Distributions ------------- - scala-YYYYMMDD-hhmmss.tar.gz Unix distribution - scala-YYYYMMDD-hhmmss.zip Windows distribution The standard distributions require java 1.4.x or above. If you don't know which version of java you have, run the command "java -version". Scala tools ----------- - socos Scala compiler - surus Scala interpreter - siris Scala interactive interpreter Install on Unix --------------- Untar the archive. All scala tools are located in the directory "bin". You may test the distribution by running the script "scala-test" located in the subdirectory "share/scala/test/bin". Install on Windows ------------------ Unzip the archive. All scala tools are located in the bin directory. Before running any of these tools, you must define the environment variable SCALA_HOME to point to the home directory of the scala distribution. On Windows 95/98/Me, this can be done by adding the following command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and then rebooting your machine. set SCALA_HOME=\scala-YYYYMMDD-hhmmss On Windows NT/2000/XP, open the "Control Panel", open the "System" applet, select the "Advenced" tab, click on "Environment Variables", click on "New..." in the user variable section and enter the following informations: Variable Name : SCALA_HOME Variable Value: \scala-YYYYMMDD-hhmmss If you have Administrator privileges, you may install the tools for all users of your machine by creating a new system variable instead of a new user variable.