From 58ffe91ab56c634610b148abbc5235739cdeb409 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Wielemaker Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:02:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README --- README.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 93933f563..e5fc99f8f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,12 +7,23 @@ dependencies using the following command: bower install -Install [SWI-Prolog](http://www.swi-prolog.org) version 7.1.21 or later -for your platform and open `run.pl`, either by running `swipl run.pl` -(Unix) or opening `run.pl` from the Windows explorer. +Install the latest [SWI-Prolog](http://www.swi-prolog.org) _development +version_. As SWISH is very much in flux and depends on the recent +SWI-Prolog pengines and sandboxing libraries, it is quite common that +you need the [nightly build +(Windows)](http://www.swi-prolog.org/download/daily/bin/) or build the +system from the current git development repository +[swipl-devel.git](https://github.com/SWI-Prolog/swipl-devel). With a +sufficiently recent Prolog installed, start the system by opening +`run.pl` either by running `swipl run.pl` (Unix) or opening `run.pl` +from the Windows explorer. Now direct your browser to http://localhost:3050/ +If you want to know what the latest version looks like, go to +http://swish.swi-prolog.org/ + + ## Design Most of the application is realised using client-side JavaScript, which @@ -29,12 +40,12 @@ in SWI-Prolog web applications. ## Development and debugging -The default main page (`/swish/index.html`) is generated from -`lib/page.pl`. It uses minified JavaScript and CSS from -`web/js/swish-min.js` `web/css/swish-min.css` when available. These -files are build by running `make` in this directory. If the minified -files are not present, the server automatically includes the full -source. The generated files may be removed using +The default main page (`/`) is generated from `lib/page.pl`. It uses +minified JavaScript and CSS from `web/js/swish-min.js` +`web/css/swish-min.css` when available. These files are build by running +`make` in this directory. If the minified files are not present, the +server automatically includes the full source. The generated files may +be removed using make clean