[REBOL] Re: Rebol & Linux
From: tim:johnsons-web at: 3-Feb-2002 12:26
* [philb--upnaway--com] <[philb--upnaway--com]> [020203 12:11]:
> Hi,
>
> I want to test my Rebol scripts on Linux.
> Dont want to start a flame war .... but can anyone suggest a *simple* Linux installation,
> one that preferably has partitioning as part of the setup, or even doesnt need partitioning.
>
> I was considering RedHat 7.2 .... but this may be overkill for what I want.
>
> Cheers Phil
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I've been programming with rebol on linux for a long time. First on RH 6.0 and
then on RH 7.2. My /core installation goes into /usr/bin. My /view installation
is ~/bin/rebol (I installed that as a user).
You don't have a edit a registry, such as is the case in windows.
But if you are going to do CGI scripts, I STRONGLY advise that you
set a scriptalias.
Although linux is my OS of choice, rebol is equally stable on windows,
at least in my experience.
If you are thinking about developing scripts on Linux that may be imported
to windows, then you might want to think about a dual-boot or using a something
like win4lin. It's a good idea to verify performance on a different platform...
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Tim Johnson <[tim--johnsons-web--com]>
http://www.johnsons-web.com