[2-7] Free Logic Programming Systems
ALF:
ALF (Algebraic Logic Functional programming language) is a
language which combines functional and logic programming techniques.
The foundation of ALF is Horn clause logic with equality which
consists of predicates and Horn clauses for logic programming, and
functions and equations for functional programming. The abstract
machine is based on the Warren Abstract Machine (WAM) with several
extensions to implement narrowing and rewriting. In the current
implementation programs of this abstract machine are executed by an
emulator written in C. It is available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.germany.eu.net:/pub/programming/languages/LogicFunctional/
(aka simpson.germany.eu.net) as the files alf_*.zoo
(Documentation, C sources for the emulator, the preprocessor and the
compiler). For further information, contact Rudolf Opalla
<opalla@julien.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>.
CORAL:
CORAL is a deductive database/logic programming system developed at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is a declarative language
based on Horn-clause rules with extensions like SQL's group-by and
aggregation operators, and uses a Prolog-like syntax.
CORAL is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.wisc.edu:/coral/. The
distribution includes source code compatible with AT&T C++ Version 2.0
or later, executables for Decstations and SUN 4s, the CORAL User
Manual, and some related papers containing a language overview and
implementation details. (A version of the source code compatible with
GNU g++ will be available shortly.) For more information, contact
Raghu Ramakrishnan, <raghu@ricotta.cs.wisc.edu>.
Lolli:
Lolli is an interpreter for logic programming based on linear logic
principles. Lolli, named for the linear logic implication operator
"-o" called lollipop, is a full implementation of the language
described in the paper "Logic Programming in a Fragment of
Intuitionistic Linear Logic" (Josh Hodas & Dale Miller, to appear in
Information and Computation), though it differs a bit in syntax, and
has several built-in extra-logical predicates and operators. Lolli is
available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.cis.upenn.edu:/pub/Lolli/Lolli-07.tar.Z
This distribution includes full ML source, along with a Makefile, as well
as several background papers and a collection of example programs. For
those who do not have SML-NJ at their site, the authors hope to
provide pre-built binaries for a variety of architectures. These
binaries can be found on
ftp.cis.upenn.edu:/pub/Lolli/binaries/
At present Sparc and NeXT binaries are available. If you compile
lolli on a new architecture, please contact Josh Hodas at
<hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu> so that he can make your binary available.
See also LIFE, SLG, and XSB in [2-1], BeBOP in [2-3], and Oz in [2-5].
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