Merge pull request #122 from keram/install-impro-v2

Add additional information on requirements in INSTALL.md
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Installing
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The easiest way to install is via the existing generated Scheme code. The
requirements are:
The easiest way to install is via the existing generated Scheme code.
The requirements are:
* A Scheme compiler; either Chez Scheme (default), or Racket
* `bash`, with `realpath`. On Linux, you probably already have this. On
a Mac, you can install this with `brew install coreutils`.
* A Scheme compiler; either Chez Scheme (default), or Racket.
* `bash`, with `realpath`. On Linux, you probably already have this.
On a Mac, you can install this with `brew install coreutils`.
On Windows, it has been reported that installing via `MSYS2` works
(https://www.msys2.org/). On Windows older than Windows 8, you may need to
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By default, code generation is via Chez Scheme. You can use Racket instead,
by setting the environment variable `IDRIS2_CG=racket` before running `make`.
If you install Chez Scheme from source files, building it locally,
make sure you run `./configure --threads` to build multithreading support in.
1: Set the PREFIX
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