Starting the SICStus Prolog top-level
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This page describes how to start the SICStus Prolog interpreter. You can then type queries directly into the interpreter. To develop and execute a program, you need to use the sections on creating a project and loading a file.
SICStus Prolog 4.2.0
Peter Hancox
Eclipse 3.6.1 (Helios)

School of Computer Science
University of Birmingham
SPIDER 0.0.4
24 September 2012

     

  1. Start Eclipse
    2. Select the Eclipse IDE

     

  2. Set a Workspace
    3. The Workspace is where you will store your files. In this example, a Workspace is set up for a Tutorial sheet.

    Select a Workspace

     

  3. Dismiss the Welcome to Eclipse page (if it appears)

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  4. Start SICStus Prolog running
    5. Select "Open Toplevel" from the SICStus menu

    Select SICStus top-level

     

  5. Increase the size of the SICStus pane
    6. You may find it more convenient to increase the size of the SICStus pane so you can see more of the history of your interaction.

    SICStus running

     

  6. Execute your queries
    7. You can type queries that use inbuilts in Prolog directly into the SICStus Prolog interpreter. This example is a simple unification.

    A first query

     

  7. Exiting Eclipse
    8. When you have finished, simply select "Exit" from the File menu.

    Exit Eclipse