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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/8.0.2-notes.rst b/docs/users_guide/8.0.2-notes.rst index 09ba5720a5..66cbe31c81 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/8.0.2-notes.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/8.0.2-notes.rst @@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ Compiler initial cmm from STG-to-C-- code generation and :ghc-flag:`-ddump-cmm-verbose` to obtain the intermediates from all C-- pipeline stages. +Runtime system +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- The Runtime linker on Windows is once again recognizing POSIX functions under their + "deprecated" name. e.g. "strdup" will now be recognizes and internally forwarded to "_strdup". + If you have existing code already using the correct names (e.g. _strdup) then this will just continue + to work and no change is needed. For more information about how the forwarding is done please see + `MSDN <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235384.aspx>`_ . This should now introduce the same behavior + both compiled and interpreted. (see :ghc-ticket:`12497`). + - Added :ghc-flag:`-fdefer-out-of-scope-variables`, which converts variable out of scope variables errors into warnings. |