ABIs/APIs, configuration or data file formats, or upgrade concerns.  If there are any such changes involved in this feature, indicate them here.  You can also link to upstream documentation if it satisfies this need.  This information forms the basis of the release notes edited by the documentation team and shipped with the release. -->
-*
 == Comments and Discussion ==
-* See [[Talk:Features/YourFeatureName]]  <!-- This adds a link to the "discussion" tab associated with your page.  This provides the ability to have ongoing comments or conversation without bogging down the main feature page -->
+* See [[Talk:Features/HaskellPlatform2011.4]]
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+[[Category:FeatureAcceptedF17]]
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