Install Reva

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These are the steps you need to take to install Reva for the first time:

download the latest version of Reva, either stable or development
create a directory where you will unzip it
unzip it -- notice there is now a directory called reva
run the install (install.bat on Windows, install.sh on Linux). Note: this is not strictly necessary; it just sets your PATH to point to the Reva installation, and makes a note in the Windows registry. All you really need is to put the Reva binary location on your PATH, or use the full path name to the Reva binary.
read the README, following the directions for installation carefully
work through Reva's Wiki tutorial for practice with Forth
have a look at Reva's Wiki documentation for more Reva idiosyncracies
have a look at some of the code from the examples folder (e.g. beer.f)

Don't forget: you can always ask questions on the forum!