From 5284d0c62f142c8e57b0dc48364c766a5382d903 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Mynott Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:52:07 +0100 Subject: tweak JVM support warnings --- README | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index ea4e587..4ab900d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ with less. Build Prerequisites for Rakudo on the JVM ----------------------------------------- +Please note that this release of Rakudo Star is *not* fully functional with the +JVM backend from the Rakudo compiler. Use the MoarVM backend only if you are +trying to help with fixing JVM support (which is best done upstream with the +monthly Rakudo release). This is a known issue and it's not worth reporting +JVM failures as bugs unless you have patches. + To build an experimental Rakudo Star on the JVM, you need at least a 'make' utility, both 'java' and 'javac' available in your path, and Perl 5.10.0 or newer. The 'java' and 'javac' are obtained by installing a Java Development @@ -57,10 +63,6 @@ Note that --gen-moar automatically builds a MoarVM for you, and implies --gen-nqp, which builds NQP, a subset of Perl 6 that is used to implement Rakudo. -Please note that this release of Rakudo Star is not fully functional with the -JVM backend from the Rakudo compiler. Please use the MoarVM backend only. This -is a known issue and it's not worth reporting JVM failures as bugs. - Configured this way, one or more Perl 6 executables and selected Perl 6 modules will be installed into the install/ subdirectory, which resides inside the source archive directory. Running make install will *not* install anything -- cgit v1.1