ECLiPSe – From LP to CLP

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Joachim Schimpf, Kish Shen
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming 12(1-2), pages 127–156
January 2012

ECLiPSe is a Prolog-based programming system, aimed at the development and deployment of constraint programming applications. It is also used for teaching most aspects of combinatorial problem solving, for example, problem modelling, constraint programming, mathematical programming and search techniques. It uses an extended Prolog as its high-level modelling and control language, complemented by several constraint solver libraries, interfaces to third-party solvers, an integrated development environment and interfaces for embedding into host environments. This paper discusses language extensions, implementation aspects, components, and tools that we consider relevant on the way from Logic Programming to Constraint Logic Programming.

keywords   Prolog, logic programming system, constraint, solver, modelling
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book Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP)