1 The Isabelle System Distribution
5 This is the internal repository version of Isabelle. See the NEWS file
6 in the distribution for details on user-relevant changes.
10 Isabelle requires a regular Unix platform (e.g. GNU Linux) with the
11 following additional software:
12 * A full Standard ML Compiler (e.g. Poly/ML 5.x, 4.x).
13 * The GNU bash shell (version 3.x, 2.x).
15 * XEmacs (version 21.4.x) or GNU Emacs (version 21, 22)
16 -- for the Proof General interface.
17 * A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.
21 Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL and ZF for several
22 platforms from the Isabelle web page. The system may be easily
23 built from scratch as well, taking the traditional tar.gz source
24 distribution. See file INSTALL as distributed with Isabelle for
27 Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System
28 Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).
32 The canonical Isabelle user interface is Proof General by David
33 Aspinall and others. It is a generic (X)Emacs interface for proof
34 assistants, including Isabelle. Proof General is suitable for use
35 by pacifists and Emacs militants alike. Its most prominent feature
36 is script management, providing a metaphor of live proof script
39 Proof General is distributed together with the XEmacs X-Symbol
40 package, which provides a reasonable way to get proper mathematical
41 symbols displayed on screen.
43 Other sources of information
47 The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:
48 * http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/
49 * http://isabelle.in.tum.de
53 The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a
54 forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange
55 information. To join, send a message to
56 isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.
62 University of Cambridge
66 E-mail: lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk
73 Institut fuer Informatik
74 Technische Universitaet Muenchen
78 E-mail: nipkow@in.tum.de
79 Phone: +49-89-289-17302
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83 Please report any problems you encounter. While we shall try to be
84 helpful, we can accept no responsibility for the deficiencies of
85 Isabelle and their consequences.
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