[GHC] #9338: Some ghc options do not seem to be documented:

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#9338: Some  ghc options do not seem to be documented:
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        Reporter:  jrp               |                   Owner:
            Type:  task              |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Documentation     |                 Version:  7.8.3
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Documentation     |  Unknown/Multiple
  bug                                |              Difficulty:  Unknown
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 ghc --show-options comes up with options that I could not find in the
 manual.  For example -parallel, -smp, -mavx.

 Would it be possible to

 * come up with an alphabetical list in the manual?
 * have an option that picked the best combination of options for the cpu
 on which you are running?

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