Re #4983 Add online documentation of hidden options

Author: mpilgrem

doc/build_command.md

@@ -581,13 +581,19 @@ Default: Disabled
 Set the flag to enable executable profiling for TARGETs and all its
 dependencies.
 
+The flag affects the location of the local project installation directory. See
+the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--[no-]executable-stripping` flag
 
 Default: Enabled
 
 Unset the flag to disable executable stripping for TARGETs and all its
 dependencies.
 
+The flag may affect the location of the local project installation directory.
+See the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--fast` flag
 
 GHC has many flags that specify individual optimisations of the compiler. GHC
@@ -636,13 +642,19 @@ Default: Disabled
 
 Set the flag to enable library profiling for TARGETs and all its dependencies.
 
+The flag affects the location of the local project installation directory. See
+the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--[no-]library-stripping` flag
 
 Default: Enabled
 
 Unset the flag to disable library stripping for TARGETs and all its
 dependencies.
 
+The flag may affect the location of the local project installation directory.
+See the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--pedantic` flag
 
 Pass the flag to build your project with the GHC options `-Wall` and `-Werror`.
@@ -654,6 +666,9 @@ Pass the flag to build your project with the GHC options `-Wall` and `-Werror`.
 Pass the flag to enable profiling in libraries, executables, etc. for all
 expressions, and generate a profiling report in tests or benchmarks.
 
+The flag affects the location of the local project installation directory. See
+the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--[no-]split-objs` flag
 
 :octicons-beaker-24: Experimental
@@ -677,11 +692,17 @@ executables, etc. for all expressions, producing larger executables but allowing
 the use of standard debuggers/profiling tools/other utilities that use debugging
 symbols.
 
+The flag affects the location of the local project installation directory. See
+the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ### `--trace` flag
 
 Pass the flag to enable profiling in libraries, executables, etc. for all
 expressions, and generate a backtrace on exception.
 
+The flag affects the location of the local project installation directory. See
+the [`stack path --local-install-root`](path_command.md) command.
+
 ## Flags affecting other tools' behaviour
 
 ### `--PROG-option` options

doc/config_command.md

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ for a Stack environment. Flags modify the script that is output:
 * `--[no-]keep-ghc-rts` (disabled by default) keep/discard any `GHCRTS`
   environment variable
 
+The command also accepts flags and options of the
+[`stack build`](build_command.md#flags-affecting-ghcs-behaviour) command that
+affect the location of the local project installation directory, such as
+`--profile` and `--no-strip`. For further information, see the documentation of
+the [project Stack work directory](stack_work.md#project-stack-work-directory).
+
 ## The `stack config set` commands
 
 ~~~text

doc/exec_command.md

@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ command line arguments. For example, to pass `'a single quoted string'`:
 
     The content of single quotes is taken literally. Within single quotes, `''`
     escapes a single quote.
+
+The command also accepts flags and options of the
+[`stack build`](build_command.md#flags-affecting-ghcs-behaviour) command that
+affect the location of the local project installation directory, such as
+`--profile` and `--no-strip`. For further information, see the documentation of
+the [project Stack work directory](stack_work.md#project-stack-work-directory).

doc/path_command.md

@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ Pass the following flags for information about specific files or locations:
 |--snapshot-install-root|The root directory for snapshot installation.         |
 |--snapshot-pkg-db      |The snapshot package database.                        |
 |--stack-root           |The Stack root.                                       |
+
+The command also accepts flags and options of the
+[`stack build`](build_command.md#flags-affecting-ghcs-behaviour) command that
+affect the location of the local project installation directory, such as
+`--profile` and `--no-strip`. For further information, see the documentation of
+the [project Stack work directory](stack_work.md#project-stack-work-directory).