+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>––update-package</option></term>
+ <term><option>-u</option></term>
+ <indexterm><primary><option>––update-package</option></primary></indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reads package specification from the input, and
+ adds it to the database of installed packages. If a package
+ with the same name is already installed, its configuration
+ data is replaced with the new information. If the package
+ doesn't already exist, it's added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>––force</option></term>
+ <indexterm><primary><option>––force</option></primary></indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Causes <literal>ghc-pkg</literal> to ignore missing
+ directories and libraries when adding a package, and just
+ go ahead and add it anyway. This might be useful if your
+ package installation system needs to add the package to
+ GHC before building and installing the files.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>