~ chicken-core (chicken-5) 4f125f7a6ed2f72218064876a5004831903974c5
commit 4f125f7a6ed2f72218064876a5004831903974c5 Author: felix <felix@call-with-current-continuation.org> AuthorDate: Wed Mar 10 09:10:46 2010 +0100 Commit: felix <felix@call-with-current-continuation.org> CommitDate: Wed Mar 10 09:10:46 2010 +0100 changed instructions for bootstrapping in README diff --git a/README b/README index ab1806ef..cef06cc4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -76,16 +76,12 @@ "make" invocation to override this setting. "CHICKEN" defaults to "$PREFIX/bin/chicken". - If you do not have a "chicken" binary installed, enter + If you do not have a "chicken" binary installed, you will have + to obtain a "bootstrapping" compiler, which can either be + built from a release tarball or by using a precompiled and + statically linked compiler binary from here: - make PLATFORM=<platform> PREFIX=<destination> bootstrap - - which will copy precompiled C sources into the build-directory - that are recent enough to generate the current version. After - building a statically linked compiler executable (named - "chicken-boot") all *.scm files are marked for rebuild. By - passing "CHICKEN=./chicken-boot" to "make", you can force - using this bootstrapped compiler to build the system. + http://chicken.wiki.br/chicken-projects/bootstrap/ If CHICKEN is build successfully, you can install it on your system by enteringTrap