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 -- further documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                asynchronous-exceptions
-version:             1.1
+version:             1.1.0.1
 synopsis:            Distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous exceptions
-description:         Distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous exceptions
+description:
+  This packages serves two purposes:
+  .
+  * provide compatibility with older `base` versions (prior to 4.7) that
+    lack the `SomeAsyncException` type
+  .
+  * define convenient functions for catching only synchronous exceptions
 homepage:            https://github.com/feuerbach/asynchronous-exceptions
 license:             MIT
 license-file:        LICENSE