Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of InstallingDownload

Timestamp:

11/15/12 04:24:41 (12 years ago)

Author:

hopscc

Comment:

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InstallingDownload

@@ -2 +2 @@
 
 Installation is from one of (the latest) downloadable packages from the [http://cobra-language.com/downloads/ downloads] page.
+This is a multistage process
+  * download the install package
+  * unpack it to a temporary directory
+  * run the installer
+  * ( test the installation)
 
-On all platforms the installation tool will install a pristine copy of the compiler on your system and setup associated libraries
+On all platforms the installer will install a pristine copy of the compiler on your system and setup associated libraries
 as required for the platform.[[BR]]
 As it executes it will ask you for info it needs (where you would like the compiler installed to) and emit a sequence of status lines informing you of what it is doing and any problems it finds as it does so.
+
+The installer prints "Success!" at the end, if successful, Otherwise you will see an error message.
+
+It is safe to run the installer more than once.
+
+
+To test the installation, try invoking Cobra from '''outside''' the workspace.
+The command "cobra -about" will give you version, platform and directory information.
 
 
@@ -14 +27 @@
 The distribution package is a zip file ( e.g Cobra-0.9.1.zip)
 
-  * Download it and unpack to a convenient temporary directory 
+  * Download it and unpack to a convenient temporary directory (not the final target directory the compiler will bw installed to) 
      - This will create a directory named for the cobra version ( e.g Cobra-0.9.1) containing the distribution files
   * Launch a command prompt as an administrator and navigate to the directory you unzipped the package to
@@ -38 +51 @@
   * Download it and unpack to a convenient temporary directory 
      - This will create a directory named for the cobra version (e.g Cobra-0.9.0) containing the distribution files
-  * Launch a command prompt as an administrator and navigate to the directory you unzipped the package to
+
+  * Launch a command prompt as an administrator and navigate to the directory you unzipped the package to.
+
   * Change directory to the Source directory within the unzipped directory tree and run the installation command.