[m-rev.] for review: update info on download page

[Peter Wang]

Branches: main

download/include/release.inc:
	Mention that gcc 4.1-4.3 don't work either.

download/include/rotd.inc:
	Mention that gcc 4.1-4.3 don't work either.

	Mention Java and Erlang support.

	Move .NET further down and say it isn't working.

Index: download/include/release.inc
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RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/w3/download/include/release.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -p -r1.45 release.inc
--- download/include/release.inc	4 Dec 2006 04:22:38 -0000	1.45
+++ download/include/release.inc	1 Oct 2009 02:55:08 -0000
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ It should be pretty easy to port to any 
 	 internal compiler errors when compiling the C code generated by the 
 	 Mercury compiler.
          <p>
+	 GCC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 will NOT work either. We are working on it.
+         <p>
          Avoid GCC 2.96 (distributed with Red Hat Linux 7.x) and
          other unofficial releases of GCC.  Also avoid versions of GCC less 
 	 than GCC 2.95.X.
Index: download/include/rotd.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/w3/download/include/rotd.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -p -r1.13 rotd.inc
--- download/include/rotd.inc	28 Apr 2008 23:54:40 -0000	1.13
+++ download/include/rotd.inc	1 Oct 2009 02:55:08 -0000
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ tested for every release of the day.
 <p>
 
 <ul>
-    <li> x86 machines running Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 or XP.
+    <li> x86 machines running Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP or Vista.
     <li> x86/x86_64 machines running other versions of Linux
          (however, there are some known problems with the version of GNU C
 	 that shipped with Red Hat Linux 7.0)
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ tested for every release of the day.
 	 internal compiler errors when compiling the C code generated by the 
 	 Mercury compiler.
          <p>
+	 GCC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 will NOT work either. We are working on it.
+         <p>
          Avoid GCC 2.96 (distributed with Red Hat Linux 7.x) and
          other unofficial releases of GCC.  Also avoid versions of GCC less 
 	 than GCC 2.95.X.
@@ -132,18 +134,30 @@ tested for every release of the day.
           <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/default.asp">
           Microsoft Visual C</a> rather than GNU C (though Cygwin
 	  or MSYS is still required).<p>
-     <li> If you want to take a look at our preliminary support for .NET,
-          you also need 
-	  <ol>
-	      <li> the Microsoft .NET SDK version 1, available from
-                   <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/">
-		   MSDN</a>.
-	           If you are an MSDN Universal subscriber you can
-		   also order CDs as part of your subscription.
-	      <li> A Windows system suitable for development with
-	           Microsoft .NET, such as Windows XP.
-	  </ol>
      </ol>
+
+<li> To compile Mercury programs to Java, you will need the
+     <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp#jdk">Java SDK</a>
+     version 5.0 or higher.
+     <p>
+
+<li> To compile Mercury programs to Erlang, you will need the
+     <a href="http://erlang.org/download.html">Erlang OTP</a>.
+     <p>
+
+<li> The .NET back-end currently does not work. However,
+     if you want to take a look at our preliminary support for .NET,
+     you also need 
+      <ol>
+	  <li> the Microsoft .NET SDK version 1, available from
+	       <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/">
+	       MSDN</a>.
+	       If you are an MSDN Universal subscriber you can
+	       also order CDs as part of your subscription.
+	  <li> A Windows system suitable for development with
+	       Microsoft .NET, such as Windows XP.
+      </ol>
+
 </ul>
 
 <p>

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