How to install and use binaries distributions of CHICKEN
Note: To install eggs, you'll need a C compiler.
Linux
For security reasons, you should check if the tarball is ok by typing
$ tar tzf chicken-<version>-linux-x86.tar.gz
You should see the paths starting with ./usr/local/... (if you don't, report a bug).
If the tarball file is ok, untar it with the following command:
$ tar xzvf chicken-<version>-linux-x86.tar.gz -C /
You probably will need root privileges to write under /usr/local.
/usr/local/bin/csi will give you the REPL prompt.
Windows
Binary
Unzip the chicken directory into the root directory (C:\ for example) and add the C:\chicken\bin path to your PATH environment variable to ease your life at the command line.
Ensure that you have a C compiler if you want csc to work; install MinGW, add C:\MinGW\bin\ (or where ever you put mingw) and copy the contents of chicken's include and lib directories into MinGW's same directories.