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diff --git a/system/doc/installation_guide/install-binary.xml b/system/doc/installation_guide/install-binary.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ac4192586d --- /dev/null +++ b/system/doc/installation_guide/install-binary.xml @@ -0,0 +1,147 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2000</year><year>2010</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>Installing the Binary Release</title> + <prepared>Peter Högfeldt</prepared> + <responsible>Peter Högfeldt</responsible> + <docno></docno> + <approved>(Peter Högfeldt</approved> + <checked></checked> + <date>1997-05-26</date> + <rev>C</rev> + <file>install-binary.xml</file> + </header> + + <section> + <title>UNIX</title> + + <section> + <title>Introduction</title> + <p>The system is delivered as a single compressed tar file.</p> + <p>To browse the on-line HTML documentation, Netscape or an equivalent + browser supporting frames is needed.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Installation Procedure</title> + <p>When installed, the entire system, except for a small start-up + script, resides in a single directory tree. The location of this + directory tree can be chosen arbitrarily by the installer, and it + does not need to be in the user's <c>$PATH</c>. The only requirements + are that the file system where it is placed has enough free space, + and that the users who run Erlang/OTP have read access to it. In the + example below, the directory tree is assumed to be located at + <c>/usr/local/erlang</c>, which is here called the <em>top-level directory</em>.</p> + <p>It is assumed that you have the compressed tar file, the name of + which is <c><![CDATA[<PREFIX>.tar.gz]]></c>, where <c><![CDATA[<PREFIX>]]></c> is a string + denoting the particular Erlang/OTP release, e.g. + <c>otp_LXA_11930_sunos5_R9B</c>.</p> + <p>Wherever the string <c><![CDATA[<PREFIX>]]></c> is used below, it should + be replaced by the actual name prefix of the compressed tar file.</p> + <p>The tape archive file does not have one single directory in which + all other files are rooted. Therefore the tape archive file must be + extracted into an empty (newly created) directory.</p> + <list type="ordered"> + <item> + <p>If the <em>top-level directory</em> does not already exist, + create it:</p> + <pre> +mkdir /usr/local/erlang</pre> + </item> + <item> + <p>Change the current directory to the <em>top level directory</em>:</p> + <pre> +cd /usr/local/erlang</pre> + </item> + <item> + <p>Create the <em>installation directory</em> with an appropriate + name. For example:</p> + <pre> +mkdir otp_r7b</pre> + </item> + <item> + <p>Change to the <em>installation directory</em>, e.g.</p> + <pre> +cd otp_r7b</pre> + </item> + <item> + <p>Assuming the compressed tar file resides in the directory + <c><![CDATA[<SOME-DIR>]]></c>,. extract the compressed tar file into the + current directory:</p> + <pre> +gunzip -c <SOME-DIR>/<PREFIX>.tar.gz | tar xfp -</pre> + </item> + <item> + <p>Read the <c>README</c> file in the installation directory for + last minute updates, before proceeding.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Run the <c>Install</c> script in the installation directory, + with the absolute path of the installation directory as argument,</p> + <pre> +./Install /usr/local/erlang/otp_r7b</pre> + <p>and supply answers to the prompts.</p> + <p>In most cases, there is a default answer in square brackets + (<c>[]</c>). If the default is satisfactory, just press + <c><![CDATA[<Return>]]></c>. In general you are only prompted for one thing:</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>"Do you want to use a minimal system startup instead of the + SASL startup?" <br></br> + + In a minimal system, only the Kernel and STDLIB applications + are loaded and started. If the SASL startup is used, the SASL + application is included as well. Normally, the minimal system + is enough.</p> + </item> + </list> + </item> + <item> + <p>Make Erlang/OTP available for users, either by putting the path + <c>/usr/local/erlang/otp_r7b/bin</c> in users <c>$PATH</c> + variable, or link the executable + <c>/usr/local/erlang/otp_r7b/bin/erl</c> accordingly, e.g.:</p> + <pre> +ln -s /usr/local/erlang/otp_r7b/bin/erl /usr/local/bin/erl </pre> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Windows</title> + + <section> + <title>Introduction</title> + <p>The system is delivered as a single <c>.exe</c> file.</p> + <p>To browse the on-line HTML documentation, Netscape or an equivalent + browser supporting frames is needed.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Installation Procedure</title> + <p>The installation procedure is is automated. Double-click the + <c>.exe</c> file icon and follow the instructions.</p> + </section> + </section> +</chapter> |