[commit: ghc] master: Mention iOS cross compilation in release notes. (30697bf)

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On branch  : master
Link       : http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/30697bfb3c1fac3fd7f8a8bca8f88e36ce4d9ed0/ghc

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commit 30697bfb3c1fac3fd7f8a8bca8f88e36ce4d9ed0
Author: Austin Seipp <aseipp at pobox.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 28 17:28:55 2013 -0500

    Mention iOS cross compilation in release notes.
    
    Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <aseipp at pobox.com>


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30697bfb3c1fac3fd7f8a8bca8f88e36ce4d9ed0
 docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml |   23 +++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
index c651435..c562c4b 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@
 
         <listitem>
             <para>
-                The LLVM backend now supports 128bit SIMD operations.  This is
-                now exploited in both the <literal>vector</literal> and
-                <literal>dph</literal> packages, exposing a high level
-                interface.
+                The LLVM backend now supports 128bit SIMD
+                operations. This is now exploited in both the
+                <literal>vector</literal> and <literal>dph</literal>
+                packages, exposing a high level interface. The LLVM
+                backend also saw a rather large rewrite, making it
+                much more maintainable.
 
                 TODO FIXME: reference.
            </para>
@@ -121,6 +123,17 @@
 
         <listitem>
             <para>
+                GHC now has substantially better support for cross
+                compilation. In particular, GHC now has all the
+                necessary patches to support cross compilation to
+                Apple iOS, using the LLVM backend.
+
+                TODO FIXME: reference.
+           </para>
+       </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+            <para>
                 PrimOps for comparing unboxed values now return
                 <literal>Int#</literal> instead of <literal>Bool</literal>.
                 New PrimOps' names end with <literal>$#</literal> for operators and
@@ -146,6 +159,8 @@
                 <literal>AutoDeriveTypeable</literal>
            </para>
        </listitem>
+
+
    </itemizedlist>
   </sect2>