The compressed archive contains source files in the functional programming language Haskell. Emping should compile on any platform which has the Glorious Haskell Compiler version 6.8 installed, and a Gtk2Hs library 0.9.12 or higher. One way to install Emping is through Cabal, for example: $ runhaskell Setup configure --prefix=$HOME $ runhaskell Setup build $ runhaskell Setup install where the commands might need to follow the prefix: /usr/bin/env depending on your settings. You might want to look at: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/How_to_write_a_Haskell_program and/or the cabal documentation at: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/Cabal/index.html for more information. ------------------------------------------- Or, put the source files in a directory of your choice and compile them with: ghc --make -O2 -Wall Main.hs -o emping where 'ghc' is the Haskell compiler, Main.hs is the source file of that name, and emping is the executable.