LQPL - A Linear Quantum Programming Language

LQPL version 0.9.1 is now available

Main changes in this release

Various bug fixes, removal of dependency on Java forms.

Main changes in release 0.9.0

• Modularization of the Compiler / Emulator / Front End.
• Removal of dependency on Alex and Happy for the Compiler(Moved to Parsec). The assembler in the emulator still requires Alex and Happy
• Removal of dependency on Gtk2Hs for the front end - moved to a JRuby/Java/Swing based interface.
• Addition of a dependency upon hspec for tests in the Haskell portions of the code
• New build system, Rake - builds the front end and controls the Haskell build which uses CABAL.
• Migration to BitBucket, a publicly available source code hosting site, together with an issue tracker and wiki.

Source code

LQPL is available at BitBucket in a public git repository.

Source code(Haskell, JRuby): lqpl-server-0.9.1-source.tgz.

Mac / Apple executable and DMG installer

• LQPL-0.9.1.dmg - Download, open the DMG and drag the app to applications. You may also wish to download the example LQPL programs.
• lqpl-0.9.1-bin-x86_64-apple-darwin.tgz - If you prefer somewhat greater control, Untar this to a directory of your choice, change to that directory and type: java -jar lqpl_gui.jar.

Linux and Windows Executables

lqpl-0.9.1-bin-x86_64-linux.tgz - Untar this to a directory of your choice, change to that directory and type: java -jar lqpl_gui.jar. This binary has been build on an Ubuntu system - and we have noted it does not work on the current Fedora 17 build. The LQPL wiki has instructions for building on Fedora 17.

Windows binary still remains to be done.

Documentation

User documentation is in progress. A first version is included with the download and available separately: lqplManual.pdf

Additionally, you can look at my 2007 Masters thesis titled "Programming with a Quantum Stack": pdf 190 pages, 1M.

Last modified by Brett Giles
Last modified: 2013-11-14