From 9329f4b577579289178b9893c5164bda3d06e8b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jao <jao@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 00:08:53 +0000
Subject: documentation for with_shared and changelog

---
 changelog.md          | 5 +++++
 doc/using-haskell.org | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b7bfcfd..9409786 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Unreleased
+
+- New flag `with_shared` to use xmobar with dynamic linking (see PR #690)
+- Maximum base version bumped to 4.20
+
 ## Version 0.47.2 (November, 2023)
 
 - Compatibility with GHC 9.6
diff --git a/doc/using-haskell.org b/doc/using-haskell.org
index 47138d9..9fd3d88 100644
--- a/doc/using-haskell.org
+++ b/doc/using-haskell.org
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
   system-wide xmobar, it will notice that you have your own implementation
   and (re)compile and run it as needed.
 
+* Using dynamic linking
+
+  Setting the =with_shared= flag, which is off by default, enables (re)building
+  of xmobar with shared libraries. By default, =xmobar= rebuilds itself with
+  static linking, as is the common practice with Haskell programs, but some
+  distributions use dynamic linking in their packages, or you might also be so
+  inclined. If so, this is your flag.
+
 * Writing a plugin
   :PROPERTIES:
   :CUSTOM_ID: writing-a-plugin
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