1.0.23.55: three stale bugs

[sbcl.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9103d4a..bfc16af 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
 
 1.1. Quick start:
 
 
 1.1. Quick start:
 

+  To run SBCL without installing it, from the top of binary distribution
+  directory:
+
+    $ sh run-sbcl.sh
+

   The following command installs SBCL and related documentation under
   the "/usr/local" directory:
   
   The following command installs SBCL and related documentation under
   the "/usr/local" directory:
   

@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
   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 +159,9 @@ 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 +180,7 @@ 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
 

@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ 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

@@ -227,7 +231,6 @@ INSTALLING SBCL
     SBCL
     CMUCL
     OpenMCL
     SBCL
     CMUCL
     OpenMCL

-    CLISP (recent versions only)

     ABCL (recent versions only)
 
     Note that every release isn't tested with every possible host
     ABCL (recent versions only)
 
     Note that every release isn't tested with every possible host

@@ -236,18 +239,19 @@ 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 operating systems are more equal than others: most of the
 
     Some operating systems are more equal than others: most of the

-    development and testing is done on x86 Linux and *BSD, PPC Linux
-    and Mac OS X.
+    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
     by e.g. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most
 
     If an underprivileged platform is important to you, you can help
     by e.g. testing during the monthly freeze periods, and most