Problems getting started

Question:

I get the message "Failed to locate bootfile". What's wrong?

The message "Failed to locate bootfile" means that SICStus cannot find either spds.sav or sprt.sav, depending on whether you are executing a Development System or a Runtime System. If you are running a Runtime System, you may want to read the chapter "Runtime Systems" in the User's Manual. If you want to execute Runtime Systems on machines which do not have SICStus installed (a.k.a. target machines), read the sections "Runtime Systems on Target Machines" and the documentation the SP_PATH variable in the Release Notes and User's Manual.

If you get this message running a Development System, your installation is probably inconsistent. Reinstall SICStus and try again.

Question:

^D doesn't seem to bring me back a level down after break. What's wrong?

The manual assumes that ^D is the EOF character. Under Windows, however, it's ^Z (except when running under Emacs). In most contexts, the term end_of_file terminated by a full stop (.) can be typed instead of the EOF character.