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diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html index 816e6e654..843e0645f 100644 --- a/doc/install.html +++ b/doc/install.html @@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ installed as part of <a href="http://developer.apple.com/TOOLS/Xcode/">Xcode</a>. </p> -<p>On Ubuntu/Debian, use <code>sudo apt-get install bison ed gawk gcc libc6-dev make</code>. +<p>On Ubuntu/Debian, use <code>sudo apt-get install bison ed gawk gcc libc6-dev +make</code>. If you want to build 32-bit binaries on a 64-bit system you'll +also need the <code>libc6-dev-i386</code> package. </p> <h2 id="mercurial">Install Mercurial, if needed</h2> @@ -275,7 +277,24 @@ For the full story, consult Go's extensive <h2 id="releases">Keeping up with releases</h2> -<p>New releases are announced on the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">Go Nuts</a> mailing list. +<p> +The Go project maintains two stable tags in its Mercurial repository: +<code>release</code> and <code>weekly</code>. +The <code>weekly</code> tag is updated about once a week, and should be used by +those who want to track the project's development. +The <code>release</code> tag is given, less often, to those weekly releases +that have proven themselves to be robust. +</p> + +<p> +Most Go users will want to keep their Go installation at the latest +<code>release</code> tag. +New releases are announced on the +<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-announce">golang-announce</a> +mailing list. +</p> + +<p> To update an existing tree to the latest release, you can run: </p> @@ -286,6 +305,10 @@ $ hg update release $ ./all.bash </pre> +<p> +To use the <code>weekly</code> tag run <code>hg update weekly</code> instead. +</p> + <h2 id="community">Community resources</h2> <p> |