diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+# NB: don't set `language: haskell` here
+
+# See also https://github.com/hvr/multi-ghc-travis for more information
+
+# The following lines enable several GHC versions and/or HP versions
+# to be tested; often it's enough to test only against the last
+# release of a major GHC version. Setting HPVER implictly sets
+# GHCVER. Omit lines with versions you don't need/want testing for.
+env:
+ # - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=6.12.3
+ # - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.0.1
+ # - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.0.2
+ # - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.0.3
+ # - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.0.4
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.2.1
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.2.2
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.4.1
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.4.2
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.6.1
+ - CABALVER=1.16 GHCVER=7.6.2
+ - CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.6.3
+ - CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.8.1
+ - CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.8.2
+ - CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.8.3
+ - CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.10.1
+ - CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
+ - HPVER=2013.2.0.0
+ - HPVER=2012.4.0.0
+ - HPVER=2012.2.0.0
+ # - HPVER=2011.4.0.0
+
+matrix:
+ allow_failures:
+  - env: GHCVER=head  CABALVER=head
+# Note: the distinction between `before_install` and `install` is not
+#       important.
+before_install:
+ - case "$HPVER" in
+    "") ;;
+
+    "2014.2.0.0")
+      export CABALVER=1.18 ;
+      export GHCVER=7.8.3 ;
+      echo "constraints:async==2.0.1.5,attoparsec==0.10.4.0,case-insensitive==1.1.0.3,fgl==5.5.0.1,GLUT==2.5.1.1,GLURaw==1.4.0.1,haskell-src==1.0.1.6,hashable==1.2.2.0,html==1.0.1.2,HTTP==4000.2.10,HUnit==1.2.5.2,mtl==2.1.3.1,network==2.4.2.3,OpenGL==2.9.2.0,OpenGLRaw==1.5.0.0,parallel==3.2.0.4,parsec==3.1.5,primitive==0.5.2.1,QuickCheck==2.6,random==1.0.1.1,regex-base==0.93.2,regex-compat==0.95.1,regex-posix==0.95.2,split==0.2.2,stm==2.4.2,syb==0.4.1,text==1.1.0.0,transformers==0.3.0.0,unordered-containers==0.2.4.0,vector==0.10.9.1,xhtml==3000.2.1,zlib==0.5.4.1" > cabal.config ;;
+
+    "2013.2.0.0")
+      export CABALVER=1.16 ;
+      export GHCVER=7.6.3 ;
+      echo "constraints:async==2.0.1.4,attoparsec==0.10.4.0,case-insensitive==1.0.0.1,cgi==3001.1.7.5,fgl==5.4.2.4,GLUT==2.4.0.0,GLURaw==1.3.0.0,haskell-src==1.0.1.5,hashable==1.1.2.5,html==1.0.1.2,HTTP==4000.2.8,HUnit==1.2.5.2,mtl==2.1.2,network==2.4.1.2,OpenGL==2.8.0.0,OpenGLRaw==1.3.0.0,parallel==3.2.0.3,parsec==3.1.3,QuickCheck==2.6,random==1.0.1.1,regex-base==0.93.2,regex-compat==0.95.1,regex-posix==0.95.2,split==0.2.2,stm==2.4.2,syb==0.4.0,text==0.11.3.1,transformers==0.3.0.0,unordered-containers==0.2.3.0,vector==0.10.0.1,xhtml==3000.2.1,zlib==0.5.4.1" > cabal.config ;;
+
+    "2012.4.0.0")
+      export CABALVER=1.16 ;
+      export GHCVER=7.6.2 ;
+      echo "constraints:async==2.0.1.3,cgi==3001.1.7.4,fgl==5.4.2.4,GLUT==2.1.2.1,haskell-src==1.0.1.5,html==1.0.1.2,HTTP==4000.2.5,HUnit==1.2.5.1,mtl==2.1.2,network==2.3.1.0,OpenGL==2.2.3.1,parallel==3.2.0.3,parsec==3.1.3,QuickCheck==2.5.1.1,random==1.0.1.1,regex-base==0.93.2,regex-compat==0.95.1,regex-posix==0.95.2,split==0.2.1.1,stm==2.4,syb==0.3.7,text==0.11.2.3,transformers==0.3.0.0,vector==0.10.0.1,xhtml==3000.2.1,zlib==0.5.4.0" > cabal.config ;;
+
+    "2012.2.0.0")
+      export CABALVER=1.16 ;
+      export GHCVER=7.4.1 ;
+      echo "constraints:cgi==3001.1.7.4,fgl==5.4.2.4,GLUT==2.1.2.1,haskell-src==1.0.1.5,html==1.0.1.2,HTTP==4000.2.3,HUnit==1.2.4.2,mtl==2.1.1,network==2.3.0.13,OpenGL==2.2.3.1,parallel==3.2.0.2,parsec==3.1.2,QuickCheck==2.4.2,random==1.0.1.1,regex-base==0.93.2,regex-compat==0.95.1,regex-posix==0.95.1,stm==2.3,syb==0.3.6.1,text==0.11.2.0,transformers==0.3.0.0,xhtml==3000.2.1,zlib==0.5.3.3" > cabal.config ;;
+
+    "2011.4.0.0")
+      export CABALVER=1.16 ;
+      export GHCVER=7.0.4 ;
+      echo "constraints:cgi==3001.1.7.4,fgl==5.4.2.4,GLUT==2.1.2.1,haskell-src==1.0.1.4,html==1.0.1.2,HUnit==1.2.4.2,network==2.3.0.5,OpenGL==2.2.3.0,parallel==3.1.0.1,parsec==3.1.1,QuickCheck==2.4.1.1,regex-base==0.93.2,regex-compat==0.95.1,regex-posix==0.95.1,stm==2.2.0.1,syb==0.3.3,xhtml==3000.2.0.4,zlib==0.5.3.1,HTTP==4000.1.2,deepseq==1.1.0.2" > cabal.config ;;
+
+    *)
+      export GHCVER=unknown ;
+      echo "unknown/invalid Haskell Platform requested" ;
+      exit 1 ;;
+
+   esac
+
+ - travis_retry sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:hvr/ghc
+ - travis_retry sudo apt-get update
+ - travis_retry sudo apt-get install cabal-install-$CABALVER ghc-$GHCVER
+ - export PATH=/opt/ghc/$GHCVER/bin:/opt/cabal/$CABALVER/bin:$PATH
+
+install:
+ - cabal --version
+ - echo "$(ghc --version) [$(ghc --print-project-git-commit-id 2> /dev/null || echo '?')]"
+ - travis_retry cabal update
+ - cabal install --only-dependencies --enable-tests --enable-benchmarks
+
+# Here starts the actual work to be performed for the package under
+# test; any command which exits with a non-zero exit code causes the
+# build to fail.
+script:
+ - if [ -f configure.ac ]; then autoreconf -i; fi
+ # -v2 provides useful information for debugging
+ - cabal configure --enable-tests --enable-benchmarks -v2
+
+ # this builds all libraries and executables
+ # (including tests/benchmarks)
+ - cabal build
+
+ - cabal test
+ - cabal check
+
+ # tests that a source-distribution can be generated
+ - cabal sdist
+
+ # check that the generated source-distribution can be built & installed
+ - export SRC_TGZ=$(cabal info . | awk '{print $2 ".tar.gz";exit}') ;
+   cd dist/;
+   if [ -f "$SRC_TGZ" ]; then
+      cabal install --force-reinstalls "$SRC_TGZ";
+   else
+      echo "expected '$SRC_TGZ' not found";
+      exit 1;
+   fi
+
+# EOF
diff --git a/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
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--- a/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- |
--- Module      : Data.Array.CArray.Base
--- Copyright   : (c) 2008 Jed Brown
--- License     : BSD-style
--- 
--- Maintainer  : jed@59A2.org
--- Stability   : provisional
--- Portability : portable
---
--- This module provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
--- compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.  It's only purpose
--- is to provide a standard location for this instance so that other packages
--- needing this instance can play nicely together.
---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
-
-import Data.Complex
-import Foreign.Storable
-import Foreign.Ptr
-
--- This Storable instance for Complex is binary compatible with C99, C++ and
--- Fortran complex data types.
-instance (RealFloat a, Storable a) => Storable (Complex a) where
-    sizeOf z        = 2 * sizeOf (realPart z)
-    alignment z     = alignment (realPart z)
-    peek p          = do let q = castPtr p
-                         r <- peek q
-                         i <- peekElemOff q 1
-                         return (r :+ i)
-    poke p (r :+ i) = do let q = (castPtr p)
-                         poke q r
-                         pokeElemOff q 1 i
diff --git a/in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
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+module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
diff --git a/out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      : Data.Array.CArray.Base
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2008 Jed Brown
+-- License     : BSD-style
+--
+-- Maintainer  : jed@59A2.org
+-- Stability   : provisional
+-- Portability : portable
+--
+-- This module provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
+-- compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.  It's only purpose
+-- is to provide a standard location for this instance so that other packages
+-- needing this instance can play nicely together.
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+
+module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
+
+import Data.Complex
+import Foreign.Storable
+import Foreign.Ptr
+
+-- This Storable instance for Complex is binary compatible with C99, C++ and
+-- Fortran complex data types.
+instance Storable a => Storable (Complex a) where
+    sizeOf z        = 2 * sizeOf (undefined :: a)
+    alignment z     = alignment (undefined :: a)
+    peek p          = do let q = castPtr p
+                         r <- peek q
+                         i <- peekElemOff q 1
+                         return (r :+ i)
+    poke p (r :+ i) = do let q = (castPtr p)
+                         poke q r
+                         pokeElemOff q 1 i
diff --git a/storable-complex.cabal b/storable-complex.cabal
--- a/storable-complex.cabal
+++ b/storable-complex.cabal
@@ -1,17 +1,39 @@
-name:                storable-complex
-version:             0.2.1
-synopsis:            Storable instance for Complex
-description:         Provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
-		     compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.
-		     .
-		     The only purpose of this package is to provide a standard
-		     location for this instance so that other packages needing
-		     this instance can play nicely together.
-category:            Data
-license:             BSD3
-license-file:        LICENSE
-author:              Jed Brown 
-maintainer:          <jed@59A2.org>
-build-Depends:       base >= 3 && < 5
-exposed-modules:     Foreign.Storable.Complex
-build-type:	     Simple
+name:                storable-complex
+version:             0.2.2
+synopsis:            Storable instance for Complex
+description:         Provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
+		     compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.
+		     .
+		     The only purpose of this package is to provide a standard
+		     location for this instance so that other packages needing
+		     this instance can play nicely together.
+category:            Data
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Jed Brown <jed@59A2.org>
+maintainer:          Carter Schonwald <carter.schonwald@gmail.com>
+homepage:      https://github.com/cartazio/storable-complex
+bug-reports:   https://github.com/cartazio/storable-complex/issues
+build-type:	     Simple
+cabal-version:       >= 1.6
+extra-source-files:
+  in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
+  out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
+  .travis.yml
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: git@github.com:cartazio/storable-complex.git
+
+flag instanceInBase
+  description: instance Storable Complex is already in 'base'
+  default: True
+
+library
+  exposed-modules: Foreign.Storable.Complex
+  if flag(instanceInBase)
+    build-depends:  base >= 4.8 && < 5
+    hs-source-dirs: in-base
+  else
+    build-depends:  base  < 4.8 && >= 4.4
+    hs-source-dirs: out-of-base
