X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fintro.texi;h=5372f74bb6a266d2787ec1c45264823996bd2ae7;hb=9f013d0930202eea99c21083b71098a0df64be0d;hp=ad5e28633fb49629e43ec6b34748dff1bbbc8e60;hpb=a03618133f7df0954802a470a4bee7674f7aed45;p=pintos-anon diff --git a/doc/intro.texi b/doc/intro.texi index ad5e286..5372f74 100644 --- a/doc/intro.texi +++ b/doc/intro.texi @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ project team will strengthen its support in all three of these areas. You will also add a virtual memory implementation. Pintos could, theoretically, run on a regular IBM-compatible PC. -Unfortunately, it is impractical to supply every @value{coursenumber} student +Unfortunately, it is impractical to supply every student a dedicated PC for use with Pintos. Therefore, we will run Pintos projects in a system simulator, that is, a program that simulates an 80@var{x}86 CPU and its peripheral devices accurately enough that unmodified operating @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ systems and software can run under it. In class we will use the QEMU} simulators. Pintos has also been tested with @uref{http://www.vmware.com/, , VMware Player}. -These projects are hard. @value{coursenumber} has a reputation of taking a lot of +These projects are hard. They have a reputation of taking a lot of time, and deservedly so. We will do what we can to reduce the workload, such as providing a lot of support material, but there is plenty of hard work that needs to be done. We welcome your @@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ environment. Now you can extract the source for Pintos into a directory named @file{pintos/src}, by executing @example -zcat @value{localpintostarpath} | tar x +git clone @value{gitrepo} @end example -Alternatively, fetch -@uref{@value{localpintoshttppath}} -and extract it in a similar way. Let's take a look at what's inside. Here's the directory structure that you should see in @file{pintos/src}: