Syntax differences

The list below describes the syntax differences between ECLiPSe and C-Prolog. The following C-Prolog properties are simulated by the compatibility package:

• A blank is not allowed between the functor and the opening bracket.
• single (resp. double) quote must be doubled between single (resp. double) quotes.
• newline is allowed between quotes.
• $ is a normal character.

• the symbol | is not an atom.
• a clause can not be ended by end of file.
• based integers are not accepted.
• comments are not a delimiter (just ignored).
• {} is not an atom.
• [] can not be a functor.