Changeset 13166

Timestamp:

01/21/11 14:13:48 (11 years ago)

Author:

Mark Evenson

Message:

Smooth over more nits in the README.

File:

• trunk/abcl/README (modified) (9 diffs)

trunk/abcl/README

@@ -3 +3 @@
 
 Armed Bear Common Lisp is an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp that
-runs in a Java virtual machine.  It compiles its code to Java byte
-code.
+runs in a Java virtual machine.  It compiles Lisp code directly to
+Java byte code.
 
 
@@ -11 +11 @@
 
 Armed Bear Common Lisp is distributed under the GNU General Public
-License with classpath exception (described below).
+License with a classpath exception (see "Classpath Exception" below).
 
 A copy of GNU General Public License (GPL) is included in this
@@ -20 +20 @@
 conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
 combination.
+
+** Classpath Exception 
 
 As a special exception, the copyright holders of this software give
@@ -39 +41 @@
 After you have downloaded a binary release archive unpack it into its
 own directory. To run ABCL directly from this directory, make sure
-Java (version 1.5 or up) is in your shell's path. Then issue following
-command
+Java (version 1.5 or up) is in your shell's path. Then issue the
+following command:
 
     cmd$ java -jar abcl.jar
@@ -73 +75 @@
 ('javac') to compile the Java source of the ABCL implementation.
 
-When deploying ABCL, the JDK isn't a requirement for the installation
-site: ABCL compiles directly to byte code, avoiding the need for the
-'javac' compiler in deployment environments.
+Note that when deploying ABCL having JDK isn't a requirement for the
+installation site, just the equivalent JRE, as ABCL compiles directly
+to byte code, avoiding the need for the 'javac' compiler in deployment
+environments.
 
 
@@ -89 +92 @@
 Then simply executing
 
-    unix$  ant
+    unix$ ant
 
 or
-    cmd$ ant.bat
+    dos> ant.bat
 
 from the directory containing this README file will create an
@@ -119 +122 @@
 don't want to know anything about Java.
 
-First, copy the file 'customizations.lisp.in' to customization.lisp',
+First, copy the file 'customizations.lisp.in' to 'customization.lisp',
 in the directory containing this README file, editing to suit your
 situation, paying attention to the comments in the file.  The critical
@@ -138 +141 @@
     unix$ ./build-from-lisp.sh sbcl
 
-After a successful build, you may use 'abcl.bat' on Windows or 'abcl'
-on Unix to start ABCL.  Note that this wrappers contain absolute
-paths, so you'll need to edit them if you move things around after the
-build.
+After a successful build, you may use 'abcl' ('abcl.bat' on Windows)
+to start ABCL.  Note that this wrappers contain absolute paths, so
+you'll need to edit them if you move things around after the build.
 
 If you're developing on ABCL, you may want to use
@@ -178 +180 @@
 DEFINE-METHOD-COMBINATION - which is an ongoing effort.
 
-There is no MOP worth mentioning.
+The MOP implementation is incomplete.
 
 Patches to address any of the issues mentioned above will