README.files

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Chapel Compiler Release Directory Structure and Files
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The following list gives an overview of $CHPL_HOME's directory
structure.  Most subdirectories contain a README file to provide
further information about the files and directories that they contain.

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  README.rst           : top-level README
  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md  : organizations who have supported this work
  CHANGES.md           : a list of changes in each release
  CONTRIBUTORS.md      : a list of contributors to the Chapel project
  COPYRIGHT            : copyright information
  GOALS.md             : the goals of this release
  LICENSE              : license information for the Chapel release as a whole
  LICENSE.chapel       : license statement for the Chapel implementation itself
  PERFORMANCE.md       : notes about Chapel performance
  README.files         : this file
  Makefile             : top-level Makefile for building things
  bin/                 : location of the compiler (chpl) once it's been built
  compiler/            : source code for the compiler
  configure            : autotools-like configure script, used with make install
  doc/                 : documentation and READMEs
  examples/            : example Chapel codes
  highlight/           : syntax coloring modes for emacs, vim, source-highlight
  lib/                 : stores the runtime and launcher libraries, once built
  make/                : Makefile settings for various compilers and platforms
  man/                 : man pages for the Chapel compiler (chpl)
  modules/             : standard and internal Chapel modules
  runtime/             : source code for Chapel's runtime libraries
  third-party/         : third-party software used by Chapel
  tools/               : tools that can be used with Chapel programs
  util/                : utility scripts