The GNU Operating System

Installing MIT/GNU Scheme on Intel IA-32 (x86) unix

If you are running a unix system on a 32-bit Intel architecture machine, you should be able to use MIT/GNU Scheme. We distribute binaries for a few unix systems, but it is possible to compile MIT/GNU Scheme for other unix systems by following these directions. This can also be useful if you have one of the supported systems in a different configuration; for example if you use GNU/Linux but don't have X11 support installed.

1. Download the standard binary package mit-scheme-20090107-ix86-gnu-linux.tar.gz and the source package mit-scheme-20090107-ucode.tar.gz.
2. Unpack the source package:

   tar xzf mit-scheme-20090107-ucode.tar.gz
   cd mit-scheme-20090107/src/microcode
   

3. Configure the package:

   ./configure
   

4. Compile the program:

   make
   

5. Unpack the standard binary package and copy the new executables into it:

   cd ../..
   tar xzf ../mit-scheme-20090107-ix86-gnu-linux.tar.gz
   rm -f bin/mit-scheme-native lib/mit-scheme/lib/*.so
   cp -fp src/microcode/mit-scheme-native bin/.
   cp -fp src/microcode/*.so lib/mit-scheme/lib/.
   

6. Now install the modified binary package according to the standard directions.

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