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