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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/8.4.1-notes.rst b/docs/users_guide/8.4.1-notes.rst index d3cef24c57..8a6d4048b4 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/8.4.1-notes.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/8.4.1-notes.rst @@ -152,3 +152,13 @@ Template Haskell - Blank strings can now be used as values for environment variables using the System.Environment.Blank module. See :ghc-ticket:`12494` + +Build system +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- ``dll-split`` has been removed and replaced with an automatic partitioning utility ``gen-dll``. + This utility can transparently split and compile any DLLs that require this. Note that the ``rts`` and + ``base`` can not be split at this point because of the mutual recursion between ``base`` and ``rts``. + There is currently no explicit dependency between the two in the build system and such there is no way + to notify ``base`` that the ``rts`` has been split, or vice versa. + (see :ghc-ticket:`5987`). |