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The Isabelle System Distribution
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Version information
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This is some repository version of Isabelle.
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See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
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changes.
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Installation
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Isabelle works on the three main platform families: Linux, Windows,
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and macOS.  The application bundles from the Isabelle web page
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include sources, documentation, and add-on tools for all supported
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platforms.
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Some technical background information may be found in the Isabelle
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System Manual (directory doc).
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User interface
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Isabelle/jEdit is an advanced Prover IDE based on jEdit and
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Isabelle/Scala.  It is the main example application of the
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Isabelle/PIDE framework, and the default user interface of
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Isabelle.  It provides a metaphor of continuous proof checking of a
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versioned collection of theory sources, with instantaneous feedback
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in real-time and rich semantic markup associated with the formal
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text.
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Other sources of information
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  * The Isabelle Page
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    The Isabelle home page may be accessed from the following mirror
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    sites:
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     * https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/hvg/Isabelle
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     * https://isabelle.in.tum.de
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     * https://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/isabelle
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     * https://mirror.clarkson.edu/isabelle
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  * Mailing list
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    The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a
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    forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange
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    information.  To join, send a message to
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    isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.
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  * Personal mail
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    Lawrence C Paulson
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    Computer Laboratory
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    University of Cambridge
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    JJ Thomson Avenue
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    Cambridge CB3 0FD
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    England
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    E-mail: lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk
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    Phone: +44-223-763500
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    Fax: +44-223-334748
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    or
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    Tobias Nipkow
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    Institut für Informatik
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    Technische Universität München
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    Boltzmannstr. 3
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    D-85748 Garching
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    Germany
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    E-mail: nipkow@in.tum.de
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    Phone: +49-89-289-17302
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    Fax: +49-89-289-17307
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NOTE:
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    Please report any problems you encounter. While we shall try to be
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    helpful, we can accept no responsibility for the deficiencies of
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    Isabelle and their consequences.