From: simonmar <unknown>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:36:15 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: [project @ 2001-08-21 09:36:15 by simonmar]
X-Git-Tag: Approximately_9120_patches~1160
X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=43471ae0c25f5f44c4dc094f8a0929a43cb999c3;p=ghc-hetmet.git

[project @ 2001-08-21 09:36:15 by simonmar]
document the requirement for source files in --make.
---

diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml
index 184c02d..09c86a3 100644
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
 	      <arg>-c</arg>
 	    </group>
 	  </cmdsynopsis></term>
-	<indexterm><primary><option>--make</option></primary>
+	<indexterm><primary><option>-E</option></primary>
+	<indexterm><primary><option>-C</option></primary>
+	<indexterm><primary><option>-S</option></primary>
+	<indexterm><primary><option>-c</option></primary>
 	</indexterm>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>This is the traditional batch-compiler mode, in which
@@ -418,6 +421,13 @@ ghc --make Main.hs
     <para>If the program needs to be linked with additional objects
     (say, some auxilliary C code), these can be specified on the
     command line as usual.</para>
+
+    <para>Note that GHC can only follow dependencies if it has the
+    source file available, so if your program includes a module for
+    which there is no source file, even if you have an object and an
+    interface file for the module, then GHC will complain.  The
+    exception to this rule is for package modules, which may or may
+    not have source files.</para>
   </sect1>
   
   <Sect1 id="options-order">