Installing MIT/GNU Scheme on Intel IA-32 (x86) unix

If you are running a unix system on a 32-bit Intel architecture machine, you should be able to use MIT/GNU Scheme. We distribute binaries for a few unix systems, but it is possible to compile MIT/GNU Scheme for other unix systems by following these directions. This can also be useful if you have one of the supported systems in a different configuration; for example if you use GNU/Linux but don't have X11 support installed.

1. Download the standard binary package mit-scheme-20070205-ix86-gnu-linux.tar.gz and the source package mit-scheme-20070205-ucode.tar.gz. (The source package mit-scheme-20070205.tar.gz will also work, but is much larger.)
2. Unpack the source package:

   tar xzf mit-scheme-20070205-ucode.tar.gz
   cd scheme-20070205/src/microcode
   

3. Configure the package:

   ./configure
   

4. Compile the program:

   make
   

5. Unpack the standard binary package and copy the new executables into it:

   cd ../../..
   tar xzf mit-scheme-20070205-ix86-gnu-linux.tar.gz
   cp -fp scheme-20070205/src/microcode/scheme bin/.
   cp -fp scheme-20070205/src/microcode/bchscheme bin/.
   

6. Now install the modified binary package according to the standard directions.