diff --git a/src/meta.ml b/src/meta.ml
index cf8d9332..4f5ac2cd 100644
--- a/src/meta.ml
+++ b/src/meta.ml
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ and entry =
 and action = Set | Add
 
 and predicate =
-  | P of string (* Present *)
-  | A of string (* Absent  *)
-
+  | P of string
+  | A of string
 
 module Parse = struct
   let error = lex_error
@@ -91,6 +90,6 @@ module Parse = struct
       error lb "'package' or variable name expected"
 end
 
-let parse fn =
+let load fn =
   with_lexbuf_from_file fn ~f:(fun lb ->
       Parse.entries lb 0 [])
diff --git a/src/meta.mli b/src/meta.mli
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18ac0c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meta.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+(** META file parsing/printing *)
+
+open! Import
+
+type t =
+  { name    : string
+  ; entries : entry list
+  }
+
+and entry =
+  | Comment of string
+  | Var     of string * predicate list * action * string
+  | Package of t
+
+and action = Set | Add
+
+and predicate =
+  | P of string (** Present *)
+  | A of string (** Absent  *)
+
+val load : string -> entry list