[njs12345]

Release notes here: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.4.1/html/users_guide/relea...

Some good stuff in this release --- preliminary ARM support is exciting for obvious reasons, and the new kinds flags are fun if you like that sort of thing (see http://blog.omega-prime.co.uk/?p=127 for some examples)

[aristidb]

Those are actually the release notes for GHC (the "standard" Haskell compiler) itself, which is shipped as part of the platform, but is not it.

The platform is basically a bundle of GHC, cabal and some other build tools, and some "sanctioned" Haskell libraries.