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@ -7,26 +7,28 @@ This directory contains a release of the Yap 5.1.* Prolog system,
originally developed at the Universidade do Porto by Luis Damas and originally developed at the Universidade do Porto by Luis Damas and
Vitor Santos Costa, with contributions from the Edinburgh Prolog Vitor Santos Costa, with contributions from the Edinburgh Prolog
library, the C-Prolog manual authors, Ricardo Lopes, Ricardo Rocha, library, the C-Prolog manual authors, Ricardo Lopes, Ricardo Rocha,
and many others. You should read the rest of this file for information M. Hermenegildo, D. Cabeza, Eric Alphonse, Paulo Moura, Nuno Fonseca,
on what Yap is and for instructions on how to build it. Jan Wielemaker, Paul Singleton, Fred Dushin, Jan Wielemaker, Markus
Triska, and many others. You should read the rest of this file for
information on what Yap is and for instructions on how to build it.
YAP 52 is known to build with many versions of gcc (<= gcc-2.7.2, >= YAP 52 is known to build with many versions of gcc (<= gcc-2.7.2, >=
gcc-2.8.1, >= egcs-1.0.1, gcc-2.95.*) and on a variety of Unix'es: gcc-2.8.1, >= egcs-1.0.1, gcc-2.95.*) and on a variety of Linux,
SunOS 4.1, Solaris 2.*, Irix 5.2, HP-UX 10.20, Dec Alpha Unix, Linux 1.2 MacOSX, and Unix'es: SunOS 4.1, Solaris 2.*, Irix 5.2, HP-UX 10.20,
and Linux 2.* (RedHat 4.0 through 5.2, Debian 2.*) in both the x86 and Dec Alpha Unix, Linux 1.2 and Linux 2.* (RedHat 4.0 through 5.2,
alpha platforms. It has been built on Windows XP using cygwin/mingw from Debian 2.*) in both the x86 and alpha platforms. It has been built on
Cygnus Solutions. Windows XP using cygwin/mingw from Cygnus Solutions. and on MaxO
Yap is now distributed under two licenses. YAP can also be distributed The main core of the YAP distribution is distributed under a dual
under the FSF's LGPL (see the file COPYING). Also, all the components license: the Perl Artistic license 2 and the FSF's LGPL. The YAP
of Yap not in the LGPL directory can be distributed under the Perl distribution also contains files distributed under the LGPL
Artistic license 2. exclusively, and under the GPL.
The Yap distribution includes several packages ported to Yap, such as The YAP distribution includes several packages ported to Yap, such as
Pillow, JPL, CLP(R) and CHR. We would like to take Pillow, JPL, CLP(R) and CHR. We would like to take the opportunity to
the opportunity to thank the developers of these packages for their thank the developers of these packages for their generosity in
generosity in allowing YAP to distribute these packages. Any bugs in allowing YAP to distribute these packages. Any bugs in these packages
these packages are probably our fault. are probably our fault.
If you have a question about this software, desire to add code, found If you have a question about this software, desire to add code, found
a bug, want to request a feature, or wonder how to get further a bug, want to request a feature, or wonder how to get further
@ -69,8 +71,6 @@ with SICStus Prolog.
2. How to compile YAP 2. How to compile YAP
If you are compiling YAP under VisualC++ look at README.VC.
To compile YAP just do: To compile YAP just do:
(1) mkdir arch (1) mkdir arch