+
+#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- utility functions
+
+-- | equivalent to 'readsPrec' with a precedence of 0.
+reads :: Read a => ReadS a
+reads = readsPrec minPrec
+
+readEither :: Read a => String -> Either String a
+readEither s =
+ case [ x | (x,"") <- readPrec_to_S read' minPrec s ] of
+ [x] -> Right x
+ [] -> Left "Prelude.read: no parse"
+ _ -> Left "Prelude.read: ambiguous parse"
+ where
+ read' =
+ do x <- readPrec
+ lift P.skipSpaces
+ return x
+
+-- | The 'read' function reads input from a string, which must be
+-- completely consumed by the input process.
+read :: Read a => String -> a
+read s = either error id (readEither s)
+#endif
+