1 = Prerequisites = 2 3 The software currently requires Python to operate. All recent development has 4 been done using Python 2.7 which should be available for most operating system 5 distributions. In future, Lichen will hopefully be compiled using its own 6 toolchain and not require Python. See the Debian `python-minimal` or `python` 7 packages or their equivalents. 8 9 To produce executable programs, a C compiler and GNU make are required. The GNU 10 C compiler, GCC, has been used for development and testing, and it should be 11 available in various forms for most operating system distributions. Indeed, 12 cross-compiling form of GCC has been used to test the toolchain output. See the 13 Debian `gcc` and `make` packages or their equivalents. 14 15 As Free Software, priority has been given to supporting Lichen on Free Software 16 platforms, with Debian GNU/Linux being the development platform. Proprietary 17 platforms are neither supported nor recommended.
