diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 204d5ecc80793697eab6e3080a2345edb25ed6ce..71f9f3171ef542470d48b391d06b59157bacaa71 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,32 +36,105 @@ BIN_DIST_TOP= distrib/Makefile-bin.in \
 	      distrib/configure-bin.in \
 	      distrib/README \
 	      distrib/INSTALL \
-	      distrib/ANNOUNCE
+	      distrib/ANNOUNCE \
+	      distrib/PATCHLEVEL \
+	      glafp-utils/mkdirhier/mkdirhier \
+	      ghc/RELEASE \
+	      install-sh \
+	      config.guess \
+	      config.sub
 
 binary-dist::
 	@for i in $(BIN_DIST_TOP); do \
-	  @echo cp $$i $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME) \
-	  cp $$i $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME) \
+	  echo cp $$i $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME); \
+	  cp $$i $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME); \
 	done;
+	@echo "hackily rename some of these chaps.."
+	$(MV) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/Makefile-bin.in $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/Makefile.in 
+	$(MV) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/configure-bin.in $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/configure.in 
+	@echo "Generating a shippable configure script.."
+	-(cd $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME); autoconf )
 
 #
 # Creating and copying the documentation into the bin-dist tree.
+# (this tries to be oh-so-general about copyng docs, but isn't really
+# suited for anything else than ghc/)
+#
+# Needless to say, the rule below could be cleaned up somewhat.
 #
 binary-dist::
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info
+	@$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02
+	@$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02
+	@$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02
 	@echo "Making html documentation.."
+	@echo "For fptools.."
 	$(MAKE) -C docs --no-print-directory $(MFLAGS) html
-	cp docs/html/* $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html
+	cp -f docs/html/* docs/*.html $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02
+	@echo "Done."
+	@for i in $(BIN_DIST_DIRS); do \
+	   echo "For $$i.."; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/html/* $$i/docs/users_guide/*.html $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/html/* $$i/docs/users_guide/*.html $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/html/* $$i/docs/*.html $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/html/* $$i/docs/*.html $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/html/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo "Done."; \
+	done
 	@echo "Making dvi files.."
-	$(MAKE) -C docs --no-print-directory $(MFLAGS) dvi
-	cp docs/*.dvi  $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi
+	@echo "For fptools.."
+	-$(MAKE) -C docs --no-print-directory $(MFLAGS) dvi
+	-cp -f docs/*.dvi  $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02
+	@echo "Done."
+	@for i in $(BIN_DIST_DIRS); do \
+	   echo "For $$i.."; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/*.dvi $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/*.dvi $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/*.dvi $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/*.dvi $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/dvi/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo "Done."; \
+	done
 	@echo "Making info files.."
-	$(MAKE) -C docs --no-print-directory $(MFLAGS) info
-	cp docs/*.info* $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info
+	@echo "For fptools.."
+	-$(MAKE) -C docs --no-print-directory $(MFLAGS) info
+	-cp -f docs/*.info $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02/
+	@echo "Done."
+	@for i in $(BIN_DIST_DIRS); do \
+	   echo "For $$i docs.."; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/*.info  $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/users_guide/*.info $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo cp -f $$i/docs/*.info $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02; \
+	   cp -f $$i/docs/*.info $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/info/ghc-2.02; \
+	   echo "Done."; \
+	done
+
+#
+# binary dist'ing hslibs/, hackily.
+#
+binary-dist ::
+	@echo $(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hslibs;
+	@$(MKDIRHIER) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hslibs;
+	$(MAKE) -C hslibs $(MFLAGS) install \
+		BIN_DIST=1 BIN_DIST_NAME=$(BIN_DIST_NAME) \
+		prefix=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME) \
+		exec_prefix=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME) \
+		bindir=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/bin/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion) \
+		libdir=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hslibs \
+		libexecdir=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hslibs \
+		datadir=$(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/share/$$i-$(ProjectVersion) ;
+
+# Even more of a hack, but I'm too tired to fix this up right now..
+BIN_DIST_SCRIPTS_NEEDING_RENAMING=ghc stat2resid hstags mkdependHS
+
+binary-dist::
+	@for i in $(BIN_DIST_SCRIPTS_NEEDING_RENAMING); do \
+	     echo "Renaming $$i to $$i.prl"; \
+	    $(MV) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/bin/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/$$i  $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/bin/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/$$i.prl; \
+	done
+	@echo "Renaming hscpp to hscpp.prl"
+	@$(MV) $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hscpp  $(BIN_DIST_TMPDIR)/$(BIN_DIST_NAME)/lib/$(TARGETPLATFORM)/ghc-$(ProjectVersion)/hscpp.prl
 
 dist :: dist-pre
 include $(TOP)/mk/target.mk
 dist :: dist-post
 
+binary-dist::
+	@echo "Mechanical and super-natty! Inspect the result and *if* happy; freeze, sell and get some sleep!"