From cc4b7221049d1ed09ae30247600c485a6fb79975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: twisti Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:14:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] A bit updated, more to come. --- INSTALL | 43 ++++++++++++------------------------------- README | 17 +++-------------- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index d4d0a1053..6522bb3ed 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,35 +1,16 @@ -CACAO specific installation instructions -======================================== +Quick start instructions +======================== -* CLASSPATH, classfiles & other Java weirdness ----------------------------------------------- +You can check the configure options via `./configure --help'. But the +default settings should be ok. For building the package type: -Make sure you have classfiles which work with cacao. A version of -these can be found at -ftp://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pub/java/cacao/classes.zip.gz + $ ./configure + $ make + $ make install -After the installation of these set the environment variable CLASSPATH -to the directories where your class libraries are stored. E. g. if you -unzipped classes.zip in the directory /usr/local/lib/java/classes set -the CLASSPATH environment variable to /usr/local/lib/java/classes. +The default installation prefix is `/usr/local/cacao'. You can change +this destination by providing the `--prefix=PATH' option to configure. -* configuring & compiling CACAO -------------------------------- - - 1. Unpack the tar archive (apparently you have done this, otherwise - you wouldn't read this file. - - 2. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type - `./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're - using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type - `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute - `configure' itself. - - Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some - messages telling which features it is checking for. - - 3. Type make. - -After this you should have a working version of cacao and cacaoh. How to -invoke cacao and which class library has to be used is described at the -CACAO home page (http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/java/cacao/index.html). +This version of cacao only supports the `--prefix' option, even if +configure processes the other options (`--bindir', `--libdir', etc.), +it will screw up your installation. diff --git a/README b/README index 15d556091..f804b55cc 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,26 +1,15 @@ -* README -======== +README +====== CACAO is a 64-bit (32-bit versions are planned) Java virtual machine for Alphas and Mips processors. -The current sources of CACAO version 0.40 are a snapshot during -development. They will change in the near future and are badly -documented. This version is not intended for public distribution. -It is made available only for educational and research purposes. - You will find the licensing condition in the file COPYING. For installation instruction, please refer to INSTALL. New versions, updates and general information can be retrieved from -http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/java/cacao - -In case of questions questions or to report a bug, send mail to -cacao@complang.tuwien.ac.at; in case of very, very urgent questions -please contact Andreas Krall (andi@complang.tuwien.ac.at) directly. - +http://www.cacaojvm.org/. Enjoy the ride, -- the cacao team. - -- 2.25.1