peterson-john@cs.yale.edu (John C. Peterson) (11/16/90)
Dimitris Phoukas writes: Is there any plan of providing the same
functionality to Haskell users as the NJ SML compiler, namely
LEX/YACC implementations, code profiling, interpretive mode,
stand-alone executables, Unix signal handling etc. What about an
X-windows interface?
Speaking for Yale Haskell, we do not plan to support most of these
features initially. We're mainly interested in getting the entire
system patched together at the moment. Some of these are hard to
reconcile with a purely functional environment anyway, like the Unix
signals or using X windows from Haskell. What we are working hard on
is an interactive interface, based on a read & eval style of
interaction. We also supply easy access to the T environment (Yale
Haskell is implemented in T, a Scheme dialect) so that some of these
capabilities could be handled in that manner. We also hope to have an
interface to our system using X windows ready soon. As far as
stand-alone executables, I believe Glasgow will be delivering
something along these lines.
The Yale system is nearly complete and is currently being tested at a
few sites. We expect a general distribution early in 91.
John Peterson
Yale Haskell Group
peterson-john@cs.yale.educ188-ao@volga.Berkeley.EDU (Peng-Toh Sim) (03/02/91)
Hi Is there a reference manual or document for Haskell? Or anything that describes its design? How can I obtain a copy? Thanks in advance. Peng-Toh Sim