NEWS
author huffman
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:45:39 -0700
changeset 45693 2690b6de5021
parent 45648 1afb48f872ae
child 45697 1120cba9bce4
permissions -rw-r--r--
remove duplicate lemma real_of_int_real_of_nat in favor of real_of_int_of_nat_eq
     1 Isabelle NEWS -- history user-relevant changes
     2 ==============================================
     3 
     4 New in this Isabelle version
     5 ----------------------------
     6 
     7 *** General ***
     8 
     9 * Improved Isabelle/jEdit Prover IDE (PIDE), which can be invoked as
    10 "isabelle jedit" on the command line.
    11 
    12   - Management of multiple theory files directly from the editor
    13     buffer store -- bypassing the file-system (no requirement to save
    14     files for checking).
    15 
    16   - Markup of formal entities within the text buffer, with semantic
    17     highlighting, tooltips and hyperlinks to jump to defining source
    18     positions.
    19 
    20   - Improved text rendering, with sub/superscripts in the source
    21     buffer (including support for copy/paste wrt. output panel, HTML
    22     theory output and other non-Isabelle text boxes).
    23 
    24   - Refined scheduling of proof checking and printing of results,
    25     based on interactive editor view.  (Note: jEdit folding and
    26     narrowing allows to restrict buffer perspectives explicitly.)
    27 
    28   - Reduced CPU performance requirements, usable on machines with few
    29     cores.
    30 
    31   - Reduced memory requirements due to pruning of unused document
    32     versions (garbage collection).
    33 
    34 See also ~~/src/Tools/jEdit/README.html for further information,
    35 including some remaining limitations.
    36 
    37 * Theory loader: source files are identified by content via SHA1
    38 digests.  Discontinued former path/modtime identification and optional
    39 ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT plugin scripts.
    40 
    41 * Parallelization of nested Isar proofs is subject to
    42 Goal.parallel_proofs_threshold (default 100).  See also isabelle
    43 usedir option -Q.
    44 
    45 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2, which was the last version
    46 without proper multithreading and TimeLimit implementation.
    47 
    48 * Discontinued old lib/scripts/polyml-platform, which has been
    49 obsolete since Isabelle2009-2.
    50 
    51 * Theory loader: source files are exclusively located via the master
    52 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
    53 The global load path (such as src/HOL/Library) has been discontinued.
    54 Note that the path element ~~ may be used to reference theories in the
    55 Isabelle home folder -- for instance, "~~/src/HOL/Library/FuncSet".
    56 INCOMPATIBILITY.
    57 
    58 * Various optional external tools are referenced more robustly and
    59 uniformly by explicit Isabelle settings as follows:
    60 
    61   ISABELLE_CSDP   (formerly CSDP_EXE)
    62   ISABELLE_GHC    (formerly EXEC_GHC or GHC_PATH)
    63   ISABELLE_OCAML  (formerly EXEC_OCAML)
    64   ISABELLE_SWIPL  (formerly EXEC_SWIPL)
    65   ISABELLE_YAP    (formerly EXEC_YAP)
    66 
    67 Note that automated detection from the file-system or search path has
    68 been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
    69 
    70 * Name space: former unsynchronized references are now proper
    71 configuration options, with more conventional names:
    72 
    73   long_names   ~> names_long
    74   short_names  ~> names_short
    75   unique_names ~> names_unique
    76 
    77 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, need to declare options in context like this:
    78 
    79   declare [[names_unique = false]]
    80 
    81 * Literal facts `prop` may contain dummy patterns, e.g. `_ = _`.  Note
    82 that the result needs to be unique, which means fact specifications
    83 may have to be refined after enriching a proof context.
    84 
    85 * Isabelle/Isar reference manual provides more formal references in
    86 syntax diagrams.
    87 
    88 * Attribute case_names has been refined: the assumptions in each case can
    89 be named now by following the case name with [name1 name2 ...].
    90 
    91 
    92 *** HOL ***
    93 
    94 * Classes bot and top require underlying partial order rather than preorder:
    95 uniqueness of bot and top is guaranteed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
    96 
    97 * Class complete_lattice: generalized a couple of lemmas from sets;
    98 generalized theorems INF_cong and SUP_cong.  New type classes for complete
    99 boolean algebras and complete linear orders.  Lemmas Inf_less_iff,
   100 less_Sup_iff, INF_less_iff, less_SUP_iff now reside in class complete_linorder.
   101 Changed proposition of lemmas Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, Inf_fun_def, Sup_fun_def,
   102 Inf_apply, Sup_apply.
   103 Redundant lemmas Inf_singleton, Sup_singleton, Inf_binary, Sup_binary,
   104 INF_eq, SUP_eq, INF_UNIV_range, SUP_UNIV_range, Int_eq_Inter,
   105 INTER_eq_Inter_image, Inter_def, INT_eq, Un_eq_Union, UNION_eq_Union_image,
   106 Union_def, UN_singleton, UN_eq have been discarded.
   107 More consistent and less misunderstandable names:
   108   INFI_def ~> INF_def
   109   SUPR_def ~> SUP_def
   110   INF_leI ~> INF_lower
   111   INF_leI2 ~> INF_lower2
   112   le_INFI ~> INF_greatest
   113   le_SUPI ~> SUP_upper
   114   le_SUPI2 ~> SUP_upper2
   115   SUP_leI ~> SUP_least
   116   INFI_bool_eq ~> INF_bool_eq
   117   SUPR_bool_eq ~> SUP_bool_eq
   118   INFI_apply ~> INF_apply
   119   SUPR_apply ~> SUP_apply
   120   INTER_def ~> INTER_eq
   121   UNION_def ~> UNION_eq
   122 
   123 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   124 
   125 * Theorem collections ball_simps and bex_simps do not contain theorems referring
   126 to UNION any longer;  these have been moved to collection UN_ball_bex_simps.
   127 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   128 
   129 * Archimedean_Field.thy:
   130     floor now is defined as parameter of a separate type class floor_ceiling.
   131  
   132 * Finite_Set.thy: more coherent development of fold_set locales:
   133 
   134     locale fun_left_comm ~> locale comp_fun_commute
   135     locale fun_left_comm_idem ~> locale comp_fun_idem
   136     
   137 Both use point-free characterisation; interpretation proofs may need adjustment.
   138 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   139 
   140 * Code generation:
   141   - theory Library/Code_Char_ord provides native ordering of characters
   142     in the target language.
   143   - commands code_module and code_library are legacy, use export_code instead. 
   144   - method evaluation is legacy, use method eval instead.
   145   - legacy evaluator "SML" is deactivated by default. To activate it, add the following
   146     line in your theory:
   147       setup {* Value.add_evaluator ("SML", Codegen.eval_term) *}
   148  
   149 * Declare ext [intro] by default.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
   150 
   151 * Nitpick:
   152   - Added "need" and "total_consts" options.
   153   - Reintroduced "show_skolems" option by popular demand.
   154   - Renamed attribute: nitpick_def ~> nitpick_unfold.
   155     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   156 
   157 * Sledgehammer:
   158   - sledgehammer available_provers ~> sledgehammer supported_provers.
   159     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   160   - Added support for SNARK and ToFoF-E on SystemOnTPTP and for simply typed
   161     TPTP problems (TFF).
   162   - Added "preplay_timeout", "slicing", "type_enc", "sound", "max_mono_iters",
   163     and "max_new_mono_instances" options.
   164   - Removed "explicit_apply" and "full_types" options as well as "Full Types"
   165     Proof General menu item. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   166 
   167 * Metis:
   168   - Removed "metisF" -- use "metis" instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   169   - Obsoleted "metisFT" -- use "metis (full_types)" instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   170 
   171 * "try":
   172   - Renamed "try_methods" and added "simp:", "intro:", "dest:", and "elim:"
   173     options. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   174   - Introduced "try" that not only runs "try_methods" but also "solve_direct",
   175     "sledgehammer", "quickcheck", and "nitpick".
   176 
   177 * Quickcheck:
   178   - Added "eval" option to evaluate terms for the found counterexample
   179     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester)
   180   - Added post-processing of terms to obtain readable counterexamples
   181     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester)
   182   - New counterexample generator quickcheck[narrowing] enables
   183     narrowing-based testing.
   184     It requires that the Glasgow Haskell compiler is installed and
   185     its location is known to Isabelle with the environment variable
   186     ISABELLE_GHC.
   187   - Removed quickcheck tester "SML" based on the SML code generator
   188     from HOL-Library
   189 
   190 * Function package: discontinued option "tailrec".
   191 INCOMPATIBILITY. Use partial_function instead.
   192 
   193 * HOL-Probability:
   194   - Caratheodory's extension lemma is now proved for ring_of_sets.
   195   - Infinite products of probability measures are now available.
   196   - Use extended reals instead of positive extended reals.
   197     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   198 
   199 * Old recdef package has been moved to Library/Old_Recdef.thy, where it
   200 must be loaded explicitly.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   201 
   202 * Well-founded recursion combinator "wfrec" has been moved to
   203 Library/Wfrec.thy. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   204 
   205 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity has been renamed to Library/Extended_Nat.
   206 The names of the following types and constants have changed:
   207   inat (type) ~> enat
   208   Fin         ~> enat
   209   Infty       ~> infinity (overloaded)
   210   iSuc        ~> eSuc
   211   the_Fin     ~> the_enat
   212 Every theorem name containing "inat", "Fin", "Infty", or "iSuc" has
   213 been renamed accordingly.
   214 
   215 * Limits.thy: Type "'a net" has been renamed to "'a filter", in
   216 accordance with standard mathematical terminology. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   217 
   218 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Type "('a, 'b) cart" has been renamed
   219 to "('a, 'b) vec" (the syntax "'a ^ 'b" remains unaffected). Constants
   220 "Cart_nth" and "Cart_lambda" have been respectively renamed to
   221 "vec_nth" and "vec_lambda"; theorems mentioning those names have
   222 changed to match. Definition theorems for overloaded constants now use
   223 the standard "foo_vec_def" naming scheme. A few other theorems have
   224 been renamed as follows (INCOMPATIBILITY):
   225 
   226   Cart_eq          ~> vec_eq_iff
   227   dist_nth_le_cart ~> dist_vec_nth_le
   228   tendsto_vector   ~> vec_tendstoI
   229   Cauchy_vector    ~> vec_CauchyI
   230 
   231 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Several duplicate theorems have been
   232 removed, and other theorems have been renamed or replaced with more
   233 general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   234 
   235   finite_choice ~> finite_set_choice
   236   eventually_conjI ~> eventually_conj
   237   eventually_and ~> eventually_conj_iff
   238   eventually_false ~> eventually_False
   239   setsum_norm ~> norm_setsum
   240   Lim_ident_at ~> LIM_ident
   241   Lim_const ~> tendsto_const
   242   Lim_cmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF tendsto_const]
   243   Lim_neg ~> tendsto_minus
   244   Lim_add ~> tendsto_add
   245   Lim_sub ~> tendsto_diff
   246   Lim_mul ~> tendsto_scaleR
   247   Lim_vmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF _ tendsto_const]
   248   Lim_null_norm ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff [symmetric]
   249   Lim_linear ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   250   Lim_component ~> tendsto_euclidean_component
   251   Lim_component_cart ~> tendsto_vec_nth
   252   Lim_inner ~> tendsto_inner [OF tendsto_const]
   253   dot_lsum ~> inner_setsum_left
   254   dot_rsum ~> inner_setsum_right
   255   continuous_cmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF continuous_const]
   256   continuous_neg ~> continuous_minus
   257   continuous_sub ~> continuous_diff
   258   continuous_vmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF _ continuous_const]
   259   continuous_mul ~> continuous_scaleR
   260   continuous_inv ~> continuous_inverse
   261   continuous_at_within_inv ~> continuous_at_within_inverse
   262   continuous_at_inv ~> continuous_at_inverse
   263   continuous_at_norm ~> continuous_norm [OF continuous_at_id]
   264   continuous_at_infnorm ~> continuous_infnorm [OF continuous_at_id]
   265   continuous_at_component ~> continuous_component [OF continuous_at_id]
   266   continuous_on_neg ~> continuous_on_minus
   267   continuous_on_sub ~> continuous_on_diff
   268   continuous_on_cmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF continuous_on_const]
   269   continuous_on_vmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF _ continuous_on_const]
   270   continuous_on_mul ~> continuous_on_scaleR
   271   continuous_on_mul_real ~> continuous_on_mult
   272   continuous_on_inner ~> continuous_on_inner [OF continuous_on_const]
   273   continuous_on_norm ~> continuous_on_norm [OF continuous_on_id]
   274   continuous_on_inverse ~> continuous_on_inv
   275   uniformly_continuous_on_neg ~> uniformly_continuous_on_minus
   276   uniformly_continuous_on_sub ~> uniformly_continuous_on_diff
   277   subset_interior ~> interior_mono
   278   subset_closure ~> closure_mono
   279   closure_univ ~> closure_UNIV
   280   real_arch_lt ~> reals_Archimedean2
   281   real_arch ~> reals_Archimedean3
   282   real_abs_norm ~> abs_norm_cancel
   283   real_abs_sub_norm ~> norm_triangle_ineq3
   284   norm_cauchy_schwarz_abs ~> Cauchy_Schwarz_ineq2
   285 
   286 * Complex_Main: The locale interpretations for the bounded_linear and
   287 bounded_bilinear locales have been removed, in order to reduce the
   288 number of duplicate lemmas. Users must use the original names for
   289 distributivity theorems, potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
   290 
   291   divide.add ~> add_divide_distrib
   292   divide.diff ~> diff_divide_distrib
   293   divide.setsum ~> setsum_divide_distrib
   294   mult.add_right ~> right_distrib
   295   mult.diff_right ~> right_diff_distrib
   296   mult_right.setsum ~> setsum_right_distrib
   297   mult_left.diff ~> left_diff_distrib
   298 
   299 * Complex_Main: Several redundant theorems have been removed or
   300 replaced by more general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   301 
   302   real_of_int_real_of_nat ~> real_of_int_of_nat_eq
   303   real_0_le_divide_iff ~> zero_le_divide_iff
   304   realpow_two_disj ~> power2_eq_iff
   305   real_squared_diff_one_factored ~> square_diff_one_factored
   306   realpow_two_diff ~> square_diff_square_factored
   307   reals_complete2 ~> complete_real
   308   real_sum_squared_expand ~> power2_sum
   309   exp_ln_eq ~> ln_unique
   310   expi_add ~> exp_add
   311   expi_zero ~> exp_zero
   312   lemma_DERIV_subst ~> DERIV_cong
   313   LIMSEQ_Zfun_iff ~> tendsto_Zfun_iff
   314   LIMSEQ_const ~> tendsto_const
   315   LIMSEQ_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   316   LIMSEQ_add ~> tendsto_add
   317   LIMSEQ_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   318   LIMSEQ_minus_cancel ~> tendsto_minus_cancel
   319   LIMSEQ_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   320   bounded_linear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   321   bounded_bilinear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   322   LIMSEQ_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   323   LIMSEQ_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   324   LIMSEQ_divide ~> tendsto_divide
   325   LIMSEQ_pow ~> tendsto_power
   326   LIMSEQ_setsum ~> tendsto_setsum
   327   LIMSEQ_setprod ~> tendsto_setprod
   328   LIMSEQ_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   329   LIMSEQ_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   330   LIMSEQ_imp_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   331   LIMSEQ_add_minus ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_minus]
   332   LIMSEQ_add_const ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_const]
   333   LIMSEQ_diff_const ~> tendsto_diff [OF _ tendsto_const]
   334   LIMSEQ_Complex ~> tendsto_Complex
   335   LIM_ident ~> tendsto_ident_at
   336   LIM_const ~> tendsto_const
   337   LIM_add ~> tendsto_add
   338   LIM_add_zero ~> tendsto_add_zero
   339   LIM_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   340   LIM_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   341   LIM_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   342   LIM_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero
   343   LIM_norm_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_norm_zero_cancel
   344   LIM_norm_zero_iff ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   345   LIM_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   346   LIM_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero
   347   LIM_rabs_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_cancel
   348   LIM_rabs_zero_iff ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   349   LIM_compose ~> tendsto_compose
   350   LIM_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   351   LIM_scaleR ~> tendsto_scaleR
   352   LIM_of_real ~> tendsto_of_real
   353   LIM_power ~> tendsto_power
   354   LIM_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   355   LIM_sgn ~> tendsto_sgn
   356   isCont_LIM_compose ~> isCont_tendsto_compose
   357   bounded_linear.LIM ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   358   bounded_linear.LIM_zero ~> bounded_linear.tendsto_zero
   359   bounded_bilinear.LIM ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   360   bounded_bilinear.LIM_prod_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_zero
   361   bounded_bilinear.LIM_left_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_left_zero
   362   bounded_bilinear.LIM_right_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_right_zero
   363   LIM_inverse_fun ~> tendsto_inverse [OF tendsto_ident_at]
   364 
   365 
   366 *** Document preparation ***
   367 
   368 * Discontinued special treatment of hard tabulators, which are better
   369 avoided in the first place.  Implicit tab-width is 1.
   370 
   371 * Antiquotation @{rail} layouts railroad syntax diagrams, see also
   372 isar-ref manual.
   373 
   374 * Antiquotation @{value} evaluates the given term and presents its result.
   375 
   376 * Localized \isabellestyle switch can be used within blocks or groups
   377 like this:
   378 
   379   \isabellestyle{it}  %preferred default
   380   {\isabellestylett @{text "typewriter stuff"}}
   381 
   382 * New term style "isub" as ad-hoc conversion of variables x1, y23 into
   383 subscripted form x\<^isub>1, y\<^isub>2\<^isub>3.
   384 
   385 * Predefined LaTeX macros for Isabelle symbols \<bind> and \<then>
   386 (e.g. see ~~/src/HOL/Library/Monad_Syntax.thy).
   387 
   388 
   389 *** ML ***
   390 
   391 * The inner syntax of sort/type/term/prop supports inlined YXML
   392 representations within quoted string tokens.  By encoding logical
   393 entities via Term_XML (in ML or Scala) concrete syntax can be
   394 bypassed, which is particularly useful for producing bits of text
   395 under external program control.
   396 
   397 * Antiquotations for ML and document preparation are managed as theory
   398 data, which requires explicit setup.
   399 
   400 * Isabelle_Process.is_active allows tools to check if the official
   401 process wrapper is running (Isabelle/Scala/jEdit) or the old TTY loop
   402 (better known as Proof General).
   403 
   404 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
   405 ProofContext is still available for some time as legacy alias.
   406 
   407 * Structure Timing provides various operations for timing; supersedes
   408 former start_timing/end_timing etc.
   409 
   410 * Path.print is the official way to show file-system paths to users
   411 (including quotes etc.).
   412 
   413 * Inner syntax: identifiers in parse trees of generic categories
   414 "logic", "aprop", "idt" etc. carry position information (disguised as
   415 type constraints).  Occasional INCOMPATIBILITY with non-compliant
   416 translations that choke on unexpected type constraints.  Positions can
   417 be stripped in ML translations via Syntax.strip_positions /
   418 Syntax.strip_positions_ast, or via the syntax constant
   419 "_strip_positions" within parse trees.  As last resort, positions can
   420 be disabled via the configuration option Syntax.positions, which is
   421 called "syntax_positions" in Isar attribute syntax.
   422 
   423 * Discontinued special status of various ML structures that contribute
   424 to structure Syntax (Ast, Lexicon, Mixfix, Parser, Printer etc.): less
   425 pervasive content, no inclusion in structure Syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
   426 refer directly to Ast.Constant, Lexicon.is_identifier,
   427 Syntax_Trans.mk_binder_tr etc.
   428 
   429 * Typed print translation: discontinued show_sorts argument, which is
   430 already available via context of "advanced" translation.
   431 
   432 * Refined PARALLEL_GOALS tactical: degrades gracefully for schematic
   433 goal states; body tactic needs to address all subgoals uniformly.
   434 
   435 * Slightly more special eq_list/eq_set, with shortcut involving
   436 pointer equality (assumes that eq relation is reflexive).
   437 
   438 * Classical tactics use proper Proof.context instead of historic types
   439 claset/clasimpset.  Old-style declarations like addIs, addEs, addDs
   440 operate directly on Proof.context.  Raw type claset retains its use as
   441 snapshot of the classical context, which can be recovered via
   442 (put_claset HOL_cs) etc.  Type clasimpset has been discontinued.
   443 INCOMPATIBILITY, classical tactics and derived proof methods require
   444 proper Proof.context.
   445 
   446 * Scala layer provides JVM method invocation service for static
   447 methods of type (String)String, see Invoke_Scala.method in ML.
   448 For example:
   449 
   450   Invoke_Scala.method "java.lang.System.getProperty" "java.home"
   451 
   452 
   453 
   454 New in Isabelle2011 (January 2011)
   455 ----------------------------------
   456 
   457 *** General ***
   458 
   459 * Experimental Prover IDE based on Isabelle/Scala and jEdit (see
   460 src/Tools/jEdit).  This also serves as IDE for Isabelle/ML, with
   461 useful tooltips and hyperlinks produced from its static analysis.  The
   462 bundled component provides an executable Isabelle tool that can be run
   463 like this:
   464 
   465   Isabelle2011/bin/isabelle jedit
   466 
   467 * Significantly improved Isabelle/Isar implementation manual.
   468 
   469 * System settings: ISABELLE_HOME_USER now includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER
   470 (and thus refers to something like $HOME/.isabelle/Isabelle2011),
   471 while the default heap location within that directory lacks that extra
   472 suffix.  This isolates multiple Isabelle installations from each
   473 other, avoiding problems with old settings in new versions.
   474 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to copy/upgrade old user settings manually.
   475 
   476 * Source files are always encoded as UTF-8, instead of old-fashioned
   477 ISO-Latin-1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Isabelle LaTeX documents might require
   478 the following package declarations:
   479 
   480   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
   481   \usepackage{textcomp}
   482 
   483 * Explicit treatment of UTF-8 sequences as Isabelle symbols, such that
   484 a Unicode character is treated as a single symbol, not a sequence of
   485 non-ASCII bytes as before.  Since Isabelle/ML string literals may
   486 contain symbols without further backslash escapes, Unicode can now be
   487 used here as well.  Recall that Symbol.explode in ML provides a
   488 consistent view on symbols, while raw explode (or String.explode)
   489 merely give a byte-oriented representation.
   490 
   491 * Theory loader: source files are primarily located via the master
   492 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
   493 The global load path is still partially available as legacy feature.
   494 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY due to subtle change in file lookup: use
   495 explicit paths, relatively to the theory.
   496 
   497 * Special treatment of ML file names has been discontinued.
   498 Historically, optional extensions .ML or .sml were added on demand --
   499 at the cost of clarity of file dependencies.  Recall that Isabelle/ML
   500 files exclusively use the .ML extension.  Minor INCOMPATIBILTY.
   501 
   502 * Various options that affect pretty printing etc. are now properly
   503 handled within the context via configuration options, instead of
   504 unsynchronized references or print modes.  There are both ML Config.T
   505 entities and Isar declaration attributes to access these.
   506 
   507   ML (Config.T)                 Isar (attribute)
   508 
   509   eta_contract                  eta_contract
   510   show_brackets                 show_brackets
   511   show_sorts                    show_sorts
   512   show_types                    show_types
   513   show_question_marks           show_question_marks
   514   show_consts                   show_consts
   515   show_abbrevs                  show_abbrevs
   516 
   517   Syntax.ast_trace              syntax_ast_trace
   518   Syntax.ast_stat               syntax_ast_stat
   519   Syntax.ambiguity_level        syntax_ambiguity_level
   520 
   521   Goal_Display.goals_limit      goals_limit
   522   Goal_Display.show_main_goal   show_main_goal
   523 
   524   Method.rule_trace             rule_trace
   525 
   526   Thy_Output.display            thy_output_display
   527   Thy_Output.quotes             thy_output_quotes
   528   Thy_Output.indent             thy_output_indent
   529   Thy_Output.source             thy_output_source
   530   Thy_Output.break              thy_output_break
   531 
   532 Note that corresponding "..._default" references in ML may only be
   533 changed globally at the ROOT session setup, but *not* within a theory.
   534 The option "show_abbrevs" supersedes the former print mode
   535 "no_abbrevs" with inverted meaning.
   536 
   537 * More systematic naming of some configuration options.
   538 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   539 
   540   trace_simp  ~>  simp_trace
   541   debug_simp  ~>  simp_debug
   542 
   543 * Support for real valued configuration options, using simplistic
   544 floating-point notation that coincides with the inner syntax for
   545 float_token.
   546 
   547 * Support for real valued preferences (with approximative PGIP type):
   548 front-ends need to accept "pgint" values in float notation.
   549 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   550 
   551 * The IsabelleText font now includes Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic from
   552 DejaVu Sans.
   553 
   554 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.0 and 5.1 versions.
   555 
   556 
   557 *** Pure ***
   558 
   559 * Command 'type_synonym' (with single argument) replaces somewhat
   560 outdated 'types', which is still available as legacy feature for some
   561 time.
   562 
   563 * Command 'nonterminal' (with 'and' separated list of arguments)
   564 replaces somewhat outdated 'nonterminals'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   565 
   566 * Command 'notepad' replaces former 'example_proof' for
   567 experimentation in Isar without any result.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   568 
   569 * Locale interpretation commands 'interpret' and 'sublocale' accept
   570 lists of equations to map definitions in a locale to appropriate
   571 entities in the context of the interpretation.  The 'interpretation'
   572 command already provided this functionality.
   573 
   574 * Diagnostic command 'print_dependencies' prints the locale instances
   575 that would be activated if the specified expression was interpreted in
   576 the current context.  Variant "print_dependencies!" assumes a context
   577 without interpretations.
   578 
   579 * Diagnostic command 'print_interps' prints interpretations in proofs
   580 in addition to interpretations in theories.
   581 
   582 * Discontinued obsolete 'global' and 'local' commands to manipulate
   583 the theory name space.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.  The ML functions
   584 Sign.root_path and Sign.local_path may be applied directly where this
   585 feature is still required for historical reasons.
   586 
   587 * Discontinued obsolete 'constdefs' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
   588 'definition' instead.
   589 
   590 * The "prems" fact, which refers to the accidental collection of
   591 foundational premises in the context, is now explicitly marked as
   592 legacy feature and will be discontinued soon.  Consider using "assms"
   593 of the head statement or reference facts by explicit names.
   594 
   595 * Document antiquotations @{class} and @{type} print classes and type
   596 constructors.
   597 
   598 * Document antiquotation @{file} checks file/directory entries within
   599 the local file system.
   600 
   601 
   602 *** HOL ***
   603 
   604 * Coercive subtyping: functions can be declared as coercions and type
   605 inference will add them as necessary upon input of a term.  Theory
   606 Complex_Main declares real :: nat => real and real :: int => real as
   607 coercions. A coercion function f is declared like this:
   608 
   609   declare [[coercion f]]
   610 
   611 To lift coercions through type constructors (e.g. from nat => real to
   612 nat list => real list), map functions can be declared, e.g.
   613 
   614   declare [[coercion_map map]]
   615 
   616 Currently coercion inference is activated only in theories including
   617 real numbers, i.e. descendants of Complex_Main.  This is controlled by
   618 the configuration option "coercion_enabled", e.g. it can be enabled in
   619 other theories like this:
   620 
   621   declare [[coercion_enabled]]
   622 
   623 * Command 'partial_function' provides basic support for recursive
   624 function definitions over complete partial orders.  Concrete instances
   625 are provided for i) the option type, ii) tail recursion on arbitrary
   626 types, and iii) the heap monad of Imperative_HOL.  See
   627 src/HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy and src/HOL/Imperative_HOL/ex/Linked_Lists.thy
   628 for examples.
   629 
   630 * Function package: f.psimps rules are no longer implicitly declared
   631 as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   632 
   633 * Datatype package: theorems generated for executable equality (class
   634 "eq") carry proper names and are treated as default code equations.
   635 
   636 * Inductive package: now offers command 'inductive_simps' to
   637 automatically derive instantiated and simplified equations for
   638 inductive predicates, similar to 'inductive_cases'.
   639 
   640 * Command 'enriched_type' allows to register properties of the
   641 functorial structure of types.
   642 
   643 * Improved infrastructure for term evaluation using code generator
   644 techniques, in particular static evaluation conversions.
   645 
   646 * Code generator: Scala (2.8 or higher) has been added to the target
   647 languages.
   648 
   649 * Code generator: globbing constant expressions "*" and "Theory.*"
   650 have been replaced by the more idiomatic "_" and "Theory._".
   651 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   652 
   653 * Code generator: export_code without explicit file declaration prints
   654 to standard output.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   655 
   656 * Code generator: do not print function definitions for case
   657 combinators any longer.
   658 
   659 * Code generator: simplification with rules determined with
   660 src/Tools/Code/code_simp.ML and method "code_simp".
   661 
   662 * Code generator for records: more idiomatic representation of record
   663 types.  Warning: records are not covered by ancient SML code
   664 generation any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  In cases of need, a suitable
   665 rep_datatype declaration helps to succeed then:
   666 
   667   record 'a foo = ...
   668   ...
   669   rep_datatype foo_ext ...
   670 
   671 * Records: logical foundation type for records does not carry a
   672 '_type' suffix any longer (obsolete due to authentic syntax).
   673 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   674 
   675 * Quickcheck now by default uses exhaustive testing instead of random
   676 testing.  Random testing can be invoked by "quickcheck [random]",
   677 exhaustive testing by "quickcheck [exhaustive]".
   678 
   679 * Quickcheck instantiates polymorphic types with small finite
   680 datatypes by default. This enables a simple execution mechanism to
   681 handle quantifiers and function equality over the finite datatypes.
   682 
   683 * Quickcheck random generator has been renamed from "code" to
   684 "random".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   685 
   686 * Quickcheck now has a configurable time limit which is set to 30
   687 seconds by default. This can be changed by adding [timeout = n] to the
   688 quickcheck command. The time limit for Auto Quickcheck is still set
   689 independently.
   690 
   691 * Quickcheck in locales considers interpretations of that locale for
   692 counter example search.
   693 
   694 * Sledgehammer:
   695   - Added "smt" and "remote_smt" provers based on the "smt" proof
   696     method. See the Sledgehammer manual for details ("isabelle doc
   697     sledgehammer").
   698   - Renamed commands:
   699     sledgehammer atp_info ~> sledgehammer running_provers
   700     sledgehammer atp_kill ~> sledgehammer kill_provers
   701     sledgehammer available_atps ~> sledgehammer available_provers
   702     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   703   - Renamed options:
   704     sledgehammer [atps = ...] ~> sledgehammer [provers = ...]
   705     sledgehammer [atp = ...] ~> sledgehammer [prover = ...]
   706     sledgehammer [timeout = 77 s] ~> sledgehammer [timeout = 77]
   707     (and "ms" and "min" are no longer supported)
   708     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   709 
   710 * Nitpick:
   711   - Renamed options:
   712     nitpick [timeout = 77 s] ~> nitpick [timeout = 77]
   713     nitpick [tac_timeout = 777 ms] ~> nitpick [tac_timeout = 0.777]
   714     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   715   - Added support for partial quotient types.
   716   - Added local versions of the "Nitpick.register_xxx" functions.
   717   - Added "whack" option.
   718   - Allow registration of quotient types as codatatypes.
   719   - Improved "merge_type_vars" option to merge more types.
   720   - Removed unsound "fast_descrs" option.
   721   - Added custom symmetry breaking for datatypes, making it possible to reach
   722     higher cardinalities.
   723   - Prevent the expansion of too large definitions.
   724 
   725 * Proof methods "metis" and "meson" now have configuration options
   726 "meson_trace", "metis_trace", and "metis_verbose" that can be enabled
   727 to diagnose these tools. E.g.
   728 
   729     using [[metis_trace = true]]
   730 
   731 * Auto Solve: Renamed "Auto Solve Direct".  The tool is now available
   732 manually as command 'solve_direct'.
   733 
   734 * The default SMT solver Z3 must be enabled explicitly (due to
   735 licensing issues) by setting the environment variable
   736 Z3_NON_COMMERCIAL in etc/settings of the component, for example.  For
   737 commercial applications, the SMT solver CVC3 is provided as fall-back;
   738 changing the SMT solver is done via the configuration option
   739 "smt_solver".
   740 
   741 * Remote SMT solvers need to be referred to by the "remote_" prefix,
   742 i.e. "remote_cvc3" and "remote_z3".
   743 
   744 * Added basic SMT support for datatypes, records, and typedefs using
   745 the oracle mode (no proofs).  Direct support of pairs has been dropped
   746 in exchange (pass theorems fst_conv snd_conv pair_collapse to the SMT
   747 support for a similar behavior).  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
   748 
   749 * Changed SMT configuration options:
   750   - Renamed:
   751     z3_proofs ~> smt_oracle (with inverted meaning)
   752     z3_trace_assms ~> smt_trace_used_facts
   753     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   754   - Added:
   755     smt_verbose
   756     smt_random_seed
   757     smt_datatypes
   758     smt_infer_triggers
   759     smt_monomorph_limit
   760     cvc3_options
   761     remote_cvc3_options
   762     remote_z3_options
   763     yices_options
   764 
   765 * Boogie output files (.b2i files) need to be declared in the theory
   766 header.
   767 
   768 * Simplification procedure "list_to_set_comprehension" rewrites list
   769 comprehensions applied to List.set to set comprehensions.  Occasional
   770 INCOMPATIBILITY, may be deactivated like this:
   771 
   772   declare [[simproc del: list_to_set_comprehension]]
   773 
   774 * Removed old version of primrec package.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   775 
   776 * Removed simplifier congruence rule of "prod_case", as has for long
   777 been the case with "split".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   778 
   779 * String.literal is a type, but not a datatype.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   780 
   781 * Removed [split_format ... and ... and ...] version of
   782 [split_format].  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
   783 
   784 * Predicate "sorted" now defined inductively, with nice induction
   785 rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY: former sorted.simps now named sorted_simps.
   786 
   787 * Constant "contents" renamed to "the_elem", to free the generic name
   788 contents for other uses.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   789 
   790 * Renamed class eq and constant eq (for code generation) to class
   791 equal and constant equal, plus renaming of related facts and various
   792 tuning.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   793 
   794 * Dropped type classes mult_mono and mult_mono1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   795 
   796 * Removed output syntax "'a ~=> 'b" for "'a => 'b option".
   797 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   798 
   799 * Renamed theory Fset to Cset, type Fset.fset to Cset.set, in order to
   800 avoid confusion with finite sets.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   801 
   802 * Abandoned locales equiv, congruent and congruent2 for equivalence
   803 relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use equivI rather than equiv_intro (same
   804 for congruent(2)).
   805 
   806 * Some previously unqualified names have been qualified:
   807 
   808   types
   809     bool ~> HOL.bool
   810     nat ~> Nat.nat
   811 
   812   constants
   813     Trueprop ~> HOL.Trueprop
   814     True ~> HOL.True
   815     False ~> HOL.False
   816     op & ~> HOL.conj
   817     op | ~> HOL.disj
   818     op --> ~> HOL.implies
   819     op = ~> HOL.eq
   820     Not ~> HOL.Not
   821     The ~> HOL.The
   822     All ~> HOL.All
   823     Ex ~> HOL.Ex
   824     Ex1 ~> HOL.Ex1
   825     Let ~> HOL.Let
   826     If ~> HOL.If
   827     Ball ~> Set.Ball
   828     Bex ~> Set.Bex
   829     Suc ~> Nat.Suc
   830     Pair ~> Product_Type.Pair
   831     fst ~> Product_Type.fst
   832     snd ~> Product_Type.snd
   833     curry ~> Product_Type.curry
   834     op : ~> Set.member
   835     Collect ~> Set.Collect
   836 
   837 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   838 
   839 * More canonical naming convention for some fundamental definitions:
   840 
   841     bot_bool_eq ~> bot_bool_def
   842     top_bool_eq ~> top_bool_def
   843     inf_bool_eq ~> inf_bool_def
   844     sup_bool_eq ~> sup_bool_def
   845     bot_fun_eq  ~> bot_fun_def
   846     top_fun_eq  ~> top_fun_def
   847     inf_fun_eq  ~> inf_fun_def
   848     sup_fun_eq  ~> sup_fun_def
   849 
   850 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   851 
   852 * More stylized fact names:
   853 
   854   expand_fun_eq ~> fun_eq_iff
   855   expand_set_eq ~> set_eq_iff
   856   set_ext       ~> set_eqI
   857   nat_number    ~> eval_nat_numeral
   858 
   859 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   860 
   861 * Refactoring of code-generation specific operations in theory List:
   862 
   863   constants
   864     null ~> List.null
   865 
   866   facts
   867     mem_iff ~> member_def
   868     null_empty ~> null_def
   869 
   870 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that these were not supposed to be used
   871 regularly unless for striking reasons; their main purpose was code
   872 generation.
   873 
   874 Various operations from the Haskell prelude are used for generating
   875 Haskell code.
   876 
   877 * Term "bij f" is now an abbreviation of "bij_betw f UNIV UNIV".  Term
   878 "surj f" is now an abbreviation of "range f = UNIV".  The theorems
   879 bij_def and surj_def are unchanged.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   880 
   881 * Abolished some non-alphabetic type names: "prod" and "sum" replace
   882 "*" and "+" respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   883 
   884 * Name "Plus" of disjoint sum operator "<+>" is now hidden.  Write
   885 "Sum_Type.Plus" instead.
   886 
   887 * Constant "split" has been merged with constant "prod_case"; names of
   888 ML functions, facts etc. involving split have been retained so far,
   889 though.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   890 
   891 * Dropped old infix syntax "_ mem _" for List.member; use "_ : set _"
   892 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   893 
   894 * Removed lemma "Option.is_none_none" which duplicates "is_none_def".
   895 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   896 
   897 * Former theory Library/Enum is now part of the HOL-Main image.
   898 INCOMPATIBILITY: all constants of the Enum theory now have to be
   899 referred to by its qualified name.
   900 
   901   enum    ~>  Enum.enum
   902   nlists  ~>  Enum.nlists
   903   product ~>  Enum.product
   904 
   905 * Theory Library/Monad_Syntax provides do-syntax for monad types.
   906 Syntax in Library/State_Monad has been changed to avoid ambiguities.
   907 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   908 
   909 * Theory Library/SetsAndFunctions has been split into
   910 Library/Function_Algebras and Library/Set_Algebras; canonical names
   911 for instance definitions for functions; various improvements.
   912 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   913 
   914 * Theory Library/Multiset provides stable quicksort implementation of
   915 sort_key.
   916 
   917 * Theory Library/Multiset: renamed empty_idemp ~> empty_neutral.
   918 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   919 
   920 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: introduced a type class for euclidean
   921 space.  Most theorems are now stated in terms of euclidean spaces
   922 instead of finite cartesian products.
   923 
   924   types
   925     real ^ 'n ~>  'a::real_vector
   926               ~>  'a::euclidean_space
   927               ~>  'a::ordered_euclidean_space
   928         (depends on your needs)
   929 
   930   constants
   931      _ $ _        ~> _ $$ _
   932      \<chi> x. _  ~> \<chi>\<chi> x. _
   933      CARD('n)     ~> DIM('a)
   934 
   935 Also note that the indices are now natural numbers and not from some
   936 finite type. Finite cartesian products of euclidean spaces, products
   937 of euclidean spaces the real and complex numbers are instantiated to
   938 be euclidean_spaces.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   939 
   940 * Session Probability: introduced pextreal as positive extended real
   941 numbers.  Use pextreal as value for measures.  Introduce the
   942 Radon-Nikodym derivative, product spaces and Fubini's theorem for
   943 arbitrary sigma finite measures.  Introduces Lebesgue measure based on
   944 the integral in Multivariate Analysis.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   945 
   946 * Session Imperative_HOL: revamped, corrected dozens of inadequacies.
   947 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   948 
   949 * Session SPARK (with image HOL-SPARK) provides commands to load and
   950 prove verification conditions generated by the SPARK Ada program
   951 verifier.  See also src/HOL/SPARK and src/HOL/SPARK/Examples.
   952 
   953 
   954 *** HOL-Algebra ***
   955 
   956 * Theorems for additive ring operations (locale abelian_monoid and
   957 descendants) are generated by interpretation from their multiplicative
   958 counterparts.  Names (in particular theorem names) have the mandatory
   959 qualifier 'add'.  Previous theorem names are redeclared for
   960 compatibility.
   961 
   962 * Structure "int_ring" is now an abbreviation (previously a
   963 definition).  This fits more natural with advanced interpretations.
   964 
   965 
   966 *** HOLCF ***
   967 
   968 * The domain package now runs in definitional mode by default: The
   969 former command 'new_domain' is now called 'domain'.  To use the domain
   970 package in its original axiomatic mode, use 'domain (unsafe)'.
   971 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   972 
   973 * The new class "domain" is now the default sort.  Class "predomain"
   974 is an unpointed version of "domain". Theories can be updated by
   975 replacing sort annotations as shown below.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   976 
   977   'a::type ~> 'a::countable
   978   'a::cpo  ~> 'a::predomain
   979   'a::pcpo ~> 'a::domain
   980 
   981 * The old type class "rep" has been superseded by class "domain".
   982 Accordingly, users of the definitional package must remove any
   983 "default_sort rep" declarations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   984 
   985 * The domain package (definitional mode) now supports unpointed
   986 predomain argument types, as long as they are marked 'lazy'. (Strict
   987 arguments must be in class "domain".) For example, the following
   988 domain definition now works:
   989 
   990   domain natlist = nil | cons (lazy "nat discr") (lazy "natlist")
   991 
   992 * Theory HOLCF/Library/HOL_Cpo provides cpo and predomain class
   993 instances for types from main HOL: bool, nat, int, char, 'a + 'b,
   994 'a option, and 'a list.  Additionally, it configures fixrec and the
   995 domain package to work with these types.  For example:
   996 
   997   fixrec isInl :: "('a + 'b) u -> tr"
   998     where "isInl$(up$(Inl x)) = TT" | "isInl$(up$(Inr y)) = FF"
   999 
  1000   domain V = VFun (lazy "V -> V") | VCon (lazy "nat") (lazy "V list")
  1001 
  1002 * The "(permissive)" option of fixrec has been replaced with a
  1003 per-equation "(unchecked)" option. See
  1004 src/HOL/HOLCF/Tutorial/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1005 
  1006 * The "bifinite" class no longer fixes a constant "approx"; the class
  1007 now just asserts that such a function exists.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1008 
  1009 * Former type "alg_defl" has been renamed to "defl".  HOLCF no longer
  1010 defines an embedding of type 'a defl into udom by default; instances
  1011 of "bifinite" and "domain" classes are available in
  1012 src/HOL/HOLCF/Library/Defl_Bifinite.thy.
  1013 
  1014 * The syntax "REP('a)" has been replaced with "DEFL('a)".
  1015 
  1016 * The predicate "directed" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1017 
  1018 * The type class "finite_po" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1019 
  1020 * The function "cprod_map" has been renamed to "prod_map".
  1021 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1022 
  1023 * The monadic bind operator on each powerdomain has new binder syntax
  1024 similar to sets, e.g. "\<Union>\<sharp>x\<in>xs. t" represents
  1025 "upper_bind\<cdot>xs\<cdot>(\<Lambda> x. t)".
  1026 
  1027 * The infix syntax for binary union on each powerdomain has changed
  1028 from e.g. "+\<sharp>" to "\<union>\<sharp>", for consistency with set
  1029 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1030 
  1031 * The constant "UU" has been renamed to "bottom".  The syntax "UU" is
  1032 still supported as an input translation.
  1033 
  1034 * Renamed some theorems (the original names are also still available).
  1035 
  1036   expand_fun_below   ~> fun_below_iff
  1037   below_fun_ext      ~> fun_belowI
  1038   expand_cfun_eq     ~> cfun_eq_iff
  1039   ext_cfun           ~> cfun_eqI
  1040   expand_cfun_below  ~> cfun_below_iff
  1041   below_cfun_ext     ~> cfun_belowI
  1042   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  1043 
  1044 * The Abs and Rep functions for various types have changed names.
  1045 Related theorem names have also changed to match. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1046 
  1047   Rep_CFun  ~> Rep_cfun
  1048   Abs_CFun  ~> Abs_cfun
  1049   Rep_Sprod ~> Rep_sprod
  1050   Abs_Sprod ~> Abs_sprod
  1051   Rep_Ssum  ~> Rep_ssum
  1052   Abs_Ssum  ~> Abs_ssum
  1053 
  1054 * Lemmas with names of the form *_defined_iff or *_strict_iff have
  1055 been renamed to *_bottom_iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1056 
  1057 * Various changes to bisimulation/coinduction with domain package:
  1058 
  1059   - Definitions of "bisim" constants no longer mention definedness.
  1060   - With mutual recursion, "bisim" predicate is now curried.
  1061   - With mutual recursion, each type gets a separate coind theorem.
  1062   - Variable names in bisim_def and coinduct rules have changed.
  1063 
  1064 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1065 
  1066 * Case combinators generated by the domain package for type "foo" are
  1067 now named "foo_case" instead of "foo_when".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1068 
  1069 * Several theorems have been renamed to more accurately reflect the
  1070 names of constants and types involved.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1071 
  1072   thelub_const    ~> lub_const
  1073   lub_const       ~> is_lub_const
  1074   thelubI         ~> lub_eqI
  1075   is_lub_lub      ~> is_lubD2
  1076   lubI            ~> is_lub_lub
  1077   unique_lub      ~> is_lub_unique
  1078   is_ub_lub       ~> is_lub_rangeD1
  1079   lub_bin_chain   ~> is_lub_bin_chain
  1080   lub_fun         ~> is_lub_fun
  1081   thelub_fun      ~> lub_fun
  1082   thelub_cfun     ~> lub_cfun
  1083   thelub_Pair     ~> lub_Pair
  1084   lub_cprod       ~> is_lub_prod
  1085   thelub_cprod    ~> lub_prod
  1086   minimal_cprod   ~> minimal_prod
  1087   inst_cprod_pcpo ~> inst_prod_pcpo
  1088   UU_I            ~> bottomI
  1089   compact_UU      ~> compact_bottom
  1090   deflation_UU    ~> deflation_bottom
  1091   finite_deflation_UU ~> finite_deflation_bottom
  1092 
  1093 * Many legacy theorem names have been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1094 
  1095   sq_ord_less_eq_trans ~> below_eq_trans
  1096   sq_ord_eq_less_trans ~> eq_below_trans
  1097   refl_less            ~> below_refl
  1098   trans_less           ~> below_trans
  1099   antisym_less         ~> below_antisym
  1100   antisym_less_inverse ~> po_eq_conv [THEN iffD1]
  1101   box_less             ~> box_below
  1102   rev_trans_less       ~> rev_below_trans
  1103   not_less2not_eq      ~> not_below2not_eq
  1104   less_UU_iff          ~> below_UU_iff
  1105   flat_less_iff        ~> flat_below_iff
  1106   adm_less             ~> adm_below
  1107   adm_not_less         ~> adm_not_below
  1108   adm_compact_not_less ~> adm_compact_not_below
  1109   less_fun_def         ~> below_fun_def
  1110   expand_fun_less      ~> fun_below_iff
  1111   less_fun_ext         ~> fun_belowI
  1112   less_discr_def       ~> below_discr_def
  1113   discr_less_eq        ~> discr_below_eq
  1114   less_unit_def        ~> below_unit_def
  1115   less_cprod_def       ~> below_prod_def
  1116   prod_lessI           ~> prod_belowI
  1117   Pair_less_iff        ~> Pair_below_iff
  1118   fst_less_iff         ~> fst_below_iff
  1119   snd_less_iff         ~> snd_below_iff
  1120   expand_cfun_less     ~> cfun_below_iff
  1121   less_cfun_ext        ~> cfun_belowI
  1122   injection_less       ~> injection_below
  1123   less_up_def          ~> below_up_def
  1124   not_Iup_less         ~> not_Iup_below
  1125   Iup_less             ~> Iup_below
  1126   up_less              ~> up_below
  1127   Def_inject_less_eq   ~> Def_below_Def
  1128   Def_less_is_eq       ~> Def_below_iff
  1129   spair_less_iff       ~> spair_below_iff
  1130   less_sprod           ~> below_sprod
  1131   spair_less           ~> spair_below
  1132   sfst_less_iff        ~> sfst_below_iff
  1133   ssnd_less_iff        ~> ssnd_below_iff
  1134   fix_least_less       ~> fix_least_below
  1135   dist_less_one        ~> dist_below_one
  1136   less_ONE             ~> below_ONE
  1137   ONE_less_iff         ~> ONE_below_iff
  1138   less_sinlD           ~> below_sinlD
  1139   less_sinrD           ~> below_sinrD
  1140 
  1141 
  1142 *** FOL and ZF ***
  1143 
  1144 * All constant names are now qualified internally and use proper
  1145 identifiers, e.g. "IFOL.eq" instead of "op =".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1146 
  1147 
  1148 *** ML ***
  1149 
  1150 * Antiquotation @{assert} inlines a function bool -> unit that raises
  1151 Fail if the argument is false.  Due to inlining the source position of
  1152 failed assertions is included in the error output.
  1153 
  1154 * Discontinued antiquotation @{theory_ref}, which is obsolete since ML
  1155 text is in practice always evaluated with a stable theory checkpoint.
  1156 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use (Theory.check_thy @{theory}) instead.
  1157 
  1158 * Antiquotation @{theory A} refers to theory A from the ancestry of
  1159 the current context, not any accidental theory loader state as before.
  1160 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, subtle change in semantics.
  1161 
  1162 * Syntax.pretty_priority (default 0) configures the required priority
  1163 of pretty-printed output and thus affects insertion of parentheses.
  1164 
  1165 * Syntax.default_root (default "any") configures the inner syntax
  1166 category (nonterminal symbol) for parsing of terms.
  1167 
  1168 * Former exception Library.UnequalLengths now coincides with
  1169 ListPair.UnequalLengths.
  1170 
  1171 * Renamed structure MetaSimplifier to Raw_Simplifier.  Note that the
  1172 main functionality is provided by structure Simplifier.
  1173 
  1174 * Renamed raw "explode" function to "raw_explode" to emphasize its
  1175 meaning.  Note that internally to Isabelle, Symbol.explode is used in
  1176 almost all situations.
  1177 
  1178 * Discontinued obsolete function sys_error and exception SYS_ERROR.
  1179 See implementation manual for further details on exceptions in
  1180 Isabelle/ML.
  1181 
  1182 * Renamed setmp_noncritical to Unsynchronized.setmp to emphasize its
  1183 meaning.
  1184 
  1185 * Renamed structure PureThy to Pure_Thy and moved most of its
  1186 operations to structure Global_Theory, to emphasize that this is
  1187 rarely-used global-only stuff.
  1188 
  1189 * Discontinued Output.debug.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use plain writeln
  1190 instead (or tracing for high-volume output).
  1191 
  1192 * Configuration option show_question_marks only affects regular pretty
  1193 printing of types and terms, not raw Term.string_of_vname.
  1194 
  1195 * ML_Context.thm and ML_Context.thms are no longer pervasive.  Rare
  1196 INCOMPATIBILITY, superseded by static antiquotations @{thm} and
  1197 @{thms} for most purposes.
  1198 
  1199 * ML structure Unsynchronized is never opened, not even in Isar
  1200 interaction mode as before.  Old Unsynchronized.set etc. have been
  1201 discontinued -- use plain := instead.  This should be *rare* anyway,
  1202 since modern tools always work via official context data, notably
  1203 configuration options.
  1204 
  1205 * Parallel and asynchronous execution requires special care concerning
  1206 interrupts.  Structure Exn provides some convenience functions that
  1207 avoid working directly with raw Interrupt.  User code must not absorb
  1208 interrupts -- intermediate handling (for cleanup etc.) needs to be
  1209 followed by re-raising of the original exception.  Another common
  1210 source of mistakes are "handle _" patterns, which make the meaning of
  1211 the program subject to physical effects of the environment.
  1212 
  1213 
  1214 
  1215 New in Isabelle2009-2 (June 2010)
  1216 ---------------------------------
  1217 
  1218 *** General ***
  1219 
  1220 * Authentic syntax for *all* logical entities (type classes, type
  1221 constructors, term constants): provides simple and robust
  1222 correspondence between formal entities and concrete syntax.  Within
  1223 the parse tree / AST representations, "constants" are decorated by
  1224 their category (class, type, const) and spelled out explicitly with
  1225 their full internal name.
  1226 
  1227 Substantial INCOMPATIBILITY concerning low-level syntax declarations
  1228 and translations (translation rules and translation functions in ML).
  1229 Some hints on upgrading:
  1230 
  1231   - Many existing uses of 'syntax' and 'translations' can be replaced
  1232     by more modern 'type_notation', 'notation' and 'abbreviation',
  1233     which are independent of this issue.
  1234 
  1235   - 'translations' require markup within the AST; the term syntax
  1236     provides the following special forms:
  1237 
  1238       CONST c   -- produces syntax version of constant c from context
  1239       XCONST c  -- literally c, checked as constant from context
  1240       c         -- literally c, if declared by 'syntax'
  1241 
  1242     Plain identifiers are treated as AST variables -- occasionally the
  1243     system indicates accidental variables via the error "rhs contains
  1244     extra variables".
  1245 
  1246     Type classes and type constructors are marked according to their
  1247     concrete syntax.  Some old translations rules need to be written
  1248     for the "type" category, using type constructor application
  1249     instead of pseudo-term application of the default category
  1250     "logic".
  1251 
  1252   - 'parse_translation' etc. in ML may use the following
  1253     antiquotations:
  1254 
  1255       @{class_syntax c}   -- type class c within parse tree / AST
  1256       @{term_syntax c}    -- type constructor c within parse tree / AST
  1257       @{const_syntax c}   -- ML version of "CONST c" above
  1258       @{syntax_const c}   -- literally c (checked wrt. 'syntax' declarations)
  1259 
  1260   - Literal types within 'typed_print_translations', i.e. those *not*
  1261     represented as pseudo-terms are represented verbatim.  Use @{class
  1262     c} or @{type_name c} here instead of the above syntax
  1263     antiquotations.
  1264 
  1265 Note that old non-authentic syntax was based on unqualified base
  1266 names, so all of the above "constant" names would coincide.  Recall
  1267 that 'print_syntax' and ML_command "set Syntax.trace_ast" help to
  1268 diagnose syntax problems.
  1269 
  1270 * Type constructors admit general mixfix syntax, not just infix.
  1271 
  1272 * Concrete syntax may be attached to local entities without a proof
  1273 body, too.  This works via regular mixfix annotations for 'fix',
  1274 'def', 'obtain' etc. or via the explicit 'write' command, which is
  1275 similar to the 'notation' command in theory specifications.
  1276 
  1277 * Discontinued unnamed infix syntax (legacy feature for many years) --
  1278 need to specify constant name and syntax separately.  Internal ML
  1279 datatype constructors have been renamed from InfixName to Infix etc.
  1280 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1281 
  1282 * Schematic theorem statements need to be explicitly markup as such,
  1283 via commands 'schematic_lemma', 'schematic_theorem',
  1284 'schematic_corollary'.  Thus the relevance of the proof is made
  1285 syntactically clear, which impacts performance in a parallel or
  1286 asynchronous interactive environment.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1287 
  1288 * Use of cumulative prems via "!" in some proof methods has been
  1289 discontinued (old legacy feature).
  1290 
  1291 * References 'trace_simp' and 'debug_simp' have been replaced by
  1292 configuration options stored in the context. Enabling tracing (the
  1293 case of debugging is similar) in proofs works via
  1294 
  1295   using [[trace_simp = true]]
  1296 
  1297 Tracing is then active for all invocations of the simplifier in
  1298 subsequent goal refinement steps. Tracing may also still be enabled or
  1299 disabled via the ProofGeneral settings menu.
  1300 
  1301 * Separate commands 'hide_class', 'hide_type', 'hide_const',
  1302 'hide_fact' replace the former 'hide' KIND command.  Minor
  1303 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1304 
  1305 * Improved parallelism of proof term normalization: usedir -p2 -q0 is
  1306 more efficient than combinations with -q1 or -q2.
  1307 
  1308 
  1309 *** Pure ***
  1310 
  1311 * Proofterms record type-class reasoning explicitly, using the
  1312 "unconstrain" operation internally.  This eliminates all sort
  1313 constraints from a theorem and proof, introducing explicit
  1314 OFCLASS-premises.  On the proof term level, this operation is
  1315 automatically applied at theorem boundaries, such that closed proofs
  1316 are always free of sort constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools that
  1317 inspect proof terms.
  1318 
  1319 * Local theory specifications may depend on extra type variables that
  1320 are not present in the result type -- arguments TYPE('a) :: 'a itself
  1321 are added internally.  For example:
  1322 
  1323   definition unitary :: bool where "unitary = (ALL (x::'a) y. x = y)"
  1324 
  1325 * Predicates of locales introduced by classes carry a mandatory
  1326 "class" prefix.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1327 
  1328 * Vacuous class specifications observe default sort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1329 
  1330 * Old 'axclass' command has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  1331 'class' instead.
  1332 
  1333 * Command 'code_reflect' allows to incorporate generated ML code into
  1334 runtime environment; replaces immature code_datatype antiquotation.
  1335 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1336 
  1337 * Code generator: simple concept for abstract datatypes obeying
  1338 invariants.
  1339 
  1340 * Code generator: details of internal data cache have no impact on the
  1341 user space functionality any longer.
  1342 
  1343 * Methods "unfold_locales" and "intro_locales" ignore non-locale
  1344 subgoals.  This is more appropriate for interpretations with 'where'.
  1345 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1346 
  1347 * Command 'example_proof' opens an empty proof body.  This allows to
  1348 experiment with Isar, without producing any persistent result.
  1349 
  1350 * Commands 'type_notation' and 'no_type_notation' declare type syntax
  1351 within a local theory context, with explicit checking of the
  1352 constructors involved (in contrast to the raw 'syntax' versions).
  1353 
  1354 * Commands 'types' and 'typedecl' now work within a local theory
  1355 context -- without introducing dependencies on parameters or
  1356 assumptions, which is not possible in Isabelle/Pure.
  1357 
  1358 * Command 'defaultsort' has been renamed to 'default_sort', it works
  1359 within a local theory context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1360 
  1361 
  1362 *** HOL ***
  1363 
  1364 * Command 'typedef' now works within a local theory context -- without
  1365 introducing dependencies on parameters or assumptions, which is not
  1366 possible in Isabelle/Pure/HOL.  Note that the logical environment may
  1367 contain multiple interpretations of local typedefs (with different
  1368 non-emptiness proofs), even in a global theory context.
  1369 
  1370 * New package for quotient types.  Commands 'quotient_type' and
  1371 'quotient_definition' may be used for defining types and constants by
  1372 quotient constructions.  An example is the type of integers created by
  1373 quotienting pairs of natural numbers:
  1374 
  1375   fun
  1376     intrel :: "(nat * nat) => (nat * nat) => bool"
  1377   where
  1378     "intrel (x, y) (u, v) = (x + v = u + y)"
  1379 
  1380   quotient_type int = "nat * nat" / intrel
  1381     by (auto simp add: equivp_def expand_fun_eq)
  1382 
  1383   quotient_definition
  1384     "0::int" is "(0::nat, 0::nat)"
  1385 
  1386 The method "lifting" can be used to lift of theorems from the
  1387 underlying "raw" type to the quotient type.  The example
  1388 src/HOL/Quotient_Examples/FSet.thy includes such a quotient
  1389 construction and provides a reasoning infrastructure for finite sets.
  1390 
  1391 * Renamed Library/Quotient.thy to Library/Quotient_Type.thy to avoid
  1392 clash with new theory Quotient in Main HOL.
  1393 
  1394 * Moved the SMT binding into the main HOL session, eliminating
  1395 separate HOL-SMT session.
  1396 
  1397 * List membership infix mem operation is only an input abbreviation.
  1398 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1399 
  1400 * Theory Library/Word.thy has been removed.  Use library Word/Word.thy
  1401 for future developements; former Library/Word.thy is still present in
  1402 the AFP entry RSAPPS.
  1403 
  1404 * Theorem Int.int_induct renamed to Int.int_of_nat_induct and is no
  1405 longer shadowed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1406 
  1407 * Dropped theorem duplicate comp_arith; use semiring_norm instead.
  1408 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1409 
  1410 * Dropped theorem RealPow.real_sq_order; use power2_le_imp_le instead.
  1411 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1412 
  1413 * Dropped normalizing_semiring etc; use the facts in semiring classes
  1414 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1415 
  1416 * Dropped several real-specific versions of lemmas about floor and
  1417 ceiling; use the generic lemmas from theory "Archimedean_Field"
  1418 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1419 
  1420   floor_number_of_eq         ~> floor_number_of
  1421   le_floor_eq_number_of      ~> number_of_le_floor
  1422   le_floor_eq_zero           ~> zero_le_floor
  1423   le_floor_eq_one            ~> one_le_floor
  1424   floor_less_eq_number_of    ~> floor_less_number_of
  1425   floor_less_eq_zero         ~> floor_less_zero
  1426   floor_less_eq_one          ~> floor_less_one
  1427   less_floor_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_less_floor
  1428   less_floor_eq_zero         ~> zero_less_floor
  1429   less_floor_eq_one          ~> one_less_floor
  1430   floor_le_eq_number_of      ~> floor_le_number_of
  1431   floor_le_eq_zero           ~> floor_le_zero
  1432   floor_le_eq_one            ~> floor_le_one
  1433   floor_subtract_number_of   ~> floor_diff_number_of
  1434   floor_subtract_one         ~> floor_diff_one
  1435   ceiling_number_of_eq       ~> ceiling_number_of
  1436   ceiling_le_eq_number_of    ~> ceiling_le_number_of
  1437   ceiling_le_zero_eq         ~> ceiling_le_zero
  1438   ceiling_le_eq_one          ~> ceiling_le_one
  1439   less_ceiling_eq_number_of  ~> number_of_less_ceiling
  1440   less_ceiling_eq_zero       ~> zero_less_ceiling
  1441   less_ceiling_eq_one        ~> one_less_ceiling
  1442   ceiling_less_eq_number_of  ~> ceiling_less_number_of
  1443   ceiling_less_eq_zero       ~> ceiling_less_zero
  1444   ceiling_less_eq_one        ~> ceiling_less_one
  1445   le_ceiling_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_le_ceiling
  1446   le_ceiling_eq_zero         ~> zero_le_ceiling
  1447   le_ceiling_eq_one          ~> one_le_ceiling
  1448   ceiling_subtract_number_of ~> ceiling_diff_number_of
  1449   ceiling_subtract_one       ~> ceiling_diff_one
  1450 
  1451 * Theory "Finite_Set": various folding_XXX locales facilitate the
  1452 application of the various fold combinators on finite sets.
  1453 
  1454 * Library theory "RBT" renamed to "RBT_Impl"; new library theory "RBT"
  1455 provides abstract red-black tree type which is backed by "RBT_Impl" as
  1456 implementation.  INCOMPATIBILTY.
  1457 
  1458 * Theory Library/Coinductive_List has been removed -- superseded by
  1459 AFP/thys/Coinductive.
  1460 
  1461 * Theory PReal, including the type "preal" and related operations, has
  1462 been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1463 
  1464 * Real: new development using Cauchy Sequences.
  1465 
  1466 * Split off theory "Big_Operators" containing setsum, setprod,
  1467 Inf_fin, Sup_fin, Min, Max from theory Finite_Set.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1468 
  1469 * Theory "Rational" renamed to "Rat", for consistency with "Nat",
  1470 "Int" etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1471 
  1472 * Constant Rat.normalize needs to be qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1473 
  1474 * New set of rules "ac_simps" provides combined assoc / commute
  1475 rewrites for all interpretations of the appropriate generic locales.
  1476 
  1477 * Renamed theory "OrderedGroup" to "Groups" and split theory
  1478 "Ring_and_Field" into theories "Rings" and "Fields"; for more
  1479 appropriate and more consistent names suitable for name prefixes
  1480 within the HOL theories.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1481 
  1482 * Some generic constants have been put to appropriate theories:
  1483   - less_eq, less: Orderings
  1484   - zero, one, plus, minus, uminus, times, abs, sgn: Groups
  1485   - inverse, divide: Rings
  1486 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1487 
  1488 * More consistent naming of type classes involving orderings (and
  1489 lattices):
  1490 
  1491     lower_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_inf
  1492     upper_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_sup
  1493 
  1494     dense_linear_order                  ~> dense_linorder
  1495 
  1496     pordered_ab_group_add               ~> ordered_ab_group_add
  1497     pordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> ordered_ab_group_add_abs
  1498     pordered_ab_semigroup_add           ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add
  1499     pordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le    ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le
  1500     pordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add    ~> ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  1501     pordered_cancel_comm_semiring       ~> ordered_cancel_comm_semiring
  1502     pordered_cancel_semiring            ~> ordered_cancel_semiring
  1503     pordered_comm_monoid_add            ~> ordered_comm_monoid_add
  1504     pordered_comm_ring                  ~> ordered_comm_ring
  1505     pordered_comm_semiring              ~> ordered_comm_semiring
  1506     pordered_ring                       ~> ordered_ring
  1507     pordered_ring_abs                   ~> ordered_ring_abs
  1508     pordered_semiring                   ~> ordered_semiring
  1509 
  1510     ordered_ab_group_add                ~> linordered_ab_group_add
  1511     ordered_ab_semigroup_add            ~> linordered_ab_semigroup_add
  1512     ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add     ~> linordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  1513     ordered_comm_semiring_strict        ~> linordered_comm_semiring_strict
  1514     ordered_field                       ~> linordered_field
  1515     ordered_field_no_lb                 ~> linordered_field_no_lb
  1516     ordered_field_no_ub                 ~> linordered_field_no_ub
  1517     ordered_field_dense_linear_order    ~> dense_linordered_field
  1518     ordered_idom                        ~> linordered_idom
  1519     ordered_ring                        ~> linordered_ring
  1520     ordered_ring_le_cancel_factor       ~> linordered_ring_le_cancel_factor
  1521     ordered_ring_less_cancel_factor     ~> linordered_ring_less_cancel_factor
  1522     ordered_ring_strict                 ~> linordered_ring_strict
  1523     ordered_semidom                     ~> linordered_semidom
  1524     ordered_semiring                    ~> linordered_semiring
  1525     ordered_semiring_1                  ~> linordered_semiring_1
  1526     ordered_semiring_1_strict           ~> linordered_semiring_1_strict
  1527     ordered_semiring_strict             ~> linordered_semiring_strict
  1528 
  1529   The following slightly odd type classes have been moved to a
  1530   separate theory Library/Lattice_Algebras:
  1531 
  1532     lordered_ab_group_add               ~> lattice_ab_group_add
  1533     lordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> lattice_ab_group_add_abs
  1534     lordered_ab_group_add_meet          ~> semilattice_inf_ab_group_add
  1535     lordered_ab_group_add_join          ~> semilattice_sup_ab_group_add
  1536     lordered_ring                       ~> lattice_ring
  1537 
  1538 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1539 
  1540 * Refined field classes:
  1541   - classes division_ring_inverse_zero, field_inverse_zero,
  1542     linordered_field_inverse_zero include rule inverse 0 = 0 --
  1543     subsumes former division_by_zero class;
  1544   - numerous lemmas have been ported from field to division_ring.
  1545 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1546 
  1547 * Refined algebra theorem collections:
  1548   - dropped theorem group group_simps, use algebra_simps instead;
  1549   - dropped theorem group ring_simps, use field_simps instead;
  1550   - proper theorem collection field_simps subsumes former theorem
  1551     groups field_eq_simps and field_simps;
  1552   - dropped lemma eq_minus_self_iff which is a duplicate for
  1553     equal_neg_zero.
  1554 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1555 
  1556 * Theory Finite_Set and List: some lemmas have been generalized from
  1557 sets to lattices:
  1558 
  1559   fun_left_comm_idem_inter      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_inf
  1560   fun_left_comm_idem_union      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_sup
  1561   inter_Inter_fold_inter        ~> inf_Inf_fold_inf
  1562   union_Union_fold_union        ~> sup_Sup_fold_sup
  1563   Inter_fold_inter              ~> Inf_fold_inf
  1564   Union_fold_union              ~> Sup_fold_sup
  1565   inter_INTER_fold_inter        ~> inf_INFI_fold_inf
  1566   union_UNION_fold_union        ~> sup_SUPR_fold_sup
  1567   INTER_fold_inter              ~> INFI_fold_inf
  1568   UNION_fold_union              ~> SUPR_fold_sup
  1569 
  1570 * Theory "Complete_Lattice": lemmas top_def and bot_def have been
  1571 replaced by the more convenient lemmas Inf_empty and Sup_empty.
  1572 Dropped lemmas Inf_insert_simp and Sup_insert_simp, which are subsumed
  1573 by Inf_insert and Sup_insert.  Lemmas Inf_UNIV and Sup_UNIV replace
  1574 former Inf_Univ and Sup_Univ.  Lemmas inf_top_right and sup_bot_right
  1575 subsume inf_top and sup_bot respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1576 
  1577 * Reorganized theory Multiset: swapped notation of pointwise and
  1578 multiset order:
  1579 
  1580   - pointwise ordering is instance of class order with standard syntax
  1581     <= and <;
  1582   - multiset ordering has syntax <=# and <#; partial order properties
  1583     are provided by means of interpretation with prefix
  1584     multiset_order;
  1585   - less duplication, less historical organization of sections,
  1586     conversion from associations lists to multisets, rudimentary code
  1587     generation;
  1588   - use insert_DiffM2 [symmetric] instead of elem_imp_eq_diff_union,
  1589     if needed.
  1590 
  1591 Renamed:
  1592 
  1593   multiset_eq_conv_count_eq  ~>  multiset_ext_iff
  1594   multi_count_ext  ~>  multiset_ext
  1595   diff_union_inverse2  ~>  diff_union_cancelR
  1596 
  1597 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1598 
  1599 * Theory Permutation: replaced local "remove" by List.remove1.
  1600 
  1601 * Code generation: ML and OCaml code is decorated with signatures.
  1602 
  1603 * Theory List: added transpose.
  1604 
  1605 * Library/Nat_Bijection.thy is a collection of bijective functions
  1606 between nat and other types, which supersedes the older libraries
  1607 Library/Nat_Int_Bij.thy and HOLCF/NatIso.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1608 
  1609   Constants:
  1610   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat         ~> prod_encode
  1611   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2         ~> prod_decode
  1612   Nat_Int_Bij.int_to_nat_bij      ~> int_encode
  1613   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_int_bij      ~> int_decode
  1614   Countable.pair_encode           ~> prod_encode
  1615   NatIso.prod2nat                 ~> prod_encode
  1616   NatIso.nat2prod                 ~> prod_decode
  1617   NatIso.sum2nat                  ~> sum_encode
  1618   NatIso.nat2sum                  ~> sum_decode
  1619   NatIso.list2nat                 ~> list_encode
  1620   NatIso.nat2list                 ~> list_decode
  1621   NatIso.set2nat                  ~> set_encode
  1622   NatIso.nat2set                  ~> set_decode
  1623 
  1624   Lemmas:
  1625   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  1626   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_inj     ~> inj_prod_encode
  1627   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_surj    ~> surj_prod_encode
  1628   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_inj     ~> inj_prod_decode
  1629   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_surj    ~> surj_prod_decode
  1630   Nat_Int_Bij.i2n_n2i_id          ~> int_encode_inverse
  1631   Nat_Int_Bij.n2i_i2n_id          ~> int_decode_inverse
  1632   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_nat_to_int_bij ~> surj_int_encode
  1633   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_int_to_nat_bij ~> surj_int_decode
  1634   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_nat_to_int_bij  ~> inj_int_encode
  1635   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_int_to_nat_bij  ~> inj_int_decode
  1636   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_encode
  1637   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_int_to_nat_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  1638 
  1639 * Sledgehammer:
  1640   - Renamed ATP commands:
  1641     atp_info     ~> sledgehammer running_atps
  1642     atp_kill     ~> sledgehammer kill_atps
  1643     atp_messages ~> sledgehammer messages
  1644     atp_minimize ~> sledgehammer minimize
  1645     print_atps   ~> sledgehammer available_atps
  1646     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1647   - Added user's manual ("isabelle doc sledgehammer").
  1648   - Added option syntax and "sledgehammer_params" to customize
  1649     Sledgehammer's behavior.  See the manual for details.
  1650   - Modified the Isar proof reconstruction code so that it produces
  1651     direct proofs rather than proofs by contradiction.  (This feature
  1652     is still experimental.)
  1653   - Made Isar proof reconstruction work for SPASS, remote ATPs, and in
  1654     full-typed mode.
  1655   - Added support for TPTP syntax for SPASS via the "spass_tptp" ATP.
  1656 
  1657 * Nitpick:
  1658   - Added and implemented "binary_ints" and "bits" options.
  1659   - Added "std" option and implemented support for nonstandard models.
  1660   - Added and implemented "finitize" option to improve the precision
  1661     of infinite datatypes based on a monotonicity analysis.
  1662   - Added support for quotient types.
  1663   - Added support for "specification" and "ax_specification"
  1664     constructs.
  1665   - Added support for local definitions (for "function" and
  1666     "termination" proofs).
  1667   - Added support for term postprocessors.
  1668   - Optimized "Multiset.multiset" and "FinFun.finfun".
  1669   - Improved efficiency of "destroy_constrs" optimization.
  1670   - Fixed soundness bugs related to "destroy_constrs" optimization and
  1671     record getters.
  1672   - Fixed soundness bug related to higher-order constructors.
  1673   - Fixed soundness bug when "full_descrs" is enabled.
  1674   - Improved precision of set constructs.
  1675   - Added "atoms" option.
  1676   - Added cache to speed up repeated Kodkod invocations on the same
  1677     problems.
  1678   - Renamed "MiniSatJNI", "zChaffJNI", "BerkMinAlloy", and
  1679     "SAT4JLight" to "MiniSat_JNI", "zChaff_JNI", "BerkMin_Alloy", and
  1680     "SAT4J_Light".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1681   - Removed "skolemize", "uncurry", "sym_break", "flatten_prop",
  1682     "sharing_depth", and "show_skolems" options.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1683   - Removed "nitpick_intro" attribute.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1684 
  1685 * Method "induct" now takes instantiations of the form t, where t is not
  1686   a variable, as a shorthand for "x == t", where x is a fresh variable.
  1687   If this is not intended, t has to be enclosed in parentheses.
  1688   By default, the equalities generated by definitional instantiations
  1689   are pre-simplified, which may cause parameters of inductive cases
  1690   to disappear, or may even delete some of the inductive cases.
  1691   Use "induct (no_simp)" instead of "induct" to restore the old
  1692   behaviour. The (no_simp) option is also understood by the "cases"
  1693   and "nominal_induct" methods, which now perform pre-simplification, too.
  1694   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1695 
  1696 
  1697 *** HOLCF ***
  1698 
  1699 * Variable names in lemmas generated by the domain package have
  1700 changed; the naming scheme is now consistent with the HOL datatype
  1701 package.  Some proof scripts may be affected, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1702 
  1703 * The domain package no longer defines the function "foo_copy" for
  1704 recursive domain "foo".  The reach lemma is now stated directly in
  1705 terms of "foo_take".  Lemmas and proofs that mention "foo_copy" must
  1706 be reformulated in terms of "foo_take", INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1707 
  1708 * Most definedness lemmas generated by the domain package (previously
  1709 of the form "x ~= UU ==> foo$x ~= UU") now have an if-and-only-if form
  1710 like "foo$x = UU <-> x = UU", which works better as a simp rule.
  1711 Proofs that used definedness lemmas as intro rules may break,
  1712 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1713 
  1714 * Induction and casedist rules generated by the domain package now
  1715 declare proper case_names (one called "bottom", and one named for each
  1716 constructor).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1717 
  1718 * For mutually-recursive domains, separate "reach" and "take_lemma"
  1719 rules are generated for each domain, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1720 
  1721   foo_bar.reach       ~> foo.reach  bar.reach
  1722   foo_bar.take_lemmas ~> foo.take_lemma  bar.take_lemma
  1723 
  1724 * Some lemmas generated by the domain package have been renamed for
  1725 consistency with the datatype package, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1726 
  1727   foo.ind        ~> foo.induct
  1728   foo.finite_ind ~> foo.finite_induct
  1729   foo.coind      ~> foo.coinduct
  1730   foo.casedist   ~> foo.exhaust
  1731   foo.exhaust    ~> foo.nchotomy
  1732 
  1733 * For consistency with other definition packages, the fixrec package
  1734 now generates qualified theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1735 
  1736   foo_simps  ~> foo.simps
  1737   foo_unfold ~> foo.unfold
  1738   foo_induct ~> foo.induct
  1739 
  1740 * The "fixrec_simp" attribute has been removed.  The "fixrec_simp"
  1741 method and internal fixrec proofs now use the default simpset instead.
  1742 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1743 
  1744 * The "contlub" predicate has been removed.  Proof scripts should use
  1745 lemma contI2 in place of monocontlub2cont, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1746 
  1747 * The "admw" predicate has been removed, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1748 
  1749 * The constants cpair, cfst, and csnd have been removed in favor of
  1750 Pair, fst, and snd from Isabelle/HOL, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1751 
  1752 
  1753 *** ML ***
  1754 
  1755 * Antiquotations for basic formal entities:
  1756 
  1757     @{class NAME}         -- type class
  1758     @{class_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of the above
  1759 
  1760     @{type_name NAME}     -- logical type
  1761     @{type_abbrev NAME}   -- type abbreviation
  1762     @{nonterminal NAME}   -- type of concrete syntactic category
  1763     @{type_syntax NAME}   -- syntax representation of any of the above
  1764 
  1765     @{const_name NAME}    -- logical constant (INCOMPATIBILITY)
  1766     @{const_abbrev NAME}  -- abbreviated constant
  1767     @{const_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of any of the above
  1768 
  1769 * Antiquotation @{syntax_const NAME} ensures that NAME refers to a raw
  1770 syntax constant (cf. 'syntax' command).
  1771 
  1772 * Antiquotation @{make_string} inlines a function to print arbitrary
  1773 values similar to the ML toplevel.  The result is compiler dependent
  1774 and may fall back on "?" in certain situations.
  1775 
  1776 * Diagnostic commands 'ML_val' and 'ML_command' may refer to
  1777 antiquotations @{Isar.state} and @{Isar.goal}.  This replaces impure
  1778 Isar.state() and Isar.goal(), which belong to the old TTY loop and do
  1779 not work with the asynchronous Isar document model.
  1780 
  1781 * Configuration options now admit dynamic default values, depending on
  1782 the context or even global references.
  1783 
  1784 * SHA1.digest digests strings according to SHA-1 (see RFC 3174).  It
  1785 uses an efficient external library if available (for Poly/ML).
  1786 
  1787 * Renamed some important ML structures, while keeping the old names
  1788 for some time as aliases within the structure Legacy:
  1789 
  1790   OuterKeyword  ~>  Keyword
  1791   OuterLex      ~>  Token
  1792   OuterParse    ~>  Parse
  1793   OuterSyntax   ~>  Outer_Syntax
  1794   PrintMode     ~>  Print_Mode
  1795   SpecParse     ~>  Parse_Spec
  1796   ThyInfo       ~>  Thy_Info
  1797   ThyLoad       ~>  Thy_Load
  1798   ThyOutput     ~>  Thy_Output
  1799   TypeInfer     ~>  Type_Infer
  1800 
  1801 Note that "open Legacy" simplifies porting of sources, but forgetting
  1802 to remove it again will complicate porting again in the future.
  1803 
  1804 * Most operations that refer to a global context are named
  1805 accordingly, e.g. Simplifier.global_context or
  1806 ProofContext.init_global.  There are some situations where a global
  1807 context actually works, but under normal circumstances one needs to
  1808 pass the proper local context through the code!
  1809 
  1810 * Discontinued old TheoryDataFun with its copy/init operation -- data
  1811 needs to be pure.  Functor Theory_Data_PP retains the traditional
  1812 Pretty.pp argument to merge, which is absent in the standard
  1813 Theory_Data version.
  1814 
  1815 * Sorts.certify_sort and derived "cert" operations for types and terms
  1816 no longer minimize sorts.  Thus certification at the boundary of the
  1817 inference kernel becomes invariant under addition of class relations,
  1818 which is an important monotonicity principle.  Sorts are now minimized
  1819 in the syntax layer only, at the boundary between the end-user and the
  1820 system.  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY, may have to use Sign.minimize_sort
  1821 explicitly in rare situations.
  1822 
  1823 * Renamed old-style Drule.standard to Drule.export_without_context, to
  1824 emphasize that this is in no way a standard operation.
  1825 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1826 
  1827 * Subgoal.FOCUS (and variants): resulting goal state is normalized as
  1828 usual for resolution.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1829 
  1830 * Renamed varify/unvarify operations to varify_global/unvarify_global
  1831 to emphasize that these only work in a global situation (which is
  1832 quite rare).
  1833 
  1834 * Curried take and drop in library.ML; negative length is interpreted
  1835 as infinity (as in chop).  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1836 
  1837 * Proof terms: type substitutions on proof constants now use canonical
  1838 order of type variables.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools working with proof
  1839 terms.
  1840 
  1841 * Raw axioms/defs may no longer carry sort constraints, and raw defs
  1842 may no longer carry premises.  User-level specifications are
  1843 transformed accordingly by Thm.add_axiom/add_def.
  1844 
  1845 
  1846 *** System ***
  1847 
  1848 * Discontinued special HOL_USEDIR_OPTIONS for the main HOL image;
  1849 ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS applies uniformly to all sessions.  Note that
  1850 proof terms are enabled unconditionally in the new HOL-Proofs image.
  1851 
  1852 * Discontinued old ISABELLE and ISATOOL environment settings (legacy
  1853 feature since Isabelle2009).  Use ISABELLE_PROCESS and ISABELLE_TOOL,
  1854 respectively.
  1855 
  1856 * Old lib/scripts/polyml-platform is superseded by the
  1857 ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable, which defaults to the 32 bit
  1858 variant, even on a 64 bit machine.  The following example setting
  1859 prefers 64 bit if available:
  1860 
  1861   ML_PLATFORM="${ISABELLE_PLATFORM64:-$ISABELLE_PLATFORM}"
  1862 
  1863 * The preliminary Isabelle/jEdit application demonstrates the emerging
  1864 Isabelle/Scala layer for advanced prover interaction and integration.
  1865 See src/Tools/jEdit or "isabelle jedit" provided by the properly built
  1866 component.
  1867 
  1868 * "IsabelleText" is a Unicode font derived from Bitstream Vera Mono
  1869 and Bluesky TeX fonts.  It provides the usual Isabelle symbols,
  1870 similar to the default assignment of the document preparation system
  1871 (cf. isabellesym.sty).  The Isabelle/Scala class Isabelle_System
  1872 provides some operations for direct access to the font without asking
  1873 the user for manual installation.
  1874 
  1875 
  1876 
  1877 New in Isabelle2009-1 (December 2009)
  1878 -------------------------------------
  1879 
  1880 *** General ***
  1881 
  1882 * Discontinued old form of "escaped symbols" such as \\<forall>.  Only
  1883 one backslash should be used, even in ML sources.
  1884 
  1885 
  1886 *** Pure ***
  1887 
  1888 * Locale interpretation propagates mixins along the locale hierarchy.
  1889 The currently only available mixins are the equations used to map
  1890 local definitions to terms of the target domain of an interpretation.
  1891 
  1892 * Reactivated diagnostic command 'print_interps'.  Use "print_interps
  1893 loc" to print all interpretations of locale "loc" in the theory.
  1894 Interpretations in proofs are not shown.
  1895 
  1896 * Thoroughly revised locales tutorial.  New section on conditional
  1897 interpretation.
  1898 
  1899 * On instantiation of classes, remaining undefined class parameters
  1900 are formally declared.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1901 
  1902 
  1903 *** Document preparation ***
  1904 
  1905 * New generalized style concept for printing terms: @{foo (style) ...}
  1906 instead of @{foo_style style ...}  (old form is still retained for
  1907 backward compatibility).  Styles can be also applied for
  1908 antiquotations prop, term_type and typeof.
  1909 
  1910 
  1911 *** HOL ***
  1912 
  1913 * New proof method "smt" for a combination of first-order logic with
  1914 equality, linear and nonlinear (natural/integer/real) arithmetic, and
  1915 fixed-size bitvectors; there is also basic support for higher-order
  1916 features (esp. lambda abstractions).  It is an incomplete decision
  1917 procedure based on external SMT solvers using the oracle mechanism;
  1918 for the SMT solver Z3, this method is proof-producing.  Certificates
  1919 are provided to avoid calling the external solvers solely for
  1920 re-checking proofs.  Due to a remote SMT service there is no need for
  1921 installing SMT solvers locally.  See src/HOL/SMT.
  1922 
  1923 * New commands to load and prove verification conditions generated by
  1924 the Boogie program verifier or derived systems (e.g. the Verifying C
  1925 Compiler (VCC) or Spec#).  See src/HOL/Boogie.
  1926 
  1927 * New counterexample generator tool 'nitpick' based on the Kodkod
  1928 relational model finder.  See src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick and
  1929 src/HOL/Nitpick_Examples.
  1930 
  1931 * New commands 'code_pred' and 'values' to invoke the predicate
  1932 compiler and to enumerate values of inductive predicates.
  1933 
  1934 * A tabled implementation of the reflexive transitive closure.
  1935 
  1936 * New implementation of quickcheck uses generic code generator;
  1937 default generators are provided for all suitable HOL types, records
  1938 and datatypes.  Old quickcheck can be re-activated importing theory
  1939 Library/SML_Quickcheck.
  1940 
  1941 * New testing tool Mirabelle for automated proof tools.  Applies
  1942 several tools and tactics like sledgehammer, metis, or quickcheck, to
  1943 every proof step in a theory.  To be used in batch mode via the
  1944 "mirabelle" utility.
  1945 
  1946 * New proof method "sos" (sum of squares) for nonlinear real
  1947 arithmetic (originally due to John Harison). It requires theory
  1948 Library/Sum_Of_Squares.  It is not a complete decision procedure but
  1949 works well in practice on quantifier-free real arithmetic with +, -,
  1950 *, ^, =, <= and <, i.e. boolean combinations of equalities and
  1951 inequalities between polynomials.  It makes use of external
  1952 semidefinite programming solvers.  Method "sos" generates a
  1953 certificate that can be pasted into the proof thus avoiding the need
  1954 to call an external tool every time the proof is checked.  See
  1955 src/HOL/Library/Sum_Of_Squares.
  1956 
  1957 * New method "linarith" invokes existing linear arithmetic decision
  1958 procedure only.
  1959 
  1960 * New command 'atp_minimal' reduces result produced by Sledgehammer.
  1961 
  1962 * New Sledgehammer option "Full Types" in Proof General settings menu.
  1963 Causes full type information to be output to the ATPs.  This slows
  1964 ATPs down considerably but eliminates a source of unsound "proofs"
  1965 that fail later.
  1966 
  1967 * New method "metisFT": A version of metis that uses full type
  1968 information in order to avoid failures of proof reconstruction.
  1969 
  1970 * New evaluator "approximate" approximates an real valued term using
  1971 the same method as the approximation method.
  1972 
  1973 * Method "approximate" now supports arithmetic expressions as
  1974 boundaries of intervals and implements interval splitting and Taylor
  1975 series expansion.
  1976 
  1977 * ML antiquotation @{code_datatype} inserts definition of a datatype
  1978 generated by the code generator; e.g. see src/HOL/Predicate.thy.
  1979 
  1980 * New theory SupInf of the supremum and infimum operators for sets of
  1981 reals.
  1982 
  1983 * New theory Probability, which contains a development of measure
  1984 theory, eventually leading to Lebesgue integration and probability.
  1985 
  1986 * Extended Multivariate Analysis to include derivation and Brouwer's
  1987 fixpoint theorem.
  1988 
  1989 * Reorganization of number theory, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  1990   - new number theory development for nat and int, in theories Divides
  1991     and GCD as well as in new session Number_Theory
  1992   - some constants and facts now suffixed with _nat and _int
  1993     accordingly
  1994   - former session NumberTheory now named Old_Number_Theory, including
  1995     theories Legacy_GCD and Primes (prefer Number_Theory if possible)
  1996   - moved theory Pocklington from src/HOL/Library to
  1997     src/HOL/Old_Number_Theory
  1998 
  1999 * Theory GCD includes functions Gcd/GCD and Lcm/LCM for the gcd and
  2000 lcm of finite and infinite sets. It is shown that they form a complete
  2001 lattice.
  2002 
  2003 * Class semiring_div requires superclass no_zero_divisors and proof of
  2004 div_mult_mult1; theorems div_mult_mult1, div_mult_mult2,
  2005 div_mult_mult1_if, div_mult_mult1 and div_mult_mult2 have been
  2006 generalized to class semiring_div, subsuming former theorems
  2007 zdiv_zmult_zmult1, zdiv_zmult_zmult1_if, zdiv_zmult_zmult1 and
  2008 zdiv_zmult_zmult2.  div_mult_mult1 is now [simp] by default.
  2009 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2010 
  2011 * Refinements to lattice classes and sets:
  2012   - less default intro/elim rules in locale variant, more default
  2013     intro/elim rules in class variant: more uniformity
  2014   - lemma ge_sup_conv renamed to le_sup_iff, in accordance with
  2015     le_inf_iff
  2016   - dropped lemma alias inf_ACI for inf_aci (same for sup_ACI and
  2017     sup_aci)
  2018   - renamed ACI to inf_sup_aci
  2019   - new class "boolean_algebra"
  2020   - class "complete_lattice" moved to separate theory
  2021     "Complete_Lattice"; corresponding constants (and abbreviations)
  2022     renamed and with authentic syntax:
  2023     Set.Inf ~>    Complete_Lattice.Inf
  2024     Set.Sup ~>    Complete_Lattice.Sup
  2025     Set.INFI ~>   Complete_Lattice.INFI
  2026     Set.SUPR ~>   Complete_Lattice.SUPR
  2027     Set.Inter ~>  Complete_Lattice.Inter
  2028     Set.Union ~>  Complete_Lattice.Union
  2029     Set.INTER ~>  Complete_Lattice.INTER
  2030     Set.UNION ~>  Complete_Lattice.UNION
  2031   - authentic syntax for
  2032     Set.Pow
  2033     Set.image
  2034   - mere abbreviations:
  2035     Set.empty               (for bot)
  2036     Set.UNIV                (for top)
  2037     Set.inter               (for inf, formerly Set.Int)
  2038     Set.union               (for sup, formerly Set.Un)
  2039     Complete_Lattice.Inter  (for Inf)
  2040     Complete_Lattice.Union  (for Sup)
  2041     Complete_Lattice.INTER  (for INFI)
  2042     Complete_Lattice.UNION  (for SUPR)
  2043   - object-logic definitions as far as appropriate
  2044 
  2045 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Care is required when theorems Int_subset_iff or
  2046 Un_subset_iff are explicitly deleted as default simp rules; then also
  2047 their lattice counterparts le_inf_iff and le_sup_iff have to be
  2048 deleted to achieve the desired effect.
  2049 
  2050 * Rules inf_absorb1, inf_absorb2, sup_absorb1, sup_absorb2 are no simp
  2051 rules by default any longer; the same applies to min_max.inf_absorb1
  2052 etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2053 
  2054 * Rules sup_Int_eq and sup_Un_eq are no longer declared as
  2055 pred_set_conv by default.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2056 
  2057 * Power operations on relations and functions are now one dedicated
  2058 constant "compow" with infix syntax "^^".  Power operation on
  2059 multiplicative monoids retains syntax "^" and is now defined generic
  2060 in class power.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2061 
  2062 * Relation composition "R O S" now has a more standard argument order:
  2063 "R O S = {(x, z). EX y. (x, y) : R & (y, z) : S}".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  2064 rewrite propositions with "S O R" --> "R O S". Proofs may occasionally
  2065 break, since the O_assoc rule was not rewritten like this.  Fix using
  2066 O_assoc[symmetric].  The same applies to the curried version "R OO S".
  2067 
  2068 * Function "Inv" is renamed to "inv_into" and function "inv" is now an
  2069 abbreviation for "inv_into UNIV".  Lemmas are renamed accordingly.
  2070 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2071 
  2072 * Most rules produced by inductive and datatype package have mandatory
  2073 prefixes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2074 
  2075 * Changed "DERIV_intros" to a dynamic fact, which can be augmented by
  2076 the attribute of the same name.  Each of the theorems in the list
  2077 DERIV_intros assumes composition with an additional function and
  2078 matches a variable to the derivative, which has to be solved by the
  2079 Simplifier.  Hence (auto intro!: DERIV_intros) computes the derivative
  2080 of most elementary terms.  Former Maclauren.DERIV_tac and
  2081 Maclauren.deriv_tac should be replaced by (auto intro!: DERIV_intros).
  2082 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2083 
  2084 * Code generator attributes follow the usual underscore convention:
  2085     code_unfold     replaces    code unfold
  2086     code_post       replaces    code post
  2087     etc.
  2088   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2089 
  2090 * Renamed methods:
  2091     sizechange -> size_change
  2092     induct_scheme -> induction_schema
  2093   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2094 
  2095 * Discontinued abbreviation "arbitrary" of constant "undefined".
  2096 INCOMPATIBILITY, use "undefined" directly.
  2097 
  2098 * Renamed theorems:
  2099     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2100     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1_left -> Suc_eq_plus1_left
  2101     Suc_plus1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2102     *anti_sym -> *antisym*
  2103     vector_less_eq_def -> vector_le_def
  2104   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2105 
  2106 * Added theorem List.map_map as [simp].  Removed List.map_compose.
  2107 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2108 
  2109 * Removed predicate "M hassize n" (<--> card M = n & finite M).
  2110 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2111 
  2112 
  2113 *** HOLCF ***
  2114 
  2115 * Theory Representable defines a class "rep" of domains that are
  2116 representable (via an ep-pair) in the universal domain type "udom".
  2117 Instances are provided for all type constructors defined in HOLCF.
  2118 
  2119 * The 'new_domain' command is a purely definitional version of the
  2120 domain package, for representable domains.  Syntax is identical to the
  2121 old domain package.  The 'new_domain' package also supports indirect
  2122 recursion using previously-defined type constructors.  See
  2123 src/HOLCF/ex/New_Domain.thy for examples.
  2124 
  2125 * Method "fixrec_simp" unfolds one step of a fixrec-defined constant
  2126 on the left-hand side of an equation, and then performs
  2127 simplification.  Rewriting is done using rules declared with the
  2128 "fixrec_simp" attribute.  The "fixrec_simp" method is intended as a
  2129 replacement for "fixpat"; see src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples.
  2130 
  2131 * The pattern-match compiler in 'fixrec' can now handle constructors
  2132 with HOL function types.  Pattern-match combinators for the Pair
  2133 constructor are pre-configured.
  2134 
  2135 * The 'fixrec' package now produces better fixed-point induction rules
  2136 for mutually-recursive definitions:  Induction rules have conclusions
  2137 of the form "P foo bar" instead of "P <foo, bar>".
  2138 
  2139 * The constant "sq_le" (with infix syntax "<<" or "\<sqsubseteq>") has
  2140 been renamed to "below".  The name "below" now replaces "less" in many
  2141 theorem names.  (Legacy theorem names using "less" are still supported
  2142 as well.)
  2143 
  2144 * The 'fixrec' package now supports "bottom patterns".  Bottom
  2145 patterns can be used to generate strictness rules, or to make
  2146 functions more strict (much like the bang-patterns supported by the
  2147 Glasgow Haskell Compiler).  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  2148 examples.
  2149 
  2150 
  2151 *** ML ***
  2152 
  2153 * Support for Poly/ML 5.3.0, with improved reporting of compiler
  2154 errors and run-time exceptions, including detailed source positions.
  2155 
  2156 * Structure Name_Space (formerly NameSpace) now manages uniquely
  2157 identified entries, with some additional information such as source
  2158 position, logical grouping etc.
  2159 
  2160 * Theory and context data is now introduced by the simplified and
  2161 modernized functors Theory_Data, Proof_Data, Generic_Data.  Data needs
  2162 to be pure, but the old TheoryDataFun for mutable data (with explicit
  2163 copy operation) is still available for some time.
  2164 
  2165 * Structure Synchronized (cf. src/Pure/Concurrent/synchronized.ML)
  2166 provides a high-level programming interface to synchronized state
  2167 variables with atomic update.  This works via pure function
  2168 application within a critical section -- its runtime should be as
  2169 short as possible; beware of deadlocks if critical code is nested,
  2170 either directly or indirectly via other synchronized variables!
  2171 
  2172 * Structure Unsynchronized (cf. src/Pure/ML-Systems/unsynchronized.ML)
  2173 wraps raw ML references, explicitly indicating their non-thread-safe
  2174 behaviour.  The Isar toplevel keeps this structure open, to
  2175 accommodate Proof General as well as quick and dirty interactive
  2176 experiments with references.
  2177 
  2178 * PARALLEL_CHOICE and PARALLEL_GOALS provide basic support for
  2179 parallel tactical reasoning.
  2180 
  2181 * Tacticals Subgoal.FOCUS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PREMS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PARAMS
  2182 are similar to SUBPROOF, but are slightly more flexible: only the
  2183 specified parts of the subgoal are imported into the context, and the
  2184 body tactic may introduce new subgoals and schematic variables.
  2185 
  2186 * Old tactical METAHYPS, which does not observe the proof context, has
  2187 been renamed to Old_Goals.METAHYPS and awaits deletion.  Use SUBPROOF
  2188 or Subgoal.FOCUS etc.
  2189 
  2190 * Renamed functor TableFun to Table, and GraphFun to Graph.  (Since
  2191 functors have their own ML name space there is no point to mark them
  2192 separately.)  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2193 
  2194 * Renamed NamedThmsFun to Named_Thms.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2195 
  2196 * Renamed several structures FooBar to Foo_Bar.  Occasional,
  2197 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2198 
  2199 * Operations of structure Skip_Proof no longer require quick_and_dirty
  2200 mode, which avoids critical setmp.
  2201 
  2202 * Eliminated old Attrib.add_attributes, Method.add_methods and related
  2203 combinators for "args".  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to use simplified
  2204 Attrib/Method.setup introduced in Isabelle2009.
  2205 
  2206 * Proper context for simpset_of, claset_of, clasimpset_of.  May fall
  2207 back on global_simpset_of, global_claset_of, global_clasimpset_of as
  2208 last resort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2209 
  2210 * Display.pretty_thm now requires a proper context (cf. former
  2211 ProofContext.pretty_thm).  May fall back on Display.pretty_thm_global
  2212 or even Display.pretty_thm_without_context as last resort.
  2213 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2214 
  2215 * Discontinued Display.pretty_ctyp/cterm etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  2216 Syntax.pretty_typ/term directly, preferably with proper context
  2217 instead of global theory.
  2218 
  2219 
  2220 *** System ***
  2221 
  2222 * Further fine tuning of parallel proof checking, scales up to 8 cores
  2223 (max. speedup factor 5.0).  See also Goal.parallel_proofs in ML and
  2224 usedir option -q.
  2225 
  2226 * Support for additional "Isabelle components" via etc/components, see
  2227 also the system manual.
  2228 
  2229 * The isabelle makeall tool now operates on all components with
  2230 IsaMakefile, not just hardwired "logics".
  2231 
  2232 * Removed "compress" option from isabelle-process and isabelle usedir;
  2233 this is always enabled.
  2234 
  2235 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 4.x versions.
  2236 
  2237 * Isabelle tool "wwwfind" provides web interface for 'find_theorems'
  2238 on a given logic image.  This requires the lighttpd webserver and is
  2239 currently supported on Linux only.
  2240 
  2241 
  2242 
  2243 New in Isabelle2009 (April 2009)
  2244 --------------------------------
  2245 
  2246 *** General ***
  2247 
  2248 * Simplified main Isabelle executables, with less surprises on
  2249 case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  2250 
  2251   - The main Isabelle tool wrapper is now called "isabelle" instead of
  2252     "isatool."
  2253 
  2254   - The former "isabelle" alias for "isabelle-process" has been
  2255     removed (should rarely occur to regular users).
  2256 
  2257   - The former "isabelle-interface" and its alias "Isabelle" have been
  2258     removed (interfaces are now regular Isabelle tools).
  2259 
  2260 Within scripts and make files, the Isabelle environment variables
  2261 ISABELLE_TOOL and ISABELLE_PROCESS replace old ISATOOL and ISABELLE,
  2262 respectively.  (The latter are still available as legacy feature.)
  2263 
  2264 The old isabelle-interface wrapper could react in confusing ways if
  2265 the interface was uninstalled or changed otherwise.  Individual
  2266 interface tool configuration is now more explicit, see also the
  2267 Isabelle system manual.  In particular, Proof General is now available
  2268 via "isabelle emacs".
  2269 
  2270 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt derivative scripts.  Users may need to
  2271 purge installed copies of Isabelle executables and re-run "isabelle
  2272 install -p ...", or use symlinks.
  2273 
  2274 * The default for ISABELLE_HOME_USER is now ~/.isabelle instead of the
  2275 old ~/isabelle, which was slightly non-standard and apt to cause
  2276 surprises on case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  2277 
  2278 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to move existing ~/isabelle/etc,
  2279 ~/isabelle/heaps, ~/isabelle/browser_info to the new place.  Special
  2280 care is required when using older releases of Isabelle.  Note that
  2281 ISABELLE_HOME_USER can be changed in Isabelle/etc/settings of any
  2282 Isabelle distribution, in order to use the new ~/.isabelle uniformly.
  2283 
  2284 * Proofs of fully specified statements are run in parallel on
  2285 multi-core systems.  A speedup factor of 2.5 to 3.2 can be expected on
  2286 a regular 4-core machine, if the initial heap space is made reasonably
  2287 large (cf. Poly/ML option -H).  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  2288 
  2289 * The main reference manuals ("isar-ref", "implementation", and
  2290 "system") have been updated and extended.  Formally checked references
  2291 as hyperlinks are now available uniformly.
  2292 
  2293 
  2294 *** Pure ***
  2295 
  2296 * Complete re-implementation of locales.  INCOMPATIBILITY in several
  2297 respects.  The most important changes are listed below.  See the
  2298 Tutorial on Locales ("locales" manual) for details.
  2299 
  2300 - In locale expressions, instantiation replaces renaming.  Parameters
  2301 must be declared in a for clause.  To aid compatibility with previous
  2302 parameter inheritance, in locale declarations, parameters that are not
  2303 'touched' (instantiation position "_" or omitted) are implicitly added
  2304 with their syntax at the beginning of the for clause.
  2305 
  2306 - Syntax from abbreviations and definitions in locales is available in
  2307 locale expressions and context elements.  The latter is particularly
  2308 useful in locale declarations.
  2309 
  2310 - More flexible mechanisms to qualify names generated by locale
  2311 expressions.  Qualifiers (prefixes) may be specified in locale
  2312 expressions, and can be marked as mandatory (syntax: "name!:") or
  2313 optional (syntax "name?:").  The default depends for plain "name:"
  2314 depends on the situation where a locale expression is used: in
  2315 commands 'locale' and 'sublocale' prefixes are optional, in
  2316 'interpretation' and 'interpret' prefixes are mandatory.  The old
  2317 implicit qualifiers derived from the parameter names of a locale are
  2318 no longer generated.
  2319 
  2320 - Command "sublocale l < e" replaces "interpretation l < e".  The
  2321 instantiation clause in "interpretation" and "interpret" (square
  2322 brackets) is no longer available.  Use locale expressions.
  2323 
  2324 - When converting proof scripts, mandatory qualifiers in
  2325 'interpretation' and 'interpret' should be retained by default, even
  2326 if this is an INCOMPATIBILITY compared to former behavior.  In the
  2327 worst case, use the "name?:" form for non-mandatory ones.  Qualifiers
  2328 in locale expressions range over a single locale instance only.
  2329 
  2330 - Dropped locale element "includes".  This is a major INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2331 In existing theorem specifications replace the includes element by the
  2332 respective context elements of the included locale, omitting those
  2333 that are already present in the theorem specification.  Multiple
  2334 assume elements of a locale should be replaced by a single one
  2335 involving the locale predicate.  In the proof body, declarations (most
  2336 notably theorems) may be regained by interpreting the respective
  2337 locales in the proof context as required (command "interpret").
  2338 
  2339 If using "includes" in replacement of a target solely because the
  2340 parameter types in the theorem are not as general as in the target,
  2341 consider declaring a new locale with additional type constraints on
  2342 the parameters (context element "constrains").
  2343 
  2344 - Discontinued "locale (open)".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2345 
  2346 - Locale interpretation commands no longer attempt to simplify goal.
  2347 INCOMPATIBILITY: in rare situations the generated goal differs.  Use
  2348 methods intro_locales and unfold_locales to clarify.
  2349 
  2350 - Locale interpretation commands no longer accept interpretation
  2351 attributes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2352 
  2353 * Class declaration: so-called "base sort" must not be given in import
  2354 list any longer, but is inferred from the specification.  Particularly
  2355 in HOL, write
  2356 
  2357     class foo = ...
  2358 
  2359 instead of
  2360 
  2361     class foo = type + ...
  2362 
  2363 * Class target: global versions of theorems stemming do not carry a
  2364 parameter prefix any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2365 
  2366 * Class 'instance' command no longer accepts attached definitions.
  2367 INCOMPATIBILITY, use proper 'instantiation' target instead.
  2368 
  2369 * Recovered hiding of consts, which was accidentally broken in
  2370 Isabelle2007.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, ``hide const c'' really
  2371 makes c inaccessible; consider using ``hide (open) const c'' instead.
  2372 
  2373 * Slightly more coherent Pure syntax, with updated documentation in
  2374 isar-ref manual.  Removed locales meta_term_syntax and
  2375 meta_conjunction_syntax: TERM and &&& (formerly &&) are now permanent,
  2376 INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations.  Note that &&& should not be used
  2377 directly in regular applications.
  2378 
  2379 * There is a new syntactic category "float_const" for signed decimal
  2380 fractions (e.g. 123.45 or -123.45).
  2381 
  2382 * Removed exotic 'token_translation' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML
  2383 interface with 'setup' command instead.
  2384 
  2385 * Command 'local_setup' is similar to 'setup', but operates on a local
  2386 theory context.
  2387 
  2388 * The 'axiomatization' command now only works within a global theory
  2389 context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2390 
  2391 * Goal-directed proof now enforces strict proof irrelevance wrt. sort
  2392 hypotheses.  Sorts required in the course of reasoning need to be
  2393 covered by the constraints in the initial statement, completed by the
  2394 type instance information of the background theory.  Non-trivial sort
  2395 hypotheses, which rarely occur in practice, may be specified via
  2396 vacuous propositions of the form SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::c).  For example:
  2397 
  2398   lemma assumes "SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::empty)" shows False ...
  2399 
  2400 The result contains an implicit sort hypotheses as before --
  2401 SORT_CONSTRAINT premises are eliminated as part of the canonical rule
  2402 normalization.
  2403 
  2404 * Generalized Isar history, with support for linear undo, direct state
  2405 addressing etc.
  2406 
  2407 * Changed defaults for unify configuration options:
  2408 
  2409   unify_trace_bound = 50 (formerly 25)
  2410   unify_search_bound = 60 (formerly 30)
  2411 
  2412 * Different bookkeeping for code equations (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  2413 
  2414   a) On theory merge, the last set of code equations for a particular
  2415      constant is taken (in accordance with the policy applied by other
  2416      parts of the code generator framework).
  2417 
  2418   b) Code equations stemming from explicit declarations (e.g. code
  2419      attribute) gain priority over default code equations stemming
  2420      from definition, primrec, fun etc.
  2421 
  2422 * Keyword 'code_exception' now named 'code_abort'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2423 
  2424 * Unified theorem tables for both code generators.  Thus [code
  2425 func] has disappeared and only [code] remains.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2426 
  2427 * Command 'find_consts' searches for constants based on type and name
  2428 patterns, e.g.
  2429 
  2430     find_consts "_ => bool"
  2431 
  2432 By default, matching is against subtypes, but it may be restricted to
  2433 the whole type.  Searching by name is possible.  Multiple queries are
  2434 conjunctive and queries may be negated by prefixing them with a
  2435 hyphen:
  2436 
  2437     find_consts strict: "_ => bool" name: "Int" -"int => int"
  2438 
  2439 * New 'find_theorems' criterion "solves" matches theorems that
  2440 directly solve the current goal (modulo higher-order unification).
  2441 
  2442 * Auto solve feature for main theorem statements: whenever a new goal
  2443 is stated, "find_theorems solves" is called; any theorems that could
  2444 solve the lemma directly are listed as part of the goal state.
  2445 Cf. associated options in Proof General Isabelle settings menu,
  2446 enabled by default, with reasonable timeout for pathological cases of
  2447 higher-order unification.
  2448 
  2449 
  2450 *** Document preparation ***
  2451 
  2452 * Antiquotation @{lemma} now imitates a regular terminal proof,
  2453 demanding keyword 'by' and supporting the full method expression
  2454 syntax just like the Isar command 'by'.
  2455 
  2456 
  2457 *** HOL ***
  2458 
  2459 * Integrated main parts of former image HOL-Complex with HOL.  Entry
  2460 points Main and Complex_Main remain as before.
  2461 
  2462 * Logic image HOL-Plain provides a minimal HOL with the most important
  2463 tools available (inductive, datatype, primrec, ...).  This facilitates
  2464 experimentation and tool development.  Note that user applications
  2465 (and library theories) should never refer to anything below theory
  2466 Main, as before.
  2467 
  2468 * Logic image HOL-Main stops at theory Main, and thus facilitates
  2469 experimentation due to shorter build times.
  2470 
  2471 * Logic image HOL-NSA contains theories of nonstandard analysis which
  2472 were previously part of former HOL-Complex.  Entry point Hyperreal
  2473 remains valid, but theories formerly using Complex_Main should now use
  2474 new entry point Hypercomplex.
  2475 
  2476 * Generic ATP manager for Sledgehammer, based on ML threads instead of
  2477 Posix processes.  Avoids potentially expensive forking of the ML
  2478 process.  New thread-based implementation also works on non-Unix
  2479 platforms (Cygwin).  Provers are no longer hardwired, but defined
  2480 within the theory via plain ML wrapper functions.  Basic Sledgehammer
  2481 commands are covered in the isar-ref manual.
  2482 
  2483 * Wrapper scripts for remote SystemOnTPTP service allows to use
  2484 sledgehammer without local ATP installation (Vampire etc.). Other
  2485 provers may be included via suitable ML wrappers, see also
  2486 src/HOL/ATP_Linkup.thy.
  2487 
  2488 * ATP selection (E/Vampire/Spass) is now via Proof General's settings
  2489 menu.
  2490 
  2491 * The metis method no longer fails because the theorem is too trivial
  2492 (contains the empty clause).
  2493 
  2494 * The metis method now fails in the usual manner, rather than raising
  2495 an exception, if it determines that it cannot prove the theorem.
  2496 
  2497 * Method "coherent" implements a prover for coherent logic (see also
  2498 src/Tools/coherent.ML).
  2499 
  2500 * Constants "undefined" and "default" replace "arbitrary".  Usually
  2501 "undefined" is the right choice to replace "arbitrary", though
  2502 logically there is no difference.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2503 
  2504 * Command "value" now integrates different evaluation mechanisms.  The
  2505 result of the first successful evaluation mechanism is printed.  In
  2506 square brackets a particular named evaluation mechanisms may be
  2507 specified (currently, [SML], [code] or [nbe]).  See further
  2508 src/HOL/ex/Eval_Examples.thy.
  2509 
  2510 * Normalization by evaluation now allows non-leftlinear equations.
  2511 Declare with attribute [code nbe].
  2512 
  2513 * Methods "case_tac" and "induct_tac" now refer to the very same rules
  2514 as the structured Isar versions "cases" and "induct", cf. the
  2515 corresponding "cases" and "induct" attributes.  Mutual induction rules
  2516 are now presented as a list of individual projections
  2517 (e.g. foo_bar.inducts for types foo and bar); the old format with
  2518 explicit HOL conjunction is no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  2519 rare situations a different rule is selected --- notably nested tuple
  2520 elimination instead of former prod.exhaust: use explicit (case_tac t
  2521 rule: prod.exhaust) here.
  2522 
  2523 * Attributes "cases", "induct", "coinduct" support "del" option.
  2524 
  2525 * Removed fact "case_split_thm", which duplicates "case_split".
  2526 
  2527 * The option datatype has been moved to a new theory Option.  Renamed
  2528 option_map to Option.map, and o2s to Option.set, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2529 
  2530 * New predicate "strict_mono" classifies strict functions on partial
  2531 orders.  With strict functions on linear orders, reasoning about
  2532 (in)equalities is facilitated by theorems "strict_mono_eq",
  2533 "strict_mono_less_eq" and "strict_mono_less".
  2534 
  2535 * Some set operations are now proper qualified constants with
  2536 authentic syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  2537 
  2538     op Int ~>   Set.Int
  2539     op Un ~>    Set.Un
  2540     INTER ~>    Set.INTER
  2541     UNION ~>    Set.UNION
  2542     Inter ~>    Set.Inter
  2543     Union ~>    Set.Union
  2544     {} ~>       Set.empty
  2545     UNIV ~>     Set.UNIV
  2546 
  2547 * Class complete_lattice with operations Inf, Sup, INFI, SUPR now in
  2548 theory Set.
  2549 
  2550 * Auxiliary class "itself" has disappeared -- classes without any
  2551 parameter are treated as expected by the 'class' command.
  2552 
  2553 * Leibnitz's Series for Pi and the arcus tangens and logarithm series.
  2554 
  2555 * Common decision procedures (Cooper, MIR, Ferrack, Approximation,
  2556 Dense_Linear_Order) are now in directory HOL/Decision_Procs.
  2557 
  2558 * Theory src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Approximation provides the new proof
  2559 method "approximation".  It proves formulas on real values by using
  2560 interval arithmetic.  In the formulas are also the transcendental
  2561 functions sin, cos, tan, atan, ln, exp and the constant pi are
  2562 allowed. For examples see
  2563 src/HOL/Descision_Procs/ex/Approximation_Ex.thy.
  2564 
  2565 * Theory "Reflection" now resides in HOL/Library.
  2566 
  2567 * Entry point to Word library now simply named "Word".
  2568 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2569 
  2570 * Made source layout more coherent with logical distribution
  2571 structure:
  2572 
  2573     src/HOL/Library/RType.thy ~> src/HOL/Typerep.thy
  2574     src/HOL/Library/Code_Message.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2575     src/HOL/Library/GCD.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2576     src/HOL/Library/Order_Relation.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2577     src/HOL/Library/Parity.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2578     src/HOL/Library/Univ_Poly.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2579     src/HOL/Real/ContNotDenum.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  2580     src/HOL/Real/Lubs.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2581     src/HOL/Real/PReal.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2582     src/HOL/Real/Rational.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2583     src/HOL/Real/RComplete.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2584     src/HOL/Real/RealDef.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2585     src/HOL/Real/RealPow.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2586     src/HOL/Real/Real.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2587     src/HOL/Complex/Complex_Main.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2588     src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2589     src/HOL/Complex/FrechetDeriv.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  2590     src/HOL/Complex/Fundamental_Theorem_Algebra.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  2591     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Deriv.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2592     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Fact.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2593     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Integration.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2594     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Lim.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2595     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Ln.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2596     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Log.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2597     src/HOL/Hyperreal/MacLaurin.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2598     src/HOL/Hyperreal/NthRoot.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2599     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Series.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2600     src/HOL/Hyperreal/SEQ.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2601     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Taylor.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2602     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Transcendental.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2603     src/HOL/Real/Float ~> src/HOL/Library/
  2604     src/HOL/Real/HahnBanach ~> src/HOL/HahnBanach
  2605     src/HOL/Real/RealVector.thy ~> src/HOL/
  2606 
  2607     src/HOL/arith_data.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2608     src/HOL/hologic.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2609     src/HOL/simpdata.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2610     src/HOL/int_arith1.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools/int_arith.ML
  2611     src/HOL/int_factor_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2612     src/HOL/nat_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2613     src/HOL/Real/float_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2614     src/HOL/Real/float_syntax.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2615     src/HOL/Real/rat_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2616     src/HOL/Real/real_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  2617 
  2618     src/HOL/Library/Array.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2619     src/HOL/Library/Heap_Monad.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2620     src/HOL/Library/Heap.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2621     src/HOL/Library/Imperative_HOL.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2622     src/HOL/Library/Ref.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2623     src/HOL/Library/Relational.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  2624 
  2625 * If methods "eval" and "evaluation" encounter a structured proof
  2626 state with !!/==>, only the conclusion is evaluated to True (if
  2627 possible), avoiding strange error messages.
  2628 
  2629 * Method "sizechange" automates termination proofs using (a
  2630 modification of) the size-change principle.  Requires SAT solver.  See
  2631 src/HOL/ex/Termination.thy for examples.
  2632 
  2633 * Simplifier: simproc for let expressions now unfolds if bound
  2634 variable occurs at most once in let expression body.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2635 
  2636 * Method "arith": Linear arithmetic now ignores all inequalities when
  2637 fast_arith_neq_limit is exceeded, instead of giving up entirely.
  2638 
  2639 * New attribute "arith" for facts that should always be used
  2640 automatically by arithmetic. It is intended to be used locally in
  2641 proofs, e.g.
  2642 
  2643   assumes [arith]: "x > 0"
  2644 
  2645 Global usage is discouraged because of possible performance impact.
  2646 
  2647 * New classes "top" and "bot" with corresponding operations "top" and
  2648 "bot" in theory Orderings; instantiation of class "complete_lattice"
  2649 requires instantiation of classes "top" and "bot".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2650 
  2651 * Changed definition lemma "less_fun_def" in order to provide an
  2652 instance for preorders on functions; use lemma "less_le" instead.
  2653 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2654 
  2655 * Theory Orderings: class "wellorder" moved here, with explicit
  2656 induction rule "less_induct" as assumption.  For instantiation of
  2657 "wellorder" by means of predicate "wf", use rule wf_wellorderI.
  2658 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2659 
  2660 * Theory Orderings: added class "preorder" as superclass of "order".
  2661 INCOMPATIBILITY: Instantiation proofs for order, linorder
  2662 etc. slightly changed.  Some theorems named order_class.* now named
  2663 preorder_class.*.
  2664 
  2665 * Theory Relation: renamed "refl" to "refl_on", "reflexive" to "refl,
  2666 "diag" to "Id_on".
  2667 
  2668 * Theory Finite_Set: added a new fold combinator of type
  2669 
  2670   ('a => 'b => 'b) => 'b => 'a set => 'b
  2671 
  2672 Occasionally this is more convenient than the old fold combinator
  2673 which is now defined in terms of the new one and renamed to
  2674 fold_image.
  2675 
  2676 * Theories Ring_and_Field and OrderedGroup: The lemmas "group_simps"
  2677 and "ring_simps" have been replaced by "algebra_simps" (which can be
  2678 extended with further lemmas!).  At the moment both still exist but
  2679 the former will disappear at some point.
  2680 
  2681 * Theory Power: Lemma power_Suc is now declared as a simp rule in
  2682 class recpower.  Type-specific simp rules for various recpower types
  2683 have been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, rename old lemmas as follows:
  2684 
  2685 rat_power_0    -> power_0
  2686 rat_power_Suc  -> power_Suc
  2687 realpow_0      -> power_0
  2688 realpow_Suc    -> power_Suc
  2689 complexpow_0   -> power_0
  2690 complexpow_Suc -> power_Suc
  2691 power_poly_0   -> power_0
  2692 power_poly_Suc -> power_Suc
  2693 
  2694 * Theories Ring_and_Field and Divides: Definition of "op dvd" has been
  2695 moved to separate class dvd in Ring_and_Field; a couple of lemmas on
  2696 dvd has been generalized to class comm_semiring_1.  Likewise a bunch
  2697 of lemmas from Divides has been generalized from nat to class
  2698 semiring_div.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  This involves the following theorem
  2699 renames resulting from duplicate elimination:
  2700 
  2701     dvd_def_mod ~>          dvd_eq_mod_eq_0
  2702     zero_dvd_iff ~>         dvd_0_left_iff
  2703     dvd_0 ~>                dvd_0_right
  2704     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_DIV ~> div_by_0
  2705     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_MOD ~> mod_by_0
  2706     mult_div ~>             div_mult_self2_is_id
  2707     mult_mod ~>             mod_mult_self2_is_0
  2708 
  2709 * Theory IntDiv: removed many lemmas that are instances of class-based
  2710 generalizations (from Divides and Ring_and_Field).  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  2711 rename old lemmas as follows:
  2712 
  2713 dvd_diff               -> nat_dvd_diff
  2714 dvd_zminus_iff         -> dvd_minus_iff
  2715 mod_add1_eq            -> mod_add_eq
  2716 mod_mult1_eq           -> mod_mult_right_eq
  2717 mod_mult1_eq'          -> mod_mult_left_eq
  2718 mod_mult_distrib_mod   -> mod_mult_eq
  2719 nat_mod_add_left_eq    -> mod_add_left_eq
  2720 nat_mod_add_right_eq   -> mod_add_right_eq
  2721 nat_mod_div_trivial    -> mod_div_trivial
  2722 nat_mod_mod_trivial    -> mod_mod_trivial
  2723 zdiv_zadd_self1        -> div_add_self1
  2724 zdiv_zadd_self2        -> div_add_self2
  2725 zdiv_zmult_self1       -> div_mult_self2_is_id
  2726 zdiv_zmult_self2       -> div_mult_self1_is_id
  2727 zdvd_triv_left         -> dvd_triv_left
  2728 zdvd_triv_right        -> dvd_triv_right
  2729 zdvd_zmult_cancel_disj -> dvd_mult_cancel_left
  2730 zmod_eq0_zdvd_iff      -> dvd_eq_mod_eq_0[symmetric]
  2731 zmod_zadd_left_eq      -> mod_add_left_eq
  2732 zmod_zadd_right_eq     -> mod_add_right_eq
  2733 zmod_zadd_self1        -> mod_add_self1
  2734 zmod_zadd_self2        -> mod_add_self2
  2735 zmod_zadd1_eq          -> mod_add_eq
  2736 zmod_zdiff1_eq         -> mod_diff_eq
  2737 zmod_zdvd_zmod         -> mod_mod_cancel
  2738 zmod_zmod_cancel       -> mod_mod_cancel
  2739 zmod_zmult_self1       -> mod_mult_self2_is_0
  2740 zmod_zmult_self2       -> mod_mult_self1_is_0
  2741 zmod_1                 -> mod_by_1
  2742 zdiv_1                 -> div_by_1
  2743 zdvd_abs1              -> abs_dvd_iff
  2744 zdvd_abs2              -> dvd_abs_iff
  2745 zdvd_refl              -> dvd_refl
  2746 zdvd_trans             -> dvd_trans
  2747 zdvd_zadd              -> dvd_add
  2748 zdvd_zdiff             -> dvd_diff
  2749 zdvd_zminus_iff        -> dvd_minus_iff
  2750 zdvd_zminus2_iff       -> minus_dvd_iff
  2751 zdvd_zmultD            -> dvd_mult_right
  2752 zdvd_zmultD2           -> dvd_mult_left
  2753 zdvd_zmult_mono        -> mult_dvd_mono
  2754 zdvd_0_right           -> dvd_0_right
  2755 zdvd_0_left            -> dvd_0_left_iff
  2756 zdvd_1_left            -> one_dvd
  2757 zminus_dvd_iff         -> minus_dvd_iff
  2758 
  2759 * Theory Rational: 'Fract k 0' now equals '0'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2760 
  2761 * The real numbers offer decimal input syntax: 12.34 is translated
  2762 into 1234/10^2. This translation is not reversed upon output.
  2763 
  2764 * Theory Library/Polynomial defines an abstract type 'a poly of
  2765 univariate polynomials with coefficients of type 'a.  In addition to
  2766 the standard ring operations, it also supports div and mod.  Code
  2767 generation is also supported, using list-style constructors.
  2768 
  2769 * Theory Library/Inner_Product defines a class of real_inner for real
  2770 inner product spaces, with an overloaded operation inner :: 'a => 'a
  2771 => real.  Class real_inner is a subclass of real_normed_vector from
  2772 theory RealVector.
  2773 
  2774 * Theory Library/Product_Vector provides instances for the product
  2775 type 'a * 'b of several classes from RealVector and Inner_Product.
  2776 Definitions of addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, norms,
  2777 and inner products are included.
  2778 
  2779 * Theory Library/Bit defines the field "bit" of integers modulo 2.  In
  2780 addition to the field operations, numerals and case syntax are also
  2781 supported.
  2782 
  2783 * Theory Library/Diagonalize provides constructive version of Cantor's
  2784 first diagonalization argument.
  2785 
  2786 * Theory Library/GCD: Curried operations gcd, lcm (for nat) and zgcd,
  2787 zlcm (for int); carried together from various gcd/lcm developements in
  2788 the HOL Distribution.  Constants zgcd and zlcm replace former igcd and
  2789 ilcm; corresponding theorems renamed accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  2790 may recover tupled syntax as follows:
  2791 
  2792     hide (open) const gcd
  2793     abbreviation gcd where
  2794       "gcd == (%(a, b). GCD.gcd a b)"
  2795     notation (output)
  2796       GCD.gcd ("gcd '(_, _')")
  2797 
  2798 The same works for lcm, zgcd, zlcm.
  2799 
  2800 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity: added addition, numeral syntax and more
  2801 instantiations for algebraic structures.  Removed some duplicate
  2802 theorems.  Changes in simp rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2803 
  2804 * ML antiquotation @{code} takes a constant as argument and generates
  2805 corresponding code in background and inserts name of the corresponding
  2806 resulting ML value/function/datatype constructor binding in place.
  2807 All occurrences of @{code} with a single ML block are generated
  2808 simultaneously.  Provides a generic and safe interface for
  2809 instrumentalizing code generation.  See
  2810 src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Ferrack.thy for a more ambitious application.
  2811 In future you ought to refrain from ad-hoc compiling generated SML
  2812 code on the ML toplevel.  Note that (for technical reasons) @{code}
  2813 cannot refer to constants for which user-defined serializations are
  2814 set.  Refer to the corresponding ML counterpart directly in that
  2815 cases.
  2816 
  2817 * Command 'rep_datatype': instead of theorem names the command now
  2818 takes a list of terms denoting the constructors of the type to be
  2819 represented as datatype.  The characteristic theorems have to be
  2820 proven.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Also observe that the following theorems
  2821 have disappeared in favour of existing ones:
  2822 
  2823     unit_induct                 ~> unit.induct
  2824     prod_induct                 ~> prod.induct
  2825     sum_induct                  ~> sum.induct
  2826     Suc_Suc_eq                  ~> nat.inject
  2827     Suc_not_Zero Zero_not_Suc   ~> nat.distinct
  2828 
  2829 
  2830 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  2831 
  2832 * New locales for orders and lattices where the equivalence relation
  2833 is not restricted to equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY: all order and lattice
  2834 locales use a record structure with field eq for the equivalence.
  2835 
  2836 * New theory of factorial domains.
  2837 
  2838 * Units_l_inv and Units_r_inv are now simp rules by default.
  2839 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Simplifier proof that require deletion of l_inv
  2840 and/or r_inv will now also require deletion of these lemmas.
  2841 
  2842 * Renamed the following theorems, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  2843 
  2844 UpperD ~> Upper_memD
  2845 LowerD ~> Lower_memD
  2846 least_carrier ~> least_closed
  2847 greatest_carrier ~> greatest_closed
  2848 greatest_Lower_above ~> greatest_Lower_below
  2849 one_zero ~> carrier_one_zero
  2850 one_not_zero ~> carrier_one_not_zero  (collision with assumption)
  2851 
  2852 
  2853 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  2854 
  2855 * Nominal datatypes can now contain type-variables.
  2856 
  2857 * Commands 'nominal_inductive' and 'equivariance' work with local
  2858 theory targets.
  2859 
  2860 * Nominal primrec can now works with local theory targets and its
  2861 specification syntax now conforms to the general format as seen in
  2862 'inductive' etc.
  2863 
  2864 * Method "perm_simp" honours the standard simplifier attributes
  2865 (no_asm), (no_asm_use) etc.
  2866 
  2867 * The new predicate #* is defined like freshness, except that on the
  2868 left hand side can be a set or list of atoms.
  2869 
  2870 * Experimental command 'nominal_inductive2' derives strong induction
  2871 principles for inductive definitions.  In contrast to
  2872 'nominal_inductive', which can only deal with a fixed number of
  2873 binders, it can deal with arbitrary expressions standing for sets of
  2874 atoms to be avoided.  The only inductive definition we have at the
  2875 moment that needs this generalisation is the typing rule for Lets in
  2876 the algorithm W:
  2877 
  2878  Gamma |- t1 : T1   (x,close Gamma T1)::Gamma |- t2 : T2   x#Gamma
  2879  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  2880          Gamma |- Let x be t1 in t2 : T2
  2881 
  2882 In this rule one wants to avoid all the binders that are introduced by
  2883 "close Gamma T1".  We are looking for other examples where this
  2884 feature might be useful.  Please let us know.
  2885 
  2886 
  2887 *** HOLCF ***
  2888 
  2889 * Reimplemented the simplification procedure for proving continuity
  2890 subgoals.  The new simproc is extensible; users can declare additional
  2891 continuity introduction rules with the attribute [cont2cont].
  2892 
  2893 * The continuity simproc now uses a different introduction rule for
  2894 solving continuity subgoals on terms with lambda abstractions.  In
  2895 some rare cases the new simproc may fail to solve subgoals that the
  2896 old one could solve, and "simp add: cont2cont_LAM" may be necessary.
  2897 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2898 
  2899 * Command 'fixrec': specification syntax now conforms to the general
  2900 format as seen in 'inductive' etc.  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  2901 examples.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2902 
  2903 
  2904 *** ZF ***
  2905 
  2906 * Proof of Zorn's Lemma for partial orders.
  2907 
  2908 
  2909 *** ML ***
  2910 
  2911 * Multithreading for Poly/ML 5.1/5.2 is no longer supported, only for
  2912 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.  Important note: the TimeLimit facility
  2913 depends on multithreading, so timouts will not work before Poly/ML
  2914 5.2.1!
  2915 
  2916 * High-level support for concurrent ML programming, see
  2917 src/Pure/Cuncurrent.  The data-oriented model of "future values" is
  2918 particularly convenient to organize independent functional
  2919 computations.  The concept of "synchronized variables" provides a
  2920 higher-order interface for components with shared state, avoiding the
  2921 delicate details of mutexes and condition variables.  (Requires
  2922 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  2923 
  2924 * ML bindings produced via Isar commands are stored within the Isar
  2925 context (theory or proof).  Consequently, commands like 'use' and 'ML'
  2926 become thread-safe and work with undo as expected (concerning
  2927 top-level bindings, not side-effects on global references).
  2928 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to provide proper Isar context when invoking the
  2929 compiler at runtime; really global bindings need to be given outside a
  2930 theory.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  2931 
  2932 * Command 'ML_prf' is analogous to 'ML' but works within a proof
  2933 context.  Top-level ML bindings are stored within the proof context in
  2934 a purely sequential fashion, disregarding the nested proof structure.
  2935 ML bindings introduced by 'ML_prf' are discarded at the end of the
  2936 proof.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  2937 
  2938 * Simplified ML attribute and method setup, cf. functions Attrib.setup
  2939 and Method.setup, as well as Isar commands 'attribute_setup' and
  2940 'method_setup'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for 'method_setup', need to simplify
  2941 existing code accordingly, or use plain 'setup' together with old
  2942 Method.add_method.
  2943 
  2944 * Simplified ML oracle interface Thm.add_oracle promotes 'a -> cterm
  2945 to 'a -> thm, while results are always tagged with an authentic oracle
  2946 name.  The Isar command 'oracle' is now polymorphic, no argument type
  2947 is specified.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify existing oracle code
  2948 accordingly.  Note that extra performance may be gained by producing
  2949 the cterm carefully, avoiding slow Thm.cterm_of.
  2950 
  2951 * Simplified interface for defining document antiquotations via
  2952 ThyOutput.antiquotation, ThyOutput.output, and optionally
  2953 ThyOutput.maybe_pretty_source.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify user
  2954 antiquotations accordingly, see src/Pure/Thy/thy_output.ML for common
  2955 examples.
  2956 
  2957 * More systematic treatment of long names, abstract name bindings, and
  2958 name space operations.  Basic operations on qualified names have been
  2959 move from structure NameSpace to Long_Name, e.g. Long_Name.base_name,
  2960 Long_Name.append.  Old type bstring has been mostly replaced by
  2961 abstract type binding (see structure Binding), which supports precise
  2962 qualification by packages and local theory targets, as well as proper
  2963 tracking of source positions.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to wrap old
  2964 bstring values into Binding.name, or better pass through abstract
  2965 bindings everywhere.  See further src/Pure/General/long_name.ML,
  2966 src/Pure/General/binding.ML and src/Pure/General/name_space.ML
  2967 
  2968 * Result facts (from PureThy.note_thms, ProofContext.note_thms,
  2969 LocalTheory.note etc.) now refer to the *full* internal name, not the
  2970 bstring as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY, not detected by ML type-checking!
  2971 
  2972 * Disposed old type and term read functions (Sign.read_def_typ,
  2973 Sign.read_typ, Sign.read_def_terms, Sign.read_term,
  2974 Thm.read_def_cterms, Thm.read_cterm etc.).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should
  2975 use regular Syntax.read_typ, Syntax.read_term, Syntax.read_typ_global,
  2976 Syntax.read_term_global etc.; see also OldGoals.read_term as last
  2977 resort for legacy applications.
  2978 
  2979 * Disposed old declarations, tactics, tactic combinators that refer to
  2980 the simpset or claset of an implicit theory (such as Addsimps,
  2981 Simp_tac, SIMPSET).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should use @{simpset} etc. in
  2982 embedded ML text, or local_simpset_of with a proper context passed as
  2983 explicit runtime argument.
  2984 
  2985 * Rules and tactics that read instantiations (read_instantiate,
  2986 res_inst_tac, thin_tac, subgoal_tac etc.) now demand a proper proof
  2987 context, which is required for parsing and type-checking.  Moreover,
  2988 the variables are specified as plain indexnames, not string encodings
  2989 thereof.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2990 
  2991 * Generic Toplevel.add_hook interface allows to analyze the result of
  2992 transactions.  E.g. see src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_pgip.ML
  2993 for theorem dependency output of transactions resulting in a new
  2994 theory state.
  2995 
  2996 * ML antiquotations: block-structured compilation context indicated by
  2997 \<lbrace> ... \<rbrace>; additional antiquotation forms:
  2998 
  2999   @{binding name}                         - basic name binding
  3000   @{let ?pat = term}                      - term abbreviation (HO matching)
  3001   @{note name = fact}                     - fact abbreviation
  3002   @{thm fact}                             - singleton fact (with attributes)
  3003   @{thms fact}                            - general fact (with attributes)
  3004   @{lemma prop by method}                 - singleton goal
  3005   @{lemma prop by meth1 meth2}            - singleton goal
  3006   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by method}      - general goal
  3007   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by meth1 meth2} - general goal
  3008   @{lemma (open) ...}                     - open derivation
  3009 
  3010 
  3011 *** System ***
  3012 
  3013 * The Isabelle "emacs" tool provides a specific interface to invoke
  3014 Proof General / Emacs, with more explicit failure if that is not
  3015 installed (the old isabelle-interface script silently falls back on
  3016 isabelle-process).  The PROOFGENERAL_HOME setting determines the
  3017 installation location of the Proof General distribution.
  3018 
  3019 * Isabelle/lib/classes/Pure.jar provides basic support to integrate
  3020 the Isabelle process into a JVM/Scala application.  See
  3021 Isabelle/lib/jedit/plugin for a minimal example.  (The obsolete Java
  3022 process wrapper has been discontinued.)
  3023 
  3024 * Added homegrown Isabelle font with unicode layout, see lib/fonts.
  3025 
  3026 * Various status messages (with exact source position information) are
  3027 emitted, if proper markup print mode is enabled.  This allows
  3028 user-interface components to provide detailed feedback on internal
  3029 prover operations.
  3030 
  3031 
  3032 
  3033 New in Isabelle2008 (June 2008)
  3034 -------------------------------
  3035 
  3036 *** General ***
  3037 
  3038 * The Isabelle/Isar Reference Manual (isar-ref) has been reorganized
  3039 and updated, with formally checked references as hyperlinks.
  3040 
  3041 * Theory loader: use_thy (and similar operations) no longer set the
  3042 implicit ML context, which was occasionally hard to predict and in
  3043 conflict with concurrency.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML within Isar which
  3044 provides a proper context already.
  3045 
  3046 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  3047 file are no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, regular 'uses' and
  3048 'use' within a theory file will do the job.
  3049 
  3050 * Name space merge now observes canonical order, i.e. the second space
  3051 is inserted into the first one, while existing entries in the first
  3052 space take precedence.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, may try to
  3053 swap theory imports.
  3054 
  3055 * Syntax: symbol \<chi> is now considered a letter.  Potential
  3056 INCOMPATIBILITY in identifier syntax etc.
  3057 
  3058 * Outer syntax: string tokens no longer admit escaped white space,
  3059 which was an accidental (undocumented) feature.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3060 white space without escapes.
  3061 
  3062 * Outer syntax: string tokens may contain arbitrary character codes
  3063 specified via 3 decimal digits (as in SML).  E.g. "foo\095bar" for
  3064 "foo_bar".
  3065 
  3066 
  3067 *** Pure ***
  3068 
  3069 * Context-dependent token translations.  Default setup reverts locally
  3070 fixed variables, and adds hilite markup for undeclared frees.
  3071 
  3072 * Unused theorems can be found using the new command 'unused_thms'.
  3073 There are three ways of invoking it:
  3074 
  3075 (1) unused_thms
  3076      Only finds unused theorems in the current theory.
  3077 
  3078 (2) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n -
  3079      Finds unused theorems in the current theory and all of its ancestors,
  3080      excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of their ancestors.
  3081 
  3082 (3) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n - thy'_1 ... thy'_m
  3083      Finds unused theorems in the theories thy'_1 ... thy'_m and all of
  3084      their ancestors, excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of
  3085      their ancestors.
  3086 
  3087 In order to increase the readability of the list produced by
  3088 unused_thms, theorems that have been created by a particular instance
  3089 of a theory command such as 'inductive' or 'function' are considered
  3090 to belong to the same "group", meaning that if at least one theorem in
  3091 this group is used, the other theorems in the same group are no longer
  3092 reported as unused.  Moreover, if all theorems in the group are
  3093 unused, only one theorem in the group is displayed.
  3094 
  3095 Note that proof objects have to be switched on in order for
  3096 unused_thms to work properly (i.e. !proofs must be >= 1, which is
  3097 usually the case when using Proof General with the default settings).
  3098 
  3099 * Authentic naming of facts disallows ad-hoc overwriting of previous
  3100 theorems within the same name space.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to remove
  3101 duplicate fact bindings, or even accidental fact duplications.  Note
  3102 that tools may maintain dynamically scoped facts systematically, using
  3103 PureThy.add_thms_dynamic.
  3104 
  3105 * Command 'hide' now allows to hide from "fact" name space as well.
  3106 
  3107 * Eliminated destructive theorem database, simpset, claset, and
  3108 clasimpset.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, really need to observe linear
  3109 update of theories within ML code.
  3110 
  3111 * Eliminated theory ProtoPure and CPure, leaving just one Pure theory.
  3112 INCOMPATIBILITY, object-logics depending on former Pure require
  3113 additional setup PureThy.old_appl_syntax_setup; object-logics
  3114 depending on former CPure need to refer to Pure.
  3115 
  3116 * Commands 'use' and 'ML' are now purely functional, operating on
  3117 theory/local_theory.  Removed former 'ML_setup' (on theory), use 'ML'
  3118 instead.  Added 'ML_val' as mere diagnostic replacement for 'ML'.
  3119 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3120 
  3121 * Command 'setup': discontinued implicit version with ML reference.
  3122 
  3123 * Instantiation target allows for simultaneous specification of class
  3124 instance operations together with an instantiation proof.
  3125 Type-checking phase allows to refer to class operations uniformly.
  3126 See src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy for an Isar example and
  3127 src/HOL/Library/Eval.thy for an ML example.
  3128 
  3129 * Indexing of literal facts: be more serious about including only
  3130 facts from the visible specification/proof context, but not the
  3131 background context (locale etc.).  Affects `prop` notation and method
  3132 "fact".  INCOMPATIBILITY: need to name facts explicitly in rare
  3133 situations.
  3134 
  3135 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": removed obsolete/undocumented
  3136 "(open)" option, which used to expose internal bound variables to the
  3137 proof text.
  3138 
  3139 * Isar statements: removed obsolete case "rule_context".
  3140 INCOMPATIBILITY, better use explicit fixes/assumes.
  3141 
  3142 * Locale proofs: default proof step now includes 'unfold_locales';
  3143 hence 'proof' without argument may be used to unfold locale
  3144 predicates.
  3145 
  3146 
  3147 *** Document preparation ***
  3148 
  3149 * Simplified pdfsetup.sty: color/hyperref is used unconditionally for
  3150 both pdf and dvi (hyperlinks usually work in xdvi as well); removed
  3151 obsolete thumbpdf setup (contemporary PDF viewers do this on the
  3152 spot); renamed link color from "darkblue" to "linkcolor" (default
  3153 value unchanged, can be redefined via \definecolor); no longer sets
  3154 "a4paper" option (unnecessary or even intrusive).
  3155 
  3156 * Antiquotation @{lemma A method} proves proposition A by the given
  3157 method (either a method name or a method name plus (optional) method
  3158 arguments in parentheses) and prints A just like @{prop A}.
  3159 
  3160 
  3161 *** HOL ***
  3162 
  3163 * New primrec package.  Specification syntax conforms in style to
  3164 definition/function/....  No separate induction rule is provided.  The
  3165 "primrec" command distinguishes old-style and new-style specifications
  3166 by syntax.  The former primrec package is now named OldPrimrecPackage.
  3167 When adjusting theories, beware: constants stemming from new-style
  3168 primrec specifications have authentic syntax.
  3169 
  3170 * Metis prover is now an order of magnitude faster, and also works
  3171 with multithreading.
  3172 
  3173 * Metis: the maximum number of clauses that can be produced from a
  3174 theorem is now given by the attribute max_clauses.  Theorems that
  3175 exceed this number are ignored, with a warning printed.
  3176 
  3177 * Sledgehammer no longer produces structured proofs by default. To
  3178 enable, declare [[sledgehammer_full = true]].  Attributes
  3179 reconstruction_modulus, reconstruction_sorts renamed
  3180 sledgehammer_modulus, sledgehammer_sorts.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3181 
  3182 * Method "induct_scheme" derives user-specified induction rules
  3183 from well-founded induction and completeness of patterns. This factors
  3184 out some operations that are done internally by the function package
  3185 and makes them available separately.  See
  3186 src/HOL/ex/Induction_Scheme.thy for examples.
  3187 
  3188 * More flexible generation of measure functions for termination
  3189 proofs: Measure functions can be declared by proving a rule of the
  3190 form "is_measure f" and giving it the [measure_function] attribute.
  3191 The "is_measure" predicate is logically meaningless (always true), and
  3192 just guides the heuristic.  To find suitable measure functions, the
  3193 termination prover sets up the goal "is_measure ?f" of the appropriate
  3194 type and generates all solutions by prolog-style backwards proof using
  3195 the declared rules.
  3196 
  3197 This setup also deals with rules like 
  3198 
  3199   "is_measure f ==> is_measure (list_size f)"
  3200 
  3201 which accommodates nested datatypes that recurse through lists.
  3202 Similar rules are predeclared for products and option types.
  3203 
  3204 * Turned the type of sets "'a set" into an abbreviation for "'a => bool"
  3205 
  3206   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  3207 
  3208   - Definitions of overloaded constants on sets have to be replaced by
  3209     definitions on => and bool.
  3210 
  3211   - Some definitions of overloaded operators on sets can now be proved
  3212     using the definitions of the operators on => and bool.  Therefore,
  3213     the following theorems have been renamed:
  3214 
  3215       subset_def   -> subset_eq
  3216       psubset_def  -> psubset_eq
  3217       set_diff_def -> set_diff_eq
  3218       Compl_def    -> Compl_eq
  3219       Sup_set_def  -> Sup_set_eq
  3220       Inf_set_def  -> Inf_set_eq
  3221       sup_set_def  -> sup_set_eq
  3222       inf_set_def  -> inf_set_eq
  3223 
  3224   - Due to the incompleteness of the HO unification algorithm, some
  3225     rules such as subst may require manual instantiation, if some of
  3226     the unknowns in the rule is a set.
  3227 
  3228   - Higher order unification and forward proofs:
  3229     The proof pattern
  3230 
  3231       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3232       then have "EX S. P S" ..
  3233 
  3234     no longer works (due to the incompleteness of the HO unification
  3235     algorithm) and must be replaced by the pattern
  3236 
  3237       have "EX S. P S"
  3238       proof
  3239         show "P S" <...>
  3240       qed
  3241 
  3242   - Calculational reasoning with subst (or similar rules):
  3243     The proof pattern
  3244 
  3245       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3246       also have "S = T" <...>
  3247       finally have "P T" .
  3248 
  3249     no longer works (for similar reasons as the previous example) and
  3250     must be replaced by something like
  3251 
  3252       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3253       moreover have "S = T" <...>
  3254       ultimately have "P T" by simp
  3255 
  3256   - Tactics or packages written in ML code:
  3257     Code performing pattern matching on types via
  3258 
  3259       Type ("set", [T]) => ...
  3260 
  3261     must be rewritten. Moreover, functions like strip_type or
  3262     binder_types no longer return the right value when applied to a
  3263     type of the form
  3264 
  3265       T1 => ... => Tn => U => bool
  3266 
  3267     rather than
  3268 
  3269       T1 => ... => Tn => U set
  3270 
  3271 * Merged theories Wellfounded_Recursion, Accessible_Part and
  3272 Wellfounded_Relations to theory Wellfounded.
  3273 
  3274 * Explicit class "eq" for executable equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3275 
  3276 * Class finite no longer treats UNIV as class parameter.  Use class
  3277 enum from theory Library/Enum instead to achieve a similar effect.
  3278 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3279 
  3280 * Theory List: rule list_induct2 now has explicitly named cases "Nil"
  3281 and "Cons".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3282 
  3283 * HOL (and FOL): renamed variables in rules imp_elim and swap.
  3284 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3285 
  3286 * Theory Product_Type: duplicated lemmas split_Pair_apply and
  3287 injective_fst_snd removed, use split_eta and prod_eqI instead.
  3288 Renamed upd_fst to apfst and upd_snd to apsnd.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3289 
  3290 * Theory Nat: removed redundant lemmas that merely duplicate lemmas of
  3291 the same name in theory Orderings:
  3292 
  3293   less_trans
  3294   less_linear
  3295   le_imp_less_or_eq
  3296   le_less_trans
  3297   less_le_trans
  3298   less_not_sym
  3299   less_asym
  3300 
  3301 Renamed less_imp_le to less_imp_le_nat, and less_irrefl to
  3302 less_irrefl_nat.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to more general types
  3303 and different variable names.
  3304 
  3305 * Library/Option_ord.thy: Canonical order on option type.
  3306 
  3307 * Library/RBT.thy: Red-black trees, an efficient implementation of
  3308 finite maps.
  3309 
  3310 * Library/Countable.thy: Type class for countable types.
  3311 
  3312 * Theory Int: The representation of numerals has changed.  The infix
  3313 operator BIT and the bit datatype with constructors B0 and B1 have
  3314 disappeared.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use "Int.Bit0 x" and "Int.Bit1 y" in
  3315 place of "x BIT bit.B0" and "y BIT bit.B1", respectively.  Theorems
  3316 involving BIT, B0, or B1 have been renamed with "Bit0" or "Bit1"
  3317 accordingly.
  3318 
  3319 * Theory Nat: definition of <= and < on natural numbers no longer
  3320 depend on well-founded relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Definitions
  3321 le_def and less_def have disappeared.  Consider lemmas not_less
  3322 [symmetric, where ?'a = nat] and less_eq [symmetric] instead.
  3323 
  3324 * Theory Finite_Set: locales ACf, ACe, ACIf, ACIfSL and ACIfSLlin
  3325 (whose purpose mainly is for various fold_set functionals) have been
  3326 abandoned in favor of the existing algebraic classes
  3327 ab_semigroup_mult, comm_monoid_mult, ab_semigroup_idem_mult,
  3328 lower_semilattice (resp. upper_semilattice) and linorder.
  3329 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3330 
  3331 * Theory Transitive_Closure: induct and cases rules now declare proper
  3332 case_names ("base" and "step").  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3333 
  3334 * Theorem Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct generalized to complete
  3335 lattices.  The form set-specific version is available as
  3336 Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct_set.
  3337 
  3338 * Renamed theorems "power.simps" to "power_int.simps".
  3339 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3340 
  3341 * Class semiring_div provides basic abstract properties of semirings
  3342 with division and modulo operations.  Subsumes former class dvd_mod.
  3343 
  3344 * Merged theories IntDef, Numeral and IntArith into unified theory
  3345 Int.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3346 
  3347 * Theory Library/Code_Index: type "index" now represents natural
  3348 numbers rather than integers.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3349 
  3350 * New class "uminus" with operation "uminus" (split of from class
  3351 "minus" which now only has operation "minus", binary).
  3352 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3353 
  3354 * Constants "card", "internal_split", "option_map" now with authentic
  3355 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3356 
  3357 * Definitions subset_def, psubset_def, set_diff_def, Compl_def,
  3358 le_bool_def, less_bool_def, le_fun_def, less_fun_def, inf_bool_def,
  3359 sup_bool_def, Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, inf_fun_def, sup_fun_def,
  3360 Inf_fun_def, Sup_fun_def, inf_set_def, sup_set_def, Inf_set_def,
  3361 Sup_set_def, le_def, less_def, option_map_def now with object
  3362 equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3363 
  3364 * Records. Removed K_record, and replaced it by pure lambda term
  3365 %x. c. The simplifier setup is now more robust against eta expansion.
  3366 INCOMPATIBILITY: in cases explicitly referring to K_record.
  3367 
  3368 * Library/Multiset: {#a, b, c#} abbreviates {#a#} + {#b#} + {#c#}.
  3369 
  3370 * Library/ListVector: new theory of arithmetic vector operations.
  3371 
  3372 * Library/Order_Relation: new theory of various orderings as sets of
  3373 pairs.  Defines preorders, partial orders, linear orders and
  3374 well-orders on sets and on types.
  3375 
  3376 
  3377 *** ZF ***
  3378 
  3379 * Renamed some theories to allow to loading both ZF and HOL in the
  3380 same session:
  3381 
  3382   Datatype  -> Datatype_ZF
  3383   Inductive -> Inductive_ZF
  3384   Int       -> Int_ZF
  3385   IntDiv    -> IntDiv_ZF
  3386   Nat       -> Nat_ZF
  3387   List      -> List_ZF
  3388   Main      -> Main_ZF
  3389 
  3390 INCOMPATIBILITY: ZF theories that import individual theories below
  3391 Main might need to be adapted.  Regular theory Main is still
  3392 available, as trivial extension of Main_ZF.
  3393 
  3394 
  3395 *** ML ***
  3396 
  3397 * ML within Isar: antiquotation @{const name} or @{const
  3398 name(typargs)} produces statically-checked Const term.
  3399 
  3400 * Functor NamedThmsFun: data is available to the user as dynamic fact
  3401 (of the same name).  Removed obsolete print command.
  3402 
  3403 * Removed obsolete "use_legacy_bindings" function.
  3404 
  3405 * The ``print mode'' is now a thread-local value derived from a global
  3406 template (the former print_mode reference), thus access becomes
  3407 non-critical.  The global print_mode reference is for session
  3408 management only; user-code should use print_mode_value,
  3409 print_mode_active, PrintMode.setmp etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3410 
  3411 * Functions system/system_out provide a robust way to invoke external
  3412 shell commands, with propagation of interrupts (requires Poly/ML
  3413 5.2.1).  Do not use OS.Process.system etc. from the basis library!
  3414 
  3415 
  3416 *** System ***
  3417 
  3418 * Default settings: PROOFGENERAL_OPTIONS no longer impose xemacs ---
  3419 in accordance with Proof General 3.7, which prefers GNU emacs.
  3420 
  3421 * isatool tty runs Isabelle process with plain tty interaction;
  3422 optional line editor may be specified via ISABELLE_LINE_EDITOR
  3423 setting, the default settings attempt to locate "ledit" and "rlwrap".
  3424 
  3425 * isatool browser now works with Cygwin as well, using general
  3426 "javapath" function defined in Isabelle process environment.
  3427 
  3428 * YXML notation provides a simple and efficient alternative to
  3429 standard XML transfer syntax.  See src/Pure/General/yxml.ML and
  3430 isatool yxml as described in the Isabelle system manual.
  3431 
  3432 * JVM class isabelle.IsabelleProcess (located in Isabelle/lib/classes)
  3433 provides general wrapper for managing an Isabelle process in a robust
  3434 fashion, with ``cooked'' output from stdin/stderr.
  3435 
  3436 * Rudimentary Isabelle plugin for jEdit (see Isabelle/lib/jedit),
  3437 based on Isabelle/JVM process wrapper (see Isabelle/lib/classes).
  3438 
  3439 * Removed obsolete THIS_IS_ISABELLE_BUILD feature.  NB: the documented
  3440 way of changing the user's settings is via
  3441 ISABELLE_HOME_USER/etc/settings, which is a fully featured bash
  3442 script.
  3443 
  3444 * Multithreading.max_threads := 0 refers to the number of actual CPU
  3445 cores of the underlying machine, which is a good starting point for
  3446 optimal performance tuning.  The corresponding usedir option -M allows
  3447 "max" as an alias for "0".  WARNING: does not work on certain versions
  3448 of Mac OS (with Poly/ML 5.1).
  3449 
  3450 * isabelle-process: non-ML sessions are run with "nice", to reduce the
  3451 adverse effect of Isabelle flooding interactive front-ends (notably
  3452 ProofGeneral / XEmacs).
  3453 
  3454 
  3455 
  3456 New in Isabelle2007 (November 2007)
  3457 -----------------------------------
  3458 
  3459 *** General ***
  3460 
  3461 * More uniform information about legacy features, notably a
  3462 warning/error of "Legacy feature: ...", depending on the state of the
  3463 tolerate_legacy_features flag (default true). FUTURE INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3464 legacy features will disappear eventually.
  3465 
  3466 * Theory syntax: the header format ``theory A = B + C:'' has been
  3467 discontinued in favour of ``theory A imports B C begin''.  Use isatool
  3468 fixheaders to convert existing theory files.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3469 
  3470 * Theory syntax: the old non-Isar theory file format has been
  3471 discontinued altogether.  Note that ML proof scripts may still be used
  3472 with Isar theories; migration is usually quite simple with the ML
  3473 function use_legacy_bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3474 
  3475 * Theory syntax: some popular names (e.g. 'class', 'declaration',
  3476 'fun', 'help', 'if') are now keywords.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use double
  3477 quotes.
  3478 
  3479 * Theory loader: be more serious about observing the static theory
  3480 header specifications (including optional directories), but not the
  3481 accidental file locations of previously successful loads.  The strict
  3482 update policy of former update_thy is now already performed by
  3483 use_thy, so the former has been removed; use_thys updates several
  3484 theories simultaneously, just as 'imports' within a theory header
  3485 specification, but without merging the results.  Potential
  3486 INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to refine theory headers and commands
  3487 ROOT.ML which depend on load order.
  3488 
  3489 * Theory loader: optional support for content-based file
  3490 identification, instead of the traditional scheme of full physical
  3491 path plus date stamp; configured by the ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT setting
  3492 (cf. the system manual).  The new scheme allows to work with
  3493 non-finished theories in persistent session images, such that source
  3494 files may be moved later on without requiring reloads.
  3495 
  3496 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  3497 file (with the same base name as the theory) are considered a legacy
  3498 feature, which will disappear eventually. Even now, the theory loader
  3499 no longer maintains dependencies on such files.
  3500 
  3501 * Syntax: the scope for resolving ambiguities via type-inference is
  3502 now limited to individual terms, instead of whole simultaneous
  3503 specifications as before. This greatly reduces the complexity of the
  3504 syntax module and improves flexibility by separating parsing and
  3505 type-checking. INCOMPATIBILITY: additional type-constraints (explicit
  3506 'fixes' etc.) are required in rare situations.
  3507 
  3508 * Syntax: constants introduced by new-style packages ('definition',
  3509 'abbreviation' etc.) are passed through the syntax module in
  3510 ``authentic mode''. This means that associated mixfix annotations
  3511 really stick to such constants, independently of potential name space
  3512 ambiguities introduced later on. INCOMPATIBILITY: constants in parse
  3513 trees are represented slightly differently, may need to adapt syntax
  3514 translations accordingly. Use CONST marker in 'translations' and
  3515 @{const_syntax} antiquotation in 'parse_translation' etc.
  3516 
  3517 * Legacy goal package: reduced interface to the bare minimum required
  3518 to keep existing proof scripts running.  Most other user-level
  3519 functions are now part of the OldGoals structure, which is *not* open
  3520 by default (consider isatool expandshort before open OldGoals).
  3521 Removed top_sg, prin, printyp, pprint_term/typ altogether, because
  3522 these tend to cause confusion about the actual goal (!) context being
  3523 used here, which is not necessarily the same as the_context().
  3524 
  3525 * Command 'find_theorems': supports "*" wild-card in "name:"
  3526 criterion; "with_dups" option.  Certain ProofGeneral versions might
  3527 support a specific search form (see ProofGeneral/CHANGES).
  3528 
  3529 * The ``prems limit'' option (cf. ProofContext.prems_limit) is now -1
  3530 by default, which means that "prems" (and also "fixed variables") are
  3531 suppressed from proof state output.  Note that the ProofGeneral
  3532 settings mechanism allows to change and save options persistently, but
  3533 older versions of Isabelle will fail to start up if a negative prems
  3534 limit is imposed.
  3535 
  3536 * Local theory targets may be specified by non-nested blocks of
  3537 ``context/locale/class ... begin'' followed by ``end''.  The body may
  3538 contain definitions, theorems etc., including any derived mechanism
  3539 that has been implemented on top of these primitives.  This concept
  3540 generalizes the existing ``theorem (in ...)'' towards more versatility
  3541 and scalability.
  3542 
  3543 * Proof General interface: proper undo of final 'end' command;
  3544 discontinued Isabelle/classic mode (ML proof scripts).
  3545 
  3546 
  3547 *** Document preparation ***
  3548 
  3549 * Added antiquotation @{theory name} which prints the given name,
  3550 after checking that it refers to a valid ancestor theory in the
  3551 current context.
  3552 
  3553 * Added antiquotations @{ML_type text} and @{ML_struct text} which
  3554 check the given source text as ML type/structure, printing verbatim.
  3555 
  3556 * Added antiquotation @{abbrev "c args"} which prints the abbreviation
  3557 "c args == rhs" given in the current context.  (Any number of
  3558 arguments may be given on the LHS.)
  3559 
  3560 
  3561 *** Pure ***
  3562 
  3563 * The 'class' package offers a combination of axclass and locale to
  3564 achieve Haskell-like type classes in Isabelle.  Definitions and
  3565 theorems within a class context produce both relative results (with
  3566 implicit parameters according to the locale context), and polymorphic
  3567 constants with qualified polymorphism (according to the class
  3568 context).  Within the body context of a 'class' target, a separate
  3569 syntax layer ("user space type system") takes care of converting
  3570 between global polymorphic consts and internal locale representation.
  3571 See src/HOL/ex/Classpackage.thy for examples (as well as main HOL).
  3572 "isatool doc classes" provides a tutorial.
  3573 
  3574 * Generic code generator framework allows to generate executable
  3575 code for ML and Haskell (including Isabelle classes).  A short usage
  3576 sketch:
  3577 
  3578     internal compilation:
  3579         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML
  3580     writing SML code to a file:
  3581         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML <filename>
  3582     writing OCaml code to a file:
  3583         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in OCaml <filename>
  3584     writing Haskell code to a bunch of files:
  3585         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in Haskell <filename>
  3586 
  3587     evaluating closed propositions to True/False using code generation:
  3588         method ``eval''
  3589 
  3590 Reasonable default setup of framework in HOL.
  3591 
  3592 Theorem attributs for selecting and transforming function equations theorems:
  3593 
  3594     [code fun]:        select a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  3595     [code fun del]:    deselect a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  3596     [code inline]:     select an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  3597     [code inline del]: deselect an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  3598 
  3599 User-defined serializations (target in {SML, OCaml, Haskell}):
  3600 
  3601     code_const <and-list of constants (term syntax)>
  3602       {(target) <and-list of const target syntax>}+
  3603 
  3604     code_type <and-list of type constructors>
  3605       {(target) <and-list of type target syntax>}+
  3606 
  3607     code_instance <and-list of instances>
  3608       {(target)}+
  3609         where instance ::= <type constructor> :: <class>
  3610 
  3611     code_class <and_list of classes>
  3612       {(target) <and-list of class target syntax>}+
  3613         where class target syntax ::= <class name> {where {<classop> == <target syntax>}+}?
  3614 
  3615 code_instance and code_class only are effective to target Haskell.
  3616 
  3617 For example usage see src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator.thy and
  3618 src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator_Pretty.thy.  A separate tutorial on code
  3619 generation from Isabelle/HOL theories is available via "isatool doc
  3620 codegen".
  3621 
  3622 * Code generator: consts in 'consts_code' Isar commands are now
  3623 referred to by usual term syntax (including optional type
  3624 annotations).
  3625 
  3626 * Command 'no_translations' removes translation rules from theory
  3627 syntax.
  3628 
  3629 * Overloaded definitions are now actually checked for acyclic
  3630 dependencies.  The overloading scheme is slightly more general than
  3631 that of Haskell98, although Isabelle does not demand an exact
  3632 correspondence to type class and instance declarations.
  3633 INCOMPATIBILITY, use ``defs (unchecked overloaded)'' to admit more
  3634 exotic versions of overloading -- at the discretion of the user!
  3635 
  3636 Polymorphic constants are represented via type arguments, i.e. the
  3637 instantiation that matches an instance against the most general
  3638 declaration given in the signature.  For example, with the declaration
  3639 c :: 'a => 'a => 'a, an instance c :: nat => nat => nat is represented
  3640 as c(nat).  Overloading is essentially simultaneous structural
  3641 recursion over such type arguments.  Incomplete specification patterns
  3642 impose global constraints on all occurrences, e.g. c('a * 'a) on the
  3643 LHS means that more general c('a * 'b) will be disallowed on any RHS.
  3644 Command 'print_theory' outputs the normalized system of recursive
  3645 equations, see section "definitions".
  3646 
  3647 * Configuration options are maintained within the theory or proof
  3648 context (with name and type bool/int/string), providing a very simple
  3649 interface to a poor-man's version of general context data.  Tools may
  3650 declare options in ML (e.g. using Attrib.config_int) and then refer to
  3651 these values using Config.get etc.  Users may change options via an
  3652 associated attribute of the same name.  This form of context
  3653 declaration works particularly well with commands 'declare' or
  3654 'using', for example ``declare [[foo = 42]]''.  Thus it has become
  3655 very easy to avoid global references, which would not observe Isar
  3656 toplevel undo/redo and fail to work with multithreading.
  3657 
  3658 Various global ML references of Pure and HOL have been turned into
  3659 configuration options:
  3660 
  3661   Unify.search_bound		unify_search_bound
  3662   Unify.trace_bound		unify_trace_bound
  3663   Unify.trace_simp		unify_trace_simp
  3664   Unify.trace_types		unify_trace_types
  3665   Simplifier.simp_depth_limit	simp_depth_limit
  3666   Blast.depth_limit		blast_depth_limit
  3667   DatatypeProp.dtK		datatype_distinctness_limit
  3668   fast_arith_neq_limit  	fast_arith_neq_limit
  3669   fast_arith_split_limit	fast_arith_split_limit
  3670 
  3671 * Named collections of theorems may be easily installed as context
  3672 data using the functor NamedThmsFun (see also
  3673 src/Pure/Tools/named_thms.ML).  The user may add or delete facts via
  3674 attributes; there is also a toplevel print command.  This facility is
  3675 just a common case of general context data, which is the preferred way
  3676 for anything more complex than just a list of facts in canonical
  3677 order.
  3678 
  3679 * Isar: command 'declaration' augments a local theory by generic
  3680 declaration functions written in ML.  This enables arbitrary content
  3681 being added to the context, depending on a morphism that tells the
  3682 difference of the original declaration context wrt. the application
  3683 context encountered later on.
  3684 
  3685 * Isar: proper interfaces for simplification procedures.  Command
  3686 'simproc_setup' declares named simprocs (with match patterns, and body
  3687 text in ML).  Attribute "simproc" adds/deletes simprocs in the current
  3688 context.  ML antiquotation @{simproc name} retrieves named simprocs.
  3689 
  3690 * Isar: an extra pair of brackets around attribute declarations
  3691 abbreviates a theorem reference involving an internal dummy fact,
  3692 which will be ignored later --- only the effect of the attribute on
  3693 the background context will persist.  This form of in-place
  3694 declarations is particularly useful with commands like 'declare' and
  3695 'using', for example ``have A using [[simproc a]] by simp''.
  3696 
  3697 * Isar: method "assumption" (and implicit closing of subproofs) now
  3698 takes simple non-atomic goal assumptions into account: after applying
  3699 an assumption as a rule the resulting subgoals are solved by atomic
  3700 assumption steps.  This is particularly useful to finish 'obtain'
  3701 goals, such as "!!x. (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> P x ==> thesis",
  3702 without referring to the original premise "!!x. P x ==> thesis" in the
  3703 Isar proof context.  POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY: method "assumption" is
  3704 more permissive.
  3705 
  3706 * Isar: implicit use of prems from the Isar proof context is
  3707 considered a legacy feature.  Common applications like ``have A .''
  3708 may be replaced by ``have A by fact'' or ``note `A`''.  In general,
  3709 referencing facts explicitly here improves readability and
  3710 maintainability of proof texts.
  3711 
  3712 * Isar: improper proof element 'guess' is like 'obtain', but derives
  3713 the obtained context from the course of reasoning!  For example:
  3714 
  3715   assume "EX x y. A x & B y"   -- "any previous fact"
  3716   then guess x and y by clarify
  3717 
  3718 This technique is potentially adventurous, depending on the facts and
  3719 proof tools being involved here.
  3720 
  3721 * Isar: known facts from the proof context may be specified as literal
  3722 propositions, using ASCII back-quote syntax.  This works wherever
  3723 named facts used to be allowed so far, in proof commands, proof
  3724 methods, attributes etc.  Literal facts are retrieved from the context
  3725 according to unification of type and term parameters.  For example,
  3726 provided that "A" and "A ==> B" and "!!x. P x ==> Q x" are known
  3727 theorems in the current context, then these are valid literal facts:
  3728 `A` and `A ==> B` and `!!x. P x ==> Q x" as well as `P a ==> Q a` etc.
  3729 
  3730 There is also a proof method "fact" which does the same composition
  3731 for explicit goal states, e.g. the following proof texts coincide with
  3732 certain special cases of literal facts:
  3733 
  3734   have "A" by fact                 ==  note `A`
  3735   have "A ==> B" by fact           ==  note `A ==> B`
  3736   have "!!x. P x ==> Q x" by fact  ==  note `!!x. P x ==> Q x`
  3737   have "P a ==> Q a" by fact       ==  note `P a ==> Q a`
  3738 
  3739 * Isar: ":" (colon) is no longer a symbolic identifier character in
  3740 outer syntax.  Thus symbolic identifiers may be used without
  3741 additional white space in declarations like this: ``assume *: A''.
  3742 
  3743 * Isar: 'print_facts' prints all local facts of the current context,
  3744 both named and unnamed ones.
  3745 
  3746 * Isar: 'def' now admits simultaneous definitions, e.g.:
  3747 
  3748   def x == "t" and y == "u"
  3749 
  3750 * Isar: added command 'unfolding', which is structurally similar to
  3751 'using', but affects both the goal state and facts by unfolding given
  3752 rewrite rules.  Thus many occurrences of the 'unfold' method or
  3753 'unfolded' attribute may be replaced by first-class proof text.
  3754 
  3755 * Isar: methods 'unfold' / 'fold', attributes 'unfolded' / 'folded',
  3756 and command 'unfolding' now all support object-level equalities
  3757 (potentially conditional).  The underlying notion of rewrite rule is
  3758 analogous to the 'rule_format' attribute, but *not* that of the
  3759 Simplifier (which is usually more generous).
  3760 
  3761 * Isar: the new attribute [rotated n] (default n = 1) rotates the
  3762 premises of a theorem by n. Useful in conjunction with drule.
  3763 
  3764 * Isar: the goal restriction operator [N] (default N = 1) evaluates a
  3765 method expression within a sandbox consisting of the first N
  3766 sub-goals, which need to exist.  For example, ``simp_all [3]''
  3767 simplifies the first three sub-goals, while (rule foo, simp_all)[]
  3768 simplifies all new goals that emerge from applying rule foo to the
  3769 originally first one.
  3770 
  3771 * Isar: schematic goals are no longer restricted to higher-order
  3772 patterns; e.g. ``lemma "?P(?x)" by (rule TrueI)'' now works as
  3773 expected.
  3774 
  3775 * Isar: the conclusion of a long theorem statement is now either
  3776 'shows' (a simultaneous conjunction, as before), or 'obtains'
  3777 (essentially a disjunction of cases with local parameters and
  3778 assumptions).  The latter allows to express general elimination rules
  3779 adequately; in this notation common elimination rules look like this:
  3780 
  3781   lemma exE:    -- "EX x. P x ==> (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  3782     assumes "EX x. P x"
  3783     obtains x where "P x"
  3784 
  3785   lemma conjE:  -- "A & B ==> (A ==> B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  3786     assumes "A & B"
  3787     obtains A and B
  3788 
  3789   lemma disjE:  -- "A | B ==> (A ==> thesis) ==> (B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  3790     assumes "A | B"
  3791     obtains
  3792       A
  3793     | B
  3794 
  3795 The subsequent classical rules even refer to the formal "thesis"
  3796 explicitly:
  3797 
  3798   lemma classical:     -- "(~ thesis ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  3799     obtains "~ thesis"
  3800 
  3801   lemma Peirce's_Law:  -- "((thesis ==> something) ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  3802     obtains "thesis ==> something"
  3803 
  3804 The actual proof of an 'obtains' statement is analogous to that of the
  3805 Isar proof element 'obtain', only that there may be several cases.
  3806 Optional case names may be specified in parentheses; these will be
  3807 available both in the present proof and as annotations in the
  3808 resulting rule, for later use with the 'cases' method (cf. attribute
  3809 case_names).
  3810 
  3811 * Isar: the assumptions of a long theorem statement are available as
  3812 "assms" fact in the proof context.  This is more appropriate than the
  3813 (historical) "prems", which refers to all assumptions of the current
  3814 context, including those from the target locale, proof body etc.
  3815 
  3816 * Isar: 'print_statement' prints theorems from the current theory or
  3817 proof context in long statement form, according to the syntax of a
  3818 top-level lemma.
  3819 
  3820 * Isar: 'obtain' takes an optional case name for the local context
  3821 introduction rule (default "that").
  3822 
  3823 * Isar: removed obsolete 'concl is' patterns.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3824 explicit (is "_ ==> ?foo") in the rare cases where this still happens
  3825 to occur.
  3826 
  3827 * Pure: syntax "CONST name" produces a fully internalized constant
  3828 according to the current context.  This is particularly useful for
  3829 syntax translations that should refer to internal constant
  3830 representations independently of name spaces.
  3831 
  3832 * Pure: syntax constant for foo (binder "FOO ") is called "foo_binder"
  3833 instead of "FOO ". This allows multiple binder declarations to coexist
  3834 in the same context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3835 
  3836 * Isar/locales: 'notation' provides a robust interface to the 'syntax'
  3837 primitive that also works in a locale context (both for constants and
  3838 fixed variables). Type declaration and internal syntactic representation
  3839 of given constants retrieved from the context. Likewise, the
  3840 'no_notation' command allows to remove given syntax annotations from the
  3841 current context.
  3842 
  3843 * Isar/locales: new derived specification elements 'axiomatization',
  3844 'definition', 'abbreviation', which support type-inference, admit
  3845 object-level specifications (equality, equivalence).  See also the
  3846 isar-ref manual.  Examples:
  3847 
  3848   axiomatization
  3849     eq  (infix "===" 50) where
  3850     eq_refl: "x === x" and eq_subst: "x === y ==> P x ==> P y"
  3851 
  3852   definition "f x y = x + y + 1"
  3853   definition g where "g x = f x x"
  3854 
  3855   abbreviation
  3856     neq  (infix "=!=" 50) where
  3857     "x =!= y == ~ (x === y)"
  3858 
  3859 These specifications may be also used in a locale context.  Then the
  3860 constants being introduced depend on certain fixed parameters, and the
  3861 constant name is qualified by the locale base name.  An internal
  3862 abbreviation takes care for convenient input and output, making the
  3863 parameters implicit and using the original short name.  See also
  3864 src/HOL/ex/Abstract_NAT.thy for an example of deriving polymorphic
  3865 entities from a monomorphic theory.
  3866 
  3867 Presently, abbreviations are only available 'in' a target locale, but
  3868 not inherited by general import expressions.  Also note that
  3869 'abbreviation' may be used as a type-safe replacement for 'syntax' +
  3870 'translations' in common applications.  The "no_abbrevs" print mode
  3871 prevents folding of abbreviations in term output.
  3872 
  3873 Concrete syntax is attached to specified constants in internal form,
  3874 independently of name spaces.  The parse tree representation is
  3875 slightly different -- use 'notation' instead of raw 'syntax', and
  3876 'translations' with explicit "CONST" markup to accommodate this.
  3877 
  3878 * Pure/Isar: unified syntax for new-style specification mechanisms
  3879 (e.g.  'definition', 'abbreviation', or 'inductive' in HOL) admits
  3880 full type inference and dummy patterns ("_").  For example:
  3881 
  3882   definition "K x _ = x"
  3883 
  3884   inductive conj for A B
  3885   where "A ==> B ==> conj A B"
  3886 
  3887 * Pure: command 'print_abbrevs' prints all constant abbreviations of
  3888 the current context.  Print mode "no_abbrevs" prevents inversion of
  3889 abbreviations on output.
  3890 
  3891 * Isar/locales: improved parameter handling: use of locales "var" and
  3892 "struct" no longer necessary; - parameter renamings are no longer
  3893 required to be injective.  For example, this allows to define
  3894 endomorphisms as locale endom = homom mult mult h.
  3895 
  3896 * Isar/locales: changed the way locales with predicates are defined.
  3897 Instead of accumulating the specification, the imported expression is
  3898 now an interpretation.  INCOMPATIBILITY: different normal form of
  3899 locale expressions.  In particular, in interpretations of locales with
  3900 predicates, goals repesenting already interpreted fragments are not
  3901 removed automatically.  Use methods `intro_locales' and
  3902 `unfold_locales'; see below.
  3903 
  3904 * Isar/locales: new methods `intro_locales' and `unfold_locales'
  3905 provide backward reasoning on locales predicates.  The methods are
  3906 aware of interpretations and discharge corresponding goals.
  3907 `intro_locales' is less aggressive then `unfold_locales' and does not
  3908 unfold predicates to assumptions.
  3909 
  3910 * Isar/locales: the order in which locale fragments are accumulated
  3911 has changed.  This enables to override declarations from fragments due
  3912 to interpretations -- for example, unwanted simp rules.
  3913 
  3914 * Isar/locales: interpretation in theories and proof contexts has been
  3915 extended.  One may now specify (and prove) equations, which are
  3916 unfolded in interpreted theorems.  This is useful for replacing
  3917 defined concepts (constants depending on locale parameters) by
  3918 concepts already existing in the target context.  Example:
  3919 
  3920   interpretation partial_order ["op <= :: [int, int] => bool"]
  3921     where "partial_order.less (op <=) (x::int) y = (x < y)"
  3922 
  3923 Typically, the constant `partial_order.less' is created by a
  3924 definition specification element in the context of locale
  3925 partial_order.
  3926 
  3927 * Method "induct": improved internal context management to support
  3928 local fixes and defines on-the-fly. Thus explicit meta-level
  3929 connectives !!  and ==> are rarely required anymore in inductive goals
  3930 (using object-logic connectives for this purpose has been long
  3931 obsolete anyway). Common proof patterns are explained in
  3932 src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, see also
  3933 src/HOL/Isar_examples/Puzzle.thy and src/HOL/Lambda for realistic
  3934 examples.
  3935 
  3936 * Method "induct": improved handling of simultaneous goals. Instead of
  3937 introducing object-level conjunction, the statement is now split into
  3938 several conclusions, while the corresponding symbolic cases are nested
  3939 accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY, proofs need to be structured explicitly,
  3940 see src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, for example.
  3941 
  3942 * Method "induct": mutual induction rules are now specified as a list
  3943 of rule sharing the same induction cases. HOL packages usually provide
  3944 foo_bar.inducts for mutually defined items foo and bar (e.g. inductive
  3945 predicates/sets or datatypes). INCOMPATIBILITY, users need to specify
  3946 mutual induction rules differently, i.e. like this:
  3947 
  3948   (induct rule: foo_bar.inducts)
  3949   (induct set: foo bar)
  3950   (induct pred: foo bar)
  3951   (induct type: foo bar)
  3952 
  3953 The ML function ProjectRule.projections turns old-style rules into the
  3954 new format.
  3955 
  3956 * Method "coinduct": dual of induction, see
  3957 src/HOL/Library/Coinductive_List.thy for various examples.
  3958 
  3959 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": the ``(open)'' option is
  3960 considered a legacy feature.
  3961 
  3962 * Attribute "symmetric" produces result with standardized schematic
  3963 variables (index 0).  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3964 
  3965 * Simplifier: by default the simplifier trace only shows top level
  3966 rewrites now. That is, trace_simp_depth_limit is set to 1 by
  3967 default. Thus there is less danger of being flooded by the trace. The
  3968 trace indicates where parts have been suppressed.
  3969   
  3970 * Provers/classical: removed obsolete classical version of elim_format
  3971 attribute; classical elim/dest rules are now treated uniformly when
  3972 manipulating the claset.
  3973 
  3974 * Provers/classical: stricter checks to ensure that supplied intro,
  3975 dest and elim rules are well-formed; dest and elim rules must have at
  3976 least one premise.
  3977 
  3978 * Provers/classical: attributes dest/elim/intro take an optional
  3979 weight argument for the rule (just as the Pure versions).  Weights are
  3980 ignored by automated tools, but determine the search order of single
  3981 rule steps.
  3982 
  3983 * Syntax: input syntax now supports dummy variable binding "%_. b",
  3984 where the body does not mention the bound variable.  Note that dummy
  3985 patterns implicitly depend on their context of bounds, which makes
  3986 "{_. _}" match any set comprehension as expected.  Potential
  3987 INCOMPATIBILITY -- parse translations need to cope with syntactic
  3988 constant "_idtdummy" in the binding position.
  3989 
  3990 * Syntax: removed obsolete syntactic constant "_K" and its associated
  3991 parse translation.  INCOMPATIBILITY -- use dummy abstraction instead,
  3992 for example "A -> B" => "Pi A (%_. B)".
  3993 
  3994 * Pure: 'class_deps' command visualizes the subclass relation, using
  3995 the graph browser tool.
  3996 
  3997 * Pure: 'print_theory' now suppresses certain internal declarations by
  3998 default; use '!' option for full details.
  3999 
  4000 
  4001 *** HOL ***
  4002 
  4003 * Method "metis" proves goals by applying the Metis general-purpose
  4004 resolution prover (see also http://gilith.com/software/metis/).
  4005 Examples are in the directory MetisExamples.  WARNING: the
  4006 Isabelle/HOL-Metis integration does not yet work properly with
  4007 multi-threading.
  4008   
  4009 * Command 'sledgehammer' invokes external automatic theorem provers as
  4010 background processes.  It generates calls to the "metis" method if
  4011 successful. These can be pasted into the proof.  Users do not have to
  4012 wait for the automatic provers to return.  WARNING: does not really
  4013 work with multi-threading.
  4014 
  4015 * New "auto_quickcheck" feature tests outermost goal statements for
  4016 potential counter-examples.  Controlled by ML references
  4017 auto_quickcheck (default true) and auto_quickcheck_time_limit (default
  4018 5000 milliseconds).  Fails silently if statements is outside of
  4019 executable fragment, or any other codgenerator problem occurs.
  4020 
  4021 * New constant "undefined" with axiom "undefined x = undefined".
  4022 
  4023 * Added class "HOL.eq", allowing for code generation with polymorphic
  4024 equality.
  4025 
  4026 * Some renaming of class constants due to canonical name prefixing in
  4027 the new 'class' package:
  4028 
  4029     HOL.abs ~> HOL.abs_class.abs
  4030     HOL.divide ~> HOL.divide_class.divide
  4031     0 ~> HOL.zero_class.zero
  4032     1 ~> HOL.one_class.one
  4033     op + ~> HOL.plus_class.plus
  4034     op - ~> HOL.minus_class.minus
  4035     uminus ~> HOL.minus_class.uminus
  4036     op * ~> HOL.times_class.times
  4037     op < ~> HOL.ord_class.less
  4038     op <= > HOL.ord_class.less_eq
  4039     Nat.power ~> Power.power_class.power
  4040     Nat.size ~> Nat.size_class.size
  4041     Numeral.number_of ~> Numeral.number_class.number_of
  4042     FixedPoint.Inf ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Inf
  4043     FixedPoint.Sup ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Sup
  4044     Orderings.min ~> Orderings.ord_class.min
  4045     Orderings.max ~> Orderings.ord_class.max
  4046     Divides.op div ~> Divides.div_class.div
  4047     Divides.op mod ~> Divides.div_class.mod
  4048     Divides.op dvd ~> Divides.div_class.dvd
  4049 
  4050 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Adaptions may be required in the following cases:
  4051 
  4052 a) User-defined constants using any of the names "plus", "minus",
  4053 "times", "less" or "less_eq". The standard syntax translations for
  4054 "+", "-" and "*" may go wrong.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific
  4055 names.
  4056 
  4057 b) Variables named "plus", "minus", "times", "less", "less_eq"
  4058 INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific names.
  4059 
  4060 c) Permutative equations (e.g. "a + b = b + a")
  4061 Since the change of names also changes the order of terms, permutative
  4062 rewrite rules may get applied in a different order. Experience shows
  4063 that this is rarely the case (only two adaptions in the whole Isabelle
  4064 distribution).  INCOMPATIBILITY: rewrite proofs
  4065 
  4066 d) ML code directly refering to constant names
  4067 This in general only affects hand-written proof tactics, simprocs and
  4068 so on.  INCOMPATIBILITY: grep your sourcecode and replace names.
  4069 Consider using @{const_name} antiquotation.
  4070 
  4071 * New class "default" with associated constant "default".
  4072 
  4073 * Function "sgn" is now overloaded and available on int, real, complex
  4074 (and other numeric types), using class "sgn".  Two possible defs of
  4075 sgn are given as equational assumptions in the classes sgn_if and
  4076 sgn_div_norm; ordered_idom now also inherits from sgn_if.
  4077 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4078 
  4079 * Locale "partial_order" now unified with class "order" (cf. theory
  4080 Orderings), added parameter "less".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4081 
  4082 * Renamings in classes "order" and "linorder": facts "refl", "trans" and
  4083 "cases" to "order_refl", "order_trans" and "linorder_cases", to avoid
  4084 clashes with HOL "refl" and "trans".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4085 
  4086 * Classes "order" and "linorder": potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to
  4087 changed order of proof goals in instance proofs.
  4088 
  4089 * The transitivity reasoner for partial and linear orders is set up
  4090 for classes "order" and "linorder".  Instances of the reasoner are available
  4091 in all contexts importing or interpreting the corresponding locales.
  4092 Method "order" invokes the reasoner separately; the reasoner
  4093 is also integrated with the Simplifier as a solver.  Diagnostic
  4094 command 'print_orders' shows the available instances of the reasoner
  4095 in the current context.
  4096 
  4097 * Localized monotonicity predicate in theory "Orderings"; integrated
  4098 lemmas max_of_mono and min_of_mono with this predicate.
  4099 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4100 
  4101 * Formulation of theorem "dense" changed slightly due to integration
  4102 with new class dense_linear_order.
  4103 
  4104 * Uniform lattice theory development in HOL.
  4105 
  4106     constants "meet" and "join" now named "inf" and "sup"
  4107     constant "Meet" now named "Inf"
  4108 
  4109     classes "meet_semilorder" and "join_semilorder" now named
  4110       "lower_semilattice" and "upper_semilattice"
  4111     class "lorder" now named "lattice"
  4112     class "comp_lat" now named "complete_lattice"
  4113 
  4114     Instantiation of lattice classes allows explicit definitions
  4115     for "inf" and "sup" operations (or "Inf" and "Sup" for complete lattices).
  4116 
  4117   INCOMPATIBILITY.  Theorem renames:
  4118 
  4119     meet_left_le            ~> inf_le1
  4120     meet_right_le           ~> inf_le2
  4121     join_left_le            ~> sup_ge1
  4122     join_right_le           ~> sup_ge2
  4123     meet_join_le            ~> inf_sup_ord
  4124     le_meetI                ~> le_infI
  4125     join_leI                ~> le_supI
  4126     le_meet                 ~> le_inf_iff
  4127     le_join                 ~> ge_sup_conv
  4128     meet_idempotent         ~> inf_idem
  4129     join_idempotent         ~> sup_idem
  4130     meet_comm               ~> inf_commute
  4131     join_comm               ~> sup_commute
  4132     meet_leI1               ~> le_infI1
  4133     meet_leI2               ~> le_infI2
  4134     le_joinI1               ~> le_supI1
  4135     le_joinI2               ~> le_supI2
  4136     meet_assoc              ~> inf_assoc
  4137     join_assoc              ~> sup_assoc
  4138     meet_left_comm          ~> inf_left_commute
  4139     meet_left_idempotent    ~> inf_left_idem
  4140     join_left_comm          ~> sup_left_commute
  4141     join_left_idempotent    ~> sup_left_idem
  4142     meet_aci                ~> inf_aci
  4143     join_aci                ~> sup_aci
  4144     le_def_meet             ~> le_iff_inf
  4145     le_def_join             ~> le_iff_sup
  4146     join_absorp2            ~> sup_absorb2
  4147     join_absorp1            ~> sup_absorb1
  4148     meet_absorp1            ~> inf_absorb1
  4149     meet_absorp2            ~> inf_absorb2
  4150     meet_join_absorp        ~> inf_sup_absorb
  4151     join_meet_absorp        ~> sup_inf_absorb
  4152     distrib_join_le         ~> distrib_sup_le
  4153     distrib_meet_le         ~> distrib_inf_le
  4154 
  4155     add_meet_distrib_left   ~> add_inf_distrib_left
  4156     add_join_distrib_left   ~> add_sup_distrib_left
  4157     is_join_neg_meet        ~> is_join_neg_inf
  4158     is_meet_neg_join        ~> is_meet_neg_sup
  4159     add_meet_distrib_right  ~> add_inf_distrib_right
  4160     add_join_distrib_right  ~> add_sup_distrib_right
  4161     add_meet_join_distribs  ~> add_sup_inf_distribs
  4162     join_eq_neg_meet        ~> sup_eq_neg_inf
  4163     meet_eq_neg_join        ~> inf_eq_neg_sup
  4164     add_eq_meet_join        ~> add_eq_inf_sup
  4165     meet_0_imp_0            ~> inf_0_imp_0
  4166     join_0_imp_0            ~> sup_0_imp_0
  4167     meet_0_eq_0             ~> inf_0_eq_0
  4168     join_0_eq_0             ~> sup_0_eq_0
  4169     neg_meet_eq_join        ~> neg_inf_eq_sup
  4170     neg_join_eq_meet        ~> neg_sup_eq_inf
  4171     join_eq_if              ~> sup_eq_if
  4172 
  4173     mono_meet               ~> mono_inf
  4174     mono_join               ~> mono_sup
  4175     meet_bool_eq            ~> inf_bool_eq
  4176     join_bool_eq            ~> sup_bool_eq
  4177     meet_fun_eq             ~> inf_fun_eq
  4178     join_fun_eq             ~> sup_fun_eq
  4179     meet_set_eq             ~> inf_set_eq
  4180     join_set_eq             ~> sup_set_eq
  4181     meet1_iff               ~> inf1_iff
  4182     meet2_iff               ~> inf2_iff
  4183     meet1I                  ~> inf1I
  4184     meet2I                  ~> inf2I
  4185     meet1D1                 ~> inf1D1
  4186     meet2D1                 ~> inf2D1
  4187     meet1D2                 ~> inf1D2
  4188     meet2D2                 ~> inf2D2
  4189     meet1E                  ~> inf1E
  4190     meet2E                  ~> inf2E
  4191     join1_iff               ~> sup1_iff
  4192     join2_iff               ~> sup2_iff
  4193     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  4194     join2I1                 ~> sup2I1
  4195     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  4196     join2I2                 ~> sup1I2
  4197     join1CI                 ~> sup1CI
  4198     join2CI                 ~> sup2CI
  4199     join1E                  ~> sup1E
  4200     join2E                  ~> sup2E
  4201 
  4202     is_meet_Meet            ~> is_meet_Inf
  4203     Meet_bool_def           ~> Inf_bool_def
  4204     Meet_fun_def            ~> Inf_fun_def
  4205     Meet_greatest           ~> Inf_greatest
  4206     Meet_lower              ~> Inf_lower
  4207     Meet_set_def            ~> Inf_set_def
  4208 
  4209     Sup_def                 ~> Sup_Inf
  4210     Sup_bool_eq             ~> Sup_bool_def
  4211     Sup_fun_eq              ~> Sup_fun_def
  4212     Sup_set_eq              ~> Sup_set_def
  4213 
  4214     listsp_meetI            ~> listsp_infI
  4215     listsp_meet_eq          ~> listsp_inf_eq
  4216 
  4217     meet_min                ~> inf_min
  4218     join_max                ~> sup_max
  4219 
  4220 * Added syntactic class "size"; overloaded constant "size" now has
  4221 type "'a::size ==> bool"
  4222 
  4223 * Internal reorganisation of `size' of datatypes: size theorems
  4224 "foo.size" are no longer subsumed by "foo.simps" (but are still
  4225 simplification rules by default!); theorems "prod.size" now named
  4226 "*.size".
  4227 
  4228 * Class "div" now inherits from class "times" rather than "type".
  4229 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4230 
  4231 * HOL/Finite_Set: "name-space" locales Lattice, Distrib_lattice,
  4232 Linorder etc.  have disappeared; operations defined in terms of
  4233 fold_set now are named Inf_fin, Sup_fin.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4234 
  4235 * HOL/Nat: neq0_conv no longer declared as iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4236 
  4237 * HOL-Word: New extensive library and type for generic, fixed size
  4238 machine words, with arithemtic, bit-wise, shifting and rotating
  4239 operations, reflection into int, nat, and bool lists, automation for
  4240 linear arithmetic (by automatic reflection into nat or int), including
  4241 lemmas on overflow and monotonicity.  Instantiated to all appropriate
  4242 arithmetic type classes, supporting automatic simplification of
  4243 numerals on all operations.
  4244 
  4245 * Library/Boolean_Algebra: locales for abstract boolean algebras.
  4246 
  4247 * Library/Numeral_Type: numbers as types, e.g. TYPE(32).
  4248 
  4249 * Code generator library theories:
  4250   - Code_Integer represents HOL integers by big integer literals in target
  4251     languages.
  4252   - Code_Char represents HOL characters by character literals in target
  4253     languages.
  4254   - Code_Char_chr like Code_Char, but also offers treatment of character
  4255     codes; includes Code_Integer.
  4256   - Executable_Set allows to generate code for finite sets using lists.
  4257   - Executable_Rat implements rational numbers as triples (sign, enumerator,
  4258     denominator).
  4259   - Executable_Real implements a subset of real numbers, namly those
  4260     representable by rational numbers.
  4261   - Efficient_Nat implements natural numbers by integers, which in general will
  4262     result in higher efficency; pattern matching with 0/Suc is eliminated;
  4263     includes Code_Integer.
  4264   - Code_Index provides an additional datatype index which is mapped to
  4265     target-language built-in integers.
  4266   - Code_Message provides an additional datatype message_string which is isomorphic to
  4267     strings; messages are mapped to target-language strings.
  4268 
  4269 * New package for inductive predicates
  4270 
  4271   An n-ary predicate p with m parameters z_1, ..., z_m can now be defined via
  4272 
  4273     inductive
  4274       p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4275       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4276     where
  4277       rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  4278     | ...
  4279 
  4280   with full support for type-inference, rather than
  4281 
  4282     consts s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4283 
  4284     abbreviation p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4285     where "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4286 
  4287     inductive "s z_1 ... z_m"
  4288     intros
  4289       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4290       ...
  4291 
  4292   For backward compatibility, there is a wrapper allowing inductive
  4293   sets to be defined with the new package via
  4294 
  4295     inductive_set
  4296       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4297       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4298     where
  4299       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4300     | ...
  4301 
  4302   or
  4303 
  4304     inductive_set
  4305       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4306       and p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4307       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4308     where
  4309       "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4310     | rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  4311     | ...
  4312 
  4313   if the additional syntax "p ..." is required.
  4314 
  4315   Numerous examples can be found in the subdirectories src/HOL/Auth,
  4316   src/HOL/Bali, src/HOL/Induct, and src/HOL/MicroJava.
  4317 
  4318   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  4319 
  4320   - Since declaration and definition of inductive sets or predicates
  4321     is no longer separated, abbreviations involving the newly
  4322     introduced sets or predicates must be specified together with the
  4323     introduction rules after the 'where' keyword (see above), rather
  4324     than before the actual inductive definition.
  4325 
  4326   - The variables in induction and elimination rules are now
  4327     quantified in the order of their occurrence in the introduction
  4328     rules, rather than in alphabetical order. Since this may break
  4329     some proofs, these proofs either have to be repaired, e.g. by
  4330     reordering the variables a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i} in Isar 'case'
  4331     statements of the form
  4332 
  4333       case (rule_i a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i})
  4334 
  4335     or the old order of quantification has to be restored by explicitly adding
  4336     meta-level quantifiers in the introduction rules, i.e.
  4337 
  4338       | rule_i: "!!a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i}. ... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_i_1 ... t_i_n"
  4339 
  4340   - The format of the elimination rules is now
  4341 
  4342       p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n ==>
  4343         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  4344         ==> ... ==> P
  4345 
  4346     for predicates and
  4347 
  4348       (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  4349         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  4350         ==> ... ==> P
  4351 
  4352     for sets rather than
  4353 
  4354       x : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  4355         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x = (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) ==> ... ==> P)
  4356         ==> ... ==> P
  4357 
  4358     This may require terms in goals to be expanded to n-tuples
  4359     (e.g. using case_tac or simplification with the split_paired_all
  4360     rule) before the above elimination rule is applicable.
  4361 
  4362   - The elimination or case analysis rules for (mutually) inductive
  4363     sets or predicates are now called "p_1.cases" ... "p_k.cases". The
  4364     list of rules "p_1_..._p_k.elims" is no longer available.
  4365 
  4366 * New package "function"/"fun" for general recursive functions,
  4367 supporting mutual and nested recursion, definitions in local contexts,
  4368 more general pattern matching and partiality. See HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy
  4369 for small examples, and the separate tutorial on the function
  4370 package. The old recdef "package" is still available as before, but
  4371 users are encouraged to use the new package.
  4372 
  4373 * Method "lexicographic_order" automatically synthesizes termination
  4374 relations as lexicographic combinations of size measures. 
  4375 
  4376 * Case-expressions allow arbitrary constructor-patterns (including
  4377 "_") and take their order into account, like in functional
  4378 programming.  Internally, this is translated into nested
  4379 case-expressions; missing cases are added and mapped to the predefined
  4380 constant "undefined". In complicated cases printing may no longer show
  4381 the original input but the internal form. Lambda-abstractions allow
  4382 the same form of pattern matching: "% pat1 => e1 | ..." is an
  4383 abbreviation for "%x. case x of pat1 => e1 | ..." where x is a new
  4384 variable.
  4385 
  4386 * IntDef: The constant "int :: nat => int" has been removed; now "int"
  4387 is an abbreviation for "of_nat :: nat => int". The simplification
  4388 rules for "of_nat" have been changed to work like "int" did
  4389 previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4390   - "of_nat (Suc m)" simplifies to "1 + of_nat m" instead of "of_nat m + 1"
  4391   - of_nat_diff and of_nat_mult are no longer default simp rules
  4392 
  4393 * Method "algebra" solves polynomial equations over (semi)rings using
  4394 Groebner bases. The (semi)ring structure is defined by locales and the
  4395 tool setup depends on that generic context. Installing the method for
  4396 a specific type involves instantiating the locale and possibly adding
  4397 declarations for computation on the coefficients.  The method is
  4398 already instantiated for natural numbers and for the axiomatic class
  4399 of idoms with numerals.  See also the paper by Chaieb and Wenzel at
  4400 CALCULEMUS 2007 for the general principles underlying this
  4401 architecture of context-aware proof-tools.
  4402 
  4403 * Method "ferrack" implements quantifier elimination over
  4404 special-purpose dense linear orders using locales (analogous to
  4405 "algebra"). The method is already installed for class
  4406 {ordered_field,recpower,number_ring} which subsumes real, hyperreal,
  4407 rat, etc.
  4408 
  4409 * Former constant "List.op @" now named "List.append".  Use ML
  4410 antiquotations @{const_name List.append} or @{term " ... @ ... "} to
  4411 circumvent possible incompatibilities when working on ML level.
  4412 
  4413 * primrec: missing cases mapped to "undefined" instead of "arbitrary".
  4414 
  4415 * New function listsum :: 'a list => 'a for arbitrary monoids.
  4416 Special syntax: "SUM x <- xs. f x" (and latex variants)
  4417 
  4418 * New syntax for Haskell-like list comprehension (input only), eg.
  4419 [(x,y). x <- xs, y <- ys, x ~= y], see also src/HOL/List.thy.
  4420 
  4421 * The special syntax for function "filter" has changed from [x :
  4422 xs. P] to [x <- xs. P] to avoid an ambiguity caused by list
  4423 comprehension syntax, and for uniformity.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4424 
  4425 * [a..b] is now defined for arbitrary linear orders.  It used to be
  4426 defined on nat only, as an abbreviation for [a..<Suc b]
  4427 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4428 
  4429 * Renamed lemma "set_take_whileD"  to "set_takeWhileD".
  4430 
  4431 * New functions "sorted" and "sort" in src/HOL/List.thy.
  4432 
  4433 * New lemma collection field_simps (an extension of ring_simps) for
  4434 manipulating (in)equations involving division. Multiplies with all
  4435 denominators that can be proved to be non-zero (in equations) or
  4436 positive/negative (in inequations).
  4437 
  4438 * Lemma collections ring_eq_simps, group_eq_simps and ring_distrib
  4439 have been improved and renamed to ring_simps, group_simps and
  4440 ring_distribs.  Removed lemmas field_xyz in theory Ring_and_Field
  4441 because they were subsumed by lemmas xyz.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4442 
  4443 * Theory Library/Commutative_Ring: switched from recdef to function
  4444 package; constants add, mul, pow now curried.  Infix syntax for
  4445 algebraic operations.
  4446 
  4447 * Dropped redundant lemma def_imp_eq in favor of meta_eq_to_obj_eq.
  4448 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4449 
  4450 * Dropped redundant lemma if_def2 in favor of if_bool_eq_conj.
  4451 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4452 
  4453 * HOL/records: generalised field-update to take a function on the
  4454 field rather than the new value: r(|A := x|) is translated to A_update
  4455 (K x) r The K-combinator that is internally used is called K_record.
  4456 INCOMPATIBILITY: Usage of the plain update functions has to be
  4457 adapted.
  4458  
  4459 * Class "semiring_0" now contains annihilation axioms x * 0 = 0 and 0
  4460 * x = 0, which are required for a semiring.  Richer structures do not
  4461 inherit from semiring_0 anymore, because this property is a theorem
  4462 there, not an axiom.  INCOMPATIBILITY: In instances of semiring_0,
  4463 there is more to prove, but this is mostly trivial.
  4464 
  4465 * Class "recpower" is generalized to arbitrary monoids, not just
  4466 commutative semirings.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to incorporate
  4467 commutativity or semiring properties additionally.
  4468 
  4469 * Constant "List.list_all2" in List.thy now uses authentic syntax.
  4470 INCOMPATIBILITY: translations containing list_all2 may go wrong,
  4471 better use 'abbreviation'.
  4472 
  4473 * Renamed constant "List.op mem" to "List.member".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4474 
  4475 * Numeral syntax: type 'bin' which was a mere type copy of 'int' has
  4476 been abandoned in favour of plain 'int'.  INCOMPATIBILITY --
  4477 significant changes for setting up numeral syntax for types:
  4478   - New constants Numeral.pred and Numeral.succ instead
  4479       of former Numeral.bin_pred and Numeral.bin_succ.
  4480   - Use integer operations instead of bin_add, bin_mult and so on.
  4481   - Numeral simplification theorems named Numeral.numeral_simps instead of Bin_simps.
  4482   - ML structure Bin_Simprocs now named Int_Numeral_Base_Simprocs.
  4483 
  4484 See src/HOL/Integ/IntArith.thy for an example setup.
  4485 
  4486 * Command 'normal_form' computes the normal form of a term that may
  4487 contain free variables.  For example ``normal_form "rev [a, b, c]"''
  4488 produces ``[b, c, a]'' (without proof).  This command is suitable for
  4489 heavy-duty computations because the functions are compiled to ML
  4490 first.  Correspondingly, a method "normalization" is provided.  See
  4491 further src/HOL/ex/NormalForm.thy and src/Tools/nbe.ML.
  4492 
  4493 * Alternative iff syntax "A <-> B" for equality on bool (with priority
  4494 25 like -->); output depends on the "iff" print_mode, the default is
  4495 "A = B" (with priority 50).
  4496 
  4497 * Relations less (<) and less_eq (<=) are also available on type bool.
  4498 Modified syntax to disallow nesting without explicit parentheses,
  4499 e.g. "(x < y) < z" or "x < (y < z)", but NOT "x < y < z".  Potential
  4500 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4501 
  4502 * "LEAST x:A. P" expands to "LEAST x. x:A & P" (input only).
  4503 
  4504 * Relation composition operator "op O" now has precedence 75 and binds
  4505 stronger than union and intersection. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4506 
  4507 * The old set interval syntax "{m..n(}" (and relatives) has been
  4508 removed.  Use "{m..<n}" (and relatives) instead.
  4509 
  4510 * In the context of the assumption "~(s = t)" the Simplifier rewrites
  4511 "t = s" to False (by simproc "neq").  INCOMPATIBILITY, consider using
  4512 ``declare [[simproc del: neq]]''.
  4513 
  4514 * Simplifier: "m dvd n" where m and n are numbers is evaluated to
  4515 True/False.
  4516 
  4517 * Theorem Cons_eq_map_conv no longer declared as "simp".
  4518 
  4519 * Theorem setsum_mult renamed to setsum_right_distrib.
  4520 
  4521 * Prefer ex1I over ex_ex1I in single-step reasoning, e.g. by the
  4522 ``rule'' method.
  4523 
  4524 * Reimplemented methods "sat" and "satx", with several improvements:
  4525 goals no longer need to be stated as "<prems> ==> False", equivalences
  4526 (i.e. "=" on type bool) are handled, variable names of the form
  4527 "lit_<n>" are no longer reserved, significant speedup.
  4528 
  4529 * Methods "sat" and "satx" can now replay MiniSat proof traces.
  4530 zChaff is still supported as well.
  4531 
  4532 * 'inductive' and 'datatype': provide projections of mutual rules,
  4533 bundled as foo_bar.inducts;
  4534 
  4535 * Library: moved theories Parity, GCD, Binomial, Infinite_Set to
  4536 Library.
  4537 
  4538 * Library: moved theory Accessible_Part to main HOL.
  4539 
  4540 * Library: added theory Coinductive_List of potentially infinite lists
  4541 as greatest fixed-point.
  4542 
  4543 * Library: added theory AssocList which implements (finite) maps as
  4544 association lists.
  4545 
  4546 * Method "evaluation" solves goals (i.e. a boolean expression)
  4547 efficiently by compiling it to ML.  The goal is "proved" (via an
  4548 oracle) if it evaluates to True.
  4549 
  4550 * Linear arithmetic now splits certain operators (e.g. min, max, abs)
  4551 also when invoked by the simplifier.  This results in the Simplifier
  4552 being more powerful on arithmetic goals.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4553 Configuration option fast_arith_split_limit=0 recovers the old
  4554 behavior.
  4555 
  4556 * Support for hex (0x20) and binary (0b1001) numerals.
  4557 
  4558 * New method: reify eqs (t), where eqs are equations for an
  4559 interpretation I :: 'a list => 'b => 'c and t::'c is an optional
  4560 parameter, computes a term s::'b and a list xs::'a list and proves the
  4561 theorem I xs s = t. This is also known as reification or quoting. The
  4562 resulting theorem is applied to the subgoal to substitute t with I xs
  4563 s.  If t is omitted, the subgoal itself is reified.
  4564 
  4565 * New method: reflection corr_thm eqs (t). The parameters eqs and (t)
  4566 are as explained above. corr_thm is a theorem for I vs (f t) = I vs t,
  4567 where f is supposed to be a computable function (in the sense of code
  4568 generattion). The method uses reify to compute s and xs as above then
  4569 applies corr_thm and uses normalization by evaluation to "prove" f s =
  4570 r and finally gets the theorem t = r, which is again applied to the
  4571 subgoal. An Example is available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy.
  4572 
  4573 * Reflection: Automatic reification now handels binding, an example is
  4574 available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy
  4575 
  4576 * HOL-Statespace: ``State Spaces: The Locale Way'' introduces a
  4577 command 'statespace' that is similar to 'record', but introduces an
  4578 abstract specification based on the locale infrastructure instead of
  4579 HOL types.  This leads to extra flexibility in composing state spaces,
  4580 in particular multiple inheritance and renaming of components.
  4581 
  4582 
  4583 *** HOL-Complex ***
  4584 
  4585 * Hyperreal: Functions root and sqrt are now defined on negative real
  4586 inputs so that root n (- x) = - root n x and sqrt (- x) = - sqrt x.
  4587 Nonnegativity side conditions have been removed from many lemmas, so
  4588 that more subgoals may now be solved by simplification; potential
  4589 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4590 
  4591 * Real: new type classes formalize real normed vector spaces and
  4592 algebras, using new overloaded constants scaleR :: real => 'a => 'a
  4593 and norm :: 'a => real.
  4594 
  4595 * Real: constant of_real :: real => 'a::real_algebra_1 injects from
  4596 reals into other types. The overloaded constant Reals :: 'a set is now
  4597 defined as range of_real; potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4598 
  4599 * Real: proper support for ML code generation, including 'quickcheck'.
  4600 Reals are implemented as arbitrary precision rationals.
  4601 
  4602 * Hyperreal: Several constants that previously worked only for the
  4603 reals have been generalized, so they now work over arbitrary vector
  4604 spaces. Type annotations may need to be added in some cases; potential
  4605 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4606 
  4607   Infinitesimal  :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  4608   HFinite        :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  4609   HInfinite      :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  4610   approx         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star => bool
  4611   monad          :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  4612   galaxy         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  4613   (NS)LIMSEQ     :: [nat => 'a::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  4614   (NS)convergent :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  4615   (NS)Bseq       :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  4616   (NS)Cauchy     :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  4617   (NS)LIM        :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a, 'b] => bool
  4618   is(NS)Cont     :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  4619   deriv          :: ['a::real_normed_field => 'a, 'a, 'a] => bool
  4620   sgn            :: 'a::real_normed_vector => 'a
  4621   exp            :: 'a::{recpower,real_normed_field,banach} => 'a
  4622 
  4623 * Complex: Some complex-specific constants are now abbreviations for
  4624 overloaded ones: complex_of_real = of_real, cmod = norm, hcmod =
  4625 hnorm.  Other constants have been entirely removed in favor of the
  4626 polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  4627 
  4628   approx        <-- capprox
  4629   HFinite       <-- CFinite
  4630   HInfinite     <-- CInfinite
  4631   Infinitesimal <-- CInfinitesimal
  4632   monad         <-- cmonad
  4633   galaxy        <-- cgalaxy
  4634   (NS)LIM       <-- (NS)CLIM, (NS)CRLIM
  4635   is(NS)Cont    <-- is(NS)Contc, is(NS)contCR
  4636   (ns)deriv     <-- (ns)cderiv
  4637 
  4638 
  4639 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  4640 
  4641 * Formalisation of ideals and the quotient construction over rings.
  4642 
  4643 * Order and lattice theory no longer based on records.
  4644 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4645 
  4646 * Renamed lemmas least_carrier -> least_closed and greatest_carrier ->
  4647 greatest_closed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4648 
  4649 * Method algebra is now set up via an attribute.  For examples see
  4650 Ring.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY: the method is now weaker on combinations
  4651 of algebraic structures.
  4652 
  4653 * Renamed theory CRing to Ring.
  4654 
  4655 
  4656 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  4657 
  4658 * Substantial, yet incomplete support for nominal datatypes (binding
  4659 structures) based on HOL-Nominal logic.  See src/HOL/Nominal and
  4660 src/HOL/Nominal/Examples.  Prospective users should consult
  4661 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/
  4662 
  4663 
  4664 *** ML ***
  4665 
  4666 * ML basics: just one true type int, which coincides with IntInf.int
  4667 (even on SML/NJ).
  4668 
  4669 * ML within Isar: antiquotations allow to embed statically-checked
  4670 formal entities in the source, referring to the context available at
  4671 compile-time.  For example:
  4672 
  4673 ML {* @{sort "{zero,one}"} *}
  4674 ML {* @{typ "'a => 'b"} *}
  4675 ML {* @{term "%x. x"} *}
  4676 ML {* @{prop "x == y"} *}
  4677 ML {* @{ctyp "'a => 'b"} *}
  4678 ML {* @{cterm "%x. x"} *}
  4679 ML {* @{cprop "x == y"} *}
  4680 ML {* @{thm asm_rl} *}
  4681 ML {* @{thms asm_rl} *}
  4682 ML {* @{type_name c} *}
  4683 ML {* @{type_syntax c} *}
  4684 ML {* @{const_name c} *}
  4685 ML {* @{const_syntax c} *}
  4686 ML {* @{context} *}
  4687 ML {* @{theory} *}
  4688 ML {* @{theory Pure} *}
  4689 ML {* @{theory_ref} *}
  4690 ML {* @{theory_ref Pure} *}
  4691 ML {* @{simpset} *}
  4692 ML {* @{claset} *}
  4693 ML {* @{clasimpset} *}
  4694 
  4695 The same works for sources being ``used'' within an Isar context.
  4696 
  4697 * ML in Isar: improved error reporting; extra verbosity with
  4698 ML_Context.trace enabled.
  4699 
  4700 * Pure/General/table.ML: the join operations now works via exceptions
  4701 DUP/SAME instead of type option. This is simpler in simple cases, and
  4702 admits slightly more efficient complex applications.
  4703 
  4704 * Pure: 'advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) now
  4705 use Context.generic instead of just theory.
  4706 
  4707 * Pure: datatype Context.generic joins theory/Proof.context and
  4708 provides some facilities for code that works in either kind of
  4709 context, notably GenericDataFun for uniform theory and proof data.
  4710 
  4711 * Pure: simplified internal attribute type, which is now always
  4712 Context.generic * thm -> Context.generic * thm. Global (theory) vs.
  4713 local (Proof.context) attributes have been discontinued, while
  4714 minimizing code duplication. Thm.rule_attribute and
  4715 Thm.declaration_attribute build canonical attributes; see also structure
  4716 Context for further operations on Context.generic, notably
  4717 GenericDataFun. INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt attribute type
  4718 declarations and definitions.
  4719 
  4720 * Context data interfaces (Theory/Proof/GenericDataFun): removed
  4721 name/print, uninitialized data defaults to ad-hoc copy of empty value,
  4722 init only required for impure data. INCOMPATIBILITY: empty really need
  4723 to be empty (no dependencies on theory content!)
  4724 
  4725 * Pure/kernel: consts certification ignores sort constraints given in
  4726 signature declarations. (This information is not relevant to the
  4727 logic, but only for type inference.) SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL CHANGE,
  4728 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4729 
  4730 * Pure: axiomatic type classes are now purely definitional, with
  4731 explicit proofs of class axioms and super class relations performed
  4732 internally. See Pure/axclass.ML for the main internal interfaces --
  4733 notably AxClass.define_class supercedes AxClass.add_axclass, and
  4734 AxClass.axiomatize_class/classrel/arity supersede
  4735 Sign.add_classes/classrel/arities.
  4736 
  4737 * Pure/Isar: Args/Attrib parsers operate on Context.generic --
  4738 global/local versions on theory vs. Proof.context have been
  4739 discontinued; Attrib.syntax and Method.syntax have been adapted
  4740 accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt parser expressions for
  4741 attributes, methods, etc.
  4742 
  4743 * Pure: several functions of signature "... -> theory -> theory * ..."
  4744 have been reoriented to "... -> theory -> ... * theory" in order to
  4745 allow natural usage in combination with the ||>, ||>>, |-> and
  4746 fold_map combinators.
  4747 
  4748 * Pure: official theorem names (closed derivations) and additional
  4749 comments (tags) are now strictly separate.  Name hints -- which are
  4750 maintained as tags -- may be attached any time without affecting the
  4751 derivation.
  4752 
  4753 * Pure: primitive rule lift_rule now takes goal cterm instead of an
  4754 actual goal state (thm).  Use Thm.lift_rule (Thm.cprem_of st i) to
  4755 achieve the old behaviour.
  4756 
  4757 * Pure: the "Goal" constant is now called "prop", supporting a
  4758 slightly more general idea of ``protecting'' meta-level rule
  4759 statements.
  4760 
  4761 * Pure: Logic.(un)varify only works in a global context, which is now
  4762 enforced instead of silently assumed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use
  4763 Logic.legacy_(un)varify as temporary workaround.
  4764 
  4765 * Pure: structure Name provides scalable operations for generating
  4766 internal variable names, notably Name.variants etc.  This replaces
  4767 some popular functions from term.ML:
  4768 
  4769   Term.variant		->  Name.variant
  4770   Term.variantlist	->  Name.variant_list
  4771   Term.invent_names	->  Name.invent_list
  4772 
  4773 Note that low-level renaming rarely occurs in new code -- operations
  4774 from structure Variable are used instead (see below).
  4775 
  4776 * Pure: structure Variable provides fundamental operations for proper
  4777 treatment of fixed/schematic variables in a context.  For example,
  4778 Variable.import introduces fixes for schematics of given facts and
  4779 Variable.export reverses the effect (up to renaming) -- this replaces
  4780 various freeze_thaw operations.
  4781 
  4782 * Pure: structure Goal provides simple interfaces for
  4783 init/conclude/finish and tactical prove operations (replacing former
  4784 Tactic.prove).  Goal.prove is the canonical way to prove results
  4785 within a given context; Goal.prove_global is a degraded version for
  4786 theory level goals, including a global Drule.standard.  Note that
  4787 OldGoals.prove_goalw_cterm has long been obsolete, since it is
  4788 ill-behaved in a local proof context (e.g. with local fixes/assumes or
  4789 in a locale context).
  4790 
  4791 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for parsing (Syntax.parse_term etc.)
  4792 and type checking (Syntax.check_term etc.), with common combinations
  4793 (Syntax.read_term etc.). These supersede former Sign.read_term etc.
  4794 which are considered legacy and await removal.
  4795 
  4796 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for type unchecking
  4797 (Syntax.uncheck_terms etc.) and unparsing (Syntax.unparse_term etc.),
  4798 with common combinations (Syntax.pretty_term, Syntax.string_of_term
  4799 etc.).  Former Sign.pretty_term, Sign.string_of_term etc. are still
  4800 available for convenience, but refer to the very same operations using
  4801 a mere theory instead of a full context.
  4802 
  4803 * Isar: simplified treatment of user-level errors, using exception
  4804 ERROR of string uniformly.  Function error now merely raises ERROR,
  4805 without any side effect on output channels.  The Isar toplevel takes
  4806 care of proper display of ERROR exceptions.  ML code may use plain
  4807 handle/can/try; cat_error may be used to concatenate errors like this:
  4808 
  4809   ... handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg "..."
  4810 
  4811 Toplevel ML code (run directly or through the Isar toplevel) may be
  4812 embedded into the Isar toplevel with exception display/debug like
  4813 this:
  4814 
  4815   Isar.toplevel (fn () => ...)
  4816 
  4817 INCOMPATIBILITY, removed special transform_error facilities, removed
  4818 obsolete variants of user-level exceptions (ERROR_MESSAGE,
  4819 Context.PROOF, ProofContext.CONTEXT, Proof.STATE, ProofHistory.FAIL)
  4820 -- use plain ERROR instead.
  4821 
  4822 * Isar: theory setup now has type (theory -> theory), instead of a
  4823 list.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use #> to compose setup functions.
  4824 
  4825 * Isar: ML toplevel pretty printer for type Proof.context, subject to
  4826 ProofContext.debug/verbose flags.
  4827 
  4828 * Isar: Toplevel.theory_to_proof admits transactions that modify the
  4829 theory before entering a proof state.  Transactions now always see a
  4830 quasi-functional intermediate checkpoint, both in interactive and
  4831 batch mode.
  4832 
  4833 * Isar: simplified interfaces for outer syntax.  Renamed
  4834 OuterSyntax.add_keywords to OuterSyntax.keywords.  Removed
  4835 OuterSyntax.add_parsers -- this functionality is now included in
  4836 OuterSyntax.command etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4837 
  4838 * Simplifier: the simpset of a running simplification process now
  4839 contains a proof context (cf. Simplifier.the_context), which is the
  4840 very context that the initial simpset has been retrieved from (by
  4841 simpset_of/local_simpset_of).  Consequently, all plug-in components
  4842 (solver, looper etc.) may depend on arbitrary proof data.
  4843 
  4844 * Simplifier.inherit_context inherits the proof context (plus the
  4845 local bounds) of the current simplification process; any simproc
  4846 etc. that calls the Simplifier recursively should do this!  Removed
  4847 former Simplifier.inherit_bounds, which is already included here --
  4848 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Tools based on low-level rewriting may even have to
  4849 specify an explicit context using Simplifier.context/theory_context.
  4850 
  4851 * Simplifier/Classical Reasoner: more abstract interfaces
  4852 change_simpset/claset for modifying the simpset/claset reference of a
  4853 theory; raw versions simpset/claset_ref etc. have been discontinued --
  4854 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4855 
  4856 * Provers: more generic wrt. syntax of object-logics, avoid hardwired
  4857 "Trueprop" etc.
  4858 
  4859 
  4860 *** System ***
  4861 
  4862 * settings: the default heap location within ISABELLE_HOME_USER now
  4863 includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER.  This simplifies use of multiple
  4864 Isabelle installations.
  4865 
  4866 * isabelle-process: option -S (secure mode) disables some critical
  4867 operations, notably runtime compilation and evaluation of ML source
  4868 code.
  4869 
  4870 * Basic Isabelle mode for jEdit, see Isabelle/lib/jedit/.
  4871 
  4872 * Support for parallel execution, using native multicore support of
  4873 Poly/ML 5.1.  The theory loader exploits parallelism when processing
  4874 independent theories, according to the given theory header
  4875 specifications. The maximum number of worker threads is specified via
  4876 usedir option -M or the "max-threads" setting in Proof General. A
  4877 speedup factor of 1.5--3.5 can be expected on a 4-core machine, and up
  4878 to 6 on a 8-core machine.  User-code needs to observe certain
  4879 guidelines for thread-safe programming, see appendix A in the Isar
  4880 Implementation manual.
  4881 
  4882 
  4883 
  4884 New in Isabelle2005 (October 2005)
  4885 ----------------------------------
  4886 
  4887 *** General ***
  4888 
  4889 * Theory headers: the new header syntax for Isar theories is
  4890 
  4891   theory <name>
  4892   imports <theory1> ... <theoryN>
  4893   uses <file1> ... <fileM>
  4894   begin
  4895 
  4896 where the 'uses' part is optional.  The previous syntax
  4897 
  4898   theory <name> = <theory1> + ... + <theoryN>:
  4899 
  4900 will disappear in the next release.  Use isatool fixheaders to convert
  4901 existing theory files.  Note that there is no change in ancient
  4902 non-Isar theories now, but these will disappear soon.
  4903 
  4904 * Theory loader: parent theories can now also be referred to via
  4905 relative and absolute paths.
  4906 
  4907 * Command 'find_theorems' searches for a list of criteria instead of a
  4908 list of constants. Known criteria are: intro, elim, dest, name:string,
  4909 simp:term, and any term. Criteria can be preceded by '-' to select
  4910 theorems that do not match. Intro, elim, dest select theorems that
  4911 match the current goal, name:s selects theorems whose fully qualified
  4912 name contain s, and simp:term selects all simplification rules whose
  4913 lhs match term.  Any other term is interpreted as pattern and selects
  4914 all theorems matching the pattern. Available in ProofGeneral under
  4915 'ProofGeneral -> Find Theorems' or C-c C-f.  Example:
  4916 
  4917   C-c C-f (100) "(_::nat) + _ + _" intro -name: "HOL."
  4918 
  4919 prints the last 100 theorems matching the pattern "(_::nat) + _ + _",
  4920 matching the current goal as introduction rule and not having "HOL."
  4921 in their name (i.e. not being defined in theory HOL).
  4922 
  4923 * Command 'thms_containing' has been discontinued in favour of
  4924 'find_theorems'; INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4925 
  4926 * Communication with Proof General is now 8bit clean, which means that
  4927 Unicode text in UTF-8 encoding may be used within theory texts (both
  4928 formal and informal parts).  Cf. option -U of the Isabelle Proof
  4929 General interface.  Here are some simple examples (cf. src/HOL/ex):
  4930 
  4931   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Hebrew.html
  4932   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Chinese.html
  4933 
  4934 * Improved efficiency of the Simplifier and, to a lesser degree, the
  4935 Classical Reasoner.  Typical big applications run around 2 times
  4936 faster.
  4937 
  4938 
  4939 *** Document preparation ***
  4940 
  4941 * Commands 'display_drafts' and 'print_drafts' perform simple output
  4942 of raw sources.  Only those symbols that do not require additional
  4943 LaTeX packages (depending on comments in isabellesym.sty) are
  4944 displayed properly, everything else is left verbatim.  isatool display
  4945 and isatool print are used as front ends (these are subject to the
  4946 DVI/PDF_VIEWER and PRINT_COMMAND settings, respectively).
  4947 
  4948 * Command tags control specific markup of certain regions of text,
  4949 notably folding and hiding.  Predefined tags include "theory" (for
  4950 theory begin and end), "proof" for proof commands, and "ML" for
  4951 commands involving ML code; the additional tags "visible" and
  4952 "invisible" are unused by default.  Users may give explicit tag
  4953 specifications in the text, e.g. ''by %invisible (auto)''.  The
  4954 interpretation of tags is determined by the LaTeX job during document
  4955 preparation: see option -V of isatool usedir, or options -n and -t of
  4956 isatool document, or even the LaTeX macros \isakeeptag, \isafoldtag,
  4957 \isadroptag.
  4958 
  4959 Several document versions may be produced at the same time via isatool
  4960 usedir (the generated index.html will link all of them).  Typical
  4961 specifications include ''-V document=theory,proof,ML'' to present
  4962 theory/proof/ML parts faithfully, ''-V outline=/proof,/ML'' to fold
  4963 proof and ML commands, and ''-V mutilated=-theory,-proof,-ML'' to omit
  4964 these parts without any formal replacement text.  The Isabelle site
  4965 default settings produce ''document'' and ''outline'' versions as
  4966 specified above.
  4967 
  4968 * Several new antiquotations:
  4969 
  4970   @{term_type term} prints a term with its type annotated;
  4971 
  4972   @{typeof term} prints the type of a term;
  4973 
  4974   @{const const} is the same as @{term const}, but checks that the
  4975   argument is a known logical constant;
  4976 
  4977   @{term_style style term} and @{thm_style style thm} print a term or
  4978   theorem applying a "style" to it
  4979 
  4980   @{ML text}
  4981 
  4982 Predefined styles are 'lhs' and 'rhs' printing the lhs/rhs of
  4983 definitions, equations, inequations etc., 'concl' printing only the
  4984 conclusion of a meta-logical statement theorem, and 'prem1' .. 'prem19'
  4985 to print the specified premise.  TermStyle.add_style provides an ML
  4986 interface for introducing further styles.  See also the "LaTeX Sugar"
  4987 document practical applications.  The ML antiquotation prints
  4988 type-checked ML expressions verbatim.
  4989 
  4990 * Markup commands 'chapter', 'section', 'subsection', 'subsubsection',
  4991 and 'text' support optional locale specification '(in loc)', which
  4992 specifies the default context for interpreting antiquotations.  For
  4993 example: 'text (in lattice) {* @{thm inf_assoc}*}'.
  4994 
  4995 * Option 'locale=NAME' of antiquotations specifies an alternative
  4996 context interpreting the subsequent argument.  For example: @{thm
  4997 [locale=lattice] inf_assoc}.
  4998 
  4999 * Proper output of proof terms (@{prf ...} and @{full_prf ...}) within
  5000 a proof context.
  5001 
  5002 * Proper output of antiquotations for theory commands involving a
  5003 proof context (such as 'locale' or 'theorem (in loc) ...').
  5004 
  5005 * Delimiters of outer tokens (string etc.) now produce separate LaTeX
  5006 macros (\isachardoublequoteopen, isachardoublequoteclose etc.).
  5007 
  5008 * isatool usedir: new option -C (default true) controls whether option
  5009 -D should include a copy of the original document directory; -C false
  5010 prevents unwanted effects such as copying of administrative CVS data.
  5011 
  5012 
  5013 *** Pure ***
  5014 
  5015 * Considerably improved version of 'constdefs' command.  Now performs
  5016 automatic type-inference of declared constants; additional support for
  5017 local structure declarations (cf. locales and HOL records), see also
  5018 isar-ref manual.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to observe strictly
  5019 sequential dependencies of definitions within a single 'constdefs'
  5020 section; moreover, the declared name needs to be an identifier.  If
  5021 all fails, consider to fall back on 'consts' and 'defs' separately.
  5022 
  5023 * Improved indexed syntax and implicit structures.  First of all,
  5024 indexed syntax provides a notational device for subscripted
  5025 application, using the new syntax \<^bsub>term\<^esub> for arbitrary
  5026 expressions.  Secondly, in a local context with structure
  5027 declarations, number indexes \<^sub>n or the empty index (default
  5028 number 1) refer to a certain fixed variable implicitly; option
  5029 show_structs controls printing of implicit structures.  Typical
  5030 applications of these concepts involve record types and locales.
  5031 
  5032 * New command 'no_syntax' removes grammar declarations (and
  5033 translations) resulting from the given syntax specification, which is
  5034 interpreted in the same manner as for the 'syntax' command.
  5035 
  5036 * 'Advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) may depend
  5037 on the signature of the theory context being presently used for
  5038 parsing/printing, see also isar-ref manual.
  5039 
  5040 * Improved 'oracle' command provides a type-safe interface to turn an
  5041 ML expression of type theory -> T -> term into a primitive rule of
  5042 type theory -> T -> thm (i.e. the functionality of Thm.invoke_oracle
  5043 is already included here); see also FOL/ex/IffExample.thy;
  5044 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5045 
  5046 * axclass: name space prefix for class "c" is now "c_class" (was "c"
  5047 before); "cI" is no longer bound, use "c.intro" instead.
  5048 INCOMPATIBILITY.  This change avoids clashes of fact bindings for
  5049 axclasses vs. locales.
  5050 
  5051 * Improved internal renaming of symbolic identifiers -- attach primes
  5052 instead of base 26 numbers.
  5053 
  5054 * New flag show_question_marks controls printing of leading question
  5055 marks in schematic variable names.
  5056 
  5057 * In schematic variable names, *any* symbol following \<^isub> or
  5058 \<^isup> is now treated as part of the base name.  For example, the
  5059 following works without printing of awkward ".0" indexes:
  5060 
  5061   lemma "x\<^isub>1 = x\<^isub>2 ==> x\<^isub>2 = x\<^isub>1"
  5062     by simp
  5063 
  5064 * Inner syntax includes (*(*nested*) comments*).
  5065 
  5066 * Pretty printer now supports unbreakable blocks, specified in mixfix
  5067 annotations as "(00...)".
  5068 
  5069 * Clear separation of logical types and nonterminals, where the latter
  5070 may only occur in 'syntax' specifications or type abbreviations.
  5071 Before that distinction was only partially implemented via type class
  5072 "logic" vs. "{}".  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY in rare cases of improper
  5073 use of 'types'/'consts' instead of 'nonterminals'/'syntax'.  Some very
  5074 exotic syntax specifications may require further adaption
  5075 (e.g. Cube/Cube.thy).
  5076 
  5077 * Removed obsolete type class "logic", use the top sort {} instead.
  5078 Note that non-logical types should be declared as 'nonterminals'
  5079 rather than 'types'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for new object-logic
  5080 specifications.
  5081 
  5082 * Attributes 'induct' and 'cases': type or set names may now be
  5083 locally fixed variables as well.
  5084 
  5085 * Simplifier: can now control the depth to which conditional rewriting
  5086 is traced via the PG menu Isabelle -> Settings -> Trace Simp Depth
  5087 Limit.
  5088 
  5089 * Simplifier: simplification procedures may now take the current
  5090 simpset into account (cf. Simplifier.simproc(_i) / mk_simproc
  5091 interface), which is very useful for calling the Simplifier
  5092 recursively.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY: the 'prems' argument of simprocs
  5093 is gone -- use prems_of_ss on the simpset instead.  Moreover, the
  5094 low-level mk_simproc no longer applies Logic.varify internally, to
  5095 allow for use in a context of fixed variables.
  5096 
  5097 * thin_tac now works even if the assumption being deleted contains !!
  5098 or ==>.  More generally, erule now works even if the major premise of
  5099 the elimination rule contains !! or ==>.
  5100 
  5101 * Method 'rules' has been renamed to 'iprover'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5102 
  5103 * Reorganized bootstrapping of the Pure theories; CPure is now derived
  5104 from Pure, which contains all common declarations already.  Both
  5105 theories are defined via plain Isabelle/Isar .thy files.
  5106 INCOMPATIBILITY: elements of CPure (such as the CPure.intro /
  5107 CPure.elim / CPure.dest attributes) now appear in the Pure name space;
  5108 use isatool fixcpure to adapt your theory and ML sources.
  5109 
  5110 * New syntax 'name(i-j, i-, i, ...)' for referring to specific
  5111 selections of theorems in named facts via index ranges.
  5112 
  5113 * 'print_theorems': in theory mode, really print the difference
  5114 wrt. the last state (works for interactive theory development only),
  5115 in proof mode print all local facts (cf. 'print_facts');
  5116 
  5117 * 'hide': option '(open)' hides only base names.
  5118 
  5119 * More efficient treatment of intermediate checkpoints in interactive
  5120 theory development.
  5121 
  5122 * Code generator is now invoked via code_module (incremental code
  5123 generation) and code_library (modular code generation, ML structures
  5124 for each theory).  INCOMPATIBILITY: new keywords 'file' and 'contains'
  5125 must be quoted when used as identifiers.
  5126 
  5127 * New 'value' command for reading, evaluating and printing terms using
  5128 the code generator.  INCOMPATIBILITY: command keyword 'value' must be
  5129 quoted when used as identifier.
  5130 
  5131 
  5132 *** Locales ***
  5133 
  5134 * New commands for the interpretation of locale expressions in
  5135 theories (1), locales (2) and proof contexts (3).  These generate
  5136 proof obligations from the expression specification.  After the
  5137 obligations have been discharged, theorems of the expression are added
  5138 to the theory, target locale or proof context.  The synopsis of the
  5139 commands is a follows:
  5140 
  5141   (1) interpretation expr inst
  5142   (2) interpretation target < expr
  5143   (3) interpret expr inst
  5144 
  5145 Interpretation in theories and proof contexts require a parameter
  5146 instantiation of terms from the current context.  This is applied to
  5147 specifications and theorems of the interpreted expression.
  5148 Interpretation in locales only permits parameter renaming through the
  5149 locale expression.  Interpretation is smart in that interpretations
  5150 that are active already do not occur in proof obligations, neither are
  5151 instantiated theorems stored in duplicate.  Use 'print_interps' to
  5152 inspect active interpretations of a particular locale.  For details,
  5153 see the Isar Reference manual.  Examples can be found in
  5154 HOL/Finite_Set.thy and HOL/Algebra/UnivPoly.thy.
  5155 
  5156 INCOMPATIBILITY: former 'instantiate' has been withdrawn, use
  5157 'interpret' instead.
  5158 
  5159 * New context element 'constrains' for adding type constraints to
  5160 parameters.
  5161 
  5162 * Context expressions: renaming of parameters with syntax
  5163 redeclaration.
  5164 
  5165 * Locale declaration: 'includes' disallowed.
  5166 
  5167 * Proper static binding of attribute syntax -- i.e. types / terms /
  5168 facts mentioned as arguments are always those of the locale definition
  5169 context, independently of the context of later invocations.  Moreover,
  5170 locale operations (renaming and type / term instantiation) are applied
  5171 to attribute arguments as expected.
  5172 
  5173 INCOMPATIBILITY of the ML interface: always pass Attrib.src instead of
  5174 actual attributes; rare situations may require Attrib.attribute to
  5175 embed those attributes into Attrib.src that lack concrete syntax.
  5176 Attribute implementations need to cooperate properly with the static
  5177 binding mechanism.  Basic parsers Args.XXX_typ/term/prop and
  5178 Attrib.XXX_thm etc. already do the right thing without further
  5179 intervention.  Only unusual applications -- such as "where" or "of"
  5180 (cf. src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML), which process arguments depending both
  5181 on the context and the facts involved -- may have to assign parsed
  5182 values to argument tokens explicitly.
  5183 
  5184 * Changed parameter management in theorem generation for long goal
  5185 statements with 'includes'.  INCOMPATIBILITY: produces a different
  5186 theorem statement in rare situations.
  5187 
  5188 * Locale inspection command 'print_locale' omits notes elements.  Use
  5189 'print_locale!' to have them included in the output.
  5190 
  5191 
  5192 *** Provers ***
  5193 
  5194 * Provers/hypsubst.ML: improved version of the subst method, for
  5195 single-step rewriting: it now works in bound variable contexts. New is
  5196 'subst (asm)', for rewriting an assumption.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may
  5197 rewrite a different subterm than the original subst method, which is
  5198 still available as 'simplesubst'.
  5199 
  5200 * Provers/quasi.ML: new transitivity reasoners for transitivity only
  5201 and quasi orders.
  5202 
  5203 * Provers/trancl.ML: new transitivity reasoner for transitive and
  5204 reflexive-transitive closure of relations.
  5205 
  5206 * Provers/blast.ML: new reference depth_limit to make blast's depth
  5207 limit (previously hard-coded with a value of 20) user-definable.
  5208 
  5209 * Provers/simplifier.ML has been moved to Pure, where Simplifier.setup
  5210 is peformed already.  Object-logics merely need to finish their
  5211 initial simpset configuration as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5212 
  5213 
  5214 *** HOL ***
  5215 
  5216 * Symbolic syntax of Hilbert Choice Operator is now as follows:
  5217 
  5218   syntax (epsilon)
  5219     "_Eps" :: "[pttrn, bool] => 'a"    ("(3\<some>_./ _)" [0, 10] 10)
  5220 
  5221 The symbol \<some> is displayed as the alternative epsilon of LaTeX
  5222 and x-symbol; use option '-m epsilon' to get it actually printed.
  5223 Moreover, the mathematically important symbolic identifier \<epsilon>
  5224 becomes available as variable, constant etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  5225 
  5226 * "x > y" abbreviates "y < x" and "x >= y" abbreviates "y <= x".
  5227 Similarly for all quantifiers: "ALL x > y" etc.  The x-symbol for >=
  5228 is \<ge>. New transitivity rules have been added to HOL/Orderings.thy to
  5229 support corresponding Isar calculations.
  5230 
  5231 * "{x:A. P}" abbreviates "{x. x:A & P}", and similarly for "\<in>"
  5232 instead of ":".
  5233 
  5234 * theory SetInterval: changed the syntax for open intervals:
  5235 
  5236   Old       New
  5237   {..n(}    {..<n}
  5238   {)n..}    {n<..}
  5239   {m..n(}   {m..<n}
  5240   {)m..n}   {m<..n}
  5241   {)m..n(}  {m<..<n}
  5242 
  5243 The old syntax is still supported but will disappear in the next
  5244 release.  For conversion use the following Emacs search and replace
  5245 patterns (these are not perfect but work quite well):
  5246 
  5247   {)\([^\.]*\)\.\.  ->  {\1<\.\.}
  5248   \.\.\([^(}]*\)(}  ->  \.\.<\1}
  5249 
  5250 * Theory Commutative_Ring (in Library): method comm_ring for proving
  5251 equalities in commutative rings; method 'algebra' provides a generic
  5252 interface.
  5253 
  5254 * Theory Finite_Set: changed the syntax for 'setsum', summation over
  5255 finite sets: "setsum (%x. e) A", which used to be "\<Sum>x:A. e", is
  5256 now either "SUM x:A. e" or "\<Sum>x \<in> A. e". The bound variable can
  5257 be a tuple pattern.
  5258 
  5259 Some new syntax forms are available:
  5260 
  5261   "\<Sum>x | P. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {x. P}"
  5262   "\<Sum>x = a..b. e"   for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..b}"
  5263   "\<Sum>x = a..<b. e"  for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..<b}"
  5264   "\<Sum>x < k. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {..<k}"
  5265 
  5266 The latter form "\<Sum>x < k. e" used to be based on a separate
  5267 function "Summation", which has been discontinued.
  5268 
  5269 * theory Finite_Set: in structured induction proofs, the insert case
  5270 is now 'case (insert x F)' instead of the old counterintuitive 'case
  5271 (insert F x)'.
  5272 
  5273 * The 'refute' command has been extended to support a much larger
  5274 fragment of HOL, including axiomatic type classes, constdefs and
  5275 typedefs, inductive datatypes and recursion.
  5276 
  5277 * New tactics 'sat' and 'satx' to prove propositional tautologies.
  5278 Requires zChaff with proof generation to be installed.  See
  5279 HOL/ex/SAT_Examples.thy for examples.
  5280 
  5281 * Datatype induction via method 'induct' now preserves the name of the
  5282 induction variable. For example, when proving P(xs::'a list) by
  5283 induction on xs, the induction step is now P(xs) ==> P(a#xs) rather
  5284 than P(list) ==> P(a#list) as previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  5285 in unstructured proof scripts.
  5286 
  5287 * Reworked implementation of records.  Improved scalability for
  5288 records with many fields, avoiding performance problems for type
  5289 inference. Records are no longer composed of nested field types, but
  5290 of nested extension types. Therefore the record type only grows linear
  5291 in the number of extensions and not in the number of fields.  The
  5292 top-level (users) view on records is preserved.  Potential
  5293 INCOMPATIBILITY only in strange cases, where the theory depends on the
  5294 old record representation. The type generated for a record is called
  5295 <record_name>_ext_type.
  5296 
  5297 Flag record_quick_and_dirty_sensitive can be enabled to skip the
  5298 proofs triggered by a record definition or a simproc (if
  5299 quick_and_dirty is enabled).  Definitions of large records can take
  5300 quite long.
  5301 
  5302 New simproc record_upd_simproc for simplification of multiple record
  5303 updates enabled by default.  Moreover, trivial updates are also
  5304 removed: r(|x := x r|) = r.  INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break
  5305 occasionally, since simplification is more powerful by default.
  5306 
  5307 * typedef: proper support for polymorphic sets, which contain extra
  5308 type-variables in the term.
  5309 
  5310 * Simplifier: automatically reasons about transitivity chains
  5311 involving "trancl" (r^+) and "rtrancl" (r^*) by setting up tactics
  5312 provided by Provers/trancl.ML as additional solvers.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  5313 old proofs break occasionally as simplification may now solve more
  5314 goals than previously.
  5315 
  5316 * Simplifier: converts x <= y into x = y if assumption y <= x is
  5317 present.  Works for all partial orders (class "order"), in particular
  5318 numbers and sets.  For linear orders (e.g. numbers) it treats ~ x < y
  5319 just like y <= x.
  5320 
  5321 * Simplifier: new simproc for "let x = a in f x".  If a is a free or
  5322 bound variable or a constant then the let is unfolded.  Otherwise
  5323 first a is simplified to b, and then f b is simplified to g. If
  5324 possible we abstract b from g arriving at "let x = b in h x",
  5325 otherwise we unfold the let and arrive at g.  The simproc can be
  5326 enabled/disabled by the reference use_let_simproc.  Potential
  5327 INCOMPATIBILITY since simplification is more powerful by default.
  5328 
  5329 * Classical reasoning: the meson method now accepts theorems as arguments.
  5330 
  5331 * Prover support: pre-release of the Isabelle-ATP linkup, which runs background
  5332 jobs to provide advice on the provability of subgoals.
  5333 
  5334 * Theory OrderedGroup and Ring_and_Field: various additions and
  5335 improvements to faciliate calculations involving equalities and
  5336 inequalities.
  5337 
  5338 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5339 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5340 
  5341   abs_eq             now named abs_of_nonneg
  5342   abs_of_ge_0        now named abs_of_nonneg
  5343   abs_minus_eq       now named abs_of_nonpos
  5344   imp_abs_id         now named abs_of_nonneg
  5345   imp_abs_neg_id     now named abs_of_nonpos
  5346   mult_pos           now named mult_pos_pos
  5347   mult_pos_le        now named mult_nonneg_nonneg
  5348   mult_pos_neg_le    now named mult_nonneg_nonpos
  5349   mult_pos_neg2_le   now named mult_nonneg_nonpos2
  5350   mult_neg           now named mult_neg_neg
  5351   mult_neg_le        now named mult_nonpos_nonpos
  5352 
  5353 * The following lemmas in Ring_and_Field have been added to the simplifier:
  5354      
  5355      zero_le_square
  5356      not_square_less_zero 
  5357 
  5358   The following lemmas have been deleted from Real/RealPow:
  5359   
  5360      realpow_zero_zero
  5361      realpow_two
  5362      realpow_less
  5363      zero_le_power
  5364      realpow_two_le
  5365      abs_realpow_two
  5366      realpow_two_abs     
  5367 
  5368 * Theory Parity: added rules for simplifying exponents.
  5369 
  5370 * Theory List:
  5371 
  5372 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5373 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5374 
  5375   list_all_Nil       now named list_all.simps(1)
  5376   list_all_Cons      now named list_all.simps(2)
  5377   list_all_conv      now named list_all_iff
  5378   set_mem_eq         now named mem_iff
  5379 
  5380 * Theories SetsAndFunctions and BigO (see HOL/Library) support
  5381 asymptotic "big O" calculations.  See the notes in BigO.thy.
  5382 
  5383 
  5384 *** HOL-Complex ***
  5385 
  5386 * Theory RealDef: better support for embedding natural numbers and
  5387 integers in the reals.
  5388 
  5389 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5390 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5391 
  5392   exp_ge_add_one_self  now requires no hypotheses
  5393   real_of_int_add      reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5394   real_of_int_minus    reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5395   real_of_int_diff     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5396   real_of_int_mult     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5397 
  5398 * Theory RComplete: expanded support for floor and ceiling functions.
  5399 
  5400 * Theory Ln is new, with properties of the natural logarithm
  5401 
  5402 * Hyperreal: There is a new type constructor "star" for making
  5403 nonstandard types.  The old type names are now type synonyms:
  5404 
  5405   hypreal = real star
  5406   hypnat = nat star
  5407   hcomplex = complex star
  5408 
  5409 * Hyperreal: Many groups of similarly-defined constants have been
  5410 replaced by polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5411 
  5412   star_of <-- hypreal_of_real, hypnat_of_nat, hcomplex_of_complex
  5413 
  5414   starset      <-- starsetNat, starsetC
  5415   *s*          <-- *sNat*, *sc*
  5416   starset_n    <-- starsetNat_n, starsetC_n
  5417   *sn*         <-- *sNatn*, *scn*
  5418   InternalSets <-- InternalNatSets, InternalCSets
  5419 
  5420   starfun      <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  5421   *f*          <-- *fNat*, *fNat2*, *fc*, *fRc*, *fcR*
  5422   starfun_n    <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n
  5423   *fn*         <-- *fNatn*, *fNat2n*, *fcn*, *fRcn*, *fcRn*
  5424   InternalFuns <-- InternalNatFuns, InternalNatFuns2, Internal{C,RC,CR}Funs
  5425 
  5426 * Hyperreal: Many type-specific theorems have been removed in favor of
  5427 theorems specific to various axiomatic type classes (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5428 
  5429   add_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_commute
  5430   add_assoc   <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_assocs
  5431   OrderedGroup.add_0 <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_zero_left
  5432   OrderedGroup.add_0_right <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_zero_right
  5433   right_minus <-- hypreal_add_minus
  5434   left_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_minus_left
  5435   mult_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_commute
  5436   mult_assoc <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_assoc
  5437   mult_1_left <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_1, hcomplex_mult_one_left
  5438   mult_1_right <-- hcomplex_mult_one_right
  5439   mult_zero_left <-- hcomplex_mult_zero_left
  5440   left_distrib <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_mult_distrib
  5441   right_distrib <-- hypnat_add_mult_distrib2
  5442   zero_neq_one <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_not_eq_one
  5443   right_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse
  5444   left_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse_left, hcomplex_mult_inv_left
  5445   order_refl <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_refl
  5446   order_trans <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_trans
  5447   order_antisym <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_anti_sym
  5448   order_less_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less_le
  5449   linorder_linear <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_linear
  5450   add_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_add_left_mono
  5451   mult_strict_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_less_mono2
  5452   add_nonneg_nonneg <-- hypreal_le_add_order
  5453 
  5454 * Hyperreal: Separate theorems having to do with type-specific
  5455 versions of constants have been merged into theorems that apply to the
  5456 new polymorphic constants (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5457 
  5458   STAR_UNIV_set <-- {STAR_real,NatStar_real,STARC_complex}_set
  5459   STAR_empty_set <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_empty_set
  5460   STAR_Un <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Un
  5461   STAR_Int <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Int
  5462   STAR_Compl <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Compl
  5463   STAR_subset <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_subset
  5464   STAR_mem <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_mem
  5465   STAR_mem_Compl <-- {STAR,STARC}_mem_Compl
  5466   STAR_diff <-- {STAR,STARC}_diff
  5467   STAR_star_of_image_subset <-- {STAR_hypreal_of_real, NatStar_hypreal_of_real,
  5468     STARC_hcomplex_of_complex}_image_subset
  5469   starset_n_Un <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Un
  5470   starset_n_Int <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Int
  5471   starset_n_Compl <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Compl
  5472   starset_n_diff <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_diff
  5473   InternalSets_Un <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Un
  5474   InternalSets_Int <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Int
  5475   InternalSets_Compl <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Compl
  5476   InternalSets_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_diff
  5477   InternalSets_UNIV_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_UNIV_diff
  5478   InternalSets_starset_n <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_starset{Nat,C}_n
  5479   starset_starset_n_eq <-- starset{Nat,C}_starset{Nat,C}_n_eq
  5480   starset_n_starset <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_starset{Nat,C}
  5481   starfun_n_starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n_starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  5482   starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  5483   starfun_mult <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_mult
  5484   starfun_add <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_add
  5485   starfun_minus <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_minus
  5486   starfun_diff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_diff
  5487   starfun_o <-- starfun{NatNat2,Nat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o
  5488   starfun_o2 <-- starfun{NatNat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o2
  5489   starfun_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_const_fun
  5490   starfun_inverse <-- starfun{Nat,C,RC,CR}_inverse
  5491   starfun_eq <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_eq
  5492   starfun_eq_iff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_eq_iff
  5493   starfun_Id <-- starfunC_Id
  5494   starfun_approx <-- starfun{Nat,CR}_approx
  5495   starfun_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_capprox
  5496   starfun_abs <-- starfunNat_rabs
  5497   starfun_lambda_cancel <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel
  5498   starfun_lambda_cancel2 <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel2
  5499   starfun_mult_HFinite_approx <-- starfunCR_mult_HFinite_capprox
  5500   starfun_mult_CFinite_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_mult_CFinite_capprox
  5501   starfun_add_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_add_capprox
  5502   starfun_add_approx <-- starfunCR_add_approx
  5503   starfun_inverse_inverse <-- starfunC_inverse_inverse
  5504   starfun_divide <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_divide
  5505   starfun_n <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n
  5506   starfun_n_mult <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_mult
  5507   starfun_n_add <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_add
  5508   starfun_n_add_minus <-- starfunNat_n_add_minus
  5509   starfun_n_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_const_fun
  5510   starfun_n_minus <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_minus
  5511   starfun_n_eq <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_eq
  5512 
  5513   star_n_add <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add
  5514   star_n_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_minus
  5515   star_n_diff <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_diff
  5516   star_n_mult <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_mult
  5517   star_n_inverse <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_inverse
  5518   star_n_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le
  5519   star_n_less <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less
  5520   star_n_zero_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_num
  5521   star_n_one_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_one_num
  5522   star_n_abs <-- hypreal_hrabs
  5523   star_n_divide <-- hcomplex_divide
  5524 
  5525   star_of_add <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_add
  5526   star_of_minus <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_minus
  5527   star_of_diff <-- hypreal_of_real_diff
  5528   star_of_mult <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_mult
  5529   star_of_one <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_one
  5530   star_of_zero <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_zero
  5531   star_of_le <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_le_iff
  5532   star_of_less <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_less_iff
  5533   star_of_eq <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_eq_iff
  5534   star_of_inverse <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_inverse
  5535   star_of_divide <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_divide
  5536   star_of_of_nat <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_nat
  5537   star_of_of_int <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_int
  5538   star_of_number_of <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_number_of
  5539   star_of_number_less <-- number_of_less_hypreal_of_real_iff
  5540   star_of_number_le <-- number_of_le_hypreal_of_real_iff
  5541   star_of_eq_number <-- hypreal_of_real_eq_number_of_iff
  5542   star_of_less_number <-- hypreal_of_real_less_number_of_iff
  5543   star_of_le_number <-- hypreal_of_real_le_number_of_iff
  5544   star_of_power <-- hypreal_of_real_power
  5545   star_of_eq_0 <-- hcomplex_of_complex_zero_iff
  5546 
  5547 * Hyperreal: new method "transfer" that implements the transfer
  5548 principle of nonstandard analysis. With a subgoal that mentions
  5549 nonstandard types like "'a star", the command "apply transfer"
  5550 replaces it with an equivalent one that mentions only standard types.
  5551 To be successful, all free variables must have standard types; non-
  5552 standard variables must have explicit universal quantifiers.
  5553 
  5554 * Hyperreal: A theory of Taylor series.
  5555 
  5556 
  5557 *** HOLCF ***
  5558 
  5559 * Discontinued special version of 'constdefs' (which used to support
  5560 continuous functions) in favor of the general Pure one with full
  5561 type-inference.
  5562 
  5563 * New simplification procedure for solving continuity conditions; it
  5564 is much faster on terms with many nested lambda abstractions (cubic
  5565 instead of exponential time).
  5566 
  5567 * New syntax for domain package: selector names are now optional.
  5568 Parentheses should be omitted unless argument is lazy, for example:
  5569 
  5570   domain 'a stream = cons "'a" (lazy "'a stream")
  5571 
  5572 * New command 'fixrec' for defining recursive functions with pattern
  5573 matching; defining multiple functions with mutual recursion is also
  5574 supported.  Patterns may include the constants cpair, spair, up, sinl,
  5575 sinr, or any data constructor defined by the domain package. The given
  5576 equations are proven as rewrite rules. See HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  5577 syntax and examples.
  5578 
  5579 * New commands 'cpodef' and 'pcpodef' for defining predicate subtypes
  5580 of cpo and pcpo types. Syntax is exactly like the 'typedef' command,
  5581 but the proof obligation additionally includes an admissibility
  5582 requirement. The packages generate instances of class cpo or pcpo,
  5583 with continuity and strictness theorems for Rep and Abs.
  5584 
  5585 * HOLCF: Many theorems have been renamed according to a more standard naming
  5586 scheme (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5587 
  5588   foo_inject:  "foo$x = foo$y ==> x = y"
  5589   foo_eq:      "(foo$x = foo$y) = (x = y)"
  5590   foo_less:    "(foo$x << foo$y) = (x << y)"
  5591   foo_strict:  "foo$UU = UU"
  5592   foo_defined: "... ==> foo$x ~= UU"
  5593   foo_defined_iff: "(foo$x = UU) = (x = UU)"
  5594 
  5595 
  5596 *** ZF ***
  5597 
  5598 * ZF/ex: theories Group and Ring provide examples in abstract algebra,
  5599 including the First Isomorphism Theorem (on quotienting by the kernel
  5600 of a homomorphism).
  5601 
  5602 * ZF/Simplifier: install second copy of type solver that actually
  5603 makes use of TC rules declared to Isar proof contexts (or locales);
  5604 the old version is still required for ML proof scripts.
  5605 
  5606 
  5607 *** Cube ***
  5608 
  5609 * Converted to Isar theory format; use locales instead of axiomatic
  5610 theories.
  5611 
  5612 
  5613 *** ML ***
  5614 
  5615 * Pure/library.ML: added ##>, ##>>, #>> -- higher-order counterparts
  5616 for ||>, ||>>, |>>,
  5617 
  5618 * Pure/library.ML no longer defines its own option datatype, but uses
  5619 that of the SML basis, which has constructors NONE and SOME instead of
  5620 None and Some, as well as exception Option.Option instead of OPTION.
  5621 The functions the, if_none, is_some, is_none have been adapted
  5622 accordingly, while Option.map replaces apsome.
  5623 
  5624 * Pure/library.ML: the exception LIST has been given up in favour of
  5625 the standard exceptions Empty and Subscript, as well as
  5626 Library.UnequalLengths.  Function like Library.hd and Library.tl are
  5627 superceded by the standard hd and tl functions etc.
  5628 
  5629 A number of basic list functions are no longer exported to the ML
  5630 toplevel, as they are variants of predefined functions.  The following
  5631 suggests how one can translate existing code:
  5632 
  5633     rev_append xs ys = List.revAppend (xs, ys)
  5634     nth_elem (i, xs) = List.nth (xs, i)
  5635     last_elem xs = List.last xs
  5636     flat xss = List.concat xss
  5637     seq fs = List.app fs
  5638     partition P xs = List.partition P xs
  5639     mapfilter f xs = List.mapPartial f xs
  5640 
  5641 * Pure/library.ML: several combinators for linear functional
  5642 transformations, notably reverse application and composition:
  5643 
  5644   x |> f                f #> g
  5645   (x, y) |-> f          f #-> g
  5646 
  5647 * Pure/library.ML: introduced/changed precedence of infix operators:
  5648 
  5649   infix 1 |> |-> ||> ||>> |>> |>>> #> #->;
  5650   infix 2 ?;
  5651   infix 3 o oo ooo oooo;
  5652   infix 4 ~~ upto downto;
  5653 
  5654 Maybe INCOMPATIBILITY when any of those is used in conjunction with other
  5655 infix operators.
  5656 
  5657 * Pure/library.ML: natural list combinators fold, fold_rev, and
  5658 fold_map support linear functional transformations and nesting.  For
  5659 example:
  5660 
  5661   fold f [x1, ..., xN] y =
  5662     y |> f x1 |> ... |> f xN
  5663 
  5664   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] y =
  5665     y |> fold f xs1 |> ... |> fold f xsN
  5666 
  5667   fold f [x1, ..., xN] =
  5668     f x1 #> ... #> f xN
  5669 
  5670   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] =
  5671     fold f xs1 #> ... #> fold f xsN
  5672 
  5673 * Pure/library.ML: the following selectors on type 'a option are
  5674 available:
  5675 
  5676   the:               'a option -> 'a  (*partial*)
  5677   these:             'a option -> 'a  where 'a = 'b list
  5678   the_default: 'a -> 'a option -> 'a
  5679   the_list:          'a option -> 'a list
  5680 
  5681 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  5682 basic operations for association lists, following natural argument
  5683 order; moreover the explicit equality predicate passed here avoids
  5684 potentially expensive polymorphic runtime equality checks.
  5685 The old functions may be expressed as follows:
  5686 
  5687   assoc = uncurry (AList.lookup (op =))
  5688   assocs = these oo AList.lookup (op =)
  5689   overwrite = uncurry (AList.update (op =)) o swap
  5690 
  5691 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  5692 
  5693   val make: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a list -> ('a * 'b) list
  5694   val find: ('a * 'b -> bool) -> ('c * 'b) list -> 'a -> 'c list
  5695 
  5696 replacing make_keylist and keyfilter (occassionally used)
  5697 Naive rewrites:
  5698 
  5699   make_keylist = AList.make
  5700   keyfilter = AList.find (op =)
  5701 
  5702 * eq_fst and eq_snd now take explicit equality parameter, thus
  5703   avoiding eqtypes. Naive rewrites:
  5704 
  5705     eq_fst = eq_fst (op =)
  5706     eq_snd = eq_snd (op =)
  5707 
  5708 * Removed deprecated apl and apr (rarely used).
  5709   Naive rewrites:
  5710 
  5711     apl (n, op) =>>= curry op n
  5712     apr (op, m) =>>= fn n => op (n, m)
  5713 
  5714 * Pure/General: structure OrdList (cf. Pure/General/ord_list.ML)
  5715 provides a reasonably efficient light-weight implementation of sets as
  5716 lists.
  5717 
  5718 * Pure/General: generic tables (cf. Pure/General/table.ML) provide a
  5719 few new operations; existing lookup and update are now curried to
  5720 follow natural argument order (for use with fold etc.);
  5721 INCOMPATIBILITY, use (uncurry Symtab.lookup) etc. as last resort.
  5722 
  5723 * Pure/General: output via the Isabelle channels of
  5724 writeln/warning/error etc. is now passed through Output.output, with a
  5725 hook for arbitrary transformations depending on the print_mode
  5726 (cf. Output.add_mode -- the first active mode that provides a output
  5727 function wins).  Already formatted output may be embedded into further
  5728 text via Output.raw; the result of Pretty.string_of/str_of and derived
  5729 functions (string_of_term/cterm/thm etc.) is already marked raw to
  5730 accommodate easy composition of diagnostic messages etc.  Programmers
  5731 rarely need to care about Output.output or Output.raw at all, with
  5732 some notable exceptions: Output.output is required when bypassing the
  5733 standard channels (writeln etc.), or in token translations to produce
  5734 properly formatted results; Output.raw is required when capturing
  5735 already output material that will eventually be presented to the user
  5736 a second time.  For the default print mode, both Output.output and
  5737 Output.raw have no effect.
  5738 
  5739 * Pure/General: Output.time_accumulator NAME creates an operator ('a
  5740 -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b to measure runtime and count invocations; the
  5741 cumulative results are displayed at the end of a batch session.
  5742 
  5743 * Pure/General: File.sysify_path and File.quote_sysify path have been
  5744 replaced by File.platform_path and File.shell_path (with appropriate
  5745 hooks).  This provides a clean interface for unusual systems where the
  5746 internal and external process view of file names are different.
  5747 
  5748 * Pure: more efficient orders for basic syntactic entities: added
  5749 fast_string_ord, fast_indexname_ord, fast_term_ord; changed sort_ord
  5750 and typ_ord to use fast_string_ord and fast_indexname_ord (term_ord is
  5751 NOT affected); structures Symtab, Vartab, Typtab, Termtab use the fast
  5752 orders now -- potential INCOMPATIBILITY for code that depends on a
  5753 particular order for Symtab.keys, Symtab.dest, etc. (consider using
  5754 Library.sort_strings on result).
  5755 
  5756 * Pure/term.ML: combinators fold_atyps, fold_aterms, fold_term_types,
  5757 fold_types traverse types/terms from left to right, observing natural
  5758 argument order.  Supercedes previous foldl_XXX versions, add_frees,
  5759 add_vars etc. have been adapted as well: INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5760 
  5761 * Pure: name spaces have been refined, with significant changes of the
  5762 internal interfaces -- INCOMPATIBILITY.  Renamed cond_extern(_table)
  5763 to extern(_table).  The plain name entry path is superceded by a
  5764 general 'naming' context, which also includes the 'policy' to produce
  5765 a fully qualified name and external accesses of a fully qualified
  5766 name; NameSpace.extend is superceded by context dependent
  5767 Sign.declare_name.  Several theory and proof context operations modify
  5768 the naming context.  Especially note Theory.restore_naming and
  5769 ProofContext.restore_naming to get back to a sane state; note that
  5770 Theory.add_path is no longer sufficient to recover from
  5771 Theory.absolute_path in particular.
  5772 
  5773 * Pure: new flags short_names (default false) and unique_names
  5774 (default true) for controlling output of qualified names.  If
  5775 short_names is set, names are printed unqualified.  If unique_names is
  5776 reset, the name prefix is reduced to the minimum required to achieve
  5777 the original result when interning again, even if there is an overlap
  5778 with earlier declarations.
  5779 
  5780 * Pure/TheoryDataFun: change of the argument structure; 'prep_ext' is
  5781 now 'extend', and 'merge' gets an additional Pretty.pp argument
  5782 (useful for printing error messages).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5783 
  5784 * Pure: major reorganization of the theory context.  Type Sign.sg and
  5785 Theory.theory are now identified, referring to the universal
  5786 Context.theory (see Pure/context.ML).  Actual signature and theory
  5787 content is managed as theory data.  The old code and interfaces were
  5788 spread over many files and structures; the new arrangement introduces
  5789 considerable INCOMPATIBILITY to gain more clarity:
  5790 
  5791   Context -- theory management operations (name, identity, inclusion,
  5792     parents, ancestors, merge, etc.), plus generic theory data;
  5793 
  5794   Sign -- logical signature and syntax operations (declaring consts,
  5795     types, etc.), plus certify/read for common entities;
  5796 
  5797   Theory -- logical theory operations (stating axioms, definitions,
  5798     oracles), plus a copy of logical signature operations (consts,
  5799     types, etc.); also a few basic management operations (Theory.copy,
  5800     Theory.merge, etc.)
  5801 
  5802 The most basic sign_of operations (Theory.sign_of, Thm.sign_of_thm
  5803 etc.) as well as the sign field in Thm.rep_thm etc. have been retained
  5804 for convenience -- they merely return the theory.
  5805 
  5806 * Pure: type Type.tsig is superceded by theory in most interfaces.
  5807 
  5808 * Pure: the Isar proof context type is already defined early in Pure
  5809 as Context.proof (note that ProofContext.context and Proof.context are
  5810 aliases, where the latter is the preferred name).  This enables other
  5811 Isabelle components to refer to that type even before Isar is present.
  5812 
  5813 * Pure/sign/theory: discontinued named name spaces (i.e. classK,
  5814 typeK, constK, axiomK, oracleK), but provide explicit operations for
  5815 any of these kinds.  For example, Sign.intern typeK is now
  5816 Sign.intern_type, Theory.hide_space Sign.typeK is now
  5817 Theory.hide_types.  Also note that former
  5818 Theory.hide_classes/types/consts are now
  5819 Theory.hide_classes_i/types_i/consts_i, while the non '_i' versions
  5820 internalize their arguments!  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5821 
  5822 * Pure: get_thm interface (of PureThy and ProofContext) expects
  5823 datatype thmref (with constructors Name and NameSelection) instead of
  5824 plain string -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  5825 
  5826 * Pure: cases produced by proof methods specify options, where NONE
  5827 means to remove case bindings -- INCOMPATIBILITY in
  5828 (RAW_)METHOD_CASES.
  5829 
  5830 * Pure: the following operations retrieve axioms or theorems from a
  5831 theory node or theory hierarchy, respectively:
  5832 
  5833   Theory.axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  5834   Theory.all_axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  5835   PureThy.thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  5836   PureThy.all_thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  5837 
  5838 * Pure: print_tac now outputs the goal through the trace channel.
  5839 
  5840 * Isar toplevel: improved diagnostics, mostly for Poly/ML only.
  5841 Reference Toplevel.debug (default false) controls detailed printing
  5842 and tracing of low-level exceptions; Toplevel.profiling (default 0)
  5843 controls execution profiling -- set to 1 for time and 2 for space
  5844 (both increase the runtime).
  5845 
  5846 * Isar session: The initial use of ROOT.ML is now always timed,
  5847 i.e. the log will show the actual process times, in contrast to the
  5848 elapsed wall-clock time that the outer shell wrapper produces.
  5849 
  5850 * Simplifier: improved handling of bound variables (nameless
  5851 representation, avoid allocating new strings).  Simprocs that invoke
  5852 the Simplifier recursively should use Simplifier.inherit_bounds to
  5853 avoid local name clashes.  Failure to do so produces warnings
  5854 "Simplifier: renamed bound variable ..."; set Simplifier.debug_bounds
  5855 for further details.
  5856 
  5857 * ML functions legacy_bindings and use_legacy_bindings produce ML fact
  5858 bindings for all theorems stored within a given theory; this may help
  5859 in porting non-Isar theories to Isar ones, while keeping ML proof
  5860 scripts for the time being.
  5861 
  5862 * ML operator HTML.with_charset specifies the charset begin used for
  5863 generated HTML files.  For example:
  5864 
  5865   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Hebrew";
  5866   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Chinese";
  5867 
  5868 
  5869 *** System ***
  5870 
  5871 * Allow symlinks to all proper Isabelle executables (Isabelle,
  5872 isabelle, isatool etc.).
  5873 
  5874 * ISABELLE_DOC_FORMAT setting specifies preferred document format (for
  5875 isatool doc, isatool mkdir, display_drafts etc.).
  5876 
  5877 * isatool usedir: option -f allows specification of the ML file to be
  5878 used by Isabelle; default is ROOT.ML.
  5879 
  5880 * New isatool version outputs the version identifier of the Isabelle
  5881 distribution being used.
  5882 
  5883 * HOL: new isatool dimacs2hol converts files in DIMACS CNF format
  5884 (containing Boolean satisfiability problems) into Isabelle/HOL
  5885 theories.
  5886 
  5887 
  5888 
  5889 New in Isabelle2004 (April 2004)
  5890 --------------------------------
  5891 
  5892 *** General ***
  5893 
  5894 * Provers/order.ML:  new efficient reasoner for partial and linear orders.
  5895   Replaces linorder.ML.
  5896 
  5897 * Pure: Greek letters (except small lambda, \<lambda>), as well as Gothic
  5898   (\<aa>...\<zz>\<AA>...\<ZZ>), calligraphic (\<A>...\<Z>), and Euler
  5899   (\<a>...\<z>), are now considered normal letters, and can therefore
  5900   be used anywhere where an ASCII letter (a...zA...Z) has until
  5901   now. COMPATIBILITY: This obviously changes the parsing of some
  5902   terms, especially where a symbol has been used as a binder, say
  5903   '\<Pi>x. ...', which is now a type error since \<Pi>x will be parsed
  5904   as an identifier.  Fix it by inserting a space around former
  5905   symbols.  Call 'isatool fixgreek' to try to fix parsing errors in
  5906   existing theory and ML files.
  5907 
  5908 * Pure: Macintosh and Windows line-breaks are now allowed in theory files.
  5909 
  5910 * Pure: single letter sub/superscripts (\<^isub> and \<^isup>) are now
  5911   allowed in identifiers. Similar to Greek letters \<^isub> is now considered
  5912   a normal (but invisible) letter. For multiple letter subscripts repeat
  5913   \<^isub> like this: x\<^isub>1\<^isub>2.
  5914 
  5915 * Pure: There are now sub-/superscripts that can span more than one
  5916   character. Text between \<^bsub> and \<^esub> is set in subscript in
  5917   ProofGeneral and LaTeX, text between \<^bsup> and \<^esup> in
  5918   superscript. The new control characters are not identifier parts.
  5919 
  5920 * Pure: Control-symbols of the form \<^raw:...> will literally print the
  5921   content of "..." to the latex file instead of \isacntrl... . The "..."
  5922   may consist of any printable characters excluding the end bracket >.
  5923 
  5924 * Pure: Using new Isar command "finalconsts" (or the ML functions
  5925   Theory.add_finals or Theory.add_finals_i) it is now possible to
  5926   declare constants "final", which prevents their being given a definition
  5927   later.  It is useful for constants whose behaviour is fixed axiomatically
  5928   rather than definitionally, such as the meta-logic connectives.
  5929 
  5930 * Pure: 'instance' now handles general arities with general sorts
  5931   (i.e. intersections of classes),
  5932 
  5933 * Presentation: generated HTML now uses a CSS style sheet to make layout
  5934   (somewhat) independent of content. It is copied from lib/html/isabelle.css.
  5935   It can be changed to alter the colors/layout of generated pages.
  5936 
  5937 
  5938 *** Isar ***
  5939 
  5940 * Tactic emulation methods rule_tac, erule_tac, drule_tac, frule_tac,
  5941   cut_tac, subgoal_tac and thin_tac:
  5942   - Now understand static (Isar) contexts.  As a consequence, users of Isar
  5943     locales are no longer forced to write Isar proof scripts.
  5944     For details see Isar Reference Manual, paragraph 4.3.2: Further tactic
  5945     emulations.
  5946   - INCOMPATIBILITY: names of variables to be instantiated may no
  5947     longer be enclosed in quotes.  Instead, precede variable name with `?'.
  5948     This is consistent with the instantiation attribute "where".
  5949 
  5950 * Attributes "where" and "of":
  5951   - Now take type variables of instantiated theorem into account when reading
  5952     the instantiation string.  This fixes a bug that caused instantiated
  5953     theorems to have too special types in some circumstances.
  5954   - "where" permits explicit instantiations of type variables.
  5955 
  5956 * Calculation commands "moreover" and "also" no longer interfere with
  5957   current facts ("this"), admitting arbitrary combinations with "then"
  5958   and derived forms.
  5959 
  5960 * Locales:
  5961   - Goal statements involving the context element "includes" no longer
  5962     generate theorems with internal delta predicates (those ending on
  5963     "_axioms") in the premise.
  5964     Resolve particular premise with <locale>.intro to obtain old form.
  5965   - Fixed bug in type inference ("unify_frozen") that prevented mix of target
  5966     specification and "includes" elements in goal statement.
  5967   - Rule sets <locale>.intro and <locale>.axioms no longer declared as
  5968     [intro?] and [elim?] (respectively) by default.
  5969   - Experimental command for instantiation of locales in proof contexts:
  5970         instantiate <label>[<attrs>]: <loc>
  5971     Instantiates locale <loc> and adds all its theorems to the current context
  5972     taking into account their attributes.  Label and attrs are optional
  5973     modifiers, like in theorem declarations.  If present, names of
  5974     instantiated theorems are qualified with <label>, and the attributes
  5975     <attrs> are applied after any attributes these theorems might have already.
  5976       If the locale has assumptions, a chained fact of the form
  5977     "<loc> t1 ... tn" is expected from which instantiations of the parameters
  5978     are derived.  The command does not support old-style locales declared
  5979     with "locale (open)".
  5980       A few (very simple) examples can be found in FOL/ex/LocaleInst.thy.
  5981 
  5982 * HOL: Tactic emulation methods induct_tac and case_tac understand static
  5983   (Isar) contexts.
  5984 
  5985 
  5986 *** HOL ***
  5987 
  5988 * Proof import: new image HOL4 contains the imported library from
  5989   the HOL4 system with about 2500 theorems. It is imported by
  5990   replaying proof terms produced by HOL4 in Isabelle. The HOL4 image
  5991   can be used like any other Isabelle image.  See
  5992   HOL/Import/HOL/README for more information.
  5993 
  5994 * Simplifier:
  5995   - Much improved handling of linear and partial orders.
  5996     Reasoners for linear and partial orders are set up for type classes
  5997     "linorder" and "order" respectively, and are added to the default simpset
  5998     as solvers.  This means that the simplifier can build transitivity chains
  5999     to solve goals from the assumptions.
  6000   - INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break occasionally.  Typically, applications
  6001     of blast or auto after simplification become unnecessary because the goal
  6002     is solved by simplification already.
  6003 
  6004 * Numerics: new theory Ring_and_Field contains over 250 basic numerical laws,
  6005     all proved in axiomatic type classes for semirings, rings and fields.
  6006 
  6007 * Numerics:
  6008   - Numeric types (nat, int, and in HOL-Complex rat, real, complex, etc.) are
  6009     now formalized using the Ring_and_Field theory mentioned above.
  6010   - INCOMPATIBILITY: simplification and arithmetic behaves somewhat differently
  6011     than before, because now they are set up once in a generic manner.
  6012   - INCOMPATIBILITY: many type-specific arithmetic laws have gone.
  6013     Look for the general versions in Ring_and_Field (and Power if they concern
  6014     exponentiation).
  6015 
  6016 * Type "rat" of the rational numbers is now available in HOL-Complex.
  6017 
  6018 * Records:
  6019   - Record types are now by default printed with their type abbreviation
  6020     instead of the list of all field types. This can be configured via
  6021     the reference "print_record_type_abbr".
  6022   - Simproc "record_upd_simproc" for simplification of multiple updates added
  6023     (not enabled by default).
  6024   - Simproc "record_ex_sel_eq_simproc" to simplify EX x. sel r = x resp.
  6025     EX x. x = sel r to True (not enabled by default).
  6026   - Tactic "record_split_simp_tac" to split and simplify records added.
  6027 
  6028 * 'specification' command added, allowing for definition by
  6029   specification.  There is also an 'ax_specification' command that
  6030   introduces the new constants axiomatically.
  6031 
  6032 * arith(_tac) is now able to generate counterexamples for reals as well.
  6033 
  6034 * HOL-Algebra: new locale "ring" for non-commutative rings.
  6035 
  6036 * HOL-ex: InductiveInvariant_examples illustrates advanced recursive function
  6037   definitions, thanks to Sava Krsti\'{c} and John Matthews.
  6038 
  6039 * HOL-Matrix: a first theory for matrices in HOL with an application of
  6040   matrix theory to linear programming.
  6041 
  6042 * Unions and Intersections:
  6043   The latex output syntax of UN and INT has been changed
  6044   from "\Union x \in A. B" to "\Union_{x \in A} B"
  6045   i.e. the index formulae has become a subscript.
  6046   Similarly for "\Union x. B", and for \Inter instead of \Union.
  6047 
  6048 * Unions and Intersections over Intervals:
  6049   There is new short syntax "UN i<=n. A" for "UN i:{0..n}. A". There is
  6050   also an x-symbol version with subscripts "\<Union>\<^bsub>i <= n\<^esub>. A"
  6051   like in normal math, and corresponding versions for < and for intersection.
  6052 
  6053 * HOL/List: Ordering "lexico" is renamed "lenlex" and the standard
  6054   lexicographic dictonary ordering has been added as "lexord".
  6055 
  6056 * ML: the legacy theory structures Int and List have been removed. They had
  6057   conflicted with ML Basis Library structures having the same names.
  6058 
  6059 * 'refute' command added to search for (finite) countermodels.  Only works
  6060   for a fragment of HOL.  The installation of an external SAT solver is
  6061   highly recommended.  See "HOL/Refute.thy" for details.
  6062 
  6063 * 'quickcheck' command: Allows to find counterexamples by evaluating
  6064   formulae under an assignment of free variables to random values.
  6065   In contrast to 'refute', it can deal with inductive datatypes,
  6066   but cannot handle quantifiers. See "HOL/ex/Quickcheck_Examples.thy"
  6067   for examples.
  6068 
  6069 
  6070 *** HOLCF ***
  6071 
  6072 * Streams now come with concatenation and are part of the HOLCF image
  6073 
  6074 
  6075 
  6076 New in Isabelle2003 (May 2003)
  6077 ------------------------------
  6078 
  6079 *** General ***
  6080 
  6081 * Provers/simplifier:
  6082 
  6083   - Completely reimplemented method simp (ML: Asm_full_simp_tac):
  6084     Assumptions are now subject to complete mutual simplification,
  6085     not just from left to right. The simplifier now preserves
  6086     the order of assumptions.
  6087 
  6088     Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  6089 
  6090     -- simp sometimes diverges where the old version did
  6091        not, e.g. invoking simp on the goal
  6092 
  6093         [| P (f x); y = x; f x = f y |] ==> Q
  6094 
  6095        now gives rise to the infinite reduction sequence
  6096 
  6097         P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> P(f y) --(y = x)--> P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> ...
  6098 
  6099        Using "simp (asm_lr)" (ML: Asm_lr_simp_tac) instead often solves this
  6100        kind of problem.
  6101 
  6102     -- Tactics combining classical reasoner and simplification (such as auto)
  6103        are also affected by this change, because many of them rely on
  6104        simp. They may sometimes diverge as well or yield a different numbers
  6105        of subgoals. Try to use e.g. force, fastsimp, or safe instead of auto
  6106        in case of problems. Sometimes subsequent calls to the classical
  6107        reasoner will fail because a preceeding call to the simplifier too
  6108        eagerly simplified the goal, e.g. deleted redundant premises.
  6109 
  6110   - The simplifier trace now shows the names of the applied rewrite rules
  6111 
  6112   - You can limit the number of recursive invocations of the simplifier
  6113     during conditional rewriting (where the simplifie tries to solve the
  6114     conditions before applying the rewrite rule):
  6115     ML "simp_depth_limit := n"
  6116     where n is an integer. Thus you can force termination where previously
  6117     the simplifier would diverge.
  6118 
  6119   - Accepts free variables as head terms in congruence rules.  Useful in Isar.
  6120 
  6121   - No longer aborts on failed congruence proof.  Instead, the
  6122     congruence is ignored.
  6123 
  6124 * Pure: New generic framework for extracting programs from constructive
  6125   proofs. See HOL/Extraction.thy for an example instantiation, as well
  6126   as HOL/Extraction for some case studies.
  6127 
  6128 * Pure: The main goal of the proof state is no longer shown by default, only
  6129 the subgoals. This behaviour is controlled by a new flag.
  6130    PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Settings -> Show Main Goal
  6131 (ML: Proof.show_main_goal).
  6132 
  6133 * Pure: You can find all matching introduction rules for subgoal 1, i.e. all
  6134 rules whose conclusion matches subgoal 1:
  6135       PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Show me -> matching rules
  6136 The rules are ordered by how closely they match the subgoal.
  6137 In particular, rules that solve a subgoal outright are displayed first
  6138 (or rather last, the way they are printed).
  6139 (ML: ProofGeneral.print_intros())
  6140 
  6141 * Pure: New flag trace_unify_fail causes unification to print
  6142 diagnostic information (PG: in trace buffer) when it fails. This is
  6143 useful for figuring out why single step proofs like rule, erule or
  6144 assumption failed.
  6145 
  6146 * Pure: Locale specifications now produce predicate definitions
  6147 according to the body of text (covering assumptions modulo local
  6148 definitions); predicate "loc_axioms" covers newly introduced text,
  6149 while "loc" is cumulative wrt. all included locale expressions; the
  6150 latter view is presented only on export into the global theory
  6151 context; potential INCOMPATIBILITY, use "(open)" option to fall back
  6152 on the old view without predicates;
  6153 
  6154 * Pure: predefined locales "var" and "struct" are useful for sharing
  6155 parameters (as in CASL, for example); just specify something like
  6156 ``var x + var y + struct M'' as import;
  6157 
  6158 * Pure: improved thms_containing: proper indexing of facts instead of
  6159 raw theorems; check validity of results wrt. current name space;
  6160 include local facts of proof configuration (also covers active
  6161 locales), cover fixed variables in index; may use "_" in term
  6162 specification; an optional limit for the number of printed facts may
  6163 be given (the default is 40);
  6164 
  6165 * Pure: disallow duplicate fact bindings within new-style theory files
  6166 (batch-mode only);
  6167 
  6168 * Provers: improved induct method: assumptions introduced by case
  6169 "foo" are split into "foo.hyps" (from the rule) and "foo.prems" (from
  6170 the goal statement); "foo" still refers to all facts collectively;
  6171 
  6172 * Provers: the function blast.overloaded has been removed: all constants
  6173 are regarded as potentially overloaded, which improves robustness in exchange
  6174 for slight decrease in efficiency;
  6175 
  6176 * Provers/linorder: New generic prover for transitivity reasoning over
  6177 linear orders.  Note: this prover is not efficient!
  6178 
  6179 * Isar: preview of problems to finish 'show' now produce an error
  6180 rather than just a warning (in interactive mode);
  6181 
  6182 
  6183 *** HOL ***
  6184 
  6185 * arith(_tac)
  6186 
  6187  - Produces a counter example if it cannot prove a goal.
  6188    Note that the counter example may be spurious if the goal is not a formula
  6189    of quantifier-free linear arithmetic.
  6190    In ProofGeneral the counter example appears in the trace buffer.
  6191 
  6192  - Knows about div k and mod k where k is a numeral of type nat or int.
  6193 
  6194  - Calls full Presburger arithmetic (by Amine Chaieb) if quantifier-free
  6195    linear arithmetic fails. This takes account of quantifiers and divisibility.
  6196    Presburger arithmetic can also be called explicitly via presburger(_tac).
  6197 
  6198 * simp's arithmetic capabilities have been enhanced a bit: it now
  6199 takes ~= in premises into account (by performing a case split);
  6200 
  6201 * simp reduces "m*(n div m) + n mod m" to n, even if the two summands
  6202 are distributed over a sum of terms;
  6203 
  6204 * New tactic "trans_tac" and method "trans" instantiate
  6205 Provers/linorder.ML for axclasses "order" and "linorder" (predicates
  6206 "<=", "<" and "=").
  6207 
  6208 * function INCOMPATIBILITIES: Pi-sets have been redefined and moved from main
  6209 HOL to Library/FuncSet; constant "Fun.op o" is now called "Fun.comp";
  6210 
  6211 * 'typedef' command has new option "open" to suppress the set
  6212 definition;
  6213 
  6214 * functions Min and Max on finite sets have been introduced (theory
  6215 Finite_Set);
  6216 
  6217 * attribute [symmetric] now works for relations as well; it turns
  6218 (x,y) : R^-1 into (y,x) : R, and vice versa;
  6219 
  6220 * induct over a !!-quantified statement (say !!x1..xn):
  6221   each "case" automatically performs "fix x1 .. xn" with exactly those names.
  6222 
  6223 * Map: `empty' is no longer a constant but a syntactic abbreviation for
  6224 %x. None. Warning: empty_def now refers to the previously hidden definition
  6225 of the empty set.
  6226 
  6227 * Algebra: formalization of classical algebra.  Intended as base for
  6228 any algebraic development in Isabelle.  Currently covers group theory
  6229 (up to Sylow's theorem) and ring theory (Universal Property of
  6230 Univariate Polynomials).  Contributions welcome;
  6231 
  6232 * GroupTheory: deleted, since its material has been moved to Algebra;
  6233 
  6234 * Complex: new directory of the complex numbers with numeric constants,
  6235 nonstandard complex numbers, and some complex analysis, standard and
  6236 nonstandard (Jacques Fleuriot);
  6237 
  6238 * HOL-Complex: new image for analysis, replacing HOL-Real and HOL-Hyperreal;
  6239 
  6240 * Hyperreal: introduced Gauge integration and hyperreal logarithms (Jacques
  6241 Fleuriot);
  6242 
  6243 * Real/HahnBanach: updated and adapted to locales;
  6244 
  6245 * NumberTheory: added Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity (by Avigad,
  6246 Gray and Kramer);
  6247 
  6248 * UNITY: added the Meier-Sanders theory of progress sets;
  6249 
  6250 * MicroJava: bytecode verifier and lightweight bytecode verifier
  6251 as abstract algorithms, instantiated to the JVM;
  6252 
  6253 * Bali: Java source language formalization. Type system, operational
  6254 semantics, axiomatic semantics. Supported language features:
  6255 classes, interfaces, objects,virtual methods, static methods,
  6256 static/instance fields, arrays, access modifiers, definite
  6257 assignment, exceptions.
  6258 
  6259 
  6260 *** ZF ***
  6261 
  6262 * ZF/Constructible: consistency proof for AC (Gdel's constructible
  6263 universe, etc.);
  6264 
  6265 * Main ZF: virtually all theories converted to new-style format;
  6266 
  6267 
  6268 *** ML ***
  6269 
  6270 * Pure: Tactic.prove provides sane interface for internal proofs;
  6271 omits the infamous "standard" operation, so this is more appropriate
  6272 than prove_goalw_cterm in many situations (e.g. in simprocs);
  6273 
  6274 * Pure: improved error reporting of simprocs;
  6275 
  6276 * Provers: Simplifier.simproc(_i) provides sane interface for setting
  6277 up simprocs;
  6278 
  6279 
  6280 *** Document preparation ***
  6281 
  6282 * uses \par instead of \\ for line breaks in theory text. This may
  6283 shift some page breaks in large documents. To get the old behaviour
  6284 use \renewcommand{\isanewline}{\mbox{}\\\mbox{}} in root.tex.
  6285 
  6286 * minimized dependencies of isabelle.sty and isabellesym.sty on
  6287 other packages
  6288 
  6289 * \<euro> now needs package babel/greek instead of marvosym (which
  6290 broke \Rightarrow)
  6291 
  6292 * normal size for \<zero>...\<nine> (uses \mathbf instead of
  6293 textcomp package)
  6294 
  6295 
  6296 
  6297 New in Isabelle2002 (March 2002)
  6298 --------------------------------
  6299 
  6300 *** Document preparation ***
  6301 
  6302 * greatly simplified document preparation setup, including more
  6303 graceful interpretation of isatool usedir -i/-d/-D options, and more
  6304 instructive isatool mkdir; users should basically be able to get
  6305 started with "isatool mkdir HOL Test && isatool make"; alternatively,
  6306 users may run a separate document processing stage manually like this:
  6307 "isatool usedir -D output HOL Test && isatool document Test/output";
  6308 
  6309 * theory dependency graph may now be incorporated into documents;
  6310 isatool usedir -g true will produce session_graph.eps/.pdf for use
  6311 with \includegraphics of LaTeX;
  6312 
  6313 * proper spacing of consecutive markup elements, especially text
  6314 blocks after section headings;
  6315 
  6316 * support bold style (for single symbols only), input syntax is like
  6317 this: "\<^bold>\<alpha>" or "\<^bold>A";
  6318 
  6319 * \<bullet> is now output as bold \cdot by default, which looks much
  6320 better in printed text;
  6321 
  6322 * added default LaTeX bindings for \<tturnstile> and \<TTurnstile>;
  6323 note that these symbols are currently unavailable in Proof General /
  6324 X-Symbol; new symbols \<zero>, \<one>, ..., \<nine>, and \<euro>;
  6325 
  6326 * isatool latex no longer depends on changed TEXINPUTS, instead
  6327 isatool document copies the Isabelle style files to the target
  6328 location;
  6329 
  6330 
  6331 *** Isar ***
  6332 
  6333 * Pure/Provers: improved proof by cases and induction;
  6334   - 'case' command admits impromptu naming of parameters (such as
  6335     "case (Suc n)");
  6336   - 'induct' method divinates rule instantiation from the inductive
  6337     claim; no longer requires excessive ?P bindings for proper
  6338     instantiation of cases;
  6339   - 'induct' method properly enumerates all possibilities of set/type
  6340     rules; as a consequence facts may be also passed through *type*
  6341     rules without further ado;
  6342   - 'induct' method now derives symbolic cases from the *rulified*
  6343     rule (before it used to rulify cases stemming from the internal
  6344     atomized version); this means that the context of a non-atomic
  6345     statement becomes is included in the hypothesis, avoiding the
  6346     slightly cumbersome show "PROP ?case" form;
  6347   - 'induct' may now use elim-style induction rules without chaining
  6348     facts, using ``missing'' premises from the goal state; this allows
  6349     rules stemming from inductive sets to be applied in unstructured
  6350     scripts, while still benefitting from proper handling of non-atomic
  6351     statements; NB: major inductive premises need to be put first, all
  6352     the rest of the goal is passed through the induction;
  6353   - 'induct' proper support for mutual induction involving non-atomic
  6354     rule statements (uses the new concept of simultaneous goals, see
  6355     below);
  6356   - append all possible rule selections, but only use the first
  6357     success (no backtracking);
  6358   - removed obsolete "(simplified)" and "(stripped)" options of methods;
  6359   - undeclared rule case names default to numbers 1, 2, 3, ...;
  6360   - added 'print_induct_rules' (covered by help item in recent Proof
  6361     General versions);
  6362   - moved induct/cases attributes to Pure, methods to Provers;
  6363   - generic method setup instantiated for FOL and HOL;
  6364 
  6365 * Pure: support multiple simultaneous goal statements, for example
  6366 "have a: A and b: B" (same for 'theorem' etc.); being a pure
  6367 meta-level mechanism, this acts as if several individual goals had
  6368 been stated separately; in particular common proof methods need to be
  6369 repeated in order to cover all claims; note that a single elimination
  6370 step is *not* sufficient to establish the two conjunctions, so this
  6371 fails:
  6372 
  6373   assume "A & B" then have A and B ..   (*".." fails*)
  6374 
  6375 better use "obtain" in situations as above; alternative refer to
  6376 multi-step methods like 'auto', 'simp_all', 'blast+' etc.;
  6377 
  6378 * Pure: proper integration with ``locales''; unlike the original
  6379 version by Florian Kammller, Isar locales package high-level proof
  6380 contexts rather than raw logical ones (e.g. we admit to include
  6381 attributes everywhere); operations on locales include merge and
  6382 rename; support for implicit arguments (``structures''); simultaneous
  6383 type-inference over imports and text; see also HOL/ex/Locales.thy for
  6384 some examples;
  6385 
  6386 * Pure: the following commands have been ``localized'', supporting a
  6387 target locale specification "(in name)": 'lemma', 'theorem',
  6388 'corollary', 'lemmas', 'theorems', 'declare'; the results will be
  6389 stored both within the locale and at the theory level (exported and
  6390 qualified by the locale name);
  6391 
  6392 * Pure: theory goals may now be specified in ``long'' form, with
  6393 ad-hoc contexts consisting of arbitrary locale elements. for example
  6394 ``lemma foo: fixes x assumes "A x" shows "B x"'' (local syntax and
  6395 definitions may be given, too); the result is a meta-level rule with
  6396 the context elements being discharged in the obvious way;
  6397 
  6398 * Pure: new proof command 'using' allows to augment currently used
  6399 facts after a goal statement ('using' is syntactically analogous to
  6400 'apply', but acts on the goal's facts only); this allows chained facts
  6401 to be separated into parts given before and after a claim, as in
  6402 ``from a and b have C using d and e <proof>'';
  6403 
  6404 * Pure: renamed "antecedent" case to "rule_context";
  6405 
  6406 * Pure: new 'judgment' command records explicit information about the
  6407 object-logic embedding (used by several tools internally); no longer
  6408 use hard-wired "Trueprop";
  6409 
  6410 * Pure: added 'corollary' command;
  6411 
  6412 * Pure: fixed 'token_translation' command;
  6413 
  6414 * Pure: removed obsolete 'exported' attribute;
  6415 
  6416 * Pure: dummy pattern "_" in is/let is now automatically lifted over
  6417 bound variables: "ALL x. P x --> Q x" (is "ALL x. _ --> ?C x")
  6418 supersedes more cumbersome ... (is "ALL x. _ x --> ?C x");
  6419 
  6420 * Pure: method 'atomize' presents local goal premises as object-level
  6421 statements (atomic meta-level propositions); setup controlled via
  6422 rewrite rules declarations of 'atomize' attribute; example
  6423 application: 'induct' method with proper rule statements in improper
  6424 proof *scripts*;
  6425 
  6426 * Pure: emulation of instantiation tactics (rule_tac, cut_tac, etc.)
  6427 now consider the syntactic context of assumptions, giving a better
  6428 chance to get type-inference of the arguments right (this is
  6429 especially important for locales);
  6430 
  6431 * Pure: "sorry" no longer requires quick_and_dirty in interactive
  6432 mode;
  6433 
  6434 * Pure/obtain: the formal conclusion "thesis", being marked as
  6435 ``internal'', may no longer be reference directly in the text;
  6436 potential INCOMPATIBILITY, may need to use "?thesis" in rare
  6437 situations;
  6438 
  6439 * Pure: generic 'sym' attribute which declares a rule both as pure
  6440 'elim?' and for the 'symmetric' operation;
  6441 
  6442 * Pure: marginal comments ``--'' may now occur just anywhere in the
  6443 text; the fixed correlation with particular command syntax has been
  6444 discontinued;
  6445 
  6446 * Pure: new method 'rules' is particularly well-suited for proof
  6447 search in intuitionistic logic; a bit slower than 'blast' or 'fast',
  6448 but often produces more compact proof terms with less detours;
  6449 
  6450 * Pure/Provers/classical: simplified integration with pure rule
  6451 attributes and methods; the classical "intro?/elim?/dest?"
  6452 declarations coincide with the pure ones; the "rule" method no longer
  6453 includes classically swapped intros; "intro" and "elim" methods no
  6454 longer pick rules from the context; also got rid of ML declarations
  6455 AddXIs/AddXEs/AddXDs; all of this has some potential for
  6456 INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6457 
  6458 * Provers/classical: attribute 'swapped' produces classical inversions
  6459 of introduction rules;
  6460 
  6461 * Provers/simplifier: 'simplified' attribute may refer to explicit
  6462 rules instead of full simplifier context; 'iff' attribute handles
  6463 conditional rules;
  6464 
  6465 * HOL: 'typedef' now allows alternative names for Rep/Abs morphisms;
  6466 
  6467 * HOL: 'recdef' now fails on unfinished automated proofs, use
  6468 "(permissive)" option to recover old behavior;
  6469 
  6470 * HOL: 'inductive' no longer features separate (collective) attributes
  6471 for 'intros' (was found too confusing);
  6472 
  6473 * HOL: properly declared induction rules less_induct and
  6474 wf_induct_rule;
  6475 
  6476 
  6477 *** HOL ***
  6478 
  6479 * HOL: moved over to sane numeral syntax; the new policy is as
  6480 follows:
  6481 
  6482   - 0 and 1 are polymorphic constants, which are defined on any
  6483   numeric type (nat, int, real etc.);
  6484 
  6485   - 2, 3, 4, ... and -1, -2, -3, ... are polymorphic numerals, based
  6486   binary representation internally;
  6487 
  6488   - type nat has special constructor Suc, and generally prefers Suc 0
  6489   over 1::nat and Suc (Suc 0) over 2::nat;
  6490 
  6491 This change may cause significant problems of INCOMPATIBILITY; here
  6492 are some hints on converting existing sources:
  6493 
  6494   - due to the new "num" token, "-0" and "-1" etc. are now atomic
  6495   entities, so expressions involving "-" (unary or binary minus) need
  6496   to be spaced properly;
  6497 
  6498   - existing occurrences of "1" may need to be constraint "1::nat" or
  6499   even replaced by Suc 0; similar for old "2";
  6500 
  6501   - replace "#nnn" by "nnn", and "#-nnn" by "-nnn";
  6502 
  6503   - remove all special provisions on numerals in proofs;
  6504 
  6505 * HOL: simp rules nat_number expand numerals on nat to Suc/0
  6506 representation (depends on bin_arith_simps in the default context);
  6507 
  6508 * HOL: symbolic syntax for x^2 (numeral 2);
  6509 
  6510 * HOL: the class of all HOL types is now called "type" rather than
  6511 "term"; INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt references to this type class
  6512 in axclass/classes, instance/arities, and (usually rare) occurrences
  6513 in typings (of consts etc.); internally the class is called
  6514 "HOL.type", ML programs should refer to HOLogic.typeS;
  6515 
  6516 * HOL/record package improvements:
  6517   - new derived operations "fields" to build a partial record section,
  6518     "extend" to promote a fixed record to a record scheme, and
  6519     "truncate" for the reverse; cf. theorems "xxx.defs", which are *not*
  6520     declared as simp by default;
  6521   - shared operations ("more", "fields", etc.) now need to be always
  6522     qualified) --- potential INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6523   - removed "make_scheme" operations (use "make" with "extend") --
  6524     INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6525   - removed "more" class (simply use "term") -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6526   - provides cases/induct rules for use with corresponding Isar
  6527     methods (for concrete records, record schemes, concrete more
  6528     parts, and schematic more parts -- in that order);
  6529   - internal definitions directly based on a light-weight abstract
  6530     theory of product types over typedef rather than datatype;
  6531 
  6532 * HOL: generic code generator for generating executable ML code from
  6533 specifications; specific support for HOL constructs such as inductive
  6534 datatypes and sets, as well as recursive functions; can be invoked
  6535 via 'generate_code' theory section;
  6536 
  6537 * HOL: canonical cases/induct rules for n-tuples (n = 3..7);
  6538 
  6539 * HOL: consolidated and renamed several theories.  In particular:
  6540         Ord.thy has been absorbed into HOL.thy
  6541         String.thy has been absorbed into List.thy
  6542 
  6543 * HOL: concrete setsum syntax "\<Sum>i:A. b" == "setsum (%i. b) A"
  6544 (beware of argument permutation!);
  6545 
  6546 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
  6547 
  6548 * HOL/List: "nodups" renamed to "distinct";
  6549 
  6550 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
  6551 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice"; some INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  6552   - Ex_def has changed, now need to use some_eq_ex
  6553 
  6554 * HOL: made split_all_tac safe; EXISTING PROOFS MAY FAIL OR LOOP, so
  6555 in this (rare) case use:
  6556 
  6557   delSWrapper "split_all_tac"
  6558   addSbefore ("unsafe_split_all_tac", unsafe_split_all_tac)
  6559 
  6560 * HOL: added safe wrapper "split_conv_tac" to claset; EXISTING PROOFS
  6561 MAY FAIL;
  6562 
  6563 * HOL: introduced f^n = f o ... o f; warning: due to the limits of
  6564 Isabelle's type classes, ^ on functions and relations has too general
  6565 a domain, namely ('a * 'b) set and 'a => 'b; this means that it may be
  6566 necessary to attach explicit type constraints;
  6567 
  6568 * HOL/Relation: the prefix name of the infix "O" has been changed from
  6569 "comp" to "rel_comp"; INCOMPATIBILITY: a few theorems have been
  6570 renamed accordingly (eg "compI" -> "rel_compI").
  6571 
  6572 * HOL: syntax translations now work properly with numerals and records
  6573 expressions;
  6574 
  6575 * HOL: bounded abstraction now uses syntax "%" / "\<lambda>" instead
  6576 of "lam" -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6577 
  6578 * HOL: got rid of some global declarations (potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  6579 for ML tools): const "()" renamed "Product_Type.Unity", type "unit"
  6580 renamed "Product_Type.unit";
  6581 
  6582 * HOL: renamed rtrancl_into_rtrancl2 to converse_rtrancl_into_rtrancl
  6583 
  6584 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem "optionE" (use "option.exhaust", or
  6585 the "cases" method);
  6586 
  6587 * HOL/GroupTheory: group theory examples including Sylow's theorem (by
  6588 Florian Kammller);
  6589 
  6590 * HOL/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory format; several
  6591 parts turned into readable document, with proper Isar proof texts and
  6592 some explanations (by Gerwin Klein);
  6593 
  6594 * HOL-Real: added Complex_Numbers (by Gertrud Bauer);
  6595 
  6596 * HOL-Hyperreal is now a logic image;
  6597 
  6598 
  6599 *** HOLCF ***
  6600 
  6601 * Isar: consts/constdefs supports mixfix syntax for continuous
  6602 operations;
  6603 
  6604 * Isar: domain package adapted to new-style theory format, e.g. see
  6605 HOLCF/ex/Dnat.thy;
  6606 
  6607 * theory Lift: proper use of rep_datatype lift instead of ML hacks --
  6608 potential INCOMPATIBILITY; now use plain induct_tac instead of former
  6609 lift.induct_tac, always use UU instead of Undef;
  6610 
  6611 * HOLCF/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory;
  6612 
  6613 
  6614 *** ZF ***
  6615 
  6616 * Isar: proper integration of logic-specific tools and packages,
  6617 including theory commands '(co)inductive', '(co)datatype',
  6618 'rep_datatype', 'inductive_cases', as well as methods 'ind_cases',
  6619 'induct_tac', 'case_tac', and 'typecheck' (with attribute 'TC');
  6620 
  6621 * theory Main no longer includes AC; for the Axiom of Choice, base
  6622 your theory on Main_ZFC;
  6623 
  6624 * the integer library now covers quotients and remainders, with many
  6625 laws relating division to addition, multiplication, etc.;
  6626 
  6627 * ZF/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY is now available in ZF, giving a
  6628 typeless version of the formalism;
  6629 
  6630 * ZF/AC, Coind, IMP, Resid: updated and converted to new-style theory
  6631 format;
  6632 
  6633 * ZF/Induct: new directory for examples of inductive definitions,
  6634 including theory Multiset for multiset orderings; converted to
  6635 new-style theory format;
  6636 
  6637 * ZF: many new theorems about lists, ordinals, etc.;
  6638 
  6639 
  6640 *** General ***
  6641 
  6642 * Pure/kernel: meta-level proof terms (by Stefan Berghofer); reference
  6643 variable proof controls level of detail: 0 = no proofs (only oracle
  6644 dependencies), 1 = lemma dependencies, 2 = compact proof terms; see
  6645 also ref manual for further ML interfaces;
  6646 
  6647 * Pure/axclass: removed obsolete ML interface
  6648 goal_subclass/goal_arity;
  6649 
  6650 * Pure/syntax: new token syntax "num" for plain numerals (without "#"
  6651 of "xnum"); potential INCOMPATIBILITY, since -0, -1 etc. are now
  6652 separate tokens, so expressions involving minus need to be spaced
  6653 properly;
  6654 
  6655 * Pure/syntax: support non-oriented infixes, using keyword "infix"
  6656 rather than "infixl" or "infixr";
  6657 
  6658 * Pure/syntax: concrete syntax for dummy type variables admits genuine
  6659 sort constraint specifications in type inference; e.g. "x::_::foo"
  6660 ensures that the type of "x" is of sort "foo" (but not necessarily a
  6661 type variable);
  6662 
  6663 * Pure/syntax: print modes "type_brackets" and "no_type_brackets"
  6664 control output of nested => (types); the default behavior is
  6665 "type_brackets";
  6666 
  6667 * Pure/syntax: builtin parse translation for "_constify" turns valued
  6668 tokens into AST constants;
  6669 
  6670 * Pure/syntax: prefer later declarations of translations and print
  6671 translation functions; potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to reverse
  6672 multiple declarations for same syntax element constant;
  6673 
  6674 * Pure/show_hyps reset by default (in accordance to existing Isar
  6675 practice);
  6676 
  6677 * Provers/classical: renamed addaltern to addafter, addSaltern to
  6678 addSafter;
  6679 
  6680 * Provers/clasimp: ``iff'' declarations now handle conditional rules
  6681 as well;
  6682 
  6683 * system: tested support for MacOS X; should be able to get Isabelle +
  6684 Proof General to work in a plain Terminal after installing Poly/ML
  6685 (e.g. from the Isabelle distribution area) and GNU bash alone
  6686 (e.g. from http://www.apple.com); full X11, XEmacs and X-Symbol
  6687 support requires further installations, e.g. from
  6688 http://fink.sourceforge.net/);
  6689 
  6690 * system: support Poly/ML 4.1.1 (able to manage larger heaps);
  6691 
  6692 * system: reduced base memory usage by Poly/ML (approx. 20 MB instead
  6693 of 40 MB), cf. ML_OPTIONS;
  6694 
  6695 * system: Proof General keywords specification is now part of the
  6696 Isabelle distribution (see etc/isar-keywords.el);
  6697 
  6698 * system: support for persistent Proof General sessions (refrain from
  6699 outdating all loaded theories on startup); user may create writable
  6700 logic images like this: ``isabelle -q HOL Test'';
  6701 
  6702 * system: smart selection of Isabelle process versus Isabelle
  6703 interface, accommodates case-insensitive file systems (e.g. HFS+); may
  6704 run both "isabelle" and "Isabelle" even if file names are badly
  6705 damaged (executable inspects the case of the first letter of its own
  6706 name); added separate "isabelle-process" and "isabelle-interface";
  6707 
  6708 * system: refrain from any attempt at filtering input streams; no
  6709 longer support ``8bit'' encoding of old isabelle font, instead proper
  6710 iso-latin characters may now be used; the related isatools
  6711 "symbolinput" and "nonascii" have disappeared as well;
  6712 
  6713 * system: removed old "xterm" interface (the print modes "xterm" and
  6714 "xterm_color" are still available for direct use in a suitable
  6715 terminal);
  6716 
  6717 
  6718 
  6719 New in Isabelle99-2 (February 2001)
  6720 -----------------------------------
  6721 
  6722 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  6723 
  6724 * HOL: please note that theories in the Library and elsewhere often use the
  6725 new-style (Isar) format; to refer to their theorems in an ML script you must
  6726 bind them to ML identifers by e.g.      val thm_name = thm "thm_name";
  6727 
  6728 * HOL: inductive package no longer splits induction rule aggressively,
  6729 but only as far as specified by the introductions given; the old
  6730 format may be recovered via ML function complete_split_rule or attribute
  6731 'split_rule (complete)';
  6732 
  6733 * HOL: induct renamed to lfp_induct, lfp_Tarski to lfp_unfold,
  6734 gfp_Tarski to gfp_unfold;
  6735 
  6736 * HOL: contrapos, contrapos2 renamed to contrapos_nn, contrapos_pp;
  6737 
  6738 * HOL: infix "dvd" now has priority 50 rather than 70 (because it is a
  6739 relation); infix "^^" has been renamed "``"; infix "``" has been
  6740 renamed "`"; "univalent" has been renamed "single_valued";
  6741 
  6742 * HOL/Real: "rinv" and "hrinv" replaced by overloaded "inverse"
  6743 operation;
  6744 
  6745 * HOLCF: infix "`" has been renamed "$"; the symbol syntax is \<cdot>;
  6746 
  6747 * Isar: 'obtain' no longer declares "that" fact as simp/intro;
  6748 
  6749 * Isar/HOL: method 'induct' now handles non-atomic goals; as a
  6750 consequence, it is no longer monotonic wrt. the local goal context
  6751 (which is now passed through the inductive cases);
  6752 
  6753 * Document preparation: renamed standard symbols \<ll> to \<lless> and
  6754 \<gg> to \<ggreater>;
  6755 
  6756 
  6757 *** Document preparation ***
  6758 
  6759 * \isabellestyle{NAME} selects version of Isabelle output (currently
  6760 available: are "it" for near math-mode best-style output, "sl" for
  6761 slanted text style, and "tt" for plain type-writer; if no
  6762 \isabellestyle command is given, output is according to slanted
  6763 type-writer);
  6764 
  6765 * support sub/super scripts (for single symbols only), input syntax is
  6766 like this: "A\<^sup>*" or "A\<^sup>\<star>";
  6767 
  6768 * some more standard symbols; see Appendix A of the system manual for
  6769 the complete list of symbols defined in isabellesym.sty;
  6770 
  6771 * improved isabelle style files; more abstract symbol implementation
  6772 (should now use \isamath{...} and \isatext{...} in custom symbol
  6773 definitions);
  6774 
  6775 * antiquotation @{goals} and @{subgoals} for output of *dynamic* goals
  6776 state; Note that presentation of goal states does not conform to
  6777 actual human-readable proof documents.  Please do not include goal
  6778 states into document output unless you really know what you are doing!
  6779 
  6780 * proper indentation of antiquoted output with proportional LaTeX
  6781 fonts;
  6782 
  6783 * no_document ML operator temporarily disables LaTeX document
  6784 generation;
  6785 
  6786 * isatool unsymbolize tunes sources for plain ASCII communication;
  6787 
  6788 
  6789 *** Isar ***
  6790 
  6791 * Pure: Isar now suffers initial goal statements to contain unbound
  6792 schematic variables (this does not conform to actual readable proof
  6793 documents, due to unpredictable outcome and non-compositional proof
  6794 checking); users who know what they are doing may use schematic goals
  6795 for Prolog-style synthesis of proven results;
  6796 
  6797 * Pure: assumption method (an implicit finishing) now handles actual
  6798 rules as well;
  6799 
  6800 * Pure: improved 'obtain' --- moved to Pure, insert "that" into
  6801 initial goal, declare "that" only as Pure intro (only for single
  6802 steps); the "that" rule assumption may now be involved in implicit
  6803 finishing, thus ".." becomes a feasible for trivial obtains;
  6804 
  6805 * Pure: default proof step now includes 'intro_classes'; thus trivial
  6806 instance proofs may be performed by "..";
  6807 
  6808 * Pure: ?thesis / ?this / "..." now work for pure meta-level
  6809 statements as well;
  6810 
  6811 * Pure: more robust selection of calculational rules;
  6812 
  6813 * Pure: the builtin notion of 'finished' goal now includes the ==-refl
  6814 rule (as well as the assumption rule);
  6815 
  6816 * Pure: 'thm_deps' command visualizes dependencies of theorems and
  6817 lemmas, using the graph browser tool;
  6818 
  6819 * Pure: predict failure of "show" in interactive mode;
  6820 
  6821 * Pure: 'thms_containing' now takes actual terms as arguments;
  6822 
  6823 * HOL: improved method 'induct' --- now handles non-atomic goals
  6824 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY); tuned error handling;
  6825 
  6826 * HOL: cases and induct rules now provide explicit hints about the
  6827 number of facts to be consumed (0 for "type" and 1 for "set" rules);
  6828 any remaining facts are inserted into the goal verbatim;
  6829 
  6830 * HOL: local contexts (aka cases) may now contain term bindings as
  6831 well; the 'cases' and 'induct' methods new provide a ?case binding for
  6832 the result to be shown in each case;
  6833 
  6834 * HOL: added 'recdef_tc' command;
  6835 
  6836 * isatool convert assists in eliminating legacy ML scripts;
  6837 
  6838 
  6839 *** HOL ***
  6840 
  6841 * HOL/Library: a collection of generic theories to be used together
  6842 with main HOL; the theory loader path already includes this directory
  6843 by default; the following existing theories have been moved here:
  6844 HOL/Induct/Multiset, HOL/Induct/Acc (as Accessible_Part), HOL/While
  6845 (as While_Combinator), HOL/Lex/Prefix (as List_Prefix);
  6846 
  6847 * HOL/Unix: "Some aspects of Unix file-system security", a typical
  6848 modelling and verification task performed in Isabelle/HOL +
  6849 Isabelle/Isar + Isabelle document preparation (by Markus Wenzel).
  6850 
  6851 * HOL/Algebra: special summation operator SUM no longer exists, it has
  6852 been replaced by setsum; infix 'assoc' now has priority 50 (like
  6853 'dvd'); axiom 'one_not_zero' has been moved from axclass 'ring' to
  6854 'domain', this makes the theory consistent with mathematical
  6855 literature;
  6856 
  6857 * HOL basics: added overloaded operations "inverse" and "divide"
  6858 (infix "/"), syntax for generic "abs" operation, generic summation
  6859 operator \<Sum>;
  6860 
  6861 * HOL/typedef: simplified package, provide more useful rules (see also
  6862 HOL/subset.thy);
  6863 
  6864 * HOL/datatype: induction rule for arbitrarily branching datatypes is
  6865 now expressed as a proper nested rule (old-style tactic scripts may
  6866 require atomize_strip_tac to cope with non-atomic premises);
  6867 
  6868 * HOL: renamed theory "Prod" to "Product_Type", renamed "split" rule
  6869 to "split_conv" (old name still available for compatibility);
  6870 
  6871 * HOL: improved concrete syntax for strings (e.g. allows translation
  6872 rules with string literals);
  6873 
  6874 * HOL-Real-Hyperreal: this extends HOL-Real with the hyperreals
  6875  and Fleuriot's mechanization of analysis, including the transcendental
  6876  functions for the reals;
  6877 
  6878 * HOL/Real, HOL/Hyperreal: improved arithmetic simplification;
  6879 
  6880 
  6881 *** CTT ***
  6882 
  6883 * CTT: x-symbol support for Pi, Sigma, -->, : (membership); note that
  6884 "lam" is displayed as TWO lambda-symbols
  6885 
  6886 * CTT: theory Main now available, containing everything (that is, Bool
  6887 and Arith);
  6888 
  6889 
  6890 *** General ***
  6891 
  6892 * Pure: the Simplifier has been implemented properly as a derived rule
  6893 outside of the actual kernel (at last!); the overall performance
  6894 penalty in practical applications is about 50%, while reliability of
  6895 the Isabelle inference kernel has been greatly improved;
  6896 
  6897 * print modes "brackets" and "no_brackets" control output of nested =>
  6898 (types) and ==> (props); the default behaviour is "brackets";
  6899 
  6900 * Provers: fast_tac (and friends) now handle actual object-logic rules
  6901 as assumptions as well;
  6902 
  6903 * system: support Poly/ML 4.0;
  6904 
  6905 * system: isatool install handles KDE version 1 or 2;
  6906 
  6907 
  6908 
  6909 New in Isabelle99-1 (October 2000)
  6910 ----------------------------------
  6911 
  6912 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  6913 
  6914 * HOL: simplification of natural numbers is much changed; to partly
  6915 recover the old behaviour (e.g. to prevent n+n rewriting to #2*n)
  6916 issue the following ML commands:
  6917 
  6918   Delsimprocs Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.cancel_numerals;
  6919   Delsimprocs [Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.combine_numerals];
  6920 
  6921 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions; this is
  6922 controlled by "t.weak_case_cong" for each datatype t;
  6923 
  6924 * HOL: nat_less_induct renamed to less_induct;
  6925 
  6926 * HOL: systematic renaming of the SOME (Eps) rules, may use isatool
  6927 fixsome to patch .thy and .ML sources automatically;
  6928 
  6929   select_equality  -> some_equality
  6930   select_eq_Ex     -> some_eq_ex
  6931   selectI2EX       -> someI2_ex
  6932   selectI2         -> someI2
  6933   selectI          -> someI
  6934   select1_equality -> some1_equality
  6935   Eps_sym_eq       -> some_sym_eq_trivial
  6936   Eps_eq           -> some_eq_trivial
  6937 
  6938 * HOL: exhaust_tac on datatypes superceded by new generic case_tac;
  6939 
  6940 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem binding expand_if (refer to split_if
  6941 instead);
  6942 
  6943 * HOL: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' are now called
  6944 f.simps instead of f.rules;
  6945 
  6946 * HOL: qed_spec_mp now also handles bounded ALL as well;
  6947 
  6948 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded, so the type constraint ":: nat" may
  6949 sometimes be needed;
  6950 
  6951 * HOL: the constant for "f``x" is now "image" rather than "op ``";
  6952 
  6953 * HOL: the constant for "f-``x" is now "vimage" rather than "op -``";
  6954 
  6955 * HOL: the disjoint sum is now "<+>" instead of "Plus"; the cartesian
  6956 product is now "<*>" instead of "Times"; the lexicographic product is
  6957 now "<*lex*>" instead of "**";
  6958 
  6959 * HOL: theory Sexp is now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part
  6960 of main HOL, but was unused); better use HOL's datatype package;
  6961 
  6962 * HOL: removed "symbols" syntax for constant "override" of theory Map;
  6963 the old syntax may be recovered as follows:
  6964 
  6965   syntax (symbols)
  6966     override  :: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)"
  6967       (infixl "\\<oplus>" 100)
  6968 
  6969 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  6970 
  6971 * HOL/ML: even fewer consts are declared as global (see theories Ord,
  6972 Lfp, Gfp, WF); this only affects ML packages that refer to const names
  6973 internally;
  6974 
  6975 * HOL and ZF: syntax for quotienting wrt an equivalence relation
  6976 changed from A/r to A//r;
  6977 
  6978 * ZF: new treatment of arithmetic (nat & int) may break some old
  6979 proofs;
  6980 
  6981 * Isar: renamed some attributes (RS -> THEN, simplify -> simplified,
  6982 rulify -> rule_format, elimify -> elim_format, ...);
  6983 
  6984 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  6985 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (in most cases, one
  6986 should have to change intro!! to intro? only); replaced "delrule" by
  6987 "rule del";
  6988 
  6989 * Isar/HOL: renamed "intrs" to "intros" in inductive definitions;
  6990 
  6991 * Provers: strengthened force_tac by using new first_best_tac;
  6992 
  6993 * LaTeX document preparation: several changes of isabelle.sty (see
  6994 lib/texinputs);
  6995 
  6996 
  6997 *** Document preparation ***
  6998 
  6999 * formal comments (text blocks etc.) in new-style theories may now
  7000 contain antiquotations of thm/prop/term/typ/text to be presented
  7001 according to latex print mode; concrete syntax is like this:
  7002 @{term[show_types] "f(x) = a + x"};
  7003 
  7004 * isatool mkdir provides easy setup of Isabelle session directories,
  7005 including proper document sources;
  7006 
  7007 * generated LaTeX sources are now deleted after successful run
  7008 (isatool document -c); may retain a copy somewhere else via -D option
  7009 of isatool usedir;
  7010 
  7011 * isatool usedir -D now lets isatool latex -o sty update the Isabelle
  7012 style files, achieving self-contained LaTeX sources and simplifying
  7013 LaTeX debugging;
  7014 
  7015 * old-style theories now produce (crude) LaTeX output as well;
  7016 
  7017 * browser info session directories are now self-contained (may be put
  7018 on WWW server seperately); improved graphs of nested sessions; removed
  7019 graph for 'all sessions';
  7020 
  7021 * several improvements in isabelle style files; \isabellestyle{it}
  7022 produces fake math mode output; \isamarkupheader is now \section by
  7023 default; see lib/texinputs/isabelle.sty etc.;
  7024 
  7025 
  7026 *** Isar ***
  7027 
  7028 * Isar/Pure: local results and corresponding term bindings are now
  7029 subject to Hindley-Milner polymorphism (similar to ML); this
  7030 accommodates incremental type-inference very nicely;
  7031 
  7032 * Isar/Pure: new derived language element 'obtain' supports
  7033 generalized existence reasoning;
  7034 
  7035 * Isar/Pure: new calculational elements 'moreover' and 'ultimately'
  7036 support accumulation of results, without applying any rules yet;
  7037 useful to collect intermediate results without explicit name
  7038 references, and for use with transitivity rules with more than 2
  7039 premises;
  7040 
  7041 * Isar/Pure: scalable support for case-analysis type proofs: new
  7042 'case' language element refers to local contexts symbolically, as
  7043 produced by certain proof methods; internally, case names are attached
  7044 to theorems as "tags";
  7045 
  7046 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'hide' removes declarations from
  7047 class/type/const name spaces;
  7048 
  7049 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'defs' supports option "(overloaded)" to
  7050 indicate potential overloading;
  7051 
  7052 * Isar/Pure: changed syntax of local blocks from {{ }} to { };
  7053 
  7054 * Isar/Pure: syntax of sorts made 'inner', i.e. have to write
  7055 "{a,b,c}" instead of {a,b,c};
  7056 
  7057 * Isar/Pure now provides its own version of intro/elim/dest
  7058 attributes; useful for building new logics, but beware of confusion
  7059 with the version in Provers/classical;
  7060 
  7061 * Isar/Pure: the local context of (non-atomic) goals is provided via
  7062 case name 'antecedent';
  7063 
  7064 * Isar/Pure: removed obsolete 'transfer' attribute (transfer of thms
  7065 to the current context is now done automatically);
  7066 
  7067 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'method_setup' provides a simple interface
  7068 for definining proof methods in ML;
  7069 
  7070 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  7071 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  7072 most cases, one should have to change intro!! to intro? only);
  7073 replaced "delrule" by "rule del";
  7074 
  7075 * Isar/Provers: new 'hypsubst' method, plain 'subst' method and
  7076 'symmetric' attribute (the latter supercedes [RS sym]);
  7077 
  7078 * Isar/Provers: splitter support (via 'split' attribute and 'simp'
  7079 method modifier); 'simp' method: 'only:' modifier removes loopers as
  7080 well (including splits);
  7081 
  7082 * Isar/Provers: Simplifier and Classical methods now support all kind
  7083 of modifiers used in the past, including 'cong', 'iff', etc.
  7084 
  7085 * Isar/Provers: added 'fastsimp' and 'clarsimp' methods (combination
  7086 of Simplifier and Classical reasoner);
  7087 
  7088 * Isar/HOL: new proof method 'cases' and improved version of 'induct'
  7089 now support named cases; major packages (inductive, datatype, primrec,
  7090 recdef) support case names and properly name parameters;
  7091 
  7092 * Isar/HOL: new transitivity rules for substitution in inequalities --
  7093 monotonicity conditions are extracted to be proven at end of
  7094 calculations;
  7095 
  7096 * Isar/HOL: removed 'case_split' thm binding, should use 'cases' proof
  7097 method anyway;
  7098 
  7099 * Isar/HOL: removed old expand_if = split_if; theorems if_splits =
  7100 split_if split_if_asm; datatype package provides theorems foo.splits =
  7101 foo.split foo.split_asm for each datatype;
  7102 
  7103 * Isar/HOL: tuned inductive package, rename "intrs" to "intros"
  7104 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY), emulation of mk_cases feature for proof
  7105 scripts: new 'inductive_cases' command and 'ind_cases' method; (Note:
  7106 use "(cases (simplified))" method in proper proof texts);
  7107 
  7108 * Isar/HOL: added global 'arith_split' attribute for 'arith' method;
  7109 
  7110 * Isar: names of theorems etc. may be natural numbers as well;
  7111 
  7112 * Isar: 'pr' command: optional arguments for goals_limit and
  7113 ProofContext.prems_limit; no longer prints theory contexts, but only
  7114 proof states;
  7115 
  7116 * Isar: diagnostic commands 'pr', 'thm', 'prop', 'term', 'typ' admit
  7117 additional print modes to be specified; e.g. "pr(latex)" will print
  7118 proof state according to the Isabelle LaTeX style;
  7119 
  7120 * Isar: improved support for emulating tactic scripts, including proof
  7121 methods 'rule_tac' etc., 'cut_tac', 'thin_tac', 'subgoal_tac',
  7122 'rename_tac', 'rotate_tac', 'tactic', and 'case_tac' / 'induct_tac'
  7123 (for HOL datatypes);
  7124 
  7125 * Isar: simplified (more robust) goal selection of proof methods: 1st
  7126 goal, all goals, or explicit goal specifier (tactic emulation); thus
  7127 'proof method scripts' have to be in depth-first order;
  7128 
  7129 * Isar: tuned 'let' syntax: replaced 'as' keyword by 'and';
  7130 
  7131 * Isar: removed 'help' command, which hasn't been too helpful anyway;
  7132 should instead use individual commands for printing items
  7133 (print_commands, print_methods etc.);
  7134 
  7135 * Isar: added 'nothing' --- the empty list of theorems;
  7136 
  7137 
  7138 *** HOL ***
  7139 
  7140 * HOL/MicroJava: formalization of a fragment of Java, together with a
  7141 corresponding virtual machine and a specification of its bytecode
  7142 verifier and a lightweight bytecode verifier, including proofs of
  7143 type-safety; by Gerwin Klein, Tobias Nipkow, David von Oheimb, and
  7144 Cornelia Pusch (see also the homepage of project Bali at
  7145 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Bali/);
  7146 
  7147 * HOL/Algebra: new theory of rings and univariate polynomials, by
  7148 Clemens Ballarin;
  7149 
  7150 * HOL/NumberTheory: fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Chinese
  7151 Remainder Theorem, Fermat/Euler Theorem, Wilson's Theorem, by Thomas M
  7152 Rasmussen;
  7153 
  7154 * HOL/Lattice: fundamental concepts of lattice theory and order
  7155 structures, including duals, properties of bounds versus algebraic
  7156 laws, lattice operations versus set-theoretic ones, the Knaster-Tarski
  7157 Theorem for complete lattices etc.; may also serve as a demonstration
  7158 for abstract algebraic reasoning using axiomatic type classes, and
  7159 mathematics-style proof in Isabelle/Isar; by Markus Wenzel;
  7160 
  7161 * HOL/Prolog: a (bare-bones) implementation of Lambda-Prolog, by David
  7162 von Oheimb;
  7163 
  7164 * HOL/IMPP: extension of IMP with local variables and mutually
  7165 recursive procedures, by David von Oheimb;
  7166 
  7167 * HOL/Lambda: converted into new-style theory and document;
  7168 
  7169 * HOL/ex/Multiquote: example of multiple nested quotations and
  7170 anti-quotations -- basically a generalized version of de-Bruijn
  7171 representation; very useful in avoiding lifting of operations;
  7172 
  7173 * HOL/record: added general record equality rule to simpset; fixed
  7174 select-update simplification procedure to handle extended records as
  7175 well; admit "r" as field name;
  7176 
  7177 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded over the new sort "zero", allowing its use with
  7178 other numeric types and also as the identity of groups, rings, etc.;
  7179 
  7180 * HOL: new axclass plus_ac0 for addition with the AC-laws and 0 as identity.
  7181 Types nat and int belong to this axclass;
  7182 
  7183 * HOL: greatly improved simplification involving numerals of type nat, int, real:
  7184    (i + #8 + j) = Suc k simplifies to  #7 + (i + j) = k
  7185    i*j + k + j*#3*i     simplifies to  #4*(i*j) + k
  7186   two terms #m*u and #n*u are replaced by #(m+n)*u
  7187     (where #m, #n and u can implicitly be 1; this is simproc combine_numerals)
  7188   and the term/formula #m*u+x ~~ #n*u+y simplifies simplifies to #(m-n)+x ~~ y
  7189     or x ~~ #(n-m)+y, where ~~ is one of = < <= or - (simproc cancel_numerals);
  7190 
  7191 * HOL: meson_tac is available (previously in ex/meson.ML); it is a
  7192 powerful prover for predicate logic but knows nothing of clasets; see
  7193 ex/mesontest.ML and ex/mesontest2.ML for example applications;
  7194 
  7195 * HOL: new version of "case_tac" subsumes both boolean case split and
  7196 "exhaust_tac" on datatypes; INCOMPATIBILITY: exhaust_tac no longer
  7197 exists, may define val exhaust_tac = case_tac for ad-hoc portability;
  7198 
  7199 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions: only the
  7200 selector expression is simplified, but not the remaining arms; to
  7201 enable full simplification of case-expressions for datatype t, you may
  7202 remove t.weak_case_cong from the simpset, either globally (Delcongs
  7203 [thm"t.weak_case_cong"];) or locally (delcongs [...]).
  7204 
  7205 * HOL/recdef: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' for
  7206 function 'f' are now called f.simps instead of f.rules; if all
  7207 termination conditions are proved automatically, these simplification
  7208 rules are added to the simpset, as in primrec; rules may be named
  7209 individually as well, resulting in a separate list of theorems for
  7210 each equation;
  7211 
  7212 * HOL/While is a new theory that provides a while-combinator. It
  7213 permits the definition of tail-recursive functions without the
  7214 provision of a termination measure. The latter is necessary once the
  7215 invariant proof rule for while is applied.
  7216 
  7217 * HOL: new (overloaded) notation for the set of elements below/above
  7218 some element: {..u}, {..u(}, {l..}, {)l..}. See theory SetInterval.
  7219 
  7220 * HOL: theorems impI, allI, ballI bound as "strip";
  7221 
  7222 * HOL: new tactic induct_thm_tac: thm -> string -> int -> tactic
  7223 induct_tac th "x1 ... xn" expects th to have a conclusion of the form
  7224 P v1 ... vn and abbreviates res_inst_tac [("v1","x1"),...,("vn","xn")] th;
  7225 
  7226 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  7227 
  7228 * HOL: theory Sexp now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part of
  7229 main HOL, but was unused);
  7230 
  7231 * HOL: fewer consts declared as global (e.g. have to refer to
  7232 "Lfp.lfp" instead of "lfp" internally; affects ML packages only);
  7233 
  7234 * HOL: tuned AST representation of nested pairs, avoiding bogus output
  7235 in case of overlap with user translations (e.g. judgements over
  7236 tuples); (note that the underlying logical represenation is still
  7237 bogus);
  7238 
  7239 
  7240 *** ZF ***
  7241 
  7242 * ZF: simplification automatically cancels common terms in arithmetic
  7243 expressions over nat and int;
  7244 
  7245 * ZF: new treatment of nat to minimize type-checking: all operators
  7246 coerce their operands to a natural number using the function natify,
  7247 making the algebraic laws unconditional;
  7248 
  7249 * ZF: as above, for int: operators coerce their operands to an integer
  7250 using the function intify;
  7251 
  7252 * ZF: the integer library now contains many of the usual laws for the
  7253 orderings, including $<=, and monotonicity laws for $+ and $*;
  7254 
  7255 * ZF: new example ZF/ex/NatSum to demonstrate integer arithmetic
  7256 simplification;
  7257 
  7258 * FOL and ZF: AddIffs now available, giving theorems of the form P<->Q
  7259 to the simplifier and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  7260 
  7261 
  7262 *** General ***
  7263 
  7264 * Provers: blast_tac now handles actual object-logic rules as
  7265 assumptions; note that auto_tac uses blast_tac internally as well;
  7266 
  7267 * Provers: new functions rulify/rulify_no_asm: thm -> thm for turning
  7268 outer -->/All/Ball into ==>/!!; qed_spec_mp now uses rulify_no_asm;
  7269 
  7270 * Provers: delrules now handles destruct rules as well (no longer need
  7271 explicit make_elim);
  7272 
  7273 * Provers: Blast_tac now warns of and ignores "weak elimination rules" e.g.
  7274   [| inj ?f;          ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  7275 use instead the strong form,
  7276   [| inj ?f; ~ ?W ==> ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  7277 in HOL, FOL and ZF the function cla_make_elim will create such rules
  7278 from destruct-rules;
  7279 
  7280 * Provers: Simplifier.easy_setup provides a fast path to basic
  7281 Simplifier setup for new object-logics;
  7282 
  7283 * Pure: AST translation rules no longer require constant head on LHS;
  7284 
  7285 * Pure: improved name spaces: ambiguous output is qualified; support
  7286 for hiding of names;
  7287 
  7288 * system: smart setup of canonical ML_HOME, ISABELLE_INTERFACE, and
  7289 XSYMBOL_HOME; no longer need to do manual configuration in most
  7290 situations;
  7291 
  7292 * system: compression of ML heaps images may now be controlled via -c
  7293 option of isabelle and isatool usedir (currently only observed by
  7294 Poly/ML);
  7295 
  7296 * system: isatool installfonts may handle X-Symbol fonts as well (very
  7297 useful for remote X11);
  7298 
  7299 * system: provide TAGS file for Isabelle sources;
  7300 
  7301 * ML: infix 'OF' is a version of 'MRS' with more appropriate argument
  7302 order;
  7303 
  7304 * ML: renamed flags Syntax.trace_norm_ast to Syntax.trace_ast; global
  7305 timing flag supersedes proof_timing and Toplevel.trace;
  7306 
  7307 * ML: new combinators |>> and |>>> for incremental transformations
  7308 with secondary results (e.g. certain theory extensions):
  7309 
  7310 * ML: PureThy.add_defs gets additional argument to indicate potential
  7311 overloading (usually false);
  7312 
  7313 * ML: PureThy.add_thms/add_axioms/add_defs now return theorems as
  7314 results;
  7315 
  7316 
  7317 
  7318 New in Isabelle99 (October 1999)
  7319 --------------------------------
  7320 
  7321 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  7322 
  7323 * HOL: The THEN and ELSE parts of conditional expressions (if P then x else y)
  7324 are no longer simplified.  (This allows the simplifier to unfold recursive
  7325 functional programs.)  To restore the old behaviour, declare
  7326 
  7327     Delcongs [if_weak_cong];
  7328 
  7329 * HOL: Removed the obsolete syntax "Compl A"; use -A for set
  7330 complement;
  7331 
  7332 * HOL: the predicate "inj" is now defined by translation to "inj_on";
  7333 
  7334 * HOL/datatype: mutual_induct_tac no longer exists --
  7335   use induct_tac "x_1 ... x_n" instead of mutual_induct_tac ["x_1", ..., "x_n"]
  7336 
  7337 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  7338 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  7339 
  7340 * ZF: The con_defs part of an inductive definition may no longer refer
  7341 to constants declared in the same theory;
  7342 
  7343 * HOL, ZF: the function mk_cases, generated by the inductive
  7344 definition package, has lost an argument.  To simplify its result, it
  7345 uses the default simpset instead of a supplied list of theorems.
  7346 
  7347 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  7348 
  7349 * Simplifier: the type of the infix ML functions
  7350         setSSolver addSSolver setSolver addSolver
  7351 is now  simpset * solver -> simpset  where `solver' is a new abstract type
  7352 for packaging solvers. A solver is created via
  7353         mk_solver: string -> (thm list -> int -> tactic) -> solver
  7354 where the string argument is only a comment.
  7355 
  7356 
  7357 *** Proof tools ***
  7358 
  7359 * Provers/Arith/fast_lin_arith.ML contains a functor for creating a
  7360 decision procedure for linear arithmetic. Currently it is used for
  7361 types `nat', `int', and `real' in HOL (see below); it can, should and
  7362 will be instantiated for other types and logics as well.
  7363 
  7364 * The simplifier now accepts rewrite rules with flexible heads, eg
  7365      hom ?f ==> ?f(?x+?y) = ?f ?x + ?f ?y
  7366   They are applied like any rule with a non-pattern lhs, i.e. by first-order
  7367   matching.
  7368 
  7369 
  7370 *** General ***
  7371 
  7372 * New Isabelle/Isar subsystem provides an alternative to traditional
  7373 tactical theorem proving; together with the ProofGeneral/isar user
  7374 interface it offers an interactive environment for developing human
  7375 readable proof documents (Isar == Intelligible semi-automated
  7376 reasoning); for further information see isatool doc isar-ref,
  7377 src/HOL/Isar_examples and http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Isar/
  7378 
  7379 * improved and simplified presentation of theories: better HTML markup
  7380 (including colors), graph views in several sizes; isatool usedir now
  7381 provides a proper interface for user theories (via -P option); actual
  7382 document preparation based on (PDF)LaTeX is available as well (for
  7383 new-style theories only); see isatool doc system for more information;
  7384 
  7385 * native support for Proof General, both for classic Isabelle and
  7386 Isabelle/Isar;
  7387 
  7388 * ML function thm_deps visualizes dependencies of theorems and lemmas,
  7389 using the graph browser tool;
  7390 
  7391 * Isabelle manuals now also available as PDF;
  7392 
  7393 * theory loader rewritten from scratch (may not be fully
  7394 bug-compatible); old loadpath variable has been replaced by show_path,
  7395 add_path, del_path, reset_path functions; new operations such as
  7396 update_thy, touch_thy, remove_thy, use/update_thy_only (see also
  7397 isatool doc ref);
  7398 
  7399 * improved isatool install: option -k creates KDE application icon,
  7400 option -p DIR installs standalone binaries;
  7401 
  7402 * added ML_PLATFORM setting (useful for cross-platform installations);
  7403 more robust handling of platform specific ML images for SML/NJ;
  7404 
  7405 * the settings environment is now statically scoped, i.e. it is never
  7406 created again in sub-processes invoked from isabelle, isatool, or
  7407 Isabelle;
  7408 
  7409 * path element specification '~~' refers to '$ISABELLE_HOME';
  7410 
  7411 * in locales, the "assumes" and "defines" parts may be omitted if
  7412 empty;
  7413 
  7414 * new print_mode "xsymbols" for extended symbol support (e.g. genuine
  7415 long arrows);
  7416 
  7417 * new print_mode "HTML";
  7418 
  7419 * new flag show_tags controls display of tags of theorems (which are
  7420 basically just comments that may be attached by some tools);
  7421 
  7422 * Isamode 2.6 requires patch to accomodate change of Isabelle font
  7423 mode and goal output format:
  7424 
  7425 diff -r Isamode-2.6/elisp/isa-load.el Isamode/elisp/isa-load.el
  7426 244c244
  7427 <       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-msymbols" logic-name)
  7428 ---
  7429 >       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-misabelle_font" "-msymbols" logic-name)
  7430 diff -r Isabelle-2.6/elisp/isa-proofstate.el Isamode/elisp/isa-proofstate.el
  7431 181c181
  7432 < (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+$"
  7433 ---
  7434 > (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+"
  7435 
  7436 * function bind_thms stores lists of theorems (cf. bind_thm);
  7437 
  7438 * new shorthand tactics ftac, eatac, datac, fatac;
  7439 
  7440 * qed (and friends) now accept "" as result name; in that case the
  7441 theorem is not stored, but proper checks and presentation of the
  7442 result still apply;
  7443 
  7444 * theorem database now also indexes constants "Trueprop", "all",
  7445 "==>", "=="; thus thms_containing, findI etc. may retrieve more rules;
  7446 
  7447 
  7448 *** HOL ***
  7449 
  7450 ** HOL arithmetic **
  7451 
  7452 * There are now decision procedures for linear arithmetic over nat and
  7453 int:
  7454 
  7455 1. arith_tac copes with arbitrary formulae involving `=', `<', `<=',
  7456 `+', `-', `Suc', `min', `max' and numerical constants; other subterms
  7457 are treated as atomic; subformulae not involving type `nat' or `int'
  7458 are ignored; quantified subformulae are ignored unless they are
  7459 positive universal or negative existential. The tactic has to be
  7460 invoked by hand and can be a little bit slow. In particular, the
  7461 running time is exponential in the number of occurrences of `min' and
  7462 `max', and `-' on `nat'.
  7463 
  7464 2. fast_arith_tac is a cut-down version of arith_tac: it only takes
  7465 (negated) (in)equalities among the premises and the conclusion into
  7466 account (i.e. no compound formulae) and does not know about `min' and
  7467 `max', and `-' on `nat'. It is fast and is used automatically by the
  7468 simplifier.
  7469 
  7470 NB: At the moment, these decision procedures do not cope with mixed
  7471 nat/int formulae where the two parts interact, such as `m < n ==>
  7472 int(m) < int(n)'.
  7473 
  7474 * HOL/Numeral provides a generic theory of numerals (encoded
  7475 efficiently as bit strings); setup for types nat/int/real is in place;
  7476 INCOMPATIBILITY: since numeral syntax is now polymorphic, rather than
  7477 int, existing theories and proof scripts may require a few additional
  7478 type constraints;
  7479 
  7480 * integer division and remainder can now be performed on constant
  7481 arguments;
  7482 
  7483 * many properties of integer multiplication, division and remainder
  7484 are now available;
  7485 
  7486 * An interface to the Stanford Validity Checker (SVC) is available through the
  7487 tactic svc_tac.  Propositional tautologies and theorems of linear arithmetic
  7488 are proved automatically.  SVC must be installed separately, and its results
  7489 must be TAKEN ON TRUST (Isabelle does not check the proofs, but tags any
  7490 invocation of the underlying oracle).  For SVC see
  7491   http://verify.stanford.edu/SVC
  7492 
  7493 * IsaMakefile: the HOL-Real target now builds an actual image;
  7494 
  7495 
  7496 ** HOL misc **
  7497 
  7498 * HOL/Real/HahnBanach: the Hahn-Banach theorem for real vector spaces
  7499 (in Isabelle/Isar) -- by Gertrud Bauer;
  7500 
  7501 * HOL/BCV: generic model of bytecode verification, i.e. data-flow
  7502 analysis for assembly languages with subtypes;
  7503 
  7504 * HOL/TLA (Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions): major reorganization
  7505 -- avoids syntactic ambiguities and treats state, transition, and
  7506 temporal levels more uniformly; introduces INCOMPATIBILITIES due to
  7507 changed syntax and (many) tactics;
  7508 
  7509 * HOL/inductive: Now also handles more general introduction rules such
  7510   as "ALL y. (y, x) : r --> y : acc r ==> x : acc r"; monotonicity
  7511   theorems are now maintained within the theory (maintained via the
  7512   "mono" attribute);
  7513 
  7514 * HOL/datatype: Now also handles arbitrarily branching datatypes
  7515   (using function types) such as
  7516 
  7517   datatype 'a tree = Atom 'a | Branch "nat => 'a tree"
  7518 
  7519 * HOL/record: record_simproc (part of the default simpset) takes care
  7520 of selectors applied to updated records; record_split_tac is no longer
  7521 part of the default claset; update_defs may now be removed from the
  7522 simpset in many cases; COMPATIBILITY: old behavior achieved by
  7523 
  7524   claset_ref () := claset() addSWrapper record_split_wrapper;
  7525   Delsimprocs [record_simproc]
  7526 
  7527 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  7528 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  7529 
  7530 * HOL/recdef (TFL): 'congs' syntax now expects comma separated list of theorem
  7531 names rather than an ML expression;
  7532 
  7533 * HOL/defer_recdef (TFL): like recdef but the well-founded relation can be
  7534 supplied later.  Program schemes can be defined, such as
  7535     "While B C s = (if B s then While B C (C s) else s)"
  7536 where the well-founded relation can be chosen after B and C have been given.
  7537 
  7538 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  7539 INCOMPATIBILITY: while [] and infix # syntax is still there, of
  7540 course, ML tools referring to List.list.op # etc. have to be adapted;
  7541 
  7542 * HOL_quantifiers flag superseded by "HOL" print mode, which is
  7543 disabled by default; run isabelle with option -m HOL to get back to
  7544 the original Gordon/HOL-style output;
  7545 
  7546 * HOL/Ord.thy: new bounded quantifier syntax (input only): ALL x<y. P,
  7547 ALL x<=y. P, EX x<y. P, EX x<=y. P;
  7548 
  7549 * HOL basic syntax simplified (more orthogonal): all variants of
  7550 All/Ex now support plain / symbolic / HOL notation; plain syntax for
  7551 Eps operator is provided as well: "SOME x. P[x]";
  7552 
  7553 * HOL/Sum.thy: sum_case has been moved to HOL/Datatype;
  7554 
  7555 * HOL/Univ.thy: infix syntax <*>, <+>, <**>, <+> eliminated and made
  7556 thus available for user theories;
  7557 
  7558 * HOLCF/IOA/Sequents: renamed 'Cons' to 'Consq' to avoid clash with
  7559 HOL/List; hardly an INCOMPATIBILITY since '>>' syntax is used all the
  7560 time;
  7561 
  7562 * HOL: new tactic smp_tac: int -> int -> tactic, which applies spec
  7563 several times and then mp;
  7564 
  7565 
  7566 *** LK ***
  7567 
  7568 * the notation <<...>> is now available as a notation for sequences of
  7569 formulas;
  7570 
  7571 * the simplifier is now installed
  7572 
  7573 * the axiom system has been generalized (thanks to Soren Heilmann)
  7574 
  7575 * the classical reasoner now has a default rule database
  7576 
  7577 
  7578 *** ZF ***
  7579 
  7580 * new primrec section allows primitive recursive functions to be given
  7581 directly (as in HOL) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  7582 
  7583 * new tactics induct_tac and exhaust_tac for induction (or case
  7584 analysis) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  7585 
  7586 * the datatype declaration of type T now defines the recursor T_rec;
  7587 
  7588 * simplification automatically does freeness reasoning for datatype
  7589 constructors;
  7590 
  7591 * automatic type-inference, with AddTCs command to insert new
  7592 type-checking rules;
  7593 
  7594 * datatype introduction rules are now added as Safe Introduction rules
  7595 to the claset;
  7596 
  7597 * the syntax "if P then x else y" is now available in addition to
  7598 if(P,x,y);
  7599 
  7600 
  7601 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  7602 
  7603 * tuned simplifier trace output; new flag debug_simp;
  7604 
  7605 * structures Vartab / Termtab (instances of TableFun) offer efficient
  7606 tables indexed by indexname_ord / term_ord (compatible with aconv);
  7607 
  7608 * AxClass.axclass_tac lost the theory argument;
  7609 
  7610 * tuned current_goals_markers semantics: begin / end goal avoids
  7611 printing empty lines;
  7612 
  7613 * removed prs and prs_fn hook, which was broken because it did not
  7614 include \n in its semantics, forcing writeln to add one
  7615 uncoditionally; replaced prs_fn by writeln_fn; consider std_output:
  7616 string -> unit if you really want to output text without newline;
  7617 
  7618 * Symbol.output subject to print mode; INCOMPATIBILITY: defaults to
  7619 plain output, interface builders may have to enable 'isabelle_font'
  7620 mode to get Isabelle font glyphs as before;
  7621 
  7622 * refined token_translation interface; INCOMPATIBILITY: output length
  7623 now of type real instead of int;
  7624 
  7625 * theory loader actions may be traced via new ThyInfo.add_hook
  7626 interface (see src/Pure/Thy/thy_info.ML); example application: keep
  7627 your own database of information attached to *whole* theories -- as
  7628 opposed to intra-theory data slots offered via TheoryDataFun;
  7629 
  7630 * proper handling of dangling sort hypotheses (at last!);
  7631 Thm.strip_shyps and Drule.strip_shyps_warning take care of removing
  7632 extra sort hypotheses that can be witnessed from the type signature;
  7633 the force_strip_shyps flag is gone, any remaining shyps are simply
  7634 left in the theorem (with a warning issued by strip_shyps_warning);
  7635 
  7636 
  7637 
  7638 New in Isabelle98-1 (October 1998)
  7639 ----------------------------------
  7640 
  7641 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  7642 
  7643 * several changes of automated proof tools;
  7644 
  7645 * HOL: major changes to the inductive and datatype packages, including
  7646 some minor incompatibilities of theory syntax;
  7647 
  7648 * HOL: renamed r^-1 to 'converse' from 'inverse'; 'inj_onto' is now
  7649 called `inj_on';
  7650 
  7651 * HOL: removed duplicate thms in Arith:
  7652   less_imp_add_less  should be replaced by  trans_less_add1
  7653   le_imp_add_le      should be replaced by  trans_le_add1
  7654 
  7655 * HOL: unary minus is now overloaded (new type constraints may be
  7656 required);
  7657 
  7658 * HOL and ZF: unary minus for integers is now #- instead of #~.  In
  7659 ZF, expressions such as n#-1 must be changed to n#- 1, since #-1 is
  7660 now taken as an integer constant.
  7661 
  7662 * Pure: ML function 'theory_of' renamed to 'theory';
  7663 
  7664 
  7665 *** Proof tools ***
  7666 
  7667 * Simplifier:
  7668   1. Asm_full_simp_tac is now more aggressive.
  7669      1. It will sometimes reorient premises if that increases their power to
  7670         simplify.
  7671      2. It does no longer proceed strictly from left to right but may also
  7672         rotate premises to achieve further simplification.
  7673      For compatibility reasons there is now Asm_lr_simp_tac which is like the
  7674      old Asm_full_simp_tac in that it does not rotate premises.
  7675   2. The simplifier now knows a little bit about nat-arithmetic.
  7676 
  7677 * Classical reasoner: wrapper mechanism for the classical reasoner now
  7678 allows for selected deletion of wrappers, by introduction of names for
  7679 wrapper functionals.  This implies that addbefore, addSbefore,
  7680 addaltern, and addSaltern now take a pair (name, tactic) as argument,
  7681 and that adding two tactics with the same name overwrites the first
  7682 one (emitting a warning).
  7683   type wrapper = (int -> tactic) -> (int -> tactic)
  7684   setWrapper, setSWrapper, compWrapper and compSWrapper are replaced by
  7685   addWrapper, addSWrapper: claset * (string * wrapper) -> claset
  7686   delWrapper, delSWrapper: claset *  string            -> claset
  7687   getWrapper is renamed to appWrappers, getSWrapper to appSWrappers;
  7688 
  7689 * Classical reasoner: addbefore/addSbefore now have APPEND/ORELSE
  7690 semantics; addbefore now affects only the unsafe part of step_tac
  7691 etc.; this affects addss/auto_tac/force_tac, so EXISTING PROOFS MAY
  7692 FAIL, but proofs should be fixable easily, e.g. by replacing Auto_tac
  7693 by Force_tac;
  7694 
  7695 * Classical reasoner: setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to
  7696 compWrapper; added safe wrapper (and access functions for it);
  7697 
  7698 * HOL/split_all_tac is now much faster and fails if there is nothing
  7699 to split.  Some EXISTING PROOFS MAY REQUIRE ADAPTION because the order
  7700 and the names of the automatically generated variables have changed.
  7701 split_all_tac has moved within claset() from unsafe wrappers to safe
  7702 wrappers, which means that !!-bound variables are split much more
  7703 aggressively, and safe_tac and clarify_tac now split such variables.
  7704 If this splitting is not appropriate, use delSWrapper "split_all_tac".
  7705 Note: the same holds for record_split_tac, which does the job of
  7706 split_all_tac for record fields.
  7707 
  7708 * HOL/Simplifier: Rewrite rules for case distinctions can now be added
  7709 permanently to the default simpset using Addsplits just like
  7710 Addsimps. They can be removed via Delsplits just like
  7711 Delsimps. Lower-case versions are also available.
  7712 
  7713 * HOL/Simplifier: The rule split_if is now part of the default
  7714 simpset. This means that the simplifier will eliminate all occurrences
  7715 of if-then-else in the conclusion of a goal. To prevent this, you can
  7716 either remove split_if completely from the default simpset by
  7717 `Delsplits [split_if]' or remove it in a specific call of the
  7718 simplifier using `... delsplits [split_if]'.  You can also add/delete
  7719 other case splitting rules to/from the default simpset: every datatype
  7720 generates suitable rules `split_t_case' and `split_t_case_asm' (where
  7721 t is the name of the datatype).
  7722 
  7723 * Classical reasoner / Simplifier combination: new force_tac (and
  7724 derivatives Force_tac, force) combines rewriting and classical
  7725 reasoning (and whatever other tools) similarly to auto_tac, but is
  7726 aimed to solve the given subgoal completely.
  7727 
  7728 
  7729 *** General ***
  7730 
  7731 * new top-level commands `Goal' and `Goalw' that improve upon `goal'
  7732 and `goalw': the theory is no longer needed as an explicit argument -
  7733 the current theory context is used; assumptions are no longer returned
  7734 at the ML-level unless one of them starts with ==> or !!; it is
  7735 recommended to convert to these new commands using isatool fixgoal
  7736 (backup your sources first!);
  7737 
  7738 * new top-level commands 'thm' and 'thms' for retrieving theorems from
  7739 the current theory context, and 'theory' to lookup stored theories;
  7740 
  7741 * new theory section 'locale' for declaring constants, assumptions and
  7742 definitions that have local scope;
  7743 
  7744 * new theory section 'nonterminals' for purely syntactic types;
  7745 
  7746 * new theory section 'setup' for generic ML setup functions
  7747 (e.g. package initialization);
  7748 
  7749 * the distribution now includes Isabelle icons: see
  7750 lib/logo/isabelle-{small,tiny}.xpm;
  7751 
  7752 * isatool install - install binaries with absolute references to
  7753 ISABELLE_HOME/bin;
  7754 
  7755 * isatool logo -- create instances of the Isabelle logo (as EPS);
  7756 
  7757 * print mode 'emacs' reserved for Isamode;
  7758 
  7759 * support multiple print (ast) translations per constant name;
  7760 
  7761 * theorems involving oracles are now printed with a suffixed [!];
  7762 
  7763 
  7764 *** HOL ***
  7765 
  7766 * there is now a tutorial on Isabelle/HOL (do 'isatool doc tutorial');
  7767 
  7768 * HOL/inductive package reorganized and improved: now supports mutual
  7769 definitions such as
  7770 
  7771   inductive EVEN ODD
  7772     intrs
  7773       null "0 : EVEN"
  7774       oddI "n : EVEN ==> Suc n : ODD"
  7775       evenI "n : ODD ==> Suc n : EVEN"
  7776 
  7777 new theorem list "elims" contains an elimination rule for each of the
  7778 recursive sets; inductive definitions now handle disjunctive premises
  7779 correctly (also ZF);
  7780 
  7781 INCOMPATIBILITIES: requires Inductive as an ancestor; component
  7782 "mutual_induct" no longer exists - the induction rule is always
  7783 contained in "induct";
  7784 
  7785 
  7786 * HOL/datatype package re-implemented and greatly improved: now
  7787 supports mutually recursive datatypes such as
  7788 
  7789   datatype
  7790     'a aexp = IF_THEN_ELSE ('a bexp) ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  7791             | SUM ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  7792             | DIFF ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  7793             | NUM 'a
  7794   and
  7795     'a bexp = LESS ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  7796             | AND ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  7797             | OR ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  7798 
  7799 as well as indirectly recursive datatypes such as
  7800 
  7801   datatype
  7802     ('a, 'b) term = Var 'a
  7803                   | App 'b ((('a, 'b) term) list)
  7804 
  7805 The new tactic  mutual_induct_tac [<var_1>, ..., <var_n>] i  performs
  7806 induction on mutually / indirectly recursive datatypes.
  7807 
  7808 Primrec equations are now stored in theory and can be accessed via
  7809 <function_name>.simps.
  7810 
  7811 INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  7812 
  7813   - Theories using datatypes must now have theory Datatype as an
  7814     ancestor.
  7815   - The specific <typename>.induct_tac no longer exists - use the
  7816     generic induct_tac instead.
  7817   - natE has been renamed to nat.exhaust - use exhaust_tac
  7818     instead of res_inst_tac ... natE. Note that the variable
  7819     names in nat.exhaust differ from the names in natE, this
  7820     may cause some "fragile" proofs to fail.
  7821   - The theorems split_<typename>_case and split_<typename>_case_asm
  7822     have been renamed to <typename>.split and <typename>.split_asm.
  7823   - Since default sorts of type variables are now handled correctly,
  7824     some datatype definitions may have to be annotated with explicit
  7825     sort constraints.
  7826   - Primrec definitions no longer require function name and type
  7827     of recursive argument.
  7828 
  7829 Consider using isatool fixdatatype to adapt your theories and proof
  7830 scripts to the new package (backup your sources first!).
  7831 
  7832 
  7833 * HOL/record package: considerably improved implementation; now
  7834 includes concrete syntax for record types, terms, updates; theorems
  7835 for surjective pairing and splitting !!-bound record variables; proof
  7836 support is as follows:
  7837 
  7838   1) standard conversions (selectors or updates applied to record
  7839 constructor terms) are part of the standard simpset;
  7840 
  7841   2) inject equations of the form ((x, y) = (x', y')) == x=x' & y=y' are
  7842 made part of standard simpset and claset via addIffs;
  7843 
  7844   3) a tactic for record field splitting (record_split_tac) is part of
  7845 the standard claset (addSWrapper);
  7846 
  7847 To get a better idea about these rules you may retrieve them via
  7848 something like 'thms "foo.simps"' or 'thms "foo.iffs"', where "foo" is
  7849 the name of your record type.
  7850 
  7851 The split tactic 3) conceptually simplifies by the following rule:
  7852 
  7853   "(!!x. PROP ?P x) == (!!a b. PROP ?P (a, b))"
  7854 
  7855 Thus any record variable that is bound by meta-all will automatically
  7856 blow up into some record constructor term, consequently the
  7857 simplifications of 1), 2) apply.  Thus force_tac, auto_tac etc. shall
  7858 solve record problems automatically.
  7859 
  7860 
  7861 * reorganized the main HOL image: HOL/Integ and String loaded by
  7862 default; theory Main includes everything;
  7863 
  7864 * automatic simplification of integer sums and comparisons, using cancellation;
  7865 
  7866 * added option_map_eq_Some and not_Some_eq to the default simpset and claset;
  7867 
  7868 * added disj_not1 = "(~P | Q) = (P --> Q)" to the default simpset;
  7869 
  7870 * many new identities for unions, intersections, set difference, etc.;
  7871 
  7872 * expand_if, expand_split, expand_sum_case and expand_nat_case are now
  7873 called split_if, split_split, split_sum_case and split_nat_case (to go
  7874 with add/delsplits);
  7875 
  7876 * HOL/Prod introduces simplification procedure unit_eq_proc rewriting
  7877 (?x::unit) = (); this is made part of the default simpset, which COULD
  7878 MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL under rare circumstances (consider
  7879 'Delsimprocs [unit_eq_proc];' as last resort); also note that
  7880 unit_abs_eta_conv is added in order to counter the effect of
  7881 unit_eq_proc on (%u::unit. f u), replacing it by f rather than by
  7882 %u.f();
  7883 
  7884 * HOL/Fun INCOMPATIBILITY: `inj_onto' is now called `inj_on' (which
  7885 makes more sense);
  7886 
  7887 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  7888   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  7889   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  7890 
  7891 * HOL/Relation INCOMPATIBILITY: renamed the relational operator r^-1
  7892 to 'converse' from 'inverse' (for compatibility with ZF and some
  7893 literature);
  7894 
  7895 * HOL/recdef can now declare non-recursive functions, with {} supplied as
  7896 the well-founded relation;
  7897 
  7898 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: the complement of set A is now written -A instead of
  7899     Compl A.  The "Compl" syntax remains available as input syntax for this
  7900     release ONLY.
  7901 
  7902 * HOL/Update: new theory of function updates:
  7903     f(a:=b) == %x. if x=a then b else f x
  7904 may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  7905 
  7906 * HOL/Vimage: new theory for inverse image of a function, syntax f-``B;
  7907 
  7908 * HOL/List:
  7909   - new function list_update written xs[i:=v] that updates the i-th
  7910     list position. May also be iterated as in xs[i:=a,j:=b,...].
  7911   - new function `upt' written [i..j(] which generates the list
  7912     [i,i+1,...,j-1], i.e. the upper bound is excluded. To include the upper
  7913     bound write [i..j], which is a shorthand for [i..j+1(].
  7914   - new lexicographic orderings and corresponding wellfoundedness theorems.
  7915 
  7916 * HOL/Arith:
  7917   - removed 'pred' (predecessor) function;
  7918   - generalized some theorems about n-1;
  7919   - many new laws about "div" and "mod";
  7920   - new laws about greatest common divisors (see theory ex/Primes);
  7921 
  7922 * HOL/Relation: renamed the relational operator r^-1 "converse"
  7923 instead of "inverse";
  7924 
  7925 * HOL/Induct/Multiset: a theory of multisets, including the wellfoundedness
  7926   of the multiset ordering;
  7927 
  7928 * directory HOL/Real: a construction of the reals using Dedekind cuts
  7929   (not included by default);
  7930 
  7931 * directory HOL/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY formalism;
  7932 
  7933 * directory HOL/Hoare: a new version of Hoare logic which permits many-sorted
  7934   programs, i.e. different program variables may have different types.
  7935 
  7936 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  7937   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  7938   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  7939 
  7940 
  7941 *** ZF ***
  7942 
  7943 * theory Main includes everything; INCOMPATIBILITY: theory ZF.thy contains
  7944   only the theorems proved on ZF.ML;
  7945 
  7946 * ZF INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  7947   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  7948   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  7949 
  7950 * ZF/Update: new theory of function updates
  7951     with default rewrite rule  f(x:=y) ` z = if(z=x, y, f`z)
  7952   may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  7953 
  7954 * in  let x=t in u(x), neither t nor u(x) has to be an FOL term.
  7955 
  7956 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  7957   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  7958   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  7959 
  7960 * case_tac provided for compatibility with HOL
  7961     (like the old excluded_middle_tac, but with subgoals swapped)
  7962 
  7963 
  7964 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  7965 
  7966 * Pure: several new basic modules made available for general use, see
  7967 also src/Pure/README;
  7968 
  7969 * improved the theory data mechanism to support encapsulation (data
  7970 kind name replaced by private Object.kind, acting as authorization
  7971 key); new type-safe user interface via functor TheoryDataFun; generic
  7972 print_data function becomes basically useless;
  7973 
  7974 * removed global_names compatibility flag -- all theory declarations
  7975 are qualified by default;
  7976 
  7977 * module Pure/Syntax now offers quote / antiquote translation
  7978 functions (useful for Hoare logic etc. with implicit dependencies);
  7979 see HOL/ex/Antiquote for an example use;
  7980 
  7981 * Simplifier now offers conversions (asm_)(full_)rewrite: simpset ->
  7982 cterm -> thm;
  7983 
  7984 * new tactical CHANGED_GOAL for checking that a tactic modifies a
  7985 subgoal;
  7986 
  7987 * Display.print_goals function moved to Locale.print_goals;
  7988 
  7989 * standard print function for goals supports current_goals_markers
  7990 variable for marking begin of proof, end of proof, start of goal; the
  7991 default is ("", "", ""); setting current_goals_markers := ("<proof>",
  7992 "</proof>", "<goal>") causes SGML like tagged proof state printing,
  7993 for example;
  7994 
  7995 
  7996 
  7997 New in Isabelle98 (January 1998)
  7998 --------------------------------
  7999 
  8000 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8001 
  8002 * changed lexical syntax of terms / types: dots made part of long
  8003 identifiers, e.g. "%x.x" no longer possible, should be "%x. x";
  8004 
  8005 * simpset (and claset) reference variable replaced by functions
  8006 simpset / simpset_ref;
  8007 
  8008 * no longer supports theory aliases (via merge) and non-trivial
  8009 implicit merge of thms' signatures;
  8010 
  8011 * most internal names of constants changed due to qualified names;
  8012 
  8013 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML);
  8014 
  8015 
  8016 *** General Changes ***
  8017 
  8018 * hierachically structured name spaces (for consts, types, axms, thms
  8019 etc.); new lexical class 'longid' (e.g. Foo.bar.x) may render much of
  8020 old input syntactically incorrect (e.g. "%x.x"); COMPATIBILITY:
  8021 isatool fixdots ensures space after dots (e.g. "%x. x"); set
  8022 long_names for fully qualified output names; NOTE: ML programs
  8023 (special tactics, packages etc.) referring to internal names may have
  8024 to be adapted to cope with fully qualified names; in case of severe
  8025 backward campatibility problems try setting 'global_names' at compile
  8026 time to have enrything declared within a flat name space; one may also
  8027 fine tune name declarations in theories via the 'global' and 'local'
  8028 section;
  8029 
  8030 * reimplemented the implicit simpset and claset using the new anytype
  8031 data filed in signatures; references simpset:simpset ref etc. are
  8032 replaced by functions simpset:unit->simpset and
  8033 simpset_ref:unit->simpset ref; COMPATIBILITY: use isatool fixclasimp
  8034 to patch your ML files accordingly;
  8035 
  8036 * HTML output now includes theory graph data for display with Java
  8037 applet or isatool browser; data generated automatically via isatool
  8038 usedir (see -i option, ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS);
  8039 
  8040 * defs may now be conditional; improved rewrite_goals_tac to handle
  8041 conditional equations;
  8042 
  8043 * defs now admits additional type arguments, using TYPE('a) syntax;
  8044 
  8045 * theory aliases via merge (e.g. M=A+B+C) no longer supported, always
  8046 creates a new theory node; implicit merge of thms' signatures is
  8047 restricted to 'trivial' ones; COMPATIBILITY: one may have to use
  8048 transfer:theory->thm->thm in (rare) cases;
  8049 
  8050 * improved handling of draft signatures / theories; draft thms (and
  8051 ctyps, cterms) are automatically promoted to real ones;
  8052 
  8053 * slightly changed interfaces for oracles: admit many per theory, named
  8054 (e.g. oracle foo = mlfun), additional name argument for invoke_oracle;
  8055 
  8056 * print_goals: optional output of const types (set show_consts and
  8057 show_types);
  8058 
  8059 * improved output of warnings (###) and errors (***);
  8060 
  8061 * subgoal_tac displays a warning if the new subgoal has type variables;
  8062 
  8063 * removed old README and Makefiles;
  8064 
  8065 * replaced print_goals_ref hook by print_current_goals_fn and result_error_fn;
  8066 
  8067 * removed obsolete init_pps and init_database;
  8068 
  8069 * deleted the obsolete tactical STATE, which was declared by
  8070     fun STATE tacfun st = tacfun st st;
  8071 
  8072 * cd and use now support path variables, e.g. $ISABELLE_HOME, or ~
  8073 (which abbreviates $HOME);
  8074 
  8075 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML); COMPATIBILITY:
  8076 use isatool fixseq to adapt your ML programs (this works for fully
  8077 qualified references to the Sequence structure only!);
  8078 
  8079 * use_thy no longer requires writable current directory; it always
  8080 reloads .ML *and* .thy file, if either one is out of date;
  8081 
  8082 
  8083 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  8084 
  8085 * Clarify_tac, clarify_tac, clarify_step_tac, Clarify_step_tac: new
  8086 tactics that use classical reasoning to simplify a subgoal without
  8087 splitting it into several subgoals;
  8088 
  8089 * Safe_tac: like safe_tac but uses the default claset;
  8090 
  8091 
  8092 *** Simplifier ***
  8093 
  8094 * added simplification meta rules:
  8095     (asm_)(full_)simplify: simpset -> thm -> thm;
  8096 
  8097 * simplifier.ML no longer part of Pure -- has to be loaded by object
  8098 logics (again);
  8099 
  8100 * added prems argument to simplification procedures;
  8101 
  8102 * HOL, FOL, ZF: added infix function `addsplits':
  8103   instead of `<simpset> setloop (split_tac <thms>)'
  8104   you can simply write `<simpset> addsplits <thms>'
  8105 
  8106 
  8107 *** Syntax ***
  8108 
  8109 * TYPE('a) syntax for type reflection terms;
  8110 
  8111 * no longer handles consts with name "" -- declare as 'syntax' instead;
  8112 
  8113 * pretty printer: changed order of mixfix annotation preference (again!);
  8114 
  8115 * Pure: fixed idt/idts vs. pttrn/pttrns syntactic categories;
  8116 
  8117 
  8118 *** HOL ***
  8119 
  8120 * HOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  8121   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  8122 
  8123 * HOL/TLA: Stephan Merz's formalization of Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions;
  8124 
  8125 * HOL/Auth: new protocol proofs including some for the Internet
  8126   protocol TLS;
  8127 
  8128 * HOL/Map: new theory of `maps' a la VDM;
  8129 
  8130 * HOL/simplifier: simplification procedures nat_cancel_sums for
  8131 cancelling out common nat summands from =, <, <= (in)equalities, or
  8132 differences; simplification procedures nat_cancel_factor for
  8133 cancelling common factor from =, <, <= (in)equalities over natural
  8134 sums; nat_cancel contains both kinds of procedures, it is installed by
  8135 default in Arith.thy -- this COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL;
  8136 
  8137 * HOL/simplifier: terms of the form
  8138   `? x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x)'  (or t=x)
  8139   are rewritten to
  8140   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t)',
  8141   and those of the form
  8142   `! x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x) --> R(x)'  (or t=x)
  8143   are rewritten to
  8144   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t) --> R(t)',
  8145 
  8146 * HOL/datatype
  8147   Each datatype `t' now comes with a theorem `split_t_case' of the form
  8148 
  8149   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  8150      ( (!y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 --> P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) &
  8151         ...
  8152        (!y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn --> P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  8153      )
  8154 
  8155   and a theorem `split_t_case_asm' of the form
  8156 
  8157   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  8158     ~( (? y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 & ~P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) |
  8159         ...
  8160        (? y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn & ~P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  8161      )
  8162   which can be added to a simpset via `addsplits'. The existing theorems
  8163   expand_list_case and expand_option_case have been renamed to
  8164   split_list_case and split_option_case.
  8165 
  8166 * HOL/Arithmetic:
  8167   - `pred n' is automatically converted to `n-1'.
  8168     Users are strongly encouraged not to use `pred' any longer,
  8169     because it will disappear altogether at some point.
  8170   - Users are strongly encouraged to write "0 < n" rather than
  8171     "n ~= 0". Theorems and proof tools have been modified towards this
  8172     `standard'.
  8173 
  8174 * HOL/Lists:
  8175   the function "set_of_list" has been renamed "set" (and its theorems too);
  8176   the function "nth" now takes its arguments in the reverse order and
  8177   has acquired the infix notation "!" as in "xs!n".
  8178 
  8179 * HOL/Set: UNIV is now a constant and is no longer translated to Compl{};
  8180 
  8181 * HOL/Set: The operator (UN x.B x) now abbreviates (UN x:UNIV. B x) and its
  8182   specialist theorems (like UN1_I) are gone.  Similarly for (INT x.B x);
  8183 
  8184 * HOL/record: extensible records with schematic structural subtyping
  8185 (single inheritance); EXPERIMENTAL version demonstrating the encoding,
  8186 still lacks various theorems and concrete record syntax;
  8187 
  8188 
  8189 *** HOLCF ***
  8190 
  8191 * removed "axioms" and "generated by" sections;
  8192 
  8193 * replaced "ops" section by extended "consts" section, which is capable of
  8194   handling the continuous function space "->" directly;
  8195 
  8196 * domain package:
  8197   . proves theorems immediately and stores them in the theory,
  8198   . creates hierachical name space,
  8199   . now uses normal mixfix annotations (instead of cinfix...),
  8200   . minor changes to some names and values (for consistency),
  8201   . e.g. cases -> casedist, dists_eq -> dist_eqs, [take_lemma] -> take_lemmas,
  8202   . separator between mutual domain defs: changed "," to "and",
  8203   . improved handling of sort constraints;  now they have to
  8204     appear on the left-hand side of the equations only;
  8205 
  8206 * fixed LAM <x,y,zs>.b syntax;
  8207 
  8208 * added extended adm_tac to simplifier in HOLCF -- can now discharge
  8209 adm (%x. P (t x)), where P is chainfinite and t continuous;
  8210 
  8211 
  8212 *** FOL and ZF ***
  8213 
  8214 * FOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  8215   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  8216 
  8217 * qed_spec_mp, qed_goal_spec_mp, qed_goalw_spec_mp are available, as
  8218 in HOL, they strip ALL and --> from proved theorems;
  8219 
  8220 
  8221 
  8222 New in Isabelle94-8 (May 1997)
  8223 ------------------------------
  8224 
  8225 *** General Changes ***
  8226 
  8227 * new utilities to build / run / maintain Isabelle etc. (in parts
  8228 still somewhat experimental); old Makefiles etc. still functional;
  8229 
  8230 * new 'Isabelle System Manual';
  8231 
  8232 * INSTALL text, together with ./configure and ./build scripts;
  8233 
  8234 * reimplemented type inference for greater efficiency, better error
  8235 messages and clean internal interface;
  8236 
  8237 * prlim command for dealing with lots of subgoals (an easier way of
  8238 setting goals_limit);
  8239 
  8240 
  8241 *** Syntax ***
  8242 
  8243 * supports alternative (named) syntax tables (parser and pretty
  8244 printer); internal interface is provided by add_modesyntax(_i);
  8245 
  8246 * Pure, FOL, ZF, HOL, HOLCF now support symbolic input and output; to
  8247 be used in conjunction with the Isabelle symbol font; uses the
  8248 "symbols" syntax table;
  8249 
  8250 * added token_translation interface (may translate name tokens in
  8251 arbitrary ways, dependent on their type (free, bound, tfree, ...) and
  8252 the current print_mode); IMPORTANT: user print translation functions
  8253 are responsible for marking newly introduced bounds
  8254 (Syntax.mark_boundT);
  8255 
  8256 * token translations for modes "xterm" and "xterm_color" that display
  8257 names in bold, underline etc. or colors (which requires a color
  8258 version of xterm);
  8259 
  8260 * infixes may now be declared with names independent of their syntax;
  8261 
  8262 * added typed_print_translation (like print_translation, but may
  8263 access type of constant);
  8264 
  8265 
  8266 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  8267 
  8268 Blast_tac: a new tactic!  It is often more powerful than fast_tac, but has
  8269 some limitations.  Blast_tac...
  8270   + ignores addss, addbefore, addafter; this restriction is intrinsic
  8271   + ignores elimination rules that don't have the correct format
  8272         (the conclusion MUST be a formula variable)
  8273   + ignores types, which can make HOL proofs fail
  8274   + rules must not require higher-order unification, e.g. apply_type in ZF
  8275     [message "Function Var's argument not a bound variable" relates to this]
  8276   + its proof strategy is more general but can actually be slower
  8277 
  8278 * substitution with equality assumptions no longer permutes other
  8279 assumptions;
  8280 
  8281 * minor changes in semantics of addafter (now called addaltern); renamed
  8282 setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to compWrapper; added safe wrapper
  8283 (and access functions for it);
  8284 
  8285 * improved combination of classical reasoner and simplifier:
  8286   + functions for handling clasimpsets
  8287   + improvement of addss: now the simplifier is called _after_ the
  8288     safe steps.
  8289   + safe variant of addss called addSss: uses safe simplifications
  8290     _during_ the safe steps. It is more complete as it allows multiple
  8291     instantiations of unknowns (e.g. with slow_tac).
  8292 
  8293 *** Simplifier ***
  8294 
  8295 * added interface for simplification procedures (functions that
  8296 produce *proven* rewrite rules on the fly, depending on current
  8297 redex);
  8298 
  8299 * ordering on terms as parameter (used for ordered rewriting);
  8300 
  8301 * new functions delcongs, deleqcongs, and Delcongs. richer rep_ss;
  8302 
  8303 * the solver is now split into a safe and an unsafe part.
  8304 This should be invisible for the normal user, except that the
  8305 functions setsolver and addsolver have been renamed to setSolver and
  8306 addSolver; added safe_asm_full_simp_tac;
  8307 
  8308 
  8309 *** HOL ***
  8310 
  8311 * a generic induction tactic `induct_tac' which works for all datatypes and
  8312 also for type `nat';
  8313 
  8314 * a generic case distinction tactic `exhaust_tac' which works for all
  8315 datatypes and also for type `nat';
  8316 
  8317 * each datatype comes with a function `size';
  8318 
  8319 * patterns in case expressions allow tuple patterns as arguments to
  8320 constructors, for example `case x of [] => ... | (x,y,z)#ps => ...';
  8321 
  8322 * primrec now also works with type nat;
  8323 
  8324 * recdef: a new declaration form, allows general recursive functions to be
  8325 defined in theory files.  See HOL/ex/Fib, HOL/ex/Primes, HOL/Subst/Unify.
  8326 
  8327 * the constant for negation has been renamed from "not" to "Not" to
  8328 harmonize with FOL, ZF, LK, etc.;
  8329 
  8330 * HOL/ex/LFilter theory of a corecursive "filter" functional for
  8331 infinite lists;
  8332 
  8333 * HOL/Modelcheck demonstrates invocation of model checker oracle;
  8334 
  8335 * HOL/ex/Ring.thy declares cring_simp, which solves equational
  8336 problems in commutative rings, using axiomatic type classes for + and *;
  8337 
  8338 * more examples in HOL/MiniML and HOL/Auth;
  8339 
  8340 * more default rewrite rules for quantifiers, union/intersection;
  8341 
  8342 * a new constant `arbitrary == @x.False';
  8343 
  8344 * HOLCF/IOA replaces old HOL/IOA;
  8345 
  8346 * HOLCF changes: derived all rules and arities
  8347   + axiomatic type classes instead of classes
  8348   + typedef instead of faking type definitions
  8349   + eliminated the internal constants less_fun, less_cfun, UU_fun, UU_cfun etc.
  8350   + new axclasses cpo, chfin, flat with flat < chfin < pcpo < cpo < po
  8351   + eliminated the types void, one, tr
  8352   + use unit lift and bool lift (with translations) instead of one and tr
  8353   + eliminated blift from Lift3.thy (use Def instead of blift)
  8354   all eliminated rules are derived as theorems --> no visible changes ;
  8355 
  8356 
  8357 *** ZF ***
  8358 
  8359 * ZF now has Fast_tac, Simp_tac and Auto_tac.  Union_iff is a now a default
  8360 rewrite rule; this may affect some proofs.  eq_cs is gone but can be put back
  8361 as ZF_cs addSIs [equalityI];
  8362 
  8363 
  8364 
  8365 New in Isabelle94-7 (November 96)
  8366 ---------------------------------
  8367 
  8368 * allowing negative levels (as offsets) in prlev and choplev;
  8369 
  8370 * super-linear speedup for large simplifications;
  8371 
  8372 * FOL, ZF and HOL now use miniscoping: rewriting pushes
  8373 quantifications in as far as possible (COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS
  8374 FAIL); can suppress it using the command Delsimps (ex_simps @
  8375 all_simps); De Morgan laws are also now included, by default;
  8376 
  8377 * improved printing of ==>  :  ~:
  8378 
  8379 * new object-logic "Sequents" adds linear logic, while replacing LK
  8380 and Modal (thanks to Sara Kalvala);
  8381 
  8382 * HOL/Auth: correctness proofs for authentication protocols;
  8383 
  8384 * HOL: new auto_tac combines rewriting and classical reasoning (many
  8385 examples on HOL/Auth);
  8386 
  8387 * HOL: new command AddIffs for declaring theorems of the form P=Q to
  8388 the rewriter and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  8389 
  8390 * function uresult no longer returns theorems in "standard" format;
  8391 regain previous version by: val uresult = standard o uresult;
  8392 
  8393 
  8394 
  8395 New in Isabelle94-6
  8396 -------------------
  8397 
  8398 * oracles -- these establish an interface between Isabelle and trusted
  8399 external reasoners, which may deliver results as theorems;
  8400 
  8401 * proof objects (in particular record all uses of oracles);
  8402 
  8403 * Simp_tac, Fast_tac, etc. that refer to implicit simpset / claset;
  8404 
  8405 * "constdefs" section in theory files;
  8406 
  8407 * "primrec" section (HOL) no longer requires names;
  8408 
  8409 * internal type "tactic" now simply "thm -> thm Sequence.seq";
  8410 
  8411 
  8412 
  8413 New in Isabelle94-5
  8414 -------------------
  8415 
  8416 * reduced space requirements;
  8417 
  8418 * automatic HTML generation from theories;
  8419 
  8420 * theory files no longer require "..." (quotes) around most types;
  8421 
  8422 * new examples, including two proofs of the Church-Rosser theorem;
  8423 
  8424 * non-curried (1994) version of HOL is no longer distributed;
  8425 
  8426 
  8427 
  8428 New in Isabelle94-4
  8429 -------------------
  8430 
  8431 * greatly reduced space requirements;
  8432 
  8433 * theory files (.thy) no longer require \...\ escapes at line breaks;
  8434 
  8435 * searchable theorem database (see the section "Retrieving theorems" on
  8436 page 8 of the Reference Manual);
  8437 
  8438 * new examples, including Grabczewski's monumental case study of the
  8439 Axiom of Choice;
  8440 
  8441 * The previous version of HOL renamed to Old_HOL;
  8442 
  8443 * The new version of HOL (previously called CHOL) uses a curried syntax
  8444 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b);
  8445 
  8446 * Mutually recursive inductive definitions finally work in HOL;
  8447 
  8448 * In ZF, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions and
  8449 translates to the operator "split";
  8450 
  8451 
  8452 
  8453 New in Isabelle94-3
  8454 -------------------
  8455 
  8456 * new infix operator, addss, allowing the classical reasoner to
  8457 perform simplification at each step of its search.  Example:
  8458         fast_tac (cs addss ss)
  8459 
  8460 * a new logic, CHOL, the same as HOL, but with a curried syntax
  8461 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b).  Also pairs
  8462 look like (a,b) instead of <a,b>;
  8463 
  8464 * PLEASE NOTE: CHOL will eventually replace HOL!
  8465 
  8466 * In CHOL, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions.
  8467 It translates to the operator "split".  A new theory of integers is available;
  8468 
  8469 * In ZF, integer numerals now denote two's-complement binary integers.
  8470 Arithmetic operations can be performed by rewriting.  See ZF/ex/Bin.ML;
  8471 
  8472 * Many new examples: I/O automata, Church-Rosser theorem, equivalents
  8473 of the Axiom of Choice;
  8474 
  8475 
  8476 
  8477 New in Isabelle94-2
  8478 -------------------
  8479 
  8480 * Significantly faster resolution;
  8481 
  8482 * the different sections in a .thy file can now be mixed and repeated
  8483 freely;
  8484 
  8485 * Database of theorems for FOL, HOL and ZF.  New
  8486 commands including qed, qed_goal and bind_thm store theorems in the database.
  8487 
  8488 * Simple database queries: return a named theorem (get_thm) or all theorems of
  8489 a given theory (thms_of), or find out what theory a theorem was proved in
  8490 (theory_of_thm);
  8491 
  8492 * Bugs fixed in the inductive definition and datatype packages;
  8493 
  8494 * The classical reasoner provides deepen_tac and depth_tac, making FOL_dup_cs
  8495 and HOL_dup_cs obsolete;
  8496 
  8497 * Syntactic ambiguities caused by the new treatment of syntax in Isabelle94-1
  8498 have been removed;
  8499 
  8500 * Simpler definition of function space in ZF;
  8501 
  8502 * new results about cardinal and ordinal arithmetic in ZF;
  8503 
  8504 * 'subtype' facility in HOL for introducing new types as subsets of existing
  8505 types;
  8506 
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