X-Git-Url: http://repo.macrolet.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=050e67f71b0f59a43eb66563f245366b4e0be187;hb=d564ccae6f79c4423b3d8f8dd1af59844fea6ac2;hp=70bcffd8605f8f1225170ba67f522e61a936dc09;hpb=6c2c952e89b251ca838df40c9e0ad09619afc037;p=sbcl.git diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 70bcffd..050e67f 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL 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 @@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ INSTALLING SBCL (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. @@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL 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 @@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ INSTALLING SBCL 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 @@ -236,21 +235,22 @@ INSTALLING SBCL 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 - Solaris X + Solaris X X Tru64 X - Darwin (Mac OS X) X + Darwin (Mac OS X) X X + Windows X - Some operating systems 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 - 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,