diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d724137c..fe358fd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ dist
 client_session_key.aes
 cabal-dev/
 yesod/foobar/
+yesod-platform/yesod-platform.cabal
diff --git a/yesod-platform/LICENSE b/yesod-platform/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8643e5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod-platform/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+The following license covers this documentation, and the source code, except
+where otherwise indicated.
+
+Copyright 2010, Michael Snoyman. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
+OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
+OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/yesod-platform/Setup.lhs b/yesod-platform/Setup.lhs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..06e2708f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod-platform/Setup.lhs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
+
+> module Main where
+> import Distribution.Simple
+
+> main :: IO ()
+> main = defaultMain
diff --git a/yesod-platform/Yesod/Platform.hs b/yesod-platform/Yesod/Platform.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d8a533d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod-platform/Yesod/Platform.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- | This module contains nothing import, it just re-exports @Yesod@. It is
+-- provided simply to make this a complete package.
+module Yesod.Platform
+    ( module Yesod
+    ) where
+
+import Yesod
diff --git a/yesod-platform/make-cabal.sh b/yesod-platform/make-cabal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e169d6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod-platform/make-cabal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+#cabal update
+
+if ! which cabal-nirvana-generate &>/dev/null
+then
+    cabal install cabal-nirvana -fgenerate
+fi
+
+cabal-nirvana-generate yesod | runghc to-cabal.hs > yesod-platform.cabal
diff --git a/yesod-platform/to-cabal.hs b/yesod-platform/to-cabal.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06997a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod-platform/to-cabal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import Data.List (intercalate, isPrefixOf)
+import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+
+main = do
+    pkgs <- map (intercalate " == ")
+          . filter (\xs -> not $ ["parsec"] `isPrefixOf` xs)
+          . map words
+          . filter (not . null)
+          . lines
+        <$> getContents
+    putStrLn "name:            yesod-platform"
+    putStrLn "version:         FIXME"
+    putStrLn "license:         BSD3"
+    putStrLn "license-file:    LICENSE"
+    putStrLn "author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>"
+    putStrLn "maintainer:      Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>"
+    putStrLn "synopsis:        Meta package for Yesod"
+    putStrLn "description:     Instead of allowing version ranges of dependencies, this package requires specific versions to avoid dependency hell"
+    putStrLn "category:        Web, Yesod"
+    putStrLn "stability:       Stable"
+    putStrLn "cabal-version:   >= 1.6"
+    putStrLn "build-type:      Simple"
+    putStrLn "homepage:        http://www.yesodweb.com/"
+    putStrLn ""
+    putStrLn "library"
+    putStrLn "    build-depends: base >= 4 && < 5"
+    mapM_ go pkgs
+    putStrLn ""
+    putStrLn "    exposed-modules: Yesod.Platform"
+    putStrLn ""
+    putStrLn "source-repository head"
+    putStrLn "  type:     git"
+    putStrLn "  location: https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod"
+
+go s = putStrLn $ concat ["                 , ", s]