1 The Isabelle System Distribution
5 This is some unidentified repository version of Isabelle.
7 See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
12 Isabelle requires a regular Unix-style platform (e.g. Linux,
13 Windows with Cygwin, Mac OS) and depends on the following main
16 * The Poly/ML compiler and runtime system (version 5.x).
17 * The GNU bash shell (version 3.x or 2.x).
19 * GNU Emacs (version 22) -- for the Proof General interface.
20 * A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.
24 Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL etc. for several
25 platforms from the Isabelle web page. The system may be also built
26 from scratch, using the tar.gz source distribution. See file
27 INSTALL as distributed with Isabelle for more information.
29 Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System
30 Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).
34 The classic Isabelle user interface is Proof General by David
35 Aspinall and others. It is a generic Emacs interface for proof
36 assistants, including Isabelle. Its most prominent feature is
37 script management, providing a metaphor of stepwise proof script
38 editing. Proof General also provides some support for mathematical
39 symbols displayed on screen.
41 Other sources of information
45 The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:
46 * http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/hvg/Isabelle/
47 * http://isabelle.in.tum.de
51 The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a
52 forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange
53 information. To join, send a message to
54 isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.
60 University of Cambridge
64 E-mail: lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk
71 Institut fuer Informatik
72 Technische Universitaet Muenchen
76 E-mail: nipkow@in.tum.de
77 Phone: +49-89-289-17302
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81 Please report any problems you encounter. While we shall try to be
82 helpful, we can accept no responsibility for the deficiencies of
83 Isabelle and their consequences.
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