X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?p=ghc-hetmet.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=distrib%2FREADME;h=72c41fa7cbcb78e60dc81648306ef83f061ec9d5;hp=f509e56816fd2e8318211f9a57baded90f780340;hb=2eb04ca0f8d0ec72b417cddc60672c696b4a3daa;hpb=74bdbedb054eb487c4a68f892bed8b041f232ca3 diff --git a/distrib/README b/distrib/README index f509e56..72c41fa 100644 --- a/distrib/README +++ b/distrib/README @@ -1,21 +1,17 @@ -This is the root directory for functional-programming tools -distributed by the Computing Science Department at Glasgow University. -Simon Peyton Jones 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 /README file, to find out how to proceed. +The Glasgow Haskell Compiler +============================ + +This is a binary distribution of GHC, a compiler and interactive +environment for the Haskell functional programming language. + +For more information, visit GHC's web site: + + http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ + +Information for developers of GHC can be found here: + + http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ + + +For installation instructions, see the accompanying INSTALL file. +