[project @ 2005-05-05 07:43:28 by simonpj]

[ghc-hetmet.git] / ghc / docs / users_guide / packages.xml

diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.xml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
index fca5352..b55e58d 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,23 @@ exposed-modules: Network.BSD,
       </varlistentry>
       
       <varlistentry>
+       <term><option>-hide-all-packages</option>
+       <indexterm><primary><option>-hide-package</option></primary>
+         </indexterm></term>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>Ignore the exposed flag on installed packages, and hide them
+           all by default.  If you use
+           this flag, then any packages you require (including
+           <literal>base</literal>) need to be explicitly exposed using
+           <option>-package</option> options.</para>
+
+         <para>This is a good way to insulate your program from differences
+           in the globally exposed packages, and being explicit about package
+           dependencies is a Good Thing.</para>
+       </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-hide-package</option> <replaceable>P</replaceable>
        <indexterm><primary><option>-hide-package</option></primary>
          </indexterm></term>
@@ -580,7 +597,7 @@ exposed-modules: Network.BSD,
 
     <para>A package specification is a Haskell record; in particular, it is the
       record <ulink
-       url="../libraries/Cabal/Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo#%tInstalledPackageInfo">InstalledPackageInfo</ulink> in the module Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo, which is part of the Cabal package distributed with GHC.</para>
+       url="../libraries/Cabal/Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo.html#%tInstalledPackageInfo">InstalledPackageInfo</ulink> in the module Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo, which is part of the Cabal package distributed with GHC.</para>
 
     <para>An <literal>InstalledPackageInfo</literal> has a human
       readable/writable syntax.  The functions