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diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml index 2eaa640692..41c467d8ae 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml +++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/using.sgml @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ module X where <para>Print the path to GHC's library directory. This is the top of the directory tree containing GHC's libraries, interfaces, and include files (usually something like - <literal>/usr/local/lib/ghc-5.02</literal> on Unix). This + <literal>/usr/local/lib/ghc-5.04</literal> on Unix). This is the value of <literal>$libdir</literal><indexterm><primary><literal>libdir</literal></primary> </indexterm>in the package configuration file (see <xref @@ -1408,36 +1408,31 @@ data S = S !Int !Int </variablelist> </sect2> - + </sect1> - -&phases; - -<Sect1 id="sec-using-concurrent"> + + &phases; + + <sect1 id="sec-using-concurrent"> <title>Using Concurrent Haskell</title> -<para> -<indexterm><primary>Concurrent Haskell—use</primary></indexterm> -</para> + <indexterm><primary>Concurrent Haskell—use</primary></indexterm> <para> -GHC (as of version 4.00) supports Concurrent Haskell by default, -without requiring a special option or libraries compiled in a certain -way. To get access to the support libraries for Concurrent Haskell -(i.e. <literal>Concurrent</literal> and friends), use the -<option>-package concurrent</option> option. -</para> +GHC supports Concurrent Haskell by default, without requiring a +special option or libraries compiled in a certain way. To get access +to the support libraries for Concurrent Haskell, just import +<literal>Control.Concurrent</literal> (details are in the accompanying +library documentation).</para> <para> -Three RTS options are provided for modifying the behaviour of the -threaded runtime system. See the descriptions of -<option>-C[<us>]</option>, <option>-q</option>, and -<option>-t<num></option> in <XRef LinkEnd="parallel-rts-opts">. +RTS options are provided for modifying the behaviour of the threaded +runtime system. See <XRef LinkEnd="parallel-rts-opts">. </para> <para> -Concurrent Haskell is described in more detail in <XRef -LinkEnd="sec-Concurrent">. +Concurrent Haskell is described in more detail in the documentation +for the <literal>Control.Concurrent</literal> module. </para> </Sect1> |