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) -- for the ProofGeneral interface.
16 * A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.
20 Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL and ZF for several
21 platforms from the Isabelle web page. The system may be easily built
22 from scratch as well, taking the traditional tar.gz source
23 distribution. See file INSTALL as distributed with Isabelle for more
26 Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System
27 Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).
31 The canonical Isabelle user interface is [1]Proof General by David
32 Aspinall and others. It is a generic (X)Emacs interface for proof
33 assistants, including Isabelle (both for the classic and Isar
34 version). Proof General is suitable for use by pacifists and Emacs
35 militants alike. Its most prominent feature is script management,
36 providing a metaphor of live proof script editing. Proof General has
37 recently gained a rather large following of both beginning and expert
40 Proof General is distributed together with the XEmacs [2]X-Symbol
41 package, which provides a nice way to get proper mathematical symbols
44 Other sources of information
48 The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:
49 * [3]http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/HVG/Isabelle/
50 * [4]http://isabelle.in.tum.de
54 The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a
55 forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange information.
56 To join, send a message to [5]isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.
62 University of Cambridge
66 E-mail: [7]lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk
73 Institut für Informatik
74 Technische Universität München
78 E-mail: [9]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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