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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+ <herd>haskell</herd>
+ <longdescription>
+ This package provides methods for fully evaluating data structures
+ ("deep evaluation"). Deep evaluation is often used for adding
+ strictness to a program, e.g. in order to force pending exceptions,
+ remove space leaks, or force lazy I/O to happen. It is also useful
+ in parallel programs, to ensure pending work does not migrate to the
+ wrong thread.
+ </longdescription>
+</pkgmetadata>