[GHC] #11110: GHCi documentation says ":show packages" gives a list of packages currently loaded

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#11110: GHCi documentation says ":show packages" gives a list of packages currently
loaded
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        Reporter:  massysett         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Documentation     |  Unknown/Multiple
  bug                                |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by thomie):

 * failure:  None/Unknown => Documentation bug
 * component:  Compiler => GHCi


Comment:

 This was changed in cfb69428a10e245bc5b64417803b637693977b24:
 {{{
 Author: Ian Lynagh <igloo at earth.li>
 Date:   Thu Sep 30 21:01:28 2010 +0000

     Don't show the loaded packages in ":show packages"; fixes #4300
     It's never worked properly, and the information is in ":show linker".
 }}}

 It seems `:show linker` isn't documented either.

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