[project @ 2002-07-02 13:13:36 by simonmar]

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+The @base@ package contains the "Prelude" and its support libraries,
+and a large collection of useful libraries ranging from data
+structures to parsing combinators and debugging utilities.
+
+The @base@ package is enabled by default; to import any of the modules
+listed here just import it by name.  Remember to give the /fully
+qualified/ name when importing a module from the hierarchy.