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+This is the root directory for functional-programming tools
+distributed by the Computing Science Department at Glasgow University.
+Simon Peyton Jones <simonpj@dcs.gla.ac.uk> is the ringleader of this
+effort.  The tools are:
+
+    ghc                the Glasgow Haskell compilation system
+    hslibs     collection of Haskell libraries
+    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.