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diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..590a8bb5dc --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +This is the root directory for functional-programming tools +distributed by the Computing Science Department at Glasgow University. +Simon Peyton Jones <simonpj@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> is the ringleader +of this effort. The tools are: + + ghc the Glasgow Haskell compilation system + haggis the Haggis GUI toolkit + happy the Happy Haskell parser generator + nofib the NoFib Haskell benchmarking suite + literate the Glasgow "literate programming" system + mkworld configuration system (derived from X11 imake) + glafp-utils shared utility programs + +The "literate" stuff is usually distributed *with* other systems, but +not necessarily. Components which are always part of a distribution +(never stand-alone) are "glafp-utils" and "mkworld" (a configuration +system). + +There is usually an ANNOUNCE* file with any distribution. Please +consult that, or the <piece>/README file, to find out how to proceed. |