[GHC] #8600: ghc --help is outdated

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#8600: ghc --help is outdated
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       Reporter:  Feuerbach         |             Owner:
           Type:  bug               |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal            |         Milestone:
      Component:  Compiler          |           Version:  7.6.3
       Keywords:                    |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
     Difficulty:  Unknown           |         Test Case:
     Blocked By:                    |          Blocking:
Related Tickets:                    |
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 {{{
 To compile and link a complete Haskell program, run the compiler like
 so:

     ghc --make Main

 where the module Main is in a file named Main.hs (or Main.lhs) in the
 current directory.  The other modules in the program will be located
 and compiled automatically, and the linked program will be placed in
 the file `a.out' (or `Main.exe' on Windows).
 }}}

 First, --make is no longer necessary. Second, ghc doesn't create a.out on
 Unix — instead, the file is named the same as the main module (Main in
 that example).

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