# Installing Binaries of Version 9.4 of Icon

Gregg M. Townsend
Department of Computer Science
The University of Arizona

www.cs.arizona.edu/icon/v940/install.htm
Last updated June 11, 2001

These instructions explain how to install Unix binaries of Version 9.4 of Icon. For instructions on building an Icon source package, see Building Icon from Source.

An Icon binary distribution unpacks to produce a directory with four subdirectories: `bin`, `lib`, `doc`, and `man`. In contrast with previous versions of Icon, these binaries are immediately ready for use and do not need to be edited by a Setup script; just add the `bin` directory to your shell's search path.

The Icon directory can be renamed or moved anywhere convenient. We suggest renaming the directory to `/opt/icon` for new installations, but any location is acceptable. It is only important that that the `bin` and `lib` directories retain those names as members of a common parent directory. (More details about the Icon file organization are available separately.)

You can make symbolic links from other locations to programs in the Icon `bin` directory. For example, you can link `/usr/local/bin/icont` to `/opt/icon/bin/icont`. If you do this, link at least `icont`, `iconx`, and (if present) `vib`. You can additionally link any of the other executable utilities in the `bin` directory.

For instructions on building and running Icon programs, see the `icont` man page and the release notes. For information about the Icon language, see the documentation guide.