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How to Start Using LIC

LIC has to be invoked in either Rapid Prototyping System for Code Generation or Matrix and Linear Inequality Calculator mode.

lic -c

Will invoke LIC in the Rapid Prototyping System for Code Generation mode.

lic -m

Will invoke LIC in the Matrix and Linear Inequality Calculator mode.

The flag `-h' can be used in both modes to print out the help page associated with each mode.

When LIC is run, a prompt (`>') is displayed requesting input. After entering a statement followed by a newline, LIC will parse your statement and perform the requested calculation. Syntax of many LIC commands depends on the mode in which LIC is running. See section Prototyping System Syntax for the commands available in the rapid prototyping mode and see section Calculator Syntax for matrix and linear inequality calculator mode.

The following are some common features in both modes.

• Instead of typing each expression, you can enter a set of expressions from a script file.

  < filename

  Input is taken from a script file filename.

  end

  Should be the last line in the script file.

  //

  All characters after `//' to newline are considered as comments and will not be parsed by LIC.

  #

  Results are not printed if the first character of the line is `#'.

• To end the LIC session use one of the following commands.

  end

  quit

  exit

  bye

• To obtain help, i.e. print the help page, use:

  help

  h

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