If you want the GUI components, I think you'll need to use the
"Mac/without MacPorts" installation options above.
+ I recommend also typing:
+
+ sudo port install rlwrap
+
+ then instead of `mzscheme` (or `racket`) at the command-line, you should type `rlwrap mzscheme`. This gives
+ you a nice history of the commands you've already typed, which you can scroll up and down in with your
+ keyboard arrows.
+
* **To install on Linux**
Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
sudo apt-get install plt-scheme
It's very likely that your packaging system has some version of
- PLT Scheme available, so look for it. However, if you can't find it you
+ PLT Scheme (or Racket) available, so look for it. However, if you can't find it you
can also install a pre-packaged binary from the Racket website at <http://racket-lang.org/download/>.
Choose the option for your version of Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, and two
- varieties of Fedora are available)
+ varieties of Fedora are available).
+
+ As above, I recommend you also type:
+
+ sudo apt-get rlwrap
+
+ then instead of `mzscheme` (or `racket`) at the command-line, you should type `rlwrap mzscheme`. This gives
+ you a nice history of the commands you've already typed, which you can scroll up and down in with your
+ keyboard arrows.
## Getting OCaml ##
sudo port install ocaml caml-findlib
+ As with Scheme, it's helpful to start OCaml as `rlwrap ocaml`. This gives
+ you a nice history of the commands you've already typed, which you can scroll up and down in with your
+ keyboard arrows.
+
+
+* [More details about installing OCaml on Macs, if needed](http://cocan.org/getting_started_with_ocaml_on_mac_os_x)
+
* **To install on Linux**
Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
Here are the INSTALL notes:
<https://godirepo.camlcity.org/svn/lib-findlib/trunk/INSTALL>.
+ As with Scheme, it's helpful to start OCaml as `rlwrap ocaml`. This gives
+ you a nice history of the commands you've already typed, which you can scroll up and down in with your
+ keyboard arrows.
+