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diff --git a/Data/Ratio.hs b/Data/Ratio.hs
index 37dd821..22f3abe 100644
--- a/Data/Ratio.hs
+++ b/Data/Ratio.hs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- License     :  BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE)
 -- 
 -- Maintainer  :  libraries@haskell.org
--- Stability   :  provisional
+-- Stability   :  stable
 -- Portability :  portable
 --
 -- Standard functions on rational numbers
@@ -39,15 +39,29 @@ import Prelude
 import GHC.Real		-- The basic defns for Ratio
 #endif
 
-#ifndef __HUGS__
+#ifdef __HUGS__
+import Hugs.Prelude(Ratio(..), (%), numerator, denominator)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __NHC__
+import Ratio (Ratio(..), (%), numerator, denominator, approxRational)
+#else
+
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- approxRational
 
--- @approxRational@, applied to two real fractional numbers x and epsilon,
--- returns the simplest rational number within epsilon of x.  A rational
--- number n%d in reduced form is said to be simpler than another n'%d' if
--- abs n <= abs n' && d <= d'.  Any real interval contains a unique
--- simplest rational; here, for simplicity, we assume a closed rational
+-- | 'approxRational', applied to two real fractional numbers @x@ and @epsilon@,
+-- returns the simplest rational number within @epsilon@ of @x@.
+-- A rational number @y@ is said to be /simpler/ than another @y'@ if
+--
+-- * @'abs' ('numerator' y) <= 'abs' ('numerator' y')@, and
+--
+-- * @'denominator' y <= 'denominator' y'@.
+--
+-- Any real interval contains a unique simplest rational;
+-- in particular, note that @0\/1@ is the simplest rational of all.
+
+-- Implementation details: Here, for simplicity, we assume a closed rational
 -- interval.  If such an interval includes at least one whole number, then
 -- the simplest rational is the absolutely least whole number.  Otherwise,
 -- the bounds are of the form q%1 + r%d and q%1 + r'%d', where abs r < d
@@ -77,4 +91,4 @@ approxRational rat eps	=  simplest (rat-eps) (rat+eps)
 					   nd''       =  simplest' d' r' d r
 					   n''        =  numerator nd''
 					   d''        =	 denominator nd''
-#endif  /* __HUGS__ */
+#endif