Languages and System for Project Euler

Just in case it matters at some point and if anyone just simply wants to know, I thought it worthwhile to document what compilers and interpreters I plan on using while working on Project Euler.

My plan is to use my MacBook for this work. Its stats:

• Mac OS X 10.5.3
• 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

I'll make sure I'm plugged in to a power source if I do any timing tests.

For support software:

• MacPorts version 1.6 (kept religiously up to date)
• TextMate version 1.5.7—I'm required to at least try it

The languages:

• SWI-Prolog version 5.6.55 (from MacPorts)
• Glasgow Haskell Compiler version 6.8.2 (from MacPorts)
• Gwydion Dylan version 2.4.1pre1 (from the Dylan website)
• Official Python version 2.5.2 (from MacPorts)
• Official Erlang version R12B-2 (from MacPorts, without HiPE)
• Official Ruby (MRI) version 1.8.7 (by hand)

I installed a binary of a pre-release of Gwydion Dylan because it's the only version that runs on my Intel MacBook. I disabled HiPE in Erlang because that's the only way it would install with MacPorts. I installed Ruby by hand because I want to be bleeding edge.

Next time: why you didn't get a Prolog report yesterday.