+<a name="install">
+** Installing the software
+
+ To install and work on the compiler and the class libraries,
+ follow these instructions:
+
+ <ul>
+ * Install <a href="http://www.cygwin.com">CygWin</a> first.
+
+ * Untar the MCS distribution (see below for information).
+
+ * Go into the MCS directory and type `make windows'
+ </ul>
+
+ To compile the mono runtime on windows:
+
+ <ul>
+ * Install <a href="http://www.cygwin.com">CygWin</a> first.
+
+ * Once installed, in a terminal window or a cygwin
+ window (a shortcut should be on your desktop), untar the glib
+ distribution:
+
+<pre>
+tar xzvf glib-1.2.10.tar.gz
+</pre>
+
+ * Configure, compile and install glib, like this:
+
+<pre>
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+make
+make install
+</pre>
+
+ * Unpack the mono distribution:
+
+<pre>
+tar xzvf mono-XXX.tar.gz
+</pre>
+
+ * Configure, compile and install:
+
+<pre>
+./configure --prefix=//c/mono
+make
+make install
+</pre>
+ </ul>
+
+ To compile the mono runtime on Unix:
+
+ <ul>
+
+ * Download the mono distribution
+
+ * Unpack the mono distribution:
+
+<pre>
+tar xzvf mono-XXX.tar.gz
+</pre>
+
+ * Configure, compile and install:
+<pre>
+./configure
+make
+make install
+</pre>
+ </ul>
+