Re: [Chicken-hackers] address@hidden: Re: 4.8.0 release?]

[Mario Domenech Goulart]

Hi John,

On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:35:06 -0400 John Cowan <address@hidden> wrote:

> Mario Domenech Goulart scripsit:
>
>> If I understand correctly, you tried the git code (since you had to
>> bootstrap) not the rc tarball, right?  Not that this is a problem (not
>> at all) -- it's just to understand what you are running.
>
> No, I tried the rc tarball.  My existing installed version is 4.7.5
> (rev 44c2f63).

You don't actually need an installed chicken to build the rc tarball.
The tarball contains the C files already.  Bootstrapping doesn't hurt
usually, unless your installed chicken is buggy. :-)

Best wishes.
Mario
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