diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml index 48850ad4567aed6e9406afa07ea236d29fb9c457..58ded154d5fe7e386ca5a09b13f2e647cf2ec59e 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml @@ -5,9 +5,37 @@ <para> The significant changes to the various parts of the compiler are listed in the following sections. There have also been numerous bug - fixes and performance improvements over the 7.0 branch. + fixes and performance improvements over the 7.0 branch. The 7.2 + branch is intended to be more of a "technology preview" than normal + GHC stable branches. </para> + <sect2> + <title>Highlights</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + DPH support (<xref linkend="dph" />) has been significantly + improved. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + A new feature Safe Haskell (<xref linkend="safe-haskell" />) + has been implemented. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + It is now possible to write compiler plugins + (<xref linkend="compiler-plugins" />). + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2> <title>Language changes</title> <itemizedlist> diff --git a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml index b8e73166e4e4e500ed898a53cd660792f4af549a..05092bca3734390fd2e36592d245fd610a1eb345 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ nfib n | n <= 1 = 1 parallel <literal>map</literal>.</para> </sect2> -<sect2><title>Data Parallel Haskell</title> +<sect2 id="dph"><title>Data Parallel Haskell</title> <para>GHC includes experimental support for Data Parallel Haskell (DPH). This code is highly unstable and is only provided as a technology preview. More information can be found on the corresponding <ulink