documentation updates

doc/manual.txt

@@ -5039,6 +5039,27 @@ first implementation to play with a language feature before a nicer syntax
 to access the feature becomes available.
 
 
+deprecated pragma
+-----------------
+
+The deprecated pragma is used to mark a symbol as deprecated:
+
+.. code-block:: nimrod
+  proc p() {.deprecated.}
+  var x {.deprecated.}: char
+
+It can also be used as a statement. Then it takes a list of *renamings*. The
+upcoming ``nimfix`` tool can automatically update the code and perform these
+renamings:
+
+.. code-block:: nimrod
+  type
+    File = object
+    Stream = ref object
+  {.deprecated: [TFile: File, PStream: Stream].}
+
+
+
 noSideEffect pragma
 -------------------
 The ``noSideEffect`` pragma is used to mark a proc/iterator to have no side

web/news.txt

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 News
 ====
 
-..
+2014-10-11 Version 0.9.6 released
-  2014-06-29 Version 0.9.6 released
 =================================
 
+**Note: This is the last release of Nimrod. The language has been renamed to
+Nim. Nim slightly breaks compatibility.**
+
+This is a maintenance release. The upcoming 0.10.0 release has all
+the new features and exciting developments.
+
+
 Changes affecting backwards compatibility
 -----------------------------------------
 
@@ -34,7 +40,8 @@ News
 Language Additions
 ------------------
 
-  - There is a new ``parallel`` statement for safe fork&join parallel computing.
+- This version introduces the new ``deprecated`` pragma statement that is used
+  to handle the upcoming massive amount of symbol renames.
 
 
 Library Additions