diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6e45675e..34c363ae 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,32 +2,32 @@ This repository is for the Lisp environment of [Medley Interlisp](https://Interlisp.org). -See the [Medley Interlisp Wiki](https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/wiki/) for an overview and pointers to available documentation. +See the [Documentation links](https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/wiki/Documentation) for an overview and pointers to documentation. +In particular [Running](https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/wiki/Running) explains other methods of getting Medley Interlisp. -A sub-project is [Interlisp/maiko](https://github.com/Interlisp/maiko), which is the implementation (in C) of the Medley virtual machine. +[Interlisp/maiko](https://github.com/Interlisp/maiko), is the repo for the implementation (in C) of the Medley virtual machine. ## Using releases There currently are separate releases of medley and maiko; get the latest version of each. -There (soon) will also be Docker containers with the latest, and a way to try out Medley in the cloud (without installing). - ### Getting releases -Get the Maiko release [here](https://github.com/Interlisp/maiko/releases). You'll need the one corresponding to your operating system and processor (for Windows with WSL or Intel Linux, use `linux.x86_64`; for Macs use `darwin.x86_64` for Intel and `darwin.aarch64` for M1.) +Get the Maiko release [here](https://github.com/Interlisp/maiko/releases). You'll need the .tgz file corresponding to your operating system and processor (for Windows with WSL or Intel Linux, use `linux.x86_64`; for Macs use `darwin.x86_64` for Intel and `darwin.aarch64` for M1.) -Or, build your own maiko (the binaries `lde` `ldex` and `ldeinit`.) We can build for other OS arch pairs depending on what is available for GitHub actions. +Or, build your own maiko (the binaries `lde` `ldex` and `ldeinit`) We can build for other OS arch pairs depending on what is available for GitHub actions. The medley release comes in two parts, found [here](https://github.com/Interlisp/medley/releases) 1. The "loadups" (download `medley-`YYMMDD`-loadups.tgz`) 2. The "runtime" (download `medley-`YYMMDD`-runtime.tgz`) -You don't need the "runtime" if you've cloned this (medley) repo. +You don't need the "runtime" if you've cloned this (medley) repo, but you'll still need the "loadups" release. + If you happen to have the 'gh' GitHub command line installed you can download both using ``` gh release download -R Interlisp/medley -p "*" ``` -but otherwise just click on the link(s) to the parts you need. +but otherwise just click on the link(s) below to the parts you need. ### Unpacking releases