* INSTALL: reflect Cint status.

[ginac.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index e4da1d79c0c79be1a0d4933d9d287f2529b07354..fadf8baeef4837b4e781ed156ec82f9d06c70c76 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
  $ make
  $ make check
 [become root if necessary]
  $ make
  $ make check
 [become root if necessary]

- $ make install
+ # make install

 
 Known to work with:
   - Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.x and GCC 2-95.x
 
 Known to work with:
   - Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.x and GCC 2-95.x


@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ The time the "make" step takes depends heavily on optimization levels.
 Large amounts of memory (>128MB) will be required by the compiler,
 also depending on optimization.  To give you a rough idea of what you
 have to expect the following table may be helpful.  It was measured on
 Large amounts of memory (>128MB) will be required by the compiler,
 also depending on optimization.  To give you a rough idea of what you
 have to expect the following table may be helpful.  It was measured on

-a P-III/500MHz with "enough" memory:
+an Athlon/800MHz with "enough" memory:

 
 step:         | GCC optimization level:  | comment:
               |  -O0   |  -O1   |  -O2   |
 --------------+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------
 
 step:         | GCC optimization level:  | comment:
               |  -O0   |  -O1   |  -O2   |
 --------------+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------

-make          |  ~4m   |  ~6m   |  ~10m  | building shared and static lib
-make check    |  ~3m   |  ~3m   |  ~7m   | mostly due to compilation
+make          |   ~4m  |   ~5m  |   ~6m  | building shared and static lib
+make check    |  ~20m  |  ~11m  |  ~12m  | largely due to compilation

 
 
 COMMON PROBLEMS
 
 
 COMMON PROBLEMS


@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ COMMON PROBLEMS
 Problems with CLN
 -----------------
 
 Problems with CLN
 -----------------
 

-You should use at least CLN V1.0.3, since during the development of
+You should use at least CLN-1.1, since during the development of

 GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
 GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.

-To protect you, the "configure" script checks for a feature that was
-added in V1.0.3 so it won't continue with earlier versions anyhow.

 Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with
 Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with

-GiNaC.
+GiNaC.  When using GCC3 as compiler please use at least CLN-1.1.1
+since some parts of GiNaC won't build with CLN-1.1.

 
 Problems with building ginsh
 ----------------------------
 
 Problems with building ginsh
 ----------------------------


@@ -101,13 +100,15 @@ try to export that variable and type
  $ ./configure --with-cint
 or specify it directly on the command line by saying
  $ ./configure --with-cint=/my/path/to/cintsysdir
  $ ./configure --with-cint
 or specify it directly on the command line by saying
  $ ./configure --with-cint=/my/path/to/cintsysdir

+This variable does not have to be exported for running the installed
+binary: since the actual program is started by a launcher that sets it.

 Enjoy!
 
 Enjoy!
 

-Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaCcint 
+Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaC-cint

 to compile, install and work properly:
 
 to compile, install and work properly:
 

- Cint version |   is known to work with   |  is known not to work with
---------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------
- < 5.14.39    | `verboten' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
- < 5.14.39,40 | egcs 1.1.1, gcc 2.95.2    | COMPILES BUT DOES NOT WORK OK
-   5.14.41    | We all wait for it...
+ Cint version | how it works
+--------------+----------------------------------------------------------
+ < 5.14.39    | `VERBOTEN' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
+ < 5.14.60    | since GiNaC version 0.7, these do not compile any more
+   5.14.62-79 | compiles fine, works well with GCC 2.95.x.  GCC3 no go.