\doc{Distribution}
\ref{distribution}
\ref{getting}
\ref{ftp}

To use LP, you need to retrieve two files from \f{larch.lcs.mit.edu}:

\begin{itemize}
\item LP's run-time library \ftp{lp.lib.tar.Z}
\item An executable version appropriate for your hardware:
\begin{verbatim}
\ftp{lp.alpha.Z}          DEC Alpha AXP running OSF/1
\ftp{lp.decmips.Z}        DECstation running Ultrix 
\ftp{lp.sparc.Z}          Sparcstation running SunOS 4.1 or Solaris 5.3
\end{verbatim}
\end{itemize}

These files are available both over the WWW and by anonymous ftp.  To obtain
them by anonymous ftp, type the following commands (with \fq{platform} replaced
by one of \fq{alpha}, \fq{decmips}, or \fq{sparc}).  Then uncompress the files
you obtained, for example, by typing \fq{uncompress *.Z}.

\begin{verbatim}
csh>       ftp larch.lcs.mit.edu
Name:      anonymous
Password:  your_email_address
ftp>       cd pub/Larch/LP
ftp>       bin
ftp>       get lp.lib.tar.Z
ftp>       get lp.platform.Z
ftp>       quit
\end{verbatim}

See also
\begin{itemize}
\item \dlink{installation}{Installation instructions}
\item \dlink{bugs}{Reporting problems}
\item \dlink{news}{News about new features, releases}
\end{itemize}