This is the MS Windows distribution of XLISP-STAT Release 3. The
16-bit version of the distribution is available for anonymous ftp from
umnstat.stat.umn.edu (128.101.51.1) in the file WXLSZIP.EXE in the
pub/xlispstat/mswin directory. The 32-bit vesion is in WXLS32ZP.EXE in
the same directory. This release is experimental. A possibly more
stable release, but one that does not support the new features of
Release 3, is available in pub/xlispstat/mswin/old.

Some information on the changes since Release 2 is given in the file
pub/xlispstat/doc/changes.ps.

To install the 16-bit distribution, go through the following steps:

	1. Transfer the self-extracting ZIP archive file WXLSZIP.EXE
	to a suitable location. This is a binary file -- be sure to use
	binary mode when transfering it.

	2. Create a directory on your hard disk where you want the
	executables and support files to live, CD to this directory,
	and copy the WXLSZIP.exe archive to this directory.

	3. Extract the archive using the command

		wxlszip -d

	Be SURE to use the -d flage -- this preserves the directory
	structure.

	4. From DOS execute

		win wxls config

	This will install a wxls.ini file and add group	and program items
	to the program manager.

You may also with to add associations for .lsp, lfsl, or .wks files.

If you want to include any of the 'Autoload' files in the startup
workspace, load them into a running application and do

	(save-workspace "newxlisp.wks")

This creates a new workspace file and exits. You can then double click
on this workspace, or you can rename it 'xlisp.wks' to make it the
default startup workspace (keep a copy of the original one). To load
the compiler, load the file 'cmpload.fsl' in the 'Autoload' folder.

The lisp sources can be compiled by loading the 'cmpsys.lsp' file in
the 'Lisp Sources' folder. This will recompile any .lsp file whose
corresponding .fsl file does not esist or has an earlier modification
date.

The files xlsx.c and xlsx.h are for use in creating DLL's.

This implementation is fairly close to the Macintosh implementation;
the file wxls.tex contains a more complete description of the
differences between this version and other versions.

Source code for the Windows version is included in the UNIX
distribution.

The 32-bit version requires Win32s to run on Windows 3.1. Version
1.1.5a of the Win32s software, the only version this distribution has
been tested with, is available from Microsoft's anonymous ftp server
ftp.microsoft.com in the file Win32s115a.Zip in the
/developr/win32dk/sdk-public directory. Once Win32s is installed,
assuming you need it, the installation process for the 32 bit version
is analogous to the process for the 16 bit version outlined above.

A minimal runtime system needs the application and the initial
workspace, 'xlisp.wks', and any of the files in the Autoload folder
you want to use. The application, initial workspace, and Autoload
folder must be placed in the same folder. You can add the 'xlisp.hlp'
file if you want documentation to be available.

Luke Tierney
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
luke@stat.umn.edu