Download and installation instructions for Unix/Linux

We distribute Scheme 48 as a source release suitable for compilation under various flavors of Unix, including Linux, and Windows.

Here are some simplified download and installation instructions for Unix/Linux systems. For more detailed installation instructions, see the files README and INSTALL in the distribution.

1. Click on the following link

   Download scheme48-1.8.tgz

   to download. Put the resulting file in /tmp/scheme48-1.8.tgz or some other location of your choice.
2. Log in as root and, at a shell, do

        cd /usr/local/src
   

   (You do not have to do this as root, but you may have to build the system in a different directory if you don't.)
3. Now issue the following incantation to unpack all of the files:

        gunzip -c </tmp/scheme48-1.8.tgz | tar xf -
   

4. Next, do

        cd scheme48-1.8
        ./configure
        make
        make install
   

   to configure, build, and install the system.
5. Then simply use the command

        scheme48
   

   to run the system. Consult the manual at this point for information on use.