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    <title>Installation Verification</title>
    <prepared>Peter H&ouml;gfeldt</prepared>
    <responsible>Peter H&ouml;gfeldt</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>(Peter H&ouml;gfeldt</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>1997-05-26</date>
    <rev>C</rev>
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  <p>This chapter is about verifying your installation by performing
    a few simple tests to see that your system is properly installed.</p>

  <section>
    <title>UNIX</title>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p>Start Erlang/OTP from the command line,</p>
        <pre>
  unix> erl</pre>
        <p>Expect the following output:</p>
        <pre>
  Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.0.1 [threads]

  Eshell V5.0.1  (abort with ^G)
  1></pre>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Start the GS-based toolbar from the Erlang shell, </p>
        <pre>
  1> <input>toolbar:start().</input></pre>
        <p>and check that the toolbar window pops up.
          </p>
        <p><em>Note:</em> The trailing full stop (<c>"."</c>) is an end marker
          for all commands in the Erlang shell, and must be entered for a 
          command to begin execution.</p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Exit by entering the command <c>halt()</c>,</p>
        <pre>
  2> <input>halt().</input></pre>
        <p>which should end both the toolbar window and the command line window. </p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Windows</title>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p>Start Erlang/OTP by double-clicking on the Erlang shortcut icon on the
          desktop.</p>
        <p>Expect a command line window to pop up with the following output,</p>
        <pre>
  Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.0.1 [threads]

  Eshell V5.0.1  (abort with ^G)
  1></pre>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Start the GS-based toolbar from the Erlang shell, </p>
        <pre>
  1> <input>toolbar:start().</input></pre>
        <p>and check that the toolbar window pops up.
          </p>
        <p><em>Note:</em> The trailing full stop (<c>"."</c>) is an end marker
          for all commands in the Erlang shell, and must be entered for a 
          command to begin execution.</p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Exit by entering the command <c>halt()</c>,</p>
        <pre>
  2> <input>halt().</input></pre>
        <p>which should end both the toolbar window and the command line window. </p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </section>
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