diff --git a/src/AltData/Dynamic.hs b/AltData/Dynamic.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/AltData/Dynamic.hs
rename to AltData/Dynamic.hs
diff --git a/src/AltData/Typeable.hs b/AltData/Typeable.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/AltData/Typeable.hs
rename to AltData/Typeable.hs
index ef3957d..a14e335 100644
--- a/src/AltData/Typeable.hs
+++ b/AltData/Typeable.hs
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ unsafeCoerce = unsafeCoerce#
 --
 -- equality of keys doesn't work for dynamically loaded code, so we
 -- revert back to canonical type names.
+-- 
+-- could use packed strings here.
 --
 data TypeRep = TypeRep !Key TyCon [TypeRep] 
 
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/Binary.hs b/Language/Hi/Binary.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/Binary.hs
rename to Language/Hi/Binary.hs
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/FastMutInt.hs b/Language/Hi/FastMutInt.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/FastMutInt.hs
rename to Language/Hi/FastMutInt.hs
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/FastString.hs b/Language/Hi/FastString.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/FastString.hs
rename to Language/Hi/FastString.hs
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/Parser.hs b/Language/Hi/Parser.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/Language/Hi/Parser.hs
rename to Language/Hi/Parser.hs
index db19b19..f8d4538 100644
--- a/src/Language/Hi/Parser.hs
+++ b/Language/Hi/Parser.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import Language.Hi.Syntax
 import Language.Hi.Binary
 import Language.Hi.FastString
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- how to get there from here
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/PrimPacked.hs b/Language/Hi/PrimPacked.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/PrimPacked.hs
rename to Language/Hi/PrimPacked.hs
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/Syntax.hs b/Language/Hi/Syntax.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/Syntax.hs
rename to Language/Hi/Syntax.hs
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/hschooks.c b/Language/Hi/hschooks.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/hschooks.c
rename to Language/Hi/hschooks.c
diff --git a/src/Language/Hi/hschooks.h b/Language/Hi/hschooks.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Language/Hi/hschooks.h
rename to Language/Hi/hschooks.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c32e94a..6b122f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,14 +7,8 @@
 
 all: build EvalHaskell.h
 
-build::
-	cd src ;\
-	$(GHC) -o setup --make Setup.hs ;\
-	./setup configure --prefix=$(PREFIX) ;\
-	./setup build
-
 EvalHaskell.h: build
-	cp src/System/Eval/Haskell_stub.h $@
+	cp System/Eval/Haskell_stub.h $@
 
 #
 # installing
@@ -55,8 +49,7 @@ CLEAN_FILES += *.conf.*.old *~
 
 clean:
 	cd docs && $(MAKE) clean
-	cd src && ./setup clean 2> /dev/null || true
-	cd src && rm -rf dist Setup.hi Setup.o setup
+	runhaskell Setup.hs clean 2> /dev/null || true
 	rm -rf $(CLEAN_FILES)
 	find examples -name '*.a' -exec rm {} \;
 	find examples -name '*~' -exec rm {} \;
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f EvalHaskell.h
 
 EXTRA_CLEANS+=*.conf.inplace* *.conf.in *.h autom4te.cache \
-	      config.h config.mk config.log config.status src/plugins.cabal
+	      config.h config.mk config.log config.status
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf $(EXTRA_CLEANS)
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..362b40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Setup.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMainWithHooks defaultUserHooks
diff --git a/src/System/Eval.hs b/System/Eval.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Eval.hs
rename to System/Eval.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Eval/Haskell.hs b/System/Eval/Haskell.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Eval/Haskell.hs
rename to System/Eval/Haskell.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Eval/Utils.hs b/System/Eval/Utils.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Eval/Utils.hs
rename to System/Eval/Utils.hs
diff --git a/src/System/MkTemp.hs b/System/MkTemp.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/MkTemp.hs
rename to System/MkTemp.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins.hs b/System/Plugins.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins.hs
rename to System/Plugins.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Consts.hs b/System/Plugins/Consts.hs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Consts.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Consts.hs
index 3ab254b..7882f37 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/Consts.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/Consts.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{-# OPTIONS -cpp #-}
 -- 
 -- Copyright (C) 2004 Don Stewart - http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~dons
 -- 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
 
 module System.Plugins.Consts where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 
 #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 604
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Env.hs b/System/Plugins/Env.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Env.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Env.hs
index cef8402..08fba1e 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/Env.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/Env.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module System.Plugins.Env (
 
    ) where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 import System.Plugins.LoadTypes (Module)
 import System.Plugins.PackageAPI  {- everything -}
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Load.hs b/System/Plugins/Load.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Load.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Load.hs
index 2479cb4..ca3dfac 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/Load.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/Load.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module System.Plugins.Load (
 
   ) where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 import System.Plugins.Make             ( build )
 import System.Plugins.Env
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/LoadTypes.hs b/System/Plugins/LoadTypes.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/LoadTypes.hs
rename to System/Plugins/LoadTypes.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Make.hs b/System/Plugins/Make.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Make.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Make.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Package.hs b/System/Plugins/Package.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Package.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Package.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs b/System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs
rename to System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs
index 4205e3d..3b65994 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/PackageAPI.hs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module System.Plugins.PackageAPI (
        , updLibraryDirs 
    ) where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 #if CABAL == 1 || __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 604
 import Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfCabal.y b/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfCabal.y
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfCabal.y
rename to System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfCabal.y
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.hs b/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.hs
rename to System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.y b/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.y
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.y
rename to System/Plugins/ParsePkgConfLite.y
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Parser.hs b/System/Plugins/Parser.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Parser.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Parser.hs
index 58714ac..a051464 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/Parser.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/Parser.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module System.Plugins.Parser (
         replaceModName
   ) where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 import Data.List 
 import Data.Char
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Process.hs b/System/Plugins/Process.hs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Process.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Process.hs
diff --git a/src/System/Plugins/Utils.hs b/System/Plugins/Utils.hs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/System/Plugins/Utils.hs
rename to System/Plugins/Utils.hs
index 086cf01..8009fb8 100644
--- a/src/System/Plugins/Utils.hs
+++ b/System/Plugins/Utils.hs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module System.Plugins.Utils (
 
   ) where
 
-#include "../../../config.h"
+#include "../../config.h"
 
 import System.Plugins.Env              ( isLoaded )
 import System.Plugins.Consts           ( objSuf, hiSuf, tmpDir )
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1f27a97..dee776d 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION=
 PACKAGE_STRING=
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=
 
-ac_unique_file="src/System/Plugins.hs"
+ac_unique_file="System/Plugins.hs"
 ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS build build_cpu build_vendor build_os PREFIX TOP GHC GLASGOW_HASKELL HASKELL_SRC TEX TEX2PAGE CC CFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CC EXEEXT OBJEXT INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
 ac_subst_files=''
 
@@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 # System.Process uses cmd or command.com shell on Windows, doen't use Cygwin or MSYS shell
-                                        ac_config_files="$ac_config_files config.mk src/plugins.cabal examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf"
+                              ac_config_files="$ac_config_files config.mk examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf"
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
 # This file is a shell script that caches the results of configure
@@ -3236,7 +3236,6 @@ do
   case "$ac_config_target" in
   # Handling of arguments.
   "config.mk" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES config.mk" ;;
-  "src/plugins.cabal" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/plugins.cabal" ;;
   "examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf" ;;
   "examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf" ) CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf" ;;
   "config.h" ) CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS config.h" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3320413..070d464 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # only AC_DEFINES are visible in Haskell src
 
 # sanity test
-AC_INIT(src/System/Plugins.hs)
+AC_INIT(System/Plugins.hs)
 
 # Prepare to generate the config.h.in file
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(arc4random)
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 # System.Process uses cmd or command.com shell on Windows, doen't use Cygwin or MSYS shell
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([config.mk src/plugins.cabal examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([config.mk examples/makewith/io/TestIO.conf examples/makewith/unsafeio/Unsafe.conf])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/plugins.cabal b/plugins.cabal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b358e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name:		plugins
+version:	0.9.10
+license:	LGPL
+License-file:	LICENSE
+author:         Don Stewart
+maintainer:	dons@cse.unsw.edu.au
+exposed-modules:
+	AltData.Dynamic,
+	AltData.Typeable,
+        Language.Hi.Binary,
+        Language.Hi.FastMutInt,
+        Language.Hi.FastString,
+        Language.Hi.Parser,
+        Language.Hi.PrimPacked,
+        Language.Hi.Syntax,
+        System.Eval,
+        System.Eval.Haskell,
+        System.Eval.Utils,
+        System.MkTemp,
+        System.Plugins,
+        System.Plugins.Consts,
+        System.Plugins.Env,
+        System.Plugins.Load,
+        System.Plugins.LoadTypes,
+        System.Plugins.Make,
+        System.Plugins.Package,
+        System.Plugins.PackageAPI,
+        System.Plugins.ParsePkgConfCabal,
+        System.Plugins.Parser,
+        System.Plugins.Process,
+        System.Plugins.Utils
+c-sources:
+        Language/Hi/hschooks.c
+includes:	          Linker.h
+extensions:           CPP, ForeignFunctionInterface
+Build-Depends:        base, haskell98, Cabal, haskell-src
+ghc-options:          -Wall -O -fvia-C -funbox-strict-fields -fno-warn-missing-signatures
+
diff --git a/src/plugins.cabal.in b/plugins.cabal.hsx
similarity index 94%
rename from src/plugins.cabal.in
rename to plugins.cabal.hsx
index 4bdcc91..3ededb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins.cabal.in
+++ b/plugins.cabal.hsx
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ exposed-modules:
 c-sources:
         Language/Hi/hschooks.c
 includes:	      Linker.h
-Build-Depends:        base, haskell98, Cabal, @HASKELL_SRC@
+Build-Depends:        base, haskell98, Cabal, haskell-src-exts
 ghc-options:          -Wall -O -fvia-C -funbox-strict-fields -fno-warn-missing-signatures
 
diff --git a/src/Setup.hs b/src/Setup.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a994af..0000000
--- a/src/Setup.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import Distribution.Simple
-main = defaultMain