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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:
+This is the README for a binary distribution of the
+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. 
 
-    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
+For more information on what this bundle contains, please
+consult the ANNOUNCE and INSTALL file.
 
-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.