ralph@CS.ARIZONA.EDU ("Ralph Griswold") (03/22/91)
Icon Compiler for UNIX Platforms A preliminary release of the optimizing compiler for the Icon programming language is now available. This compiler generates stand-alone executable files unlike the Icon interpreter. The compilation process itself is slow compared with the interpreter, but the resulting executable files run much faster than interpreted ones. The Icon compiler produces C code, so you'll need a C compiler to use it. The preliminary release corresponds approximately to Version 7.6 of Icon and does not have all Version 8 features. Version 8 of the compiler will be released later. The preliminary release is now available via FTP for several UNIX platforms. The presently available platforms are: DECstation 3100 running Ultrix HP 9000/330 running HP/UX Iris 4D running IRIX NeXT running Mach Sequent Symmetry running DYNIX Sun 3 Workstation running SunOS Sun 4 Workstation running SunOS VAX running 4.3 BSD Implementations for other platforms will be added as they are completed. The present release is in object format. Complete source code for the compiler will be released later. To get a copy of the Icon compiler, do an anonymous FTP to cs.arizona.edu. Then cd to /icon/v8/Compiler. There are two subdirectories, Docs and Packages. The subdirectory Docs contains PostScript for an installation manual (IPD165) and a user's guide (IPD157). You should print and read these documents before getting a copy of the compiler. The subdirectory Packages contains several additional subdirectories, one for each presently supported platform. The subdirectory names identify the platforms. See the READ.ME files in the various directories for additional information. Please direct any questions to me, not icon-group. Ralph Griswold / Dept of Computer Science / Univ of Arizona / Tucson, AZ 85721 +1 602 621 6609 ralph@cs.arizona.edu uunet!arizona!ralph