Installation Instructions.

The current version of the low level implementation of Bousi$\sim$Prolog runs on Windows platforms. If you want to install and run this system on your computer, you need the following software: a PC running the Windows 2000 or XP operating system and the Java Virtual Machine version 1.5 (JVM 1.5) installed on it.

In order to install and execute the BPL environment you must follow these simple steps:

1. Checks if the JVM 1.5 is installed. If you need to install JVM 1.5 in your machine, go to the URL address: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
2. Download the file ``bousi.jar'' into the BPL home directory.
3. Simply double click on the ``bousi.jar'' file or, if you have installed the Java SE Development Kit (JDK), follow these steps:
   • Located in the BPL home directory, go to the Windows option and select ``Init\Execute'' in the tool bar and write ``cmd''. Then, a system console is opened.
   • Write ``java jar bousi.jar'' or

                     C:\<BPL home directory>\java jar bousi.jar
     

     into the command line.
   Then the BPL environment is available.