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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/haddock.sgml b/doc/haddock.sgml index 74128baa..c90e0f01 100644 --- a/doc/haddock.sgml +++ b/doc/haddock.sgml @@ -532,9 +532,6 @@ f :: Int -- ^ The 'Int' argument -> Float -- ^ The 'Float' argument -> IO () -- ^ The return value </programlisting> - - <para>NOTE: this feature isn't implemented in Haddock - 0.2.</para> </section> </section> @@ -924,6 +921,20 @@ module A where hyperlinking, of course; in a printed format it might instead insert a page reference to the definition).</para> + <para>It is also possible to refer to entities that are not in + scope in the current module, by giving the full qualified name + of the entity:</para> + +<programlisting> +-- | The identifier 'M.T' is not in scope +</programlisting> + + <para>If <literal>M.T</literal> is not otherwise in scope, + then Haddock will simply emit a link pointing to the entity + <literal>T</literal> exported from module <literal>M</literal> + (without checking to see whether either <literal>M</literal> + or <literal>M.T</literal> exist).</para> + <para>For compatibility with other systems, the following alternative form of markup is accepted<footnote><para> We chose not to use this as the primary markup for |