Hi! Last versions of Gambit are stable. follow next instructions (for Linux): get source code here: http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~gambit/download/gambit/v4.5/source/gambc-v4_5_3... unpack it: tar -xzf gambc-v4_5_3.tgz configure it: if you have fast computer with lots of memory (i need more than 6 Gig on my 64 bit desktop to compile gambit with this options): ./configure --enable-gcc-opts --enable-single-host otherwise: ./configure --enable-gcc-opts make all sources: make and install: sudo make install and you'll get two main programs installed: gsi and gsc. gsi - interpreter and gsc is compiler scheme-to-c and c-to-obj via gcc. Use gsi to learn basic features of scheme. I may recommend next books to read: 1. SICP http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html 2. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming www.ulb.ac.be/di/rwuyts/INFO020_2003/vanRoyHaridi2003-book.pdf 3 Concrete Abstractions http://gustavus.edu/+max/concrete-abstractions.html 4. How to design programs http://www.htdp.org/2003-09-26/Book/ Vasil Nikhil Barthwal wrote:
Hi,
I am new to Gambit as well as new to Scheme programming. I would like to download and use a Stable version of scheme. Also, I want to compile from source rather than use the binary distribution.
Can someone tell me which file I need to download? I see bunch of files in the site. Which version is the stable version? And further whats the difference between gambc-v#_#_#-devel.tgz & gambc-v#_#_#.tgz and which one should I download?
Thanks,
Nikhil
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