[m-rev.] diff: link to (beta) Windows binaries

[Fergus Henderson]

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w3/download/include/release.inc:
	Add links to the (beta-release) Windows binary distributions.

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Index: w3/download/include/release.inc
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RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/w3/download/include/release.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -d -r1.28 release.inc
--- w3/download/include/release.inc	28 Jan 2003 13:22:46 -0000	1.28
+++ w3/download/include/release.inc	31 Jan 2003 01:07:57 -0000
@@ -237,8 +237,30 @@
 
 <dl>
     <dt>x86 machines running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT, XP, or 2000.
-	<dd> Compiler + Extras + Tests (about 20 Mb): <br>
-<? links_to_file("mercury-0.11.0.i686-pc-windows-cygwin.tar.gz", "no"); ?>
+	<dd> 
+	<em> <strong>WARNING:</strong> 
+	These binary distributions for Windows are still BETA releases.
+	They have not been tested and may not work.
+	Please <a href="mailto:mercury at cs.mu.oz.au">let us know</a>
+	whether they work for you.
+	</em>
+	<p>
+	Cygwin version: compiler + Extras + Tests (about 29 Mb): <br>
+<? links_to_file("beta-releases/0.11.0/mercury-0.11.0.i686-pc-windows-cygwin.tar.gz", "no"); ?> <br>
+	To install, open a Cygwin bash shell, and type in the commands
+	"tar zxf mercury-0.11.0.i686-pc-windows-cygwin.tar.gz",
+	"cd mercury-0.11.0-i686-pc-windows-cygwin",
+	"CC=gcc sh configure",
+	and then "make install.<br>
+	<strong> You need to invoke configure with "CC=gcc sh configure".</strong>
+	<p>
+	Mingw version: compiler only (about 25 Mb): <br>
+<? links_to_file("beta-releases/0.11.0/mercury-compiler-0.11.0-mingw.zip", "no"); ?> <br>
+	The Mingw version still requires Cygwin,
+	but the executables that it generates do not require Cygwin. 
+	(That is, it's a cross-compiler from Cygwin to native Windows.)
+	To install, open a Cygwin bash shell, and do
+	<pre>unzip -d / mercury-compiler-0.11.0-mingw.zip</pre>
 	<p>
 
     <dt>x86 machines running Linux (ELF executable format, libc 6.2)

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The University of Melbourne         |  of excellence is a lethal habit"
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