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diff --git a/system/README b/system/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..29d86b8f47 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/README @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Erlang/OTP March 18, 2009 + + +LAST MINUTE INFORMATION -- Release of Erlang 5.7/OTP R13A + + +1. GENERAL + ------- + +1.1 Installation Guide + + The installation guide can be found in + + <inst-root>/doc/installation_guide/part_frame.html + +1.2 Java + + The Java sources were compiled using Java version 1.5. + +1.3 Disk space + + An installation of Erlang/OTP needs approximately 140 MB of + disk space. + +1.4 The package contains HTML documentation. You can also get this + documentation preformatted for printing in PDF format from + + http://www.erlang.se/doc/ + + This site also contains HTML documentation for older releases + as a reference. + +1.5 The Erlang system can run old BEAM files compiled with R11B-2 + or later (and almost all BEAM files compiled with R11B-0 or + R11B-1). BEAM files from R10B or earlier are not supported. + + To get the best performance, you should recompile your + application code with the R13A compiler. + + +2. NOTES ABOUT THE SOLARIS VERSION + ------------------------------- + +2.1 For the Sparc Solaris environment, Solaris8 (2.8) and above is + supported. The emulator doesn't run on older Solaris versions. + Also an Ultrasparc (sun4u architecture) is required. + + +3. NOTES ABOUT THE VXWORKS VERSION + ------------------------------- + +3.1 The platform VxWorks is discontinued in the sense that only the + libraries (erl_interface and ic's libraries) are supported. Running + the Erlang emulator on VxWorks might still possible but it's no longer + maintained. The VxWorks release is still packaged as a full release, + but no support will be available for anything but the communication libraries. + +4 NOTES ABOUT THE LINUX VERSIONS + ----------------------------- + +4.1 The following linux distributions/version combinations are supported + and tested: + + Suse 9.4 x86, Suse 10.1 x86 + +5. APPLICATIONS NOTES + ------------------ + + +6. MORE INFORMATION + ---------------- + + Commercial customers please visit http://www.erlang.se to find + releases and more information. Commercial support is given through + + Open source users please visit http://www.erlang.org and direct + problems to the open source community through the mailing list. |