Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-23 Thread Simon Marlow
On 23/09/2010 01:41, Isaac Dupree wrote: On 09/22/10 03:26, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote: I think we are making a bit of a mountain out of a mole hill here. It's not even as if 'vector' was in a terrible state; we intend to kick off the HP process for it shortly, so it soon will be a HP package. I

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-22 Thread Isaac Dupree
On 09/22/10 03:26, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote: I think we are making a bit of a mountain out of a mole hill here. It's not even as if 'vector' was in a terrible state; we intend to kick off the HP process for it shortly, so it soon will be a HP package. I suggest that it might be simpler just t

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-22 Thread Manuel M T Chakravarty
Simon Peyton-Jones: > | I think using a different package name is a reasonable compromise. > | Personally, I think "dph-vector" or "ghc-vector" would be sufficiently > | explicit to show that it is not a HP sanctioned package, but I could live > | with something slightly more obscure, too. > > I r

RE: vector for DPH

2010-09-22 Thread Simon Peyton-Jones
| * Release 7.0 including DPH using the new library that is based on | vector. OK let's do that then. Roman: the consequence is that pushing your patches is now very urgent. Ian is going to start making the release candidate in 24 hrs or so. | I think using a different package name is a reas

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-21 Thread Manuel M T Chakravarty
Duncan Coutts: > On 22 September 2010 02:05Duncan Coutts wrote: >> On 22 September 2010 01:32, Manuel M T Chakravarty >> wrote: >> Manuel: would you like to talk to Ben, Gabi, Roman, and decide what you'd like us to do for the release. Specifically: - Release with DPH, or

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-21 Thread Duncan Coutts
On 22 September 2010 02:05Duncan Coutts wrote: > On 22 September 2010 01:32, Manuel M T Chakravarty > wrote: > >>> Manuel: would you like to talk to Ben, Gabi, Roman, and decide what you'd >>> like us to do for the release.  Specifically: >>> >>> - Release with DPH, or rely on 'cabal install dp

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-21 Thread Duncan Coutts
On 22 September 2010 01:32, Manuel M T Chakravarty wrote: >> Manuel: would you like to talk to Ben, Gabi, Roman, and decide what you'd >> like us to do for the release.  Specifically: >> >> - Release with DPH, or rely on 'cabal install dph'? >> - Push the new refactoring into the branch; or not?

Re: vector for DPH

2010-09-21 Thread Manuel M T Chakravarty
Simon wrote, > Manuel: would you like to talk to Ben, Gabi, Roman, and decide what you'd > like us to do for the release. Specifically: > > - Release with DPH, or rely on 'cabal install dph'? > - Push the new refactoring into the branch; or not? Below I attach a summary of our Tuesday Skype