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Slava Pestov 2009-03-07 19:38:51 -06:00
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The Factor runtime is written in GNU C99, and is built with GNU make and
gcc.
Factor supports various platforms. For an up-to-date list, see
<http://factorcode.org/getfactor.fhtml>.
<http://factorcode.org>.
Factor requires gcc 3.4 or later.
@ -36,17 +36,6 @@ arguments for make.
Run 'make' ('gmake' on *BSD) with no parameters to build the Factor VM.
Compilation will yield an executable named 'factor' on Unix,
'factor.exe' on Windows XP/Vista, and 'factor-ce.exe' on Windows CE.
* Libraries needed for compilation
For X11 support, you need recent development libraries for libc,
Freetype, X11, OpenGL and GLUT. On a Debian-derived Linux distribution
(like Ubuntu), you can use the following line to grab everything:
sudo apt-get install libc6-dev libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev glutg3-dev
* Bootstrapping the Factor image
Once you have compiled the Factor runtime, you must bootstrap the Factor
@ -69,6 +58,12 @@ machines.
On Unix, Factor can either run a graphical user interface using X11, or
a terminal listener.
For X11 support, you need recent development libraries for libc,
Pango, X11, OpenGL and GLUT. On a Debian-derived Linux distribution
(like Ubuntu), you can use the following line to grab everything:
sudo apt-get install libc6-dev libpango-1.0-dev libx11-dev glutg3-dev
If your DISPLAY environment variable is set, the UI will start
automatically:
@ -78,14 +73,6 @@ To run an interactive terminal listener:
./factor -run=listener
If you're inside a terminal session, you can start the UI with one of
the following two commands:
ui
[ ui ] in-thread
The latter keeps the terminal listener running.
* Running Factor on Mac OS X - Cocoa UI
On Mac OS X, a Cocoa UI is available in addition to the terminal
@ -110,7 +97,7 @@ When compiling Factor, pass the X11=1 parameter:
Then bootstrap with the following switches:
./factor -i=boot.<cpu>.image -ui-backend=x11
./factor -i=boot.<cpu>.image -ui-backend=x11 -ui-text-backend=pango
Now if $DISPLAY is set, running ./factor will start the UI.
@ -126,6 +113,12 @@ the command prompt using the console application:
factor.com -i=boot.<cpu>.image
Before bootstrapping, you will need to download the DLLs for the Pango
text rendering library. The required DLLs are listed in
build-support/dlls.txt and are available from the following location:
<http://factorcode.org/dlls>
Once bootstrapped, double-clicking factor.exe or factor.com starts
the Factor UI.
@ -135,7 +128,9 @@ To run the listener in the command prompt:
* The Factor FAQ
The Factor FAQ is available at <http://factorcode.org/faq.fhtml>.
The Factor FAQ is available at the following location:
<http://concatenative.org/wiki/view/Factor/FAQ>
* Command line usage