In my opinion, Haskell Platform (HP) gets updates too slowly. I understand that the purpose is to have a coherent set of compatible packages, but in my opinion there should be a minor HP release for every ghc update in between.
The fixes and improvements in ghc range from usefull to nessecary.
It should be possible to release minor hp updates with the automated test suite.
As a HP user, the wait for ghc-7.6 to be incorporated has been too long imho.
As a HP user, the wait for ghc-7.6 to be incorporated has been too long imho.