README.mkd

Library versions table

These scripts generate the table found on the Commentary/Libraries/VersionHistory page of the GHC wiki.

Adding versions for a new compiler

1. First dump the compiler's global package database: ghc-pkg list --global > tmp
2. Feed this to pack_pkg_list: ./pack_pkg_list.hs tmp
3. Insert the output of pkg_pkg_list into pkg_versions.txt
4. Run ./get_win32_version.sh $GHC_VERSION, e.g. ./get_win32_version.sh 8.6.4 or .get_win32_version.sh $(ghc --numeric-version).
5. Add the output of get_win32_version.sh to the other Win32 versions at the top of pkg_versions.txt
6. Use mk_pkg_table to generate the table: ./mk_pkg_table.hs < pkg_versions.txt