From ac2fbb4f6ce7bf9f0742207e1b974bbd556af85a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paolo Capriotti <p.capriotti@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:46:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation of DatatypeContexts (#5964)

---
 docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml b/docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml
index d7e200458d3a..53dff29cf13c 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml
@@ -2093,8 +2093,9 @@ NilSet :: Set a
 ConsSet :: Eq a => a -> Set a -> Set a
 </programlisting>
 
-<para>In GHC this feature is an extension called
-<literal>DatatypeContexts</literal>, and on by default.</para>
+<para>This is widely considered a misfeature, and is going to be removed from
+the language.  In GHC, it is controlled by the deprecated extension
+<literal>DatatypeContexts</literal>.</para>
 </sect2>
 
 <sect2 id="infix-tycons">
-- 
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