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2. Building ReactOS
To build from Windows run 'make' (wihout the quotes) from the top directory.
To build from unix, edit rules.mak and change the PREFIX variable to the
correct value for your cross-compiler. Run 'export HOST=mingw32-linux' to
tell the ReactOS build system that it is building ReactOS on a linux machine.
Now run 'make'.
2.1 Building the binaries
To build ReactOS run 'make' (wihout the quotes) if you are building on Linux
or 'mingw32-make' if you are building on Windows (or ReactOS) from the top
directory.
2.2 Building a bootable CD image
To build a bootable CD image run 'make bootcd' (wihout the quotes) if you are
building on Linux or 'mingw32-make bootcd' if you are building on Windows (or
ReactOS) from the top directory. This will create a CD image with a filename,
ReactOS.iso, in the top directory.
3. Installation
The system can only be installed on the first partition on the first harddisk.
The partition must be formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. The system can only be
started from DOS and not from a Windows DOS-prompt.
ReactOS can only be installed on a machine that has a FAT16 or FAT32 partition
as the active (bootable) partition. The partition on which ReactOS is to be
installed (which may or may not be the bootable partition) must also be
formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. ReactOS Setup can format the partitions if
needed.
ReactOS can be installed from the source distribution or from the binary
ReactOS can be installed from the source distribution or from the bootable CD
distribution. The two ways to install ReactOS are explained below.
3.1 Installation from sources
To install ReactOS after building it, type 'make install'. This will create
the directory 'reactos' in the top directory. Copy this directory to the root
of your first partition on your first harddisk. This is usually c:\ on a
Windows machine.
If you don't have an existing ReactOS installation you want to upgrade, then
build a bootable CD as described above. Burn the CD image, boot from it, and
follow the instructions to install ReactOS.
If you don't want to copy the files manually every time you run a 'make install',
you can specify the directory where the files are to be copied to during
installation.
If you have an existing ReactOS installation you want to upgrade, then to
install ReactOS after building it, type 'make install' or
'mingw32-make install'. This will create the directory 'reactos' in the top
directory. Copy the contents of this directory over the existing installation.
In rules.mak find the variable INSTALL_DIR and change the assigned value to the
name of the directory where the files are to be copied to. If you are using
Windows this could be:
If you don't want to copy the files manually every time you run a
'make install' or 'mingw32-make install', then you can specify the directory
where the files are to be copied to during installation.
INSTALL_DIR = c:\reactos
Set the ROS_INSTALL environment variable. If you are on Windows this could be
done by:
If you are on linux this could be:
set ROS_INSTALL=c:\reactos
INSTALL_DIR = /mnt/windows/reactos
If you are on Linux this could be done by:
Save the changes to rules.mak and run 'make install' to install the files to
the new location. If you don't want to change rules.mak, you can specify the
installtion directory when invoking make. Run
'make INSTALL_DIR=c:\reactos install' to install to c:\reactos.
export ROS_INSTALL=/mnt/windows/reactos
Now run 'make install' or 'mingw32-make install' to install the files to the
new location.
3.2 Installation from binany distribution
3.2 Installation from bootable CD distribution
To install ReactOS from the binary distribution, extract the archive contents
to c:\reactos. Remember to extract the files with full paths.
4. Booting ReactOS
Startup in DOS mode. 'cd' to c:\reactos and type 'boot' and press <enter>.
A simple shell is started where you can use simple commands like 'cd' and 'dir'.
To install ReactOS from the bootable CD distribution, extract the archive
contents. Then burn the CD image, boot from it, and follow instructions.
5. Help
If you run into problems or have suggestions for making ReactOS better, please
surf to the address below and subscribe to one or more of the mailing lists.
visit the address below and subscribe to one or more of the mailing lists.
http://www.reactos.com/index.php?tab=discussion&section=lists
http://www.reactos.com/en/content/view/full/66
ReactOS Development Team