Version 9.5.0 of Icon

Version 9.5.0 of Icon is available in source and binary form. For details about the changes in this version, see the release notes.

Icon runs on Unix-like systems, including Linux and the Darwin environment of the Macintosh. Icon can run on Microsoft Windows if the Cygwin environment is present.

Documentation is on line:

• General documentation
• Icon on Macintosh
• Icon on Cygwin

Executable Unix Binaries

Precompiled binaries are available for the Unix systems listed below. These binaries are built with graphics enabled, so the X Window system must be present on the target platform. Each package includes the translator, interpreter, interface builder, and library procedures. To install Icon from binaries,

1. Download the correct tar file for your system.
2. Unpack it to produce an icon-v950 directory.
3. Follow the installation instructions.

Binary packages are 1.5 MB gzipped tar files. Unpack by gunzip <file.tgz | tar xf –.

• download for Linux on x86
• download for Sun Solaris on SPARC
• download for Intel-based Macintosh
• download for Cygwin on Windows (32-bit) or alternate version without graphics
• download for Cygwin on Windows (64-bit) or alternate version without graphics

Unix Source Code Package

The source code package is a 3.1 MB gzipped tar file that includes the complete Icon program library. It can be configured for most Unix platforms including Cygwin and Darwin.

Download icon-v950src.tgz.