Logtalk 2.9.2 description files.

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Logtalk/LICENSE

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
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 Preamble
 
@@ -10,32 +9,32 @@ giving the users of the package the right to use and distribute the
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@@ -51,38 +50,39 @@ provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating
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 4. You may distribute the programs of this Package in object code or
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-	files, together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) 
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-	the Package with your modifications.
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-	document the differences in manual pages (or equivalent), together 
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 5. You may charge a reasonable copying fee for any distribution of this
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@@ -90,44 +90,21 @@ You may not charge a fee for this Package itself. However, you may
 distribute this Package in aggregate with other (possibly commercial)
 programs as part of a larger (possibly commercial) software distribution
 provided that you do not advertise this Package as a product of your
-
+own.
-
-
-own. You may embed this Package's interpreter within an executable of
-yours (by linking); this shall be construed as a mere form of
-aggregation, provided that the complete Standard Version of the
-interpreter is so embedded.
 
 6. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as
 output from the programs of this Package do not automatically fall under
 the copyright of this Package, but belong to whomever generated them,
 and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this Package.
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-executable image, then distribution of such an image shall neither be
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-restrictions of Paragraphs 3 and 4, provided that you do not represent
-such an executable image as a Standard Version of this Package.
 
-7. C subroutines (or comparably compiled subroutines in other languages)
+7. C or perl subroutines supplied by you and linked into this Package
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Logtalk/QUICK_START

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 =================================================================
 Logtalk - Object oriented extension to Prolog
-Release 2.8.4
+Release 2.9.2
 
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
 =================================================================
 
 
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ lgt_load_prolog_code/1 in the configuration file.
 Now you can try some of the included examples:
 
 1. Open the examples sub-directory. There you find several sub-directories
-with ready to run examples. Select and open one of them.
+with ready to run examples and a NOTES file containing a brief description 
+of each example. Select and open one of the examples sub-directory.
 
-3. Read the example NOTES file. Some examples are dependent on other 
+3. Read the example NOTES file. Some examples are dependent on other examples 
-examples or on library objects. You may need to load additional files before 
+or on library objects. You may need to load additional files before running 
-running the chosen example.
+the chosen example.
 
 4. Change the working directory of your Prolog compiler to the example 
 directory. If you don't know what predicate to use, check the configs/NOTES 

Logtalk/README

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 =================================================================
 Logtalk - Object oriented extension to Prolog
-Release 2.8.4
+Release 2.9.2
 
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
 =================================================================
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stated.
 The latest release of the Logtalk package is always available at the
 URL:
 
-http://www.ci.uc.pt/logtalk/logtalk.html
+    http://www.ci.uc.pt/logtalk/logtalk.html
 
 At this address you can also find useful documentation and information
 about Logtalk.
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ about Logtalk.
 To register as a Logtalk user either use the registration form found at 
 the Logtalk web site or send an email message to:
 
-pmoura@noe.ubi.pt
+    pmoura@noe.ubi.pt
 
 with the following information:
 
 email address, full name, organization, organization type
-(education, commercial, government,...) prolog compilers used (optional), 
+(education, commercial, government,...), prolog compilers used (optional), 
 platforms (mac, pc, unix,...) (optional)
 
 
@@ -63,16 +63,15 @@ available at the URL http://www.ci.uc.pt/logtalk/news.html
 
 There is also a mailing list, logtalk, used to announce new releases and
 bug fixes and for discussion between Logtalk users, that you can subscribe.
-For instructions on how to subscribe send an email message to:
+For instructions on how to subscribe open the web page:
 
-majordomo@ci.uc.pt
+    http://sagitta.ci.uc.pt/mailman/listinfo.cgi/logtalk
+ 
+or send an email message to:
 
-with the words:
+    logtalk-request@list-serv.ci.uc.pt
 
-help
+with just the word "help" as subject or in the body.
-end
-
-in the body of the message (not in the subject).
 
 
 5. INSTALLATION

Logtalk/RELEASE_NOTES

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 =================================================================
 Logtalk - Object oriented extension to Prolog
-Release 2.8.4
+Release 2.9.2
 
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
 =================================================================
 
 
@@ -10,6 +10,66 @@ RELEASE NOTES
 =============
 
 
+2.9.2 - January 4, 2002
+
+	The Logtalk compiler can now print a warning when compiling source files 
+	that use non-ISO defined built-in predicates using a new portability/1 
+	compiler option. Updated the relevant sections of the user manual and the 
+	errors example.
+
+	Corrected a compiler bug where the entity relation tables only recorded 
+	the last entry per entity relation type.
+	
+	Updated config file for CIAO 1.7#162.
+
+
+2.9.1 - December 5, 2001
+
+	Logtalk compiler now prints a warning when redefining or replacing an
+	existing entity.
+
+	Corrected a compiler bug in the error checking code for the info/1 
+	and info/2 directives.
+
+	Changed the order of object loading in the "mi" example to avoid 
+	suporious warning messages.
+	
+	Added a new problem ("bridge") to the "searching" example. Improved 
+	"performance" monitor to give correct reports on alternative solutions. 
+	Corrected a bug in the "water jug" state space example.
+
+
+2.9.0 - October 22, 2001
+
+	Added config files for CIAO Prolog 1.7p115 and B-Prolog 6.0.
+
+	Compiling and loading an entity that contains references to unknown 
+	entities (by default) prints a warning. Updated user and reference 
+	manuals.
+
+	Rewrited all the compiler warning/error code and output messages.
+
+	Changed compiled code functors postfixes from "_sdcl" and "_sdef" to 
+	"_idcl"	and "_idef" (implies recompilation of all objects, protocols, 
+	and categories).
+
+	Changed all occurrences and references to the term "entity_scope" to 
+	"scope".
+
+	Removed some redundant productions from the Logtalk grammar.
+
+	Updated documentation on the xml directory. Renamed some of the .xsl 
+	files. Added sample scripts to batch convert .xml files to .html files.
+	
+	Added a new loader utility file, all.loader, to load all library files 
+	loaded by the other loader files.
+
+	Started work on documenting the Logtalk pre-processor/compiler source 
+	file.
+
+	New "errors" example. Updated the "inheritance" example.
+
+
 2.8.4 - March 9, 2001
 
 	Updated config files for BinProlog 8.0, K-Prolog 5.01, XSB 2.3, and

Logtalk/UPGRADING

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 =================================================================
 Logtalk - Object oriented extension to Prolog
-Release 2.8.4
+Release 2.9.2
 
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Paulo Moura.  All Rights Reserved.
 =================================================================
 
 
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ Most examples have been rewritten to take advantage of the library.
 Logtalk version 2.8.0 introduces a small change on the logtalk_compile/1-2 
 and logtalk_load/1-2 predicates that may imply updating your loader utility
 files: the first argument is now always a list of entities even if we want 
-to compile or laod a single entity.
+to compile or load a single entity.
+
+Logtalk version 2.9.0 changes compiled code functors postfixes from "_sdcl" 
+and "_sdef" to  "_idcl"	and "_idef", impliying recompilation of all objects, 
+protocols, and categories.