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+++ b/docs/users_guide/glasgow_exts.xml
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ import "network" Network.Socket
available from multiple packages, or is present in both the
current package being built and an external package.</para>
+ <para>The special package name <literal>this</literal> can be used to
+ refer to the current package being built.</para>
+
<para>Note: you probably don't need to use this feature, it was
added mainly so that we can build backwards-compatible versions of
packages when APIs change. It can lead to fragile dependencies in