Move documentation of deferred type error flags out of warnings section

docs/users_guide/exts/defer_type_errors.rst

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ to suppress these warnings.
 
 This flag implies the :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes` and
 :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables` flags, which enables this behaviour
-for `typed holes <#typed-holes>`__ and variables. Should you so wish, it is
+for :ref:`typed-holes` and variables. Should you so wish, it is
 possible to enable :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` without enabling
 :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes` or :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`,
 by explicitly specifying :ghc-flag:`-fno-defer-typed-holes
@@ -42,6 +42,64 @@ by explicitly specifying :ghc-flag:`-fno-defer-typed-holes
 <-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables>` on the command-line after the
 :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` flag.
 
+.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-type-errors
+    :shortdesc: Turn type errors into warnings, :ref:`deferring the error until
+        runtime <defer-type-errors>`. Implies
+        :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes` and
+        :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`.
+        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-type-errors`.
+    :type: dynamic
+    :reverse: -fno-defer-type-errors
+    :category:
+
+    :since: 7.6
+
+    :implies: :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes`, :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`
+
+    Defer as many type errors as possible until runtime. At compile time
+    you get a warning (instead of an error). At runtime, if you use a
+    value that depends on a type error, you get a runtime error; but you
+    can run any type-correct parts of your code just fine.
+    See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-type-errors`.
+
+.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-typed-holes
+    :shortdesc: Convert :ref:`typed hole <typed-holes>` errors into warnings,
+        :ref:`deferring the error until runtime <defer-type-errors>`.
+        Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`.
+        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wtyped-holes`.
+    :type: dynamic
+    :reverse: -fno-defer-typed-holes
+    :category:
+
+    :since: 7.10
+
+    Defer typed holes errors (errors about names with a leading underscore
+    (e.g., “_”, “_foo”, “_bar”)) until runtime. This will turn the errors
+    produced by :ref:`typed holes <typed-holes>` into warnings. Using a value
+    that depends on a typed hole produces a runtime error, the same as
+    :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` (which implies this option). See :ref:`typed-holes`.
+
+    Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`. See also :ghc-flag:`-Wtyped-holes`.
+
+.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables
+    :shortdesc: Convert variable out of scope variables errors into warnings.
+        Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`.
+        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables`.
+    :type: dynamic
+    :reverse: -fno-defer-out-of-scope-variables
+    :category:
+
+    :since: 8.0
+
+    Defer variable out-of-scope errors (errors about names without a leading underscore)
+    until runtime. This will turn variable-out-of-scope errors into warnings.
+    Using a value that depends on an out-of-scope variable produces a runtime error,
+    the same as :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` (which implies this option).
+    See :ref:`typed-holes`.
+
+    Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`. See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables`.
+
+
 At runtime, whenever a term containing a type error would need to be
 evaluated, the error is converted into a runtime exception of type
 ``TypeError``. Note that type errors are deferred as much as possible

docs/users_guide/using-warnings.rst

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ of ``-W(no-)*``.
 
     Determines whether the compiler reports typed holes warnings. Has no
     effect unless typed holes errors are deferred until runtime. See
-    :ref:`typed-holes` and :ref:`defer-type-errors`
+    :ref:`typed-holes` and :ref:`defer-type-errors`.
 
 .. ghc-flag:: -Wdeferred-type-errors
     :shortdesc: Report warnings when :ref:`deferred type errors
@@ -353,70 +353,12 @@ of ``-W(no-)*``.
     :reverse: -Wno-deferred-type-errors
     :category:
 
-    :since: 8.4
+    :since: 8.0
 
     :default: on
 
     Causes a warning to be reported when a type error is deferred until
-    runtime. See :ref:`defer-type-errors`
-
-.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-type-errors
-    :shortdesc: Turn type errors into warnings, :ref:`deferring the error until
-        runtime <defer-type-errors>`. Implies
-        :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes` and
-        :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`.
-        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-type-errors`
-    :type: dynamic
-    :reverse: -fno-defer-type-errors
-    :category:
-
-    :since: 7.6
-
-    :implies: :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-typed-holes`, :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`
-
-    Defer as many type errors as possible until runtime. At compile time
-    you get a warning (instead of an error). At runtime, if you use a
-    value that depends on a type error, you get a runtime error; but you
-    can run any type-correct parts of your code just fine. See
-    :ref:`defer-type-errors`
-
-.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-typed-holes
-    :shortdesc: Convert :ref:`typed hole <typed-holes>` errors into warnings,
-        :ref:`deferring the error until runtime <defer-type-errors>`.
-        Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`.
-        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wtyped-holes`.
-    :type: dynamic
-    :reverse: -fno-defer-typed-holes
-    :category:
-
-    :since: 7.10
-
-    Defer typed holes errors (errors about names with a leading underscore
-    (e.g., “_”, “_foo”, “_bar”)) until runtime. This will turn the errors
-    produced by :ref:`typed holes <typed-holes>` into warnings. Using a value
-    that depends on a typed hole produces a runtime error, the same as
-    :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` (which implies this option). See :ref:`typed-holes`
-    and :ref:`defer-type-errors`.
-
-    Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`. See also :ghc-flag:`-Wtyped-holes`.
-
-.. ghc-flag:: -fdefer-out-of-scope-variables
-    :shortdesc: Convert variable out of scope variables errors into warnings.
-        Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`.
-        See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables`.
-    :type: dynamic
-    :reverse: -fno-defer-out-of-scope-variables
-    :category:
-
-    :since: 8.0
-
-    Defer variable out-of-scope errors (errors about names without a leading underscore)
-    until runtime. This will turn variable-out-of-scope errors into warnings.
-    Using a value that depends on an out-of-scope variable produces a runtime error,
-    the same as :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors` (which implies this option).
-    See :ref:`typed-holes` and :ref:`defer-type-errors`.
-
-    Implied by :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-type-errors`. See also :ghc-flag:`-Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables`.
+    runtime. See :ref:`defer-type-errors`.
 
 .. ghc-flag:: -Wdeferred-out-of-scope-variables
     :shortdesc: Report warnings when variable out-of-scope errors are
@@ -429,6 +371,7 @@ of ``-W(no-)*``.
     :since: 8.0
 
     Warn when a deferred out-of-scope variable is encountered.
+    See :ref:`defer-type-errors`.
 
 .. ghc-flag:: -Wpartial-type-signatures
     :shortdesc: warn about holes in partial type signatures when