diff --git a/Database/HDBC/MySQL.hs b/Database/HDBC/MySQL.hs
--- a/Database/HDBC/MySQL.hs
+++ b/Database/HDBC/MySQL.hs
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
 
 -}
 module Database.HDBC.MySQL
-    (connectMySQL, MySQLConnectInfo(..), defaultMySQLConnectInfo)
+    (connectMySQL, MySQLConnectInfo(..), defaultMySQLConnectInfo, Connection)
 where
 import Database.HDBC.MySQL.Connection
diff --git a/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc b/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
--- a/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
+++ b/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {-# OPTIONS -fglasgow-exts #-}
 
 module Database.HDBC.MySQL.Connection
-    (connectMySQL, MySQLConnectInfo(..), defaultMySQLConnectInfo)
+    (connectMySQL, MySQLConnectInfo(..), defaultMySQLConnectInfo, Connection)
 where
 
 import Control.Exception
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@
 
 {- | Connection information to use with connectMySQL.
 
-     You must either supply a host and port, or the name of a Unix
-     socket.
+     You must either supply a host and port, or the full path to a
+     Unix socket.
 
 -}
 data MySQLConnectInfo = MySQLConnectInfo
-    { -- | e.g., @\"db1.example.com\"@
+    { -- | The server's hostname; e.g., @\"db1.example.com\"@
       mysqlHost       :: String
-      -- | e.g., @\"scott\"@
+      -- | The MySQL username to use for login; e.g., @\"scott\"@
     , mysqlUser       :: String
-      -- | e.g., @\"tiger\"@
+      -- | The MySQL password to use for login; e.g., @\"tiger\"@
     , mysqlPassword   :: String
       -- | the \"default\" database name; e.g., @\"emp\"@
     , mysqlDatabase   :: String
-      -- | e.g., @3306@
+      -- | The port on which to connect to the server; e.g., @3306@
     , mysqlPort       :: Int
-      -- | e.g., @\"\/var\/lib\/mysql.sock\"@
+      -- | The absolute path of the server's Unix socket; e.g., @\"\/var\/lib\/mysql.sock\"@
     , mysqlUnixSocket :: String
     }
 
diff --git a/HDBC-mysql.cabal b/HDBC-mysql.cabal
--- a/HDBC-mysql.cabal
+++ b/HDBC-mysql.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:             HDBC-mysql
 Category:         Database
 Synopsis:         MySQL driver for HDBC
-Version:          0.6
+Version:          0.6.1
 Description:      This package provides a MySQL driver for HDBC.
 Stability:        Experimental
 Maintainer:       Chris Waterson <waterson@maubi.net>
 Author:           Chris Waterson
-Copyright:        Copyright (c) 2009 Chris Waterson
+Copyright:        Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Chris Waterson
 License:          LGPL
 License-file:     COPYING
 Homepage:         http://www.maubi.net/~waterson/hacks/hdbc-mysql.html
diff --git a/Setup.lhs b/Setup.lhs
--- a/Setup.lhs
+++ b/Setup.lhs
@@ -23,21 +23,19 @@
     return lbi {
       localPkgDescr = updatePackageDescription
                         (Just bi, []) (localPkgDescr lbi)
-    } 
+    }
 }
 
 mysqlConfigProgram = (simpleProgram "mysql_config") {
     programFindLocation = \verbosity -> do
-      mysql_config  <- findProgramOnPath "mysql_config"  verbosity 
+      mysql_config  <- findProgramOnPath "mysql_config"  verbosity
       mysql_config5 <- findProgramOnPath "mysql_config5" verbosity
       return (mysql_config `mplus` mysql_config5)
   }
 
 mysqlBuildInfo :: LocalBuildInfo -> IO BuildInfo
 mysqlBuildInfo lbi = do
-  (mysqlConfigProg, _) <- requireProgram verbosity
-                          mysqlConfigProgram AnyVersion (withPrograms lbi)
-  let mysqlConfig = rawSystemProgramStdout verbosity mysqlConfigProg
+  let mysqlConfig = rawSystemProgramStdoutConf verbosity mysqlConfigProgram (withPrograms lbi)
       ws = " \n\r\t"
 
   includeDirs <- return . map (drop 2) . split ws =<< mysqlConfig ["--include"]