From 6d6b5266adc55d502a97af74cdc4c5644881652c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Parker Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:30:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7dddb2f9..f3f1c5a7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ This is PRISM (Probabilistic Symbolic Model Checker). -## INSTALLATION +## Installation For detailed installation instructions, check the online manual at: @@ -11,30 +11,30 @@ For detailed installation instructions, check the online manual at: or see the local copies included in this distribution: - `doc/manual/InstallingPRISM/Instructions.html` - `doc/manual.pdf` + * `doc/manual/InstallingPRISM/Instructions.html` + * `doc/manual.pdf` Very abbreviated instructions for installing/running PRISM are as follows: For Windows binary distributions: - - to install, run `prism-XXX-win-installer.exe` - - to run, use Desktop/Start menu shortcuts or double-click `bin\xprism.bat` + * to install, run `prism-XXX-win-installer.exe` + * to run, use Desktop/Start menu shortcuts or double-click `bin\xprism.bat` For other binary distributions: - - to install, enter the PRISM directory, type `./install.sh` - - to run, execute `bin/xprism` or `bin/prism` + * to install, enter the PRISM directory, type `./install.sh` + * to run, execute `bin/xprism` or `bin/prism` For source code distributions: - - enter the PRISM directory and type `make` - - to run, execute `bin/xprism` or `bin/prism` + * enter the PRISM directory and type `make` + * to run, execute `bin/xprism` or `bin/prism` If you have problems check the manual, especially the section "Common Problems And Questions". -## DOCUMENTATION +## Documentation The best source of information about using PRISM is the online manual: @@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ The best source of information about using PRISM is the online manual: You can also view the local copies included in this distribution: - `doc/manual/index.html` - `doc/manual.pdf` + * `doc/manual/index.html` + * `doc/manual.pdf` For other PRISM-related information, see the website: http://www.prismmodelchecker.org/ -## LICENSING +## Licensing PRISM is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). -A copy of this license can be found in the file `COPYING.txt``. +A copy of this license can be found in the file `COPYING.txt`. For more information, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ library, see: http://vlsi.colorado.edu/~fabio/CUDD/ -## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +## Acknowledgements PRISM was created and is still actively maintained by: @@ -73,10 +73,15 @@ PRISM was created and is still actively maintained by: * Gethin Norman (University of Glasgow) * Marta Kwiatkowska (University of Oxford) +Development of the tool is currently led from Birmingham by Dave Parker. Other current key developers are: + + * Joachim Klein (Technische Universität Dresden) + We gratefully acknowledge contributions to the PRISM code-base from various sources, including (in approximately reverse chronological order): - * Joachim Klein: Various bug fixes, especially related to LTL + * Steffen Märcker: Fixes and improvements, especially in explicit engine + * Chris Novakovic: Build infrastructure improvements * Ernst Moritz Hahn: Parametric model checking, fast adaptive uniformisation + various other features * Frits Dannenberg: Fast adaptive uniformisation * Vojtech Forejt: Various model checking code, including multi-objective + GUI enhancements @@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ For more details see: http://www.prismmodelchecker.org/people.php -## CONTACT +## Contact If you have problems or questions regarding PRISM, please use the help forum provided. See: @@ -109,11 +114,11 @@ If you have problems or questions regarding PRISM, please use the help forum pro Other comments and feedback about any aspect of PRISM are also very welcome. Please contact: - Dave Parker - (d.a.parker@cs.bham.ac.uk) - School of Computer Science - University of Birmingham - Edgbaston - Birmingham - B15 2TT + Dave Parker + (d.a.parker@cs.bham.ac.uk) + School of Computer Science + University of Birmingham + Edgbaston + Birmingham + B15 2TT ENGLAND