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Extract the heap representation of Haskell values and thunks
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Clarify which versions of GHC are supported? #6

Closed FranklinChen closed 9 years ago

FranklinChen commented 9 years ago

Can we clarify which versions of GHC are supported? I see in the Travis build 7.6 through 7.10. I presume 7.4 is not supported then? The reason I ask is I'm trying to determine which GHC versions ghc-vis should support https://github.com/def-/ghc-vis/issues/7

nomeata commented 9 years ago

The supported versions of GHC can be derived from the dependency on base (which seems to be the best way to tell Cabal what versions of GHC work). Currently, it is base >= 4.5 && < 4.9 so by https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Libraries/VersionHistory that should be GHC-7.4 through 7.10.

But indeed it would be convenient if the package description would clearly state that. Fixed.

nomeata commented 9 years ago

(Although I think 7.10 support is only untested so far, and only enabled in the cabal file to get it tested on travis.)

FranklinChen commented 9 years ago

OK, I will try to make ghc-heap-view build with Travis on GHC 7.4. I am using ghc-heap-view OK with 7.10 so far as well as 7.8.

nomeata commented 9 years ago

Great to hear that! I’m still on 7.8 (and don’t use it regularly), so I rely on user feedback.

So I conclude that I can release the current git version to hackage?

FranklinChen commented 9 years ago

Yeah, sure. I have to confess that I could not get a build on GHC 7.4 and your recent Travis changes didn't put in 7.4. I don't personally care about 7.4 but does anyone else?

nomeata commented 9 years ago

Probably not.