[project @ 2001-12-30 19:52:23 by sof]

document --update-package option

diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.sgml
index e57b3f9..80fe70c 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.sgml
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/packages.sgml
@@ -284,6 +284,19 @@
            configuration.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
+       <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>
       </variablelist>
 
       <para>When modifying the configuration file