Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
>   <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
>   <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0"
>      processorArchitecture="X86"
>      name="RenderFade"
>      type="win32"/>
> 
>   <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
>     <security>
>       <requestedPrivileges>
>         <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
>         </requestedPrivileges>
>        </security>
>   </trustInfo>
> </assembly>
> 
> It seems that every single Haskell program I compile now ends up 
> generating one of these useless files. Anybody have any clue what this 
> thing is?
> 

Yep. It's an application manifest. It gives Windows additional 
information about the app, such as versions of DLLs that it requires, 
among other things. Also can be useful for such things as getting 
Windows XP style UI.

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