1.0.34.5: remove dead DATA-VECTOR-{REF,SET} transforms

[sbcl.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index e413dde..1204ae8 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     $ sh run-sbcl.sh
 
   The following command installs SBCL and related documentation under
     $ sh run-sbcl.sh
 
   The following command installs SBCL and related documentation under

-  the "/usr/local" directory:
+  the "/usr/local" directory (typically run as root):

 
     # INSTALL_ROOT=/usr/local sh install.sh
 
 
     # INSTALL_ROOT=/usr/local sh install.sh
 

@@ -159,13 +159,27 @@ 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 only on x86/x86-64 Linux, x86 Solaris
-        ;; and x86 Mac OS X (experimental).
+        ;; Threading support.

         (enable :sb-thread)))
 
   This is the preferred way because it lets local changes interact
   cleanly with CVS changes to the main, global source tree.
 
         (enable :sb-thread)))
 
   This is the preferred way because it lets local changes interact
   cleanly with CVS changes to the main, global source tree.
 

+  Some features of interest:
+
+    :SB-THREAD
+      Native threads. Enabled by default on x86[-64] Linux only, also
+      available on x86[-64] Max OS X, x86[-64] FreeBSD, and x86
+      Solaris.
+
+    :SB-UNICODE
+      Unicode support. Enabled by default. Disabling this feature
+      limits characters to the 8-bit ISO-8859-1 set.
+
+    :SB-XREF-FOR-INTERNALS
+      XREF data for SBCL internals. Not enabled by default, increases
+      core size by 5-6mb.
+

   A catalog of available features and their meaning can be found in
   "base-target-features.lisp-expr".
 
   A catalog of available features and their meaning can be found in
   "base-target-features.lisp-expr".
 

@@ -232,6 +246,9 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     CMUCL
     CCL (formerly known as OpenMCL)
     ABCL (recent versions only)
     CMUCL
     CCL (formerly known as OpenMCL)
     ABCL (recent versions only)

+    CLISP (only some versions: 2.44.1 is OK, 2.47 is not)
+    XCL
+    

 
     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

@@ -240,7 +257,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   Supported operating systems and architectures:
 
                            x86 x86-64 PPC Sparc Alpha MIPS MIPSel
   Supported operating systems and architectures:
 
                            x86 x86-64 PPC Sparc Alpha MIPS MIPSel

-    Linux 2.2, 2.4, 2.6     X     X    X    X     X     X     X
+    Linux 2.6               X     X    X    X     X     X     X

     Darwin (Mac OS X)       X     X    X
     Solaris                 X               X
     FreeBSD                 X     X
     Darwin (Mac OS X)       X     X    X
     Solaris                 X               X
     FreeBSD                 X     X

@@ -256,5 +273,9 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     by e.g. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most
     importantly by reporting any problems.
 
     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,
-    see "Consultants" in the "SUPPORT" file.
+    For further support, see Getting Support and Reporting Bugs
+    in the manual, or
+
+      http://www.sbcl.org/manual/Getting-Support-and-Reporting-Bugs.html
+
+    if you do not have the manual for some reason.