Simplify installation by replacing TornadoVM submodule with pre-built SDK#82
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Updated installation instructions for TornadoVM SDK on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Removed unnecessary commands and added wget commands for downloading SDKs.
Updated model download links and improved organization in README.
Revise model download section in README.md
…ama3.java into remove/external-submodule
Added PATH export command for TornadoVM SDK setup.
Updated the README to clarify GCC/G++ version requirement.
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Thanks @stratika , LGTM lets wait the PR that updates the poms
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Summary of Changes
This PR removes the TornadoVM git submodule and simplifies the installation process by using pre-built TornadoVM SDK packages instead of building from
source.
Key Changes:
- Deleted
external/tornadovmsubmodule- Emptied
.gitmodulesfile- Eliminated need for
--recursive git cloneREADME.md- Removed Maven from prerequisites
- Replaced build-from-source instructions with pre-built SDK download steps
- Added platform-specific installation guides (Linux x86_64, macOS Apple Silicon)
- Updated to use TornadoVM v2.1.0 SDK packages from releases page
- Replaced individual wget commands with organized Hugging Face collection links
- Created collections for: Llama3.2, Qwen 2.5, Qwen 3, Phi-3, Mistral, and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen
- Modified set_paths script to expect externally installed TORNADO_SDK
- Removed TORNADO_ROOT variable references
Note
This PR requires the pom.xml file to be updated, since the instructions are updated to use
TornadoVM 2.1.0.