NOTE: Windows and Linux precompiled binaries can now be found at http://www.francesconapolitano.it/leaf/downloads.

This is README.txt file for lglc source package. lglc (Leaf Graph Language Compiler) is a compiler for the LGL language whose target code is a subset of the DOT language (http://www.graphviz.org). The LGL language is an ASCII-ART based graph definition language, whose aim is to code graph structures in a readable way. Here is an example:

    /C

A -> B < \ /E -> @C D < \F -> G, H ;

The code above defines the graph structure that can be easily guessed. Note that the code "E -> @C" creates a loop with the previously defined node C. Also note that "F -> G, H" creates two edges. The resulting graph can be visualized converting this code to DOT language through the lglc compiler and then using Graphviz tools.

The LGL compiler is part of a pipeline management system, so it lacks some standalone stuff at the moment (notably documentation).