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From: kirshenb@hplabsb.HP.COM (Evan Kirshenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog
Subject: Comments wanted on SICStus (and prolog in general) under HP-UX
Message-ID: <5360@hplabsb.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Jul 89 23:09:20 GMT
Reply-To: kirshenb@hplabsb.UUCP (Evan Kirshenbaum)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA
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Does anybody have any experience running SICStus prolog under HP-UX?  I am
thinking about obtaining a copy to do some prototyping on a 9000/360
running 6.5.  The announcement I saw says that it is "marginally sysV", and
the license agreement implies that they give no installation support.

Does it actually run under HP-UX?  How much trouble is it to get up and
running?  Is it worth it?

And of course, is there anything I should use instead?  Speed is not all
that critical, but I don't think I can afford to run interpreted.  I could
use a good library and debugger.  Foreign function calls will probably be
necessary (calling in, too, if possible).  Hooks into X11 would be really
nice (I heard a rumor about a public domain program out of UCLA).

Any pointers will be appreciated.

Evan Kirshenbaum
    HP Laboratories
    3500 Deer Creek Road, Building 26U
    Palo Alto, CA  94304

    kirshenbaum@hplabs.hp.com
    (415)857-7572