README
author wenzelm
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:08:00 +0200
changeset 47235 a92d3620e156
parent 44971 8104eec1bf94
child 47462 8f85051693d1
permissions -rw-r--r--
more robust Scala 2.9.x interpreter invocation -- avoid separate interpreter thread and thus deadlock of Swing_Thread.now;

                       The Isabelle System Distribution

Version information

   This is some unidentified repository version of Isabelle.

   See the NEWS file in the distribution for details on user-relevant
   changes.

System requirements

   Isabelle requires a regular Unix-style platform (e.g. Linux,
   Windows with Cygwin, Mac OS X) and depends on the following main
   add-on tools:

     * The Poly/ML compiler and runtime system (version 5.2.1 or later).
     * The GNU bash shell (version 3.x or 2.x).
     * Perl (version 5.x).
     * Java 1.6.x from Oracle or Apple -- for Scala and jEdit.
     * GNU Emacs (version 23) -- for the Proof General 4.x interface.
     * A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.

Installation

   Completely integrated bundles including the full Isabelle sources,
   documentation, add-on tools and precompiled logic images for
   several platforms are available from the Isabelle web page.

   Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System
   Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).

User interface

   Isabelle/jEdit is an emerging Prover IDE based on advanced
   technology of Isabelle/Scala.  It provides a metaphor of continuous
   proof checking of a versioned collection of theory sources, with
   instantaneous feedback in real-time and rich semantic markup
   associated with the formal text.

   The classic Isabelle user interface is Proof General by David
   Aspinall and others.  It is a generic Emacs interface for proof
   assistants, including Isabelle.  Its most prominent feature is
   script management, providing a metaphor of stepwise proof script
   editing.

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