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@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@ IN EITHER CASE, take note of what version of the Mac OS you're running:
 
 If you're using Windows, you'll be in one of two subgroups:
 
 
 If you're using Windows, you'll be in one of two subgroups:
 

-       * You'll have the Cygwin system installed:
-       <http://www.cygwin.com/>
-       This puts a Unix-like layer on top of your Windows system,
-       and makes it easier for you to use the same software everybody
-       else will be using, without its needing as much special-for-Windows
-       treatment. However, many of you won't have this installed.
-
-       * You won't have Cygwin installed. You might in theory have
-       a different group of compilers installed (Microsoft ...), but
-       we'll assume that the overwhelming majority of users in this group
-       don't have access to a compiler and need pre-packaged installers
-       for everything.
+* You'll have the Cygwin system installed:
+<http://www.cygwin.com/>
+This puts a Unix-like layer on top of your Windows system,
+and makes it easier for you to use the same software everybody
+else will be using, without its needing as much special-for-Windows
+treatment. However, many of you won't have this installed.
+
+* You won't have Cygwin installed. You might in theory have
+a different group of compilers installed (Microsoft ...), but
+we'll assume that the overwhelming majority of users in this group
+don't have access to a compiler and need pre-packaged installers
+for everything.

 
 If you're using Linux, you could be using any one of numerous packaging
 systems.
 
 
 If you're using Linux, you could be using any one of numerous packaging
 systems.
 

-       We'll give examples using the packaging system shared by Debian and Ubuntu,
-       and we'll assume that those of you using different packaging systems will know
-       how to make the relevant substitutions. You may also want to take note of the
-       output of the "uname -srm" command. On my machine this tells me "Linux
-       2.6.35-ARCH x86_64". That tells me I'm running the x86_64 (as opposed to the
-       i686 or i386 or whatever) version of Linux, and that I'm running kernel
-       version 2.6.35.
+We'll give examples using the packaging system shared by Debian and Ubuntu,
+and we'll assume that those of you using different packaging systems will know
+how to make the relevant substitutions. You may also want to take note of the
+output of the "uname -srm" command. On my machine this tells me "Linux
+2.6.35-ARCH x86_64". That tells me I'm running the x86_64 (as opposed to the
+i686 or i386 or whatever) version of Linux, and that I'm running kernel
+version 2.6.35.

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -75,33 +75,32 @@ We say this "used to be called" PLT Scheme, because they just changed their name
 PLT Scheme had three salient components: the command-line version "mzscheme", a GUI extension "MrEd", and a teaching-friendly editor/front-end "DrScheme".
 In Racket these have been renamed "racket", "gracket", and "DrRacket", respectively.
 
 PLT Scheme had three salient components: the command-line version "mzscheme", a GUI extension "MrEd", and a teaching-friendly editor/front-end "DrScheme".
 In Racket these have been renamed "racket", "gracket", and "DrRacket", respectively.
 

-       Windows: Go to:
-                       <http://racket-lang.org/download/>
-               Download and install the "Windows x86" version.
+* Windows: Go to: <http://racket-lang.org/download/>. Download and install the "Windows x86" version.

 
 

-       Mac/without MacPorts: Go to:
-                       <http://racket-lang.org/download/>
-               Download and install the option for your system, most likely "Macintosh
-               OS X (Intel)"
+* Mac/without MacPorts: Go to: <http://racket-lang.org/download/>. Download and install the option for your system, most likely "Macintosh
+OS X (Intel)"

 
 

-       Mac/with MacPorts: You can install a command-line version of
-               PLT Scheme (dating from early 2009) by opening a Terminal
-               and typing:
-                       sudo port install mzscheme
-               If you want the GUI components, I think you'll need to use the
-               "Mac/without MacPorts" installation options above.
+* Mac/with MacPorts: You can install a command-line version of
+PLT Scheme (dating from early 2009) by opening a Terminal
+and typing:

 
 

-       Linux users:
-               Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
-               type:
-                       sudo apt-get install plt-scheme
+     sudo port install mzscheme

 
 

-               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
-               can also install a pre-packaged binary from the Racket website:
-                       http://racket-lang.org/download/
-               Choose the option for your version of Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, and two
-               varieties of Fedora are available)
+If you want the GUI components, I think you'll need to use the
+"Mac/without MacPorts" installation options above.
+
+Linux users:
+
+Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
+type:
+
+     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
+can also install a pre-packaged binary from the Racket website: <http://racket-lang.org/download/>
+Choose the option for your version of Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, and two
+varieties of Fedora are available)

 
 
 Getting OCaml
 
 
 Getting OCaml


@@ -114,65 +113,67 @@ This will make it easier to install additional add-ons further down the road.
 However, if you're not able to get that working, don't worry about it much.
 
 
 However, if you're not able to get that working, don't worry about it much.
 
 

-       Windows:
-               Go to:
-                       <http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>
-               You can probably download and install the
-               "Self installer for the port based on the MinGW toolchain"
-               even if you don't know what MinGW or Cygwin are.
-               Some features of this require Cygwin, but it looks like
-               it should mostly work even for users without Cygwin.
-               At the time of this writing, only an installer for the previous
-               version of OCaml (3.11.0, from January 2010) is available.
-
-               To install the Findlib add-on, you must have the
-               Cygwin system installed. We assume few of you do,
-               so we're not going to try to explain how to do this.
-               If you want to figure it out yourself, go to the
-               Findlib website:
-                       <http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html>
-
-       Mac/without MacPorts:
-               To install OCaml 3.12 (just released the summer), go to:
-                       <http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>
-               and download and install the "Binary distribution for Mac OS X"
-
-               To install the Findlib add-on, you'll need the Xcode development tools
-               to compile it yourself. Once you get that far, it's probably easiest
-               for you to install MacPorts and just install things using the MacPorts
-               instructions. (Use the MacPorts version of OCaml, instead of installing
-               the package from the caml.inria.fr website, as described above)
-               However, if you do have Xcode, and want to do without MacPorts, then
-               what you need to do is download Findlib from:
-                       <http://download.camlcity.org/download/findlib-1.2.6.tar.gz>
-               Unpack the download, open a Terminal and go into the folder you just
-               unpacked, and type:
-                       ./configure
-                       make package-macosx
-               This will build an installer package which you should be able to
-               double-click and install.
+* Windows: Go to:<http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>.
+You can probably download and install the
+"Self installer for the port based on the MinGW toolchain"
+even if you don't know what MinGW or Cygwin are.
+Some features of this require Cygwin, but it looks like
+it should mostly work even for users without Cygwin.
+At the time of this writing, only an installer for the previous
+version of OCaml (3.11.0, from January 2010) is available.
+
+To install the Findlib add-on, you must have the
+Cygwin system installed. We assume few of you do,
+so we're not going to try to explain how to do this.
+If you want to figure it out yourself, go to the
+Findlib website: <http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html>.
+
+* Mac/without MacPorts:
+To install OCaml 3.12 (just released the summer), go to:
+<http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>
+and download and install the "Binary distribution for Mac OS X"
+
+To install the Findlib add-on, you'll need the Xcode development tools
+to compile it yourself. Once you get that far, it's probably easiest
+for you to install MacPorts and just install things using the MacPorts
+instructions. (Use the MacPorts version of OCaml, instead of installing
+the package from the caml.inria.fr website, as described above)
+However, if you do have Xcode, and want to do without MacPorts, then
+what you need to do is download Findlib from:
+<http://download.camlcity.org/download/findlib-1.2.6.tar.gz>
+Unpack the download, open a Terminal and go into the folder you just
+unpacked, and type:
+
+    ./configure
+    make package-macosx
+
+This will build an installer package which you should be able to
+double-click and install.

                        
                        

-       Mac/with MacPorts: you can install the previous version of OCaml (3.11.2,
-       from January 2010), together with the Findlib add-on, by opening a Terminal
-       and typing:
-               sudo port install ocaml caml-findlib
-
-       Linux: Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
-               type:
-                       sudo apt-get install ocaml ocaml-findlib
-               That will install a version of OCaml (probably 3.11.2, from January 2010)
-               and the Findlib add-on.
-
-               If for some reason you can't get OCaml through your
-               packaging system, you can go to:
-                       <http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>
-               Pre-packaged binary installers are available for several Linux systems.
-
-               If you can't get findlib through your packaging system, you'll
-               need to download it from:
-                       <http://download.camlcity.org/download/findlib-1.2.6.tar.gz>
-               and use gcc to compile it yourself. If you don't know how to
-               do that, you probably don't want to attempt this.
-               Here are the INSTALL notes:
-                       <https://godirepo.camlcity.org/svn/lib-findlib/trunk/INSTALL>
+* Mac/with MacPorts: you can install the previous version of OCaml (3.11.2,
+from January 2010), together with the Findlib add-on, by opening a Terminal
+and typing:
+
+    sudo port install ocaml caml-findlib
+
+* Linux: Use your packaging system, for example, open a Terminal and
+type:
+
+    sudo apt-get install ocaml ocaml-findlib
+
+That will install a version of OCaml (probably 3.11.2, from January 2010)
+and the Findlib add-on.
+
+If for some reason you can't get OCaml through your
+packaging system, you can go to:
+<http://caml.inria.fr/download.en.html>
+Pre-packaged binary installers are available for several Linux systems.
+
+If you can't get findlib through your packaging system, you'll
+need to download it from:
+<http://download.camlcity.org/download/findlib-1.2.6.tar.gz>
+and use gcc to compile it yourself. If you don't know how to
+do that, you probably don't want to attempt this.
+Here are the INSTALL notes:
+<https://godirepo.camlcity.org/svn/lib-findlib/trunk/INSTALL>