src/swipl-devel/INSTALL.md

Installing SWI-Prolog

The guide for installing SWI-Prolog from source is maintained on the SWI-Prolog website at the following location. Here you notably find how to download the system, prepare the sources and get the dependencies for your environment.

https://www.swi-prolog.org/build/

Hints for using CMake to configure SWI-Prolog are in CMAKE.md.

Installing from source is typically a good idea on Linux and *BSD systems. On MacOS it is adviced to use the binary installer or install from source using Macports or Homebrew. The Windows version is cross-compiled on a Linux machine using MinGW. We provide a Docker recipe for building.



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rswipl documentation built on April 3, 2025, 5:53 p.m.