The Isabelle System Distribution
Version information
This is the internal repository version of Isabelle. See the NEWS file
in the distribution for details on user-relevant changes.
System requirements
Isabelle requires a regular Unix platform (e.g. GNU Linux) with the
following additional software:
* A full Standard ML Compiler (works best with Poly/ML 5.x).
* The GNU bash shell (version 3.x or 2.x).
* Perl (version 5.x).
* GNU Emacs (version 21, 22) or XEmacs (version 21.4.x)
-- for the Proof General interface.
* A complete LaTeX installation -- for document preparation.
Installation
Binary packages are available for Isabelle/HOL and ZF for several
platforms from the Isabelle web page. The system may be easily
built from scratch as well, taking the traditional tar.gz source
distribution. See file INSTALL as distributed with Isabelle for
more information.
Further background information may be found in the Isabelle System
Manual, distributed with the sources (directory doc).
User interface
The canonical Isabelle user interface is Proof General by David
Aspinall and others. It is a generic (X)Emacs interface for proof
assistants, including Isabelle. Proof General is suitable for use
by pacifists and Emacs militants alike. Its most prominent feature
is script management, providing a metaphor of live proof script
editing.
Proof General is distributed together with the XEmacs X-Symbol
package, which provides a reasonable way to get proper mathematical
symbols displayed on screen.
Other sources of information
The Isabelle Page
The Isabelle home page may be accessed both from Cambridge and Munich:
* http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/hvg/Isabelle/
* http://isabelle.in.tum.de
Mailing list
The electronic mailing list isabelle-users@cl.cam.ac.uk provides a
forum for Isabelle users to discuss problems and exchange
information. To join, send a message to
isabelle-users-request@cl.cam.ac.uk.
Personal mail
Lawrence C Paulson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
JJ Thomson Avenue
Cambridge CB3 0FD
England
E-mail: lcp@cl.cam.ac.uk
Phone: +44-223-763500
Fax: +44-223-334748
or
Tobias Nipkow
Institut fuer Informatik
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Boltzmannstr. 3
D-85748 Garching
Germany
E-mail: nipkow@in.tum.de
Phone: +49-89-289-17302
Fax: +49-89-289-17307
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Please report any problems you encounter. While we shall try to be
helpful, we can accept no responsibility for the deficiencies of
Isabelle and their consequences.
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