[commit: ghc] master: Add release notes for #8100, #9527, and #9064. (786b62a)

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On branch  : master
Link       : http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/786b62aa57e4dcc528e2da2f7d0451ab834d655a/ghc

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commit 786b62aa57e4dcc528e2da2f7d0451ab834d655a
Author: Richard Eisenberg <eir at cis.upenn.edu>
Date:   Wed Nov 12 15:13:34 2014 -0500

    Add release notes for #8100, #9527, and #9064.


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786b62aa57e4dcc528e2da2f7d0451ab834d655a
 docs/users_guide/7.10.1-notes.xml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.10.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.10.1-notes.xml
index 5a75cc2..5eb9bae 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.10.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.10.1-notes.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@
                     <literal>Lift</literal> instances were added for
                     <literal>()</literal> and <literal>Ratio</literal>.
                </para>
+
+               <para>
+                 All Template Haskell datatypes now have
+                 <literal>Generic</literal> instances.
+               </para>
+
+               <para>
+                 Two new declaration forms are now supported:
+                 standalone-deriving declarations and generic method
+                 signatures (written using <literal>default</literal> in
+                 a class). This means an expansion to the <literal>Dec</literal>
+                 type.
+               </para>
            </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
     </sect3>



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