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- REBOL [R3] Source Code Distribution
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+ Rebol [R3] Source Code Distribution
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Date: 12-Dec-2012
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Version: 2.101.0
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From: Carl Sassenrath
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About the Makefile:
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You might notice that the makefile is a bit old-fashioned. That's because I
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- still support REBOL on some very old systems that don't offer newer makefile
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+ still support Rebol on some very old systems that don't offer newer makefile
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features. So, please keep that in mind and stick with this simple format.
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- Also, the makefile is built by REBOL. Typing "make make" will rebuild it,
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- and you can also select a different platform target the same way by providing
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- the REBOL platform identifiers (the last two parts of the version string).
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+ Also, the makefile is built by Rebol. Typing "make make" will rebuild it,
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+ and you can also select a different platform target by providing
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+ the Rebol platform identifier typing e.g. "make make OS_ID=0.4.4" (Linux
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+ Libc6 2.11 platform version).
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Build Instructions:
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- Parts of REBOL are built by REBOL . So, to build it, you'll need to download a
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+ Parts of Rebol are built by Rebol . So, to build it, you'll need to download a
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running binary into the local make directory. Call it r3-make.
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The build happens in the make directory. It will create an obj sub-dir for
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storing the object files. I prefer this over mixing the source and object
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files into the same directory.
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- The biggest step is to do the "make prep" which will use REBOL to configure
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+ You may need to do "make clean" for clean make session.
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+ The biggest step is to do the "make prep" which will use Rebol to configure
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and build a number of important C header files.
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- If you are building for a new platform that has no existing REBOL , you can use
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+ If you are building for a new platform that has no existing Rebol , you can use
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"make prep" to build all the files you need on an existing platform and copy
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them to the new platform.
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- After the prep, just run "make" and the rest of the system will build.
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+ After the prep, just run "make" or "make r3" and the rest of the system will
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+ build.
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Toolchain Note:
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- REBOL builds on many different compilers over a range of systems. Although
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+ Rebol builds on many different compilers over a range of systems. Although
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the C source doesn't strictly follow any one standard, it's quite portable
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and I've yet to find a toolchain that won't build it. You can even cross
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compile it for embedded systems quite easily. If you run into a problem,
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Note to Contributors:
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- I welcome your help with porting REBOL to many more devices and making various
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+ I welcome your help with porting Rebol to many more devices and making various
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improvements. I just ask that you:
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1. Keep code clear and simple.
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4. Keep in mind Linux, OS X, BSD, big/little endian CPUs.
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5. Test everything, then test it again.
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- Enjoy your new REBOL freedom,
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+ Enjoy your new Rebol freedom,
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-Carl
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