From b0b1f89f48ab02ad2542d2fab476dc8b09bbf2b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simonmar <unknown>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 13:16:07 +0000
Subject: [haddock @ 2002-05-15 13:16:07 by simonmar] - Remove the note about
 function argument docs not being implemented

- Note that qualified identifiers can be used to point to entities
  that aren't in scope.
---
 doc/haddock.sgml | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'doc/haddock.sgml')

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
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