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1.1     ! root        1: Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1984.
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        !             3: HOW'TO INSTALL Mark1:
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        !             5: Welcome to B.
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        !             7: This is the Mark1C implementation of B for Unix(c) systems. Unless
        !             8: stripped by Berkeley you can port it to other machines then those
        !             9: running your 4.3 BSD distribution.
        !            10: 
        !            11: You will need 2.5 megabytes in total to compile and load the system.
        !            12: You should start the installation from this directory by typing:
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        !            14:         Setup
        !            15: 
        !            16: which will ask you some questions to set the B system up on your installa-
        !            17: tion.  You can call `Setup' any number of times without spoiling files.  So
        !            18: run it once to see what questions you will be asked.  If you don't know the
        !            19: answer to some question, you can run it again.
        !            20: 
        !            21:         make all
        !            22: 
        !            23: will compile and load the B system, install the `b' command file in ./bin
        !            24: and the binaries and datafiles it needs in ./lib.  You can test the B
        !            25: interpreter with:
        !            26: 
        !            27:         make examples
        !            28: 
        !            29: This runs some examples in ./ex. It does not test the B editor, however;
        !            30: that can only be done interactively.  Try that in ./ex/try.  Consult the
        !            31: sheet `HOW'TO TRY the B editor' (also in ./ex/try/README).
        !            32: 
        !            33: If all is well and you want to make B public
        !            34: 
        !            35:         make install
        !            36: 
        !            37: will do some recompilations to get the right pathnames in, and install the
        !            38: `b' shell command file, the `b.1' manual file, and the auxiliary files in
        !            39: the directories you indicated during setup.  Finally
        !            40: 
        !            41:         make clean
        !            42: 
        !            43: will clean all intermediate object files from the source directories.
        !            44: 
        !            45: To run the B system you only need the commands, binaries and data files
        !            46: installed in ./bin and ./lib.  If you have made B public, all necessary
        !            47: files have been copied to the public places, and you can get rid of the
        !            48: entire B file system hierarchy you extracted from the tape, if you want.
        !            49: 
        !            50: If there are any problems, don't panic.  Edit the example Bug Report form
        !            51: in ./doc to communicate the problem to us.  We will then send out diffs for
        !            52: fixed problems in the future.
        !            53: 
        !            54: Above all, we would be very grateful to receive any comments you have about
        !            55: the setup procedure, or the B system in general, on how to make it easier
        !            56: to use.
        !            57: 
        !            58: Good luck!

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