The Isabelle System Distribution

Version information

   This is some unidentified repository version of Isabelle.

   See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant

   changes.

System requirements

   Isabelle requires a regular Unix-style platform (e.g. Linux,

   Windows with Cygwin, Mac OS) and depends on the following main

   add-on tools:

     * The Poly/ML compiler and runtime system (version 5.2.1 or later).

     * The GNU bash shell (version 3.x or 2.x).

     * Perl (version 5.x).

     * GNU Emacs (version 23) -- for the Proof General 4.x interface.

     * Java 1.6.x from Oracle/Sun or Apple -- for Scala and jEdit.

     * A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.

Installation

   Completely integrated bundles including the full Isabelle sources,

   documentation, add-on tools and precompiled logic images for

   several platforms are available from the Isabelle web page.

   Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System

   Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).

User interface

   The classic Isabelle user interface is Proof General by David

   Aspinall and others.  It is a generic Emacs interface for proof

   assistants, including Isabelle.  Its most prominent feature is

   script management, providing a metaphor of stepwise proof script

   editing.

   Isabelle/jEdit is an experimental Prover IDE based on advanced

   technology of Isabelle/Scala.  It provides a metaphor of continuous

   proof checking of a versioned collection of theory sources, with

   instantaneous feedback in real-time.

Other sources of information

  The Isabelle Page

   The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:

     * http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/hvg/Isabelle/

     * http://isabelle.in.tum.de

  Mailing list

   The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a

   forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange

   information.  To join, send a message to

   isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.

  Personal mail

   Lawrence C Paulson

   Computer Laboratory

   University of Cambridge

   JJ Thomson Avenue

   Cambridge CB3 0FD

   England

   E-mail: lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk

   Phone: +44-223-763500

   Fax: +44-223-334748

   or

   Tobias Nipkow

   Institut fuer Informatik

   Technische Universitaet Muenchen

   Boltzmannstr. 3

   D-85748 Garching

   Germany

   E-mail: nipkow@in.tum.de

   Phone: +49-89-289-17302

   Fax: +49-89-289-17307

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   Please report any problems you encounter. While we shall try to be

   helpful, we can accept no responsibility for the deficiencies of

   Isabelle and their consequences.

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