| 1 | <h1>Logtalk</h1> |
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| 2 | <h2>Open source object-oriented logic programming language</h2> |
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| 4 | <h3>Release 2.35.0</h3> |
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| 6 | <h3>Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Paulo Moura. All Rights Reserved.</h3> |
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| 7 | |
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| 8 | <p>CONTENTS</p> |
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| 9 | |
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| 10 | <ol> |
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| 11 | <li>License</li> |
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| 12 | <li>Home of Logtalk package</li> |
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| 13 | <li>Registration</li> |
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| 14 | <li>Support</li> |
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| 15 | <li>Installation</li> |
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| 16 | <li>Customization</li> |
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| 17 | <li>Quick start</li> |
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| 18 | <li>Documentation</li> |
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| 19 | <li>Upgrading</li> |
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| 20 | <li>Citations</li> |
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| 21 | <li>Contributions</li> |
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| 22 | </ol> |
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| 23 | |
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| 24 | <h2>1. License</h2> |
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| 26 | <p>The overall copyright and permission notice for Logtalk can be found in the |
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| 27 | <code>LICENSE</code> file in this directory. Logtalk follows the Artistic License 2.0. |
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| 28 | The copyright notice and license applies to all files in this release |
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| 29 | (including sources, documentation, and examples) unless otherwise explicitly |
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| 30 | stated.</p> |
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| 31 | |
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| 32 | <h2>2. Home of Logtalk package</h2> |
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| 33 | |
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| 34 | <p>The latest release of the Logtalk package is always available at the URL:</p> |
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| 35 | |
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| 36 | <blockquote> |
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| 37 | <p><a href="http://logtalk.org/">http://logtalk.org/</a></p> |
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| 38 | </blockquote> |
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| 39 | |
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| 40 | <p>At this address you can also find additional documentation and information |
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| 41 | about Logtalk.</p> |
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| 42 | |
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| 43 | <h2>3. Registration</h2> |
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| 45 | <p> |
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| 46 | To register as a Logtalk user either use the registration form found at the Logtalk web site, <a href="http://logtalk.org/regform.html">http://logtalk.org/regform.html</a>, or send an email message to:</p> |
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| 47 | |
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| 48 | <blockquote> |
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| 49 | <p><a href="mailto:registration@logtalk.org">registration@logtalk.org</a></p> |
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| 50 | </blockquote> |
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| 51 | |
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| 52 | <p>with the following information:</p> |
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| 53 | |
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| 54 | <p>email address, full name, organization, organization type (education, |
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| 55 | commercial, government, ...), prolog compilers used (optional), |
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| 56 | platforms (mac, pc, unix,...) (optional)</p> |
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| 57 | |
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| 58 | <h2>4. Support</h2> |
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| 60 | <p> |
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| 61 | For support options, please consult the page <a href="http://logtalk.org/support.html">http://logtalk.org/support.html</a>. |
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| 62 | </p> |
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| 64 | <h2>5. Installation</h2> |
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| 65 | |
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| 66 | <p>Logtalk can be installed either from sources by running a few shell scripts |
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| 67 | or by using one of the provided installers, depending on your operating |
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| 68 | system. For manual installation, see the file <code>INSTALL.txt</code> for detailed |
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| 69 | instructions.</p> |
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| 70 | |
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| 71 | <p>See the user manual for a description of the source files organization |
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| 72 | and for using instructions (to read the user manual open the file |
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| 73 | <code>manuals/index.html</code> with a web browser). Most files are formatted |
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| 74 | using four-space tabs.</p> |
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| 76 | <h2>6. Customization</h2> |
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| 78 | <p>The file <code>CUSTOMIZE.txt</code> provides detailed instructions for customizing the |
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| 79 | Logtalk installation and working environment.</p> |
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| 81 | <h2>7. Quick start</h2> |
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| 82 | |
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| 83 | <p>The file <code>QUICK_START.txt</code> provides quick instructions for those of you in a hurry |
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| 84 | to run Logtalk, provided that your favorite Prolog compiler is supported.</p> |
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| 85 | |
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| 86 | <h2>7. Documentation</h2> |
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| 87 | |
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| 88 | <p>The reference and user manuals and the tutorial are provided in XHTML format |
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| 89 | and can be found in the "manuals" directory.</p> |
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| 90 | |
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| 91 | <p>The file <code>RELEASE_NOTES.txt</code> contains descriptions of all Logtalk updates since the |
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| 92 | first public version. Read it carefully if you have been using a previous |
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| 93 | Logtalk version.</p> |
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| 95 | <h2>8. Upgrading</h2> |
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| 97 | <p>If you are upgrading from a previous Logtalk version, please check the file |
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| 98 | <code>UPGRADING.txt</code> for instructions on how to upgrade your programs or your custom |
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| 99 | configuration files to run under this new version.</p> |
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| 101 | <h2>9. Citations</h2> |
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| 102 | |
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| 103 | <p>If you want to cite Logtalk in your publications, please consult the file |
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| 104 | <code>BIBLIOGRAPHY.bib</code> for bibliographic references in BibTeX format.</p> |
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| 106 | <h2>10. Contributions</h2> |
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| 107 | |
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| 108 | <p>Contributions, constructive criticisms, code, bug reports, and suggestions |
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| 109 | are always welcome. If you want to contribute to this project, drop me a |
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| 110 | line to the support address given above.</p> |
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| 111 | |
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| 112 | <p>Happy Logtalking!</p> |
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| 113 | |
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| 114 | <p>Paulo Moura |
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| 115 | <a href="mailto:pmoura@logtalk.org">pmoura@logtalk.org</a></p> |
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