Add -no-auto-link-packages docs to the user guide; fixes trac #3759

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/flags.xml b/docs/users_guide/flags.xml
index 6be97d7..1a26bee 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/users_guide/flags.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/flags.xml
@@ -599,6 +599,12 @@
              <entry>static</entry>
              <entry>-</entry>
            </row>
+           <row>
+             <entry><option>-no-auto-link-packages</option></entry>
+             <entry>Don't automatically link in the haskell98 package.</entry>
+             <entry>dynamic</entry>
+             <entry>-</entry>
+           </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
       </informaltable>

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/packages.xml b/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
index b9531f7..728b974 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/packages.xml
@@ -239,6 +239,17 @@ exposed-modules: Network.BSD,
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>-no-auto-link-packages</option>
+        <indexterm><primary><option>-no-auto-link-packages</option></primary>
+          </indexterm></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>By default, GHC will automatically link in the
+            <literal>haskell98</literal> package. This flag disables that
+            behaviour.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
         <term><option>-package-name</option> <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
         <indexterm><primary><option>-package-name</option></primary>
           </indexterm></term>