Repository : ssh://darcs.haskell.org//srv/darcs/ghc

On branch  : ghc-7.2

http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/5290d4b8bbd68514f997c48f4f9f8429ff867b49

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commit 5290d4b8bbd68514f997c48f4f9f8429ff867b49
Author: Ian Lynagh <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Aug 3 21:34:59 2011 +0100

    Add a few release note highlights

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 docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml |   30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 docs/users_guide/parallel.xml    |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml
index 48850ad..58ded15 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.2.1-notes.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,38 @@
   <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>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml
index b8e7316..05092bc 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/parallel.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ nfib n | n &#60;= 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



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