1.0.4.31: remove *internal-error-context*

[sbcl.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 684aaf2..050e67f 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
     1. BINARY DISTRIBUTION
     1.1. Quick start
 
     1. BINARY DISTRIBUTION
     1.1. Quick start

-    1.2. Finding ancilliary files
+    1.2. Finding ancillary files

     1.3. Anatomy of SBCL
 
     2. SOURCE DISTRIBUTION
     1.3. Anatomy of SBCL
 
     2. SOURCE DISTRIBUTION

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   In other words, "install.sh" installs SBCL under the directory named
   by the environment variable "INSTALL_ROOT".
 
   In other words, "install.sh" installs SBCL under the directory named
   by the environment variable "INSTALL_ROOT".
 

-  If you install SBCL from binary distribution in other location then
-  "/usr/local", see section 1.2, "Finding ancilliary files".
+  If you install SBCL from binary distribution in other location than
+  "/usr/local", see section 1.2, "Finding ancillary files".

 
 

-1.2. Finding ancilliary files
+1.2. Finding ancillary files

 
   The SBCL runtime needs to be able to find the ancillary files
   associated with it: the "sbcl.core" file, and the contrib modules.
 
   The SBCL runtime needs to be able to find the ancillary files
   associated with it: the "sbcl.core" file, and the contrib modules.

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   passed their tests. If you need to install by hand, see "install.sh"
   for details.
 
   passed their tests. If you need to install by hand, see "install.sh"
   for details.
 

-  Documentation concists of a man-page, the SBCL Manual (in info, pdf
+  Documentation consists of a man-page, the SBCL Manual (in info, pdf

   and html formats), and a few additional text files.
 
 2. SOURCE DISTRIBUTION
   and html formats), and a few additional text files.
 
 2. SOURCE DISTRIBUTION

@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
   If you don't already have an SBCL binary installed as "sbcl" on your
   system, you'll need to tell make.sh what Lisp to use as the
 
   If you don't already have an SBCL binary installed as "sbcl" on your
   system, you'll need to tell make.sh what Lisp to use as the

-  cross-compilation host. For example, to use CMU CL (assuming has
+  cross-compilation host. For example, to use CMUCL (assuming has

   been installed under its default name "lisp") as the
   cross-compilation host:
 
   been installed under its default name "lisp") as the
   cross-compilation host:
 

-    $ sh make.sh 'lisp -batch'
+    $ sh make.sh 'lisp -batch -noinit'

 
   The build may take a long time, especially on older hardware. A
   successful build ends with a message beginning: "The build seems to
 
   The build may take a long time, especially on older hardware. A
   successful build ends with a message beginning: "The build seems to

@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
                (pushnew x features))
              (disable (x)
                (setf features (remove x features))))
                (pushnew x features))
              (disable (x)
                (setf features (remove x features))))

-        ;; Threading support, available on x86 Linux only.
-        (enable :sb-thread)
-        ;; Slightly smaller core
-        (disable :sb-doc)))
+        ;; Threading support, available only on x86/x86-64 Linux, x86 Solaris
+        ;; and x86 Mac OS X (experimental).
+        (enable :sb-thread)))

 
   This is the preferred way because it lets local changes interact
   cleanly with CVS changes to the main, global source tree.
 
   This is the preferred way because it lets local changes interact
   cleanly with CVS changes to the main, global source tree.

@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   Segfaults on Fedora
 
     Try disabling exec-shield. The easiest way is to use
   Segfaults on Fedora
 
     Try disabling exec-shield. The easiest way is to use

-    setarch: "setarch i386 sbcl".
+    setarch: "setarch i386 -R sbcl".

 
   Build crashes mysteriously, machine becomes unstable, etc
 
 
   Build crashes mysteriously, machine becomes unstable, etc
 

@@ -185,8 +184,8 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
   Other
 
 
   Other
 

-    * Check that the host lisp you're building with is known to work
-      as an SBCL build host, and the your OS is supported.
+    * Check that the host lisp you're building with is known to work as
+      an SBCL build host, and that your operating system is supported.

       
     * Try to do a build without loading any initialization files
       for the cross-compilation host (for example
       
     * Try to do a build without loading any initialization files
       for the cross-compilation host (for example

@@ -211,11 +210,11 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
 2.5. Supported platforms 
 
 
 2.5. Supported platforms 
 

-  Last updated for SBCL 0.8.10.61 (2004-05-28).
+  Last updated for SBCL 0.9.3.74 (2005-08-20).

 
   All of the following platforms are supported in the sense of "should
   work", but some things like loading foreign object files may lag
 
   All of the following platforms are supported in the sense of "should
   work", but some things like loading foreign object files may lag

-  behind on less-used OS's.
+  behind on less-used operating systems.

 
   Supported toolchains:
 
 
   Supported toolchains:
 

@@ -228,6 +227,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     CMUCL
     OpenMCL
     CLISP (recent versions only)
     CMUCL
     OpenMCL
     CLISP (recent versions only)

+    ABCL (recent versions only)

 
     Note that every release isn't tested with every possible host
     compiler.  You're most likely to get a clean build with SBCL itself
 
     Note that every release isn't tested with every possible host
     compiler.  You're most likely to get a clean build with SBCL itself

@@ -235,20 +235,22 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
   Supported operating systems and architectures:
 
 
   Supported operating systems and architectures:
 

-                           x86 PPC Alpha Sparc HPPA MIPS MIPSel
-    Linux 2.2, 2.4, 2.6     X   X    X     X    X    X     X 
+                           x86 PPC Alpha Sparc HPPA MIPS MIPSel x86-64
+    Linux 2.2, 2.4, 2.6     X   X    X     X    X    X     X      X

     FreeBSD                 X
     OpenBSD 3.4, 3.5        X
     NetBSD                  X
     FreeBSD                 X
     OpenBSD 3.4, 3.5        X
     NetBSD                  X

-    Solaris                                X
+    Solaris                 X              X

     Tru64                            X
     Tru64                            X

-    Darwin (Mac OS X)           X
+    Darwin (Mac OS X)       X   X
+    Windows                 X

 
 

-    Some OS's are more equal then others: most of the development and
-    testing is done on x86 Linux and *BSD, PPC Linux and Mac OS X.
+    Some operating systems are more equal than others: most of the
+    development and testing is done on x86/x86-64 Linux and x86/PPC
+    Mac OS X.

 
     If an underprivileged platform is important to you, you can help
 
     If an underprivileged platform is important to you, you can help

-    by eg. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most
+    by e.g. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most

     importantly by reporting any problems.
 
     If you need support beyond what is available on the mailing lists,
     importantly by reporting any problems.
 
     If you need support beyond what is available on the mailing lists,