Chris Dolan wrote: > On Jul 21, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Jonathan Rockway wrote: > >>> I have downloaded the icu4j_3_4_4.jar but have no idea what to do with >>> it. Could someone please help? >>> >> You'll want to get icu4c (icu for C), not icu4j (for java). If you >> get the tgz C version, just tar xzvf it, cd source; ./configure; make; >> make install. Note that most Linux distros have packages for icu. >> apt-get install libicu.* will get everything you need on Debian. (On >> other distros, be sure to install the -dev or -devel pacakages). >> >> Anyway, here's where I got it from: >> ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/3.4.1/icu-3.4.1.tgz > > On a related note, I understand that ICU is recommended but not required > for Parrot (right?). After searching in the Parrot docs subdir a couple > weeks ago, I couldn't find more than that. Questions: > > 1) Is there documentation on how ICU relates to Parrot somewhere that I > missed? > 2) How important is ICU? > 3) If I build Parrot without ICU, what repercussions should I expect? > > This would be a good entry for the FAQs for a cage cleaner.
If you're collect questions for the FAQ, here are some Andy Lester answered for me: > > First, my background. I am an experienced programmer having worked with > Perl since version 4 and worked with C for many years before that. I > have worked with SCCS and RCS but not CVS nor SVN. Basically the same stuff. > 1. Do I need root privileges to install Parrot? Do I need it for Cage > Cleaners? You don't even need root at all. You can build in a local directory and not install. > 2. How much disk space does this take? What's the best way to get it > without using too much disk space? My build directory is 194MB. > 3. My ISP offers unlimited downloads between midnight and 7 AM (and > unlimited uploads anytime). Is there away to get CVS/SVN to do its > updates in this time slot? Or rather is there a way to limit it so it > doesn't automatically update without permission? It won't update automatically. Once you have the stuff on your local system, Subversion is pretty parsimonious with the bandwidth > 4. Is there a naming convention for Parrot's root directory or can I > stick it just anywhere? Anywhere. > 5. What would be the difference between using SVN and SVK > <http://www.parrotcode.org/source.html#SVK> ? Unless you're a Subversion whiz, stick with Subversion, not svk. Please sign up for perl6-internals, soon to be renamed parrot-porters, at lists.perl.org. That's where our discussions go on, and where all the cage cleaners are starting to accumulate. There I can talk about some high-level plans, and people can pick at things that they find most interesting. Plus, you can share your questions with other developers, too. Thanks for joining! xoxo, Andy -- Andy Lester => [EMAIL PROTECTED] => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance -- __END__ Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, --- Shawn "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle
