Remove outdated bundle-contents description

[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / users_guide / installing.xml

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/installing.xml b/docs/users_guide/installing.xml
index 6b57695..8615002 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/users_guide/installing.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/installing.xml
@@ -67,138 +67,8 @@ Binary distributions come in “bundles,” called
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Then you should find a single directory,
-<literal>ghc-<replaceable>version</replaceable></literal>, with the
-following structure:
-</para>
-
-<para>
-<indexterm><primary>binary distribution, layout</primary></indexterm>
-<indexterm><primary>directory layout (binary distributions)</primary></indexterm>
-<variablelist>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>Makefile.in</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-the raw material from which the <literal>Makefile</literal>
-will be made (<xref linkend="install"/>).
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>configure</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-the configuration script (<xref linkend="install"/>).
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>README</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Contains this file summary.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>INSTALL</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Contains this description of how to install
-the bundle.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>ANNOUNCE</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-The announcement message for the bundle.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>NEWS</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-release notes for the bundle&mdash;a longer version
-of <literal>ANNOUNCE</literal>.  For GHC, the release notes are contained in the User
-Guide and this file isn't present.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-           <term><literal>bin/<replaceable>platform</replaceable></literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-contains platform-specific executable
-files to be invoked directly by the user.  These are the files that
-must end up in your path.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>lib/<replaceable>platform</replaceable>/</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-contains platform-specific support
-files for the installation.  Typically there is a subdirectory for
-each <literal>fptools</literal> project, whose name is the name of the project with its
-version number.  For example, for GHC there would be a sub-directory
-<literal>ghc-x.xx</literal>/ where <literal>x.xx</literal> is the version number of GHC in the bundle.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-These sub-directories have the following general structure:
-</para>
-
-<para>
-<variablelist>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>libHSstd.a</literal> etc:</term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-supporting library archives.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>ghc-iface.prl</literal> etc:</term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-support scripts.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>import/</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-<indexterm><primary>Interface files</primary></indexterm> (<literal>.hi</literal>) for the prelude.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>include/</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-A few C <literal>&num;include</literal> files.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>share/</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-contains platform-independent support files
-for the installation.  Again, there is a sub-directory for each
-<literal>fptools</literal> project.
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><literal>html/</literal></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-contains HTML documentation files (one
-sub-directory per project).
-</para>
-</listitem></varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
+Then you should find the bundle contents inside a single directory,
+<literal>ghc-<replaceable>version</replaceable></literal>.
 </para>
 
 <sect3 id="install">