Changeset 2977

Timestamp:

05/11/05 17:49:00 (4 years ago)

Author:

autrijus

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4536

Message:

* cleanup README text a bit.

Files:

• README (modified) (3 diffs)

README

@@ -76 +76 @@
     make install
 
-Optionally you may use GHC environment variable to assign the ghc
-executable path before you run "perl Makefile.PL", for example:
+Optionally you may use the GHC environment variable to set the ghc
+executable before you run "perl Makefile.PL", for example:
 
     export GHC=${HOME}/bin/ghc (bash)
@@ -85 +85 @@
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-GHC 6.4 has a garbage collector bug on x86_64 (64 bit Athlon) machines.
-Until GHC 6.4.1 is released, users on x86_64 may see crashes complaining
-of "strange objects".  A partial workaround is to avoid GC by requesting
-a large heap, using either command line arguments:
+GHC 6.4 has a garbage collector bug on x86_64 (64 bit Athlon) machines;
+users may see crashes complaining about "strange objects".
+
+Until GHC 6.4.1 is released, a partial workaround is to avoid GC by
+requesting a large heap, using either command line arguments:
 
     ./pugs +RTS -A200M -RTS
@@ -99 +100 @@
 
 Running all tests unfortunately requires a lot more memory (perhaps 1000M).
-A possible alternative, which someone could explore and report on, would be to
-try using a 32-bit GHC instead.
+A possible alternative, which someone could explore and report on, would be
+to try using a 32-bit GHC instead.
 
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