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     1 Isabelle NEWS -- history user-relevant changes
     2 ==============================================
     3 
     4 New in this Isabelle version
     5 ----------------------------
     6 
     7 *** General ***
     8 
     9 * Prover IDE (PIDE) improvements:
    10 
    11   - markup for bound variables
    12   - markup for types of term variables (e.g. displayed as tooltips)
    13   - support for user-defined Isar commands within the running session
    14 
    15 * Updated and extended reference manuals ("isar-ref" and
    16 "implementation"); reduced remaining material in old "ref" manual.
    17 
    18 * Rule attributes in local theory declarations (e.g. locale or class)
    19 are now statically evaluated: the resulting theorem is stored instead
    20 of the original expression.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
    21 the historic accident of dynamic re-evaluation in interpretations
    22 etc. was exploited.
    23 
    24 * Commands 'lemmas' and 'theorems' allow local variables using 'for'
    25 declaration, and results are standardized before being stored.  Thus
    26 old-style "standard" after instantiation or composition of facts
    27 becomes obsolete.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, due to potential change of
    28 indices of schematic variables.
    29 
    30 * Renamed some inner syntax categories:
    31 
    32     num ~> num_token
    33     xnum ~> xnum_token
    34     xstr ~> str_token
    35 
    36 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that in practice "num_const" or
    37 "num_position" etc. are mainly used instead (which also include
    38 position information via constraints).
    39 
    40 * Simplified configuration options for syntax ambiguity: see
    41 "syntax_ambiguity_warning" and "syntax_ambiguity_limit" in isar-ref
    42 manual.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
    43 
    44 * Forward declaration of outer syntax keywords within the theory
    45 header -- minor INCOMPATIBILITY for user-defined commands.  Allow new
    46 commands to be used in the same theory where defined.
    47 
    48 
    49 *** Pure ***
    50 
    51 * Attribute "abs_def" turns an equation of the form "f x y == t" into
    52 "f == %x y. t", which ensures that "simp" or "unfold" steps always
    53 expand it.  This also works for object-logic equality.  (Formerly
    54 undocumented feature.)
    55 
    56 * Discontinued old "prems" fact, which used to refer to the accidental
    57 collection of foundational premises in the context (marked as legacy
    58 since Isabelle2011).
    59 
    60 * Obsolete command 'types' has been discontinued.  Use 'type_synonym'
    61 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
    62 
    63 * Ancient code generator for SML and its commands 'code_module',
    64 'code_library', 'consts_code', 'types_code' have been discontinued.
    65 Use commands of the generic code generator instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
    66 
    67 * Redundant attribute 'code_inline' has been discontinued. Use
    68 'code_unfold' instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
    69 
    70 * Dropped attribute 'code_unfold_post' in favor of the its dual
    71 'code_abbrev', which yields a common pattern in definitions like
    72 
    73   definition [code_abbrev]: "f = t"
    74 
    75 INCOMPATIBILITY.
    76 
    77 * Sort constraints are now propagated in simultaneous statements, just
    78 like type constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
    79 distinct sorts used to be assigned accidentally.  For example:
    80 
    81   lemma "P (x::'a::foo)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"  -- "now illegal"
    82 
    83   lemma "P (x::'a)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"
    84     -- "now uniform 'a::bar instead of default sort for first occurence (!)"
    85 
    86 
    87 *** HOL ***
    88 
    89 * Type 'a set is now a proper type constructor (just as before
    90 Isabelle2008).  Definitions mem_def and Collect_def have disappeared.
    91 Non-trivial INCOMPATIBILITY.  For developments keeping predicates and
    92 sets separate, it is often sufficient to rephrase sets S accidentally
    93 used as predicates by "%x. x : S" and predicates P accidentally used
    94 as sets by "{x. P x}".  Corresponding proofs in a first step should be
    95 pruned from any tinkering with former theorems mem_def and
    96 Collect_def as far as possible.
    97 For developments which deliberately mixed predicates and
    98 sets, a planning step is necessary to determine what should become a
    99 predicate and what a set.  It can be helpful to carry out that step in
   100 Isabelle2011-1 before jumping right into the current release.
   101 
   102 * Code generation by default implements sets as container type rather
   103 than predicates.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   104 
   105 * New type synonym 'a rel = ('a * 'a) set
   106 
   107 * More default pred/set conversions on a couple of relation operations
   108 and predicates.  Consolidation of some relation theorems:
   109 
   110   converse_def ~> converse_unfold
   111   rel_comp_def ~> rel_comp_unfold
   112   symp_def ~> (dropped, use symp_def and sym_def instead)
   113   transp_def ~> transp_trans
   114   Domain_def ~> Domain_unfold
   115   Range_def ~> Domain_converse [symmetric]
   116 
   117 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   118 
   119 * Consolidated various theorem names relating to Finite_Set.fold
   120 combinator:
   121 
   122   inf_INFI_fold_inf ~> inf_INF_fold_inf
   123   sup_SUPR_fold_sup ~> sup_SUP_fold_sup
   124   INFI_fold_inf ~> INF_fold_inf
   125   SUPR_fold_sup ~> SUP_fold_sup
   126   union_set ~> union_set_fold
   127   minus_set ~> minus_set_fold
   128 
   129 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   130 
   131 * Consolidated theorem names concerning fold combinators:
   132 
   133   INFI_set_fold ~> INF_set_fold
   134   SUPR_set_fold ~> SUP_set_fold
   135   INF_code ~> INF_set_foldr
   136   SUP_code ~> SUP_set_foldr
   137   foldr.simps ~> foldr_Nil foldr_Cons (in point-free formulation)
   138   foldl.simps ~> foldl_Nil foldl_Cons
   139   foldr_fold_rev ~> foldr_def
   140   foldl_fold ~> foldl_def
   141 
   142 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   143 
   144 * Dropped rarely useful theorems concerning fold combinators:
   145 foldl_apply, foldl_fun_comm, foldl_rev, fold_weak_invariant,
   146 rev_foldl_cons, fold_set_remdups, fold_set, fold_set1,
   147 concat_conv_foldl, foldl_weak_invariant, foldl_invariant,
   148 foldr_invariant, foldl_absorb0, foldl_foldr1_lemma, foldl_foldr1,
   149 listsum_conv_fold, listsum_foldl, sort_foldl_insort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   150 Prefer "List.fold" with canonical argument order, or boil down
   151 "List.foldr" and "List.foldl" to "List.fold" by unfolding "foldr_def"
   152 and "foldl_def".  For the common phrases "%xs. List.foldr plus xs 0"
   153 and "List.foldl plus 0", prefer "List.listsum".
   154 
   155 * Congruence rules Option.map_cong and Option.bind_cong for recursion
   156 through option types.
   157 
   158 * Concrete syntax for case expressions includes constraints for source
   159 positions, and thus produces Prover IDE markup for its bindings.
   160 INCOMPATIBILITY for old-style syntax translations that augment the
   161 pattern notation; e.g. see src/HOL/HOLCF/One.thy for translations of
   162 one_case.
   163 
   164 * Discontinued configuration option "syntax_positions": atomic terms
   165 in parse trees are always annotated by position constraints.
   166 
   167 * Finite_Set.fold now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   168 
   169 * Renamed some facts on canonical fold on lists, in order to avoid
   170 problems with interpretation involving corresponding facts on foldl
   171 with the same base names:
   172 
   173   fold_set_remdups ~> fold_set_fold_remdups
   174   fold_set ~> fold_set_fold
   175   fold1_set ~> fold1_set_fold
   176 
   177 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   178 
   179 * Renamed facts about the power operation on relations, i.e., relpow
   180   to match the constant's name:
   181   
   182   rel_pow_1 ~> relpow_1
   183   rel_pow_0_I ~> relpow_0_I
   184   rel_pow_Suc_I ~> relpow_Suc_I
   185   rel_pow_Suc_I2 ~> relpow_Suc_I2
   186   rel_pow_0_E ~> relpow_0_E
   187   rel_pow_Suc_E ~> relpow_Suc_E
   188   rel_pow_E ~> relpow_E
   189   rel_pow_Suc_D2 ~> relpow_Suc_D2
   190   rel_pow_Suc_E2 ~> relpow_Suc_E2 
   191   rel_pow_Suc_D2' ~> relpow_Suc_D2'
   192   rel_pow_E2 ~> relpow_E2
   193   rel_pow_add ~> relpow_add
   194   rel_pow_commute ~> relpow
   195   rel_pow_empty ~> relpow_empty:
   196   rtrancl_imp_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_UN_relpow
   197   rel_pow_imp_rtrancl ~> relpow_imp_rtrancl
   198   rtrancl_is_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_is_UN_relpow
   199   rtrancl_imp_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_relpow
   200   rel_pow_fun_conv ~> relpow_fun_conv
   201   rel_pow_finite_bounded1 ~> relpow_finite_bounded1
   202   rel_pow_finite_bounded ~> relpow_finite_bounded
   203   rtrancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_finite_eq_relpow
   204   trancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> trancl_finite_eq_relpow
   205   single_valued_rel_pow ~> single_valued_relpow
   206  
   207 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   208 
   209 * New theory HOL/Library/DAList provides an abstract type for association
   210   lists with distinct keys.
   211 
   212 * 'datatype' specifications allow explicit sort constraints.
   213 
   214 * Theory HOL/Library/Diagonalize has been removed. INCOMPATIBILITY,
   215 use theory HOL/Library/Nat_Bijection instead.
   216 
   217 * Session HOL-Word: Discontinued many redundant theorems specific to
   218 type 'a word. INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems
   219 instead.
   220 
   221   word_sub_alt ~> word_sub_wi
   222   word_add_alt ~> word_add_def
   223   word_mult_alt ~> word_mult_def
   224   word_minus_alt ~> word_minus_def
   225   word_0_alt ~> word_0_wi
   226   word_1_alt ~> word_1_wi
   227   word_add_0 ~> add_0_left
   228   word_add_0_right ~> add_0_right
   229   word_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   230   word_mult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   231   word_add_commute ~> add_commute
   232   word_add_assoc ~> add_assoc
   233   word_add_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   234   word_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
   235   word_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   236   word_mult_left_commute ~> mult_left_commute
   237   word_left_distrib ~> left_distrib
   238   word_right_distrib ~> right_distrib
   239   word_left_minus ~> left_minus
   240   word_diff_0_right ~> diff_0_right
   241   word_diff_self ~> diff_self
   242   word_sub_def ~> diff_minus
   243   word_diff_minus ~> diff_minus
   244   word_add_ac ~> add_ac
   245   word_mult_ac ~> mult_ac
   246   word_plus_ac0 ~> add_0_left add_0_right add_ac
   247   word_times_ac1 ~> mult_1_left mult_1_right mult_ac
   248   word_order_trans ~> order_trans
   249   word_order_refl ~> order_refl
   250   word_order_antisym ~> order_antisym
   251   word_order_linear ~> linorder_linear
   252   lenw1_zero_neq_one ~> zero_neq_one
   253   word_number_of_eq ~> number_of_eq
   254   word_of_int_add_hom ~> wi_hom_add
   255   word_of_int_sub_hom ~> wi_hom_sub
   256   word_of_int_mult_hom ~> wi_hom_mult
   257   word_of_int_minus_hom ~> wi_hom_neg
   258   word_of_int_succ_hom ~> wi_hom_succ
   259   word_of_int_pred_hom ~> wi_hom_pred
   260   word_of_int_0_hom ~> word_0_wi
   261   word_of_int_1_hom ~> word_1_wi
   262 
   263 * Clarified attribute "mono_set": pure declaration without modifying
   264 the result of the fact expression.
   265 
   266 * "Transitive_Closure.ntrancl": bounded transitive closure on
   267 relations.
   268 
   269 * Constant "Set.not_member" now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   270 
   271 * "sublists" moved to theory More_List.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   272 
   273 * Theory Int: Discontinued many legacy theorems specific to type int.
   274 INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems instead.
   275 
   276   zminus_zminus ~> minus_minus
   277   zminus_0 ~> minus_zero
   278   zminus_zadd_distrib ~> minus_add_distrib
   279   zadd_commute ~> add_commute
   280   zadd_assoc ~> add_assoc
   281   zadd_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   282   zadd_ac ~> add_ac
   283   zmult_ac ~> mult_ac
   284   zadd_0 ~> add_0_left
   285   zadd_0_right ~> add_0_right
   286   zadd_zminus_inverse2 ~> left_minus
   287   zmult_zminus ~> mult_minus_left
   288   zmult_commute ~> mult_commute
   289   zmult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   290   zadd_zmult_distrib ~> left_distrib
   291   zadd_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_distrib
   292   zdiff_zmult_distrib ~> left_diff_distrib
   293   zdiff_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_diff_distrib
   294   zmult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   295   zmult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   296   zle_refl ~> order_refl
   297   zle_trans ~> order_trans
   298   zle_antisym ~> order_antisym
   299   zle_linear ~> linorder_linear
   300   zless_linear ~> linorder_less_linear
   301   zadd_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
   302   zadd_strict_right_mono ~> add_strict_right_mono
   303   zadd_zless_mono ~> add_less_le_mono
   304   int_0_less_1 ~> zero_less_one
   305   int_0_neq_1 ~> zero_neq_one
   306   zless_le ~> less_le
   307   zpower_zadd_distrib ~> power_add
   308   zero_less_zpower_abs_iff ~> zero_less_power_abs_iff
   309   zero_le_zpower_abs ~> zero_le_power_abs
   310 
   311 * Theory Deriv: Renamed
   312 
   313   DERIV_nonneg_imp_nonincreasing ~> DERIV_nonneg_imp_nondecreasing
   314 
   315 * New "case_product" attribute to generate a case rule doing multiple
   316 case distinctions at the same time.  E.g.
   317 
   318   list.exhaust [case_product nat.exhaust]
   319 
   320 produces a rule which can be used to perform case distinction on both
   321 a list and a nat.
   322 
   323 * Improved code generation of multisets.
   324 
   325 * New diagnostic command find_unused_assms to find potentially superfluous
   326   assumptions in theorems using Quickcheck.
   327 
   328 * Quickcheck:
   329   - Quickcheck returns variable assignments as counterexamples, which
   330     allows to reveal the underspecification of functions under test.
   331     For example, refuting "hd xs = x", it presents the variable
   332     assignment xs = [] and x = a1 as a counterexample, assuming that
   333     any property is false whenever "hd []" occurs in it.
   334     These counterexample are marked as potentially spurious, as
   335     Quickcheck also returns "xs = []" as a counterexample to the
   336     obvious theorem "hd xs = hd xs".
   337     After finding a potentially spurious counterexample, Quickcheck
   338     continues searching for genuine ones.
   339     By default, Quickcheck shows potentially spurious and genuine
   340     counterexamples. The option "genuine_only" sets quickcheck to
   341     only show genuine counterexamples.
   342 
   343   - The command 'quickcheck_generator' creates random and exhaustive
   344     value generators for a given type and operations.
   345     It generates values by using the operations as if they were
   346     constructors of that type. 
   347 
   348   - Support for multisets.
   349 
   350   - Added "use_subtype" options.
   351  
   352 * Nitpick:
   353   - Fixed infinite loop caused by the 'peephole_optim' option and
   354     affecting 'rat' and 'real'.
   355 
   356 * Sledgehammer:
   357   - Added "lam_trans", "uncurry_aliases", and "minimize" options.
   358   - Renamed "slicing" ("no_slicing") option to "slice" ("dont_slice").
   359   - Renamed "sound" option to "strict".
   360 
   361 * Metis:
   362   - Added possibility to specify lambda translations scheme as a
   363     parenthesized argument (e.g., "by (metis (lifting) ...)").
   364 
   365 * Command 'try0':
   366   - Renamed from 'try_methods'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   367 
   368 * New "eventually_elim" method as a generalized variant of the
   369   eventually_elim* rules. Supports structured proofs.
   370 
   371 
   372 *** FOL ***
   373 
   374 * New "case_product" attribute (see HOL).
   375 
   376 
   377 *** ML ***
   378 
   379 * Antiquotation @{keyword "name"} produces a parser for outer syntax
   380 from a minor keyword introduced via theory header declaration.
   381 
   382 * Antiquotation @{command_spec "name"} produces the
   383 Outer_Syntax.command_spec from a major keyword introduced via theory
   384 header declaration; it can be passed to Outer_Syntax.command etc.
   385 
   386 * Local_Theory.define no longer hard-wires default theorem name
   387 "foo_def": definitional packages need to make this explicit, and may
   388 choose to omit theorem bindings for definitions by using
   389 Binding.empty/Attrib.empty_binding.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY for
   390 derived definitional packages.
   391 
   392 * Renamed Thm.capply to Thm.apply, and Thm.cabs to Thm.lambda in
   393 conformance with similar operations in structure Term and Logic.
   394 
   395 * Antiquotation @{attributes [...]} embeds attribute source
   396 representation into the ML text, which is particularly useful with
   397 declarations like Local_Theory.note.
   398 
   399 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
   400 ProofContext has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   401 
   402 * Refined Local_Theory.declaration {syntax, pervasive}, with subtle
   403 change of semantics: update is applied to auxiliary local theory
   404 context as well.
   405 
   406 * Modernized some old-style infix operations:
   407 
   408   addeqcongs    ~> Simplifier.add_eqcong
   409   deleqcongs    ~> Simplifier.del_eqcong
   410   addcongs      ~> Simplifier.add_cong
   411   delcongs      ~> Simplifier.del_cong
   412   setmksimps    ~> Simplifier.set_mksimps
   413   setmkcong     ~> Simplifier.set_mkcong
   414   setmksym      ~> Simplifier.set_mksym
   415   setmkeqTrue   ~> Simplifier.set_mkeqTrue
   416   settermless   ~> Simplifier.set_termless
   417   setsubgoaler  ~> Simplifier.set_subgoaler
   418   addsplits     ~> Splitter.add_split
   419   delsplits     ~> Splitter.del_split
   420 
   421 
   422 
   423 New in Isabelle2011-1 (October 2011)
   424 ------------------------------------
   425 
   426 *** General ***
   427 
   428 * Improved Isabelle/jEdit Prover IDE (PIDE), which can be invoked as
   429 "isabelle jedit" or "ISABELLE_HOME/Isabelle" on the command line.
   430 
   431   - Management of multiple theory files directly from the editor
   432     buffer store -- bypassing the file-system (no requirement to save
   433     files for checking).
   434 
   435   - Markup of formal entities within the text buffer, with semantic
   436     highlighting, tooltips and hyperlinks to jump to defining source
   437     positions.
   438 
   439   - Improved text rendering, with sub/superscripts in the source
   440     buffer (including support for copy/paste wrt. output panel, HTML
   441     theory output and other non-Isabelle text boxes).
   442 
   443   - Refined scheduling of proof checking and printing of results,
   444     based on interactive editor view.  (Note: jEdit folding and
   445     narrowing allows to restrict buffer perspectives explicitly.)
   446 
   447   - Reduced CPU performance requirements, usable on machines with few
   448     cores.
   449 
   450   - Reduced memory requirements due to pruning of unused document
   451     versions (garbage collection).
   452 
   453 See also ~~/src/Tools/jEdit/README.html for further information,
   454 including some remaining limitations.
   455 
   456 * Theory loader: source files are exclusively located via the master
   457 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
   458 The global load path (such as src/HOL/Library) has been discontinued.
   459 Note that the path element ~~ may be used to reference theories in the
   460 Isabelle home folder -- for instance, "~~/src/HOL/Library/FuncSet".
   461 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   462 
   463 * Theory loader: source files are identified by content via SHA1
   464 digests.  Discontinued former path/modtime identification and optional
   465 ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT plugin scripts.
   466 
   467 * Parallelization of nested Isar proofs is subject to
   468 Goal.parallel_proofs_threshold (default 100).  See also isabelle
   469 usedir option -Q.
   470 
   471 * Name space: former unsynchronized references are now proper
   472 configuration options, with more conventional names:
   473 
   474   long_names   ~> names_long
   475   short_names  ~> names_short
   476   unique_names ~> names_unique
   477 
   478 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, need to declare options in context like this:
   479 
   480   declare [[names_unique = false]]
   481 
   482 * Literal facts `prop` may contain dummy patterns, e.g. `_ = _`.  Note
   483 that the result needs to be unique, which means fact specifications
   484 may have to be refined after enriching a proof context.
   485 
   486 * Attribute "case_names" has been refined: the assumptions in each case
   487 can be named now by following the case name with [name1 name2 ...].
   488 
   489 * Isabelle/Isar reference manual has been updated and extended:
   490   - "Synopsis" provides a catalog of main Isar language concepts.
   491   - Formal references in syntax diagrams, via @{rail} antiquotation.
   492   - Updated material from classic "ref" manual, notably about
   493     "Classical Reasoner".
   494 
   495 
   496 *** HOL ***
   497 
   498 * Class bot and top require underlying partial order rather than
   499 preorder: uniqueness of bot and top is guaranteed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   500 
   501 * Class complete_lattice: generalized a couple of lemmas from sets;
   502 generalized theorems INF_cong and SUP_cong.  New type classes for
   503 complete boolean algebras and complete linear orders.  Lemmas
   504 Inf_less_iff, less_Sup_iff, INF_less_iff, less_SUP_iff now reside in
   505 class complete_linorder.
   506 
   507 Changed proposition of lemmas Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, Inf_fun_def,
   508 Sup_fun_def, Inf_apply, Sup_apply.
   509 
   510 Removed redundant lemmas (the right hand side gives hints how to
   511 replace them for (metis ...), or (simp only: ...) proofs):
   512 
   513   Inf_singleton ~> Inf_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Inf_empty inf_top_right]
   514   Sup_singleton ~> Sup_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Sup_empty sup_bot_right]
   515   Inf_binary ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
   516   Sup_binary ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
   517   Int_eq_Inter ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
   518   Un_eq_Union ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
   519   Inter_def ~> INF_def, image_def
   520   Union_def ~> SUP_def, image_def
   521   INT_eq ~> INF_def, and image_def
   522   UN_eq ~> SUP_def, and image_def
   523   INF_subset ~> INF_superset_mono [OF _ order_refl]
   524 
   525 More consistent and comprehensive names:
   526 
   527   INTER_eq_Inter_image ~> INF_def
   528   UNION_eq_Union_image ~> SUP_def
   529   INFI_def ~> INF_def
   530   SUPR_def ~> SUP_def
   531   INF_leI ~> INF_lower
   532   INF_leI2 ~> INF_lower2
   533   le_INFI ~> INF_greatest
   534   le_SUPI ~> SUP_upper
   535   le_SUPI2 ~> SUP_upper2
   536   SUP_leI ~> SUP_least
   537   INFI_bool_eq ~> INF_bool_eq
   538   SUPR_bool_eq ~> SUP_bool_eq
   539   INFI_apply ~> INF_apply
   540   SUPR_apply ~> SUP_apply
   541   INTER_def ~> INTER_eq
   542   UNION_def ~> UNION_eq
   543 
   544 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   545 
   546 * Renamed theory Complete_Lattice to Complete_Lattices.
   547 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   548 
   549 * Theory Complete_Lattices: lemmas Inf_eq_top_iff, INF_eq_top_iff,
   550 INF_image, Inf_insert, INF_top, Inf_top_conv, INF_top_conv, SUP_bot,
   551 Sup_bot_conv, SUP_bot_conv, Sup_eq_top_iff, SUP_eq_top_iff, SUP_image,
   552 Sup_insert are now declared as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   553 
   554 * Theory Lattice: lemmas compl_inf_bot, compl_le_comp_iff,
   555 compl_sup_top, inf_idem, inf_left_idem, inf_sup_absorb, sup_idem,
   556 sup_inf_absob, sup_left_idem are now declared as [simp].  Minor
   557 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   558 
   559 * Added syntactic classes "inf" and "sup" for the respective
   560 constants.  INCOMPATIBILITY: Changes in the argument order of the
   561 (mostly internal) locale predicates for some derived classes.
   562 
   563 * Theorem collections ball_simps and bex_simps do not contain theorems
   564 referring to UNION any longer; these have been moved to collection
   565 UN_ball_bex_simps.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   566 
   567 * Theory Archimedean_Field: floor now is defined as parameter of a
   568 separate type class floor_ceiling.
   569 
   570 * Theory Finite_Set: more coherent development of fold_set locales:
   571 
   572     locale fun_left_comm ~> locale comp_fun_commute
   573     locale fun_left_comm_idem ~> locale comp_fun_idem
   574 
   575 Both use point-free characterization; interpretation proofs may need
   576 adjustment.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   577 
   578 * Theory Limits: Type "'a net" has been renamed to "'a filter", in
   579 accordance with standard mathematical terminology. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   580 
   581 * Theory Complex_Main: The locale interpretations for the
   582 bounded_linear and bounded_bilinear locales have been removed, in
   583 order to reduce the number of duplicate lemmas. Users must use the
   584 original names for distributivity theorems, potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
   585 
   586   divide.add ~> add_divide_distrib
   587   divide.diff ~> diff_divide_distrib
   588   divide.setsum ~> setsum_divide_distrib
   589   mult.add_right ~> right_distrib
   590   mult.diff_right ~> right_diff_distrib
   591   mult_right.setsum ~> setsum_right_distrib
   592   mult_left.diff ~> left_diff_distrib
   593 
   594 * Theory Complex_Main: Several redundant theorems have been removed or
   595 replaced by more general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   596 
   597   real_diff_def ~> minus_real_def
   598   real_divide_def ~> divide_real_def
   599   real_less_def ~> less_le
   600   real_abs_def ~> abs_real_def
   601   real_sgn_def ~> sgn_real_def
   602   real_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
   603   real_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   604   real_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   605   real_add_mult_distrib ~> left_distrib
   606   real_zero_not_eq_one ~> zero_neq_one
   607   real_mult_inverse_left ~> left_inverse
   608   INVERSE_ZERO ~> inverse_zero
   609   real_le_refl ~> order_refl
   610   real_le_antisym ~> order_antisym
   611   real_le_trans ~> order_trans
   612   real_le_linear ~> linear
   613   real_le_eq_diff ~> le_iff_diff_le_0
   614   real_add_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
   615   real_mult_order ~> mult_pos_pos
   616   real_mult_less_mono2 ~> mult_strict_left_mono
   617   real_of_int_real_of_nat ~> real_of_int_of_nat_eq
   618   real_0_le_divide_iff ~> zero_le_divide_iff
   619   realpow_two_disj ~> power2_eq_iff
   620   real_squared_diff_one_factored ~> square_diff_one_factored
   621   realpow_two_diff ~> square_diff_square_factored
   622   reals_complete2 ~> complete_real
   623   real_sum_squared_expand ~> power2_sum
   624   exp_ln_eq ~> ln_unique
   625   expi_add ~> exp_add
   626   expi_zero ~> exp_zero
   627   lemma_DERIV_subst ~> DERIV_cong
   628   LIMSEQ_Zfun_iff ~> tendsto_Zfun_iff
   629   LIMSEQ_const ~> tendsto_const
   630   LIMSEQ_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   631   LIMSEQ_add ~> tendsto_add
   632   LIMSEQ_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   633   LIMSEQ_minus_cancel ~> tendsto_minus_cancel
   634   LIMSEQ_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   635   bounded_linear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   636   bounded_bilinear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   637   LIMSEQ_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   638   LIMSEQ_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   639   LIMSEQ_divide ~> tendsto_divide
   640   LIMSEQ_pow ~> tendsto_power
   641   LIMSEQ_setsum ~> tendsto_setsum
   642   LIMSEQ_setprod ~> tendsto_setprod
   643   LIMSEQ_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   644   LIMSEQ_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   645   LIMSEQ_imp_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   646   LIMSEQ_add_minus ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_minus]
   647   LIMSEQ_add_const ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_const]
   648   LIMSEQ_diff_const ~> tendsto_diff [OF _ tendsto_const]
   649   LIMSEQ_Complex ~> tendsto_Complex
   650   LIM_ident ~> tendsto_ident_at
   651   LIM_const ~> tendsto_const
   652   LIM_add ~> tendsto_add
   653   LIM_add_zero ~> tendsto_add_zero
   654   LIM_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   655   LIM_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   656   LIM_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   657   LIM_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero
   658   LIM_norm_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_norm_zero_cancel
   659   LIM_norm_zero_iff ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   660   LIM_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   661   LIM_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero
   662   LIM_rabs_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_cancel
   663   LIM_rabs_zero_iff ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   664   LIM_compose ~> tendsto_compose
   665   LIM_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   666   LIM_scaleR ~> tendsto_scaleR
   667   LIM_of_real ~> tendsto_of_real
   668   LIM_power ~> tendsto_power
   669   LIM_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   670   LIM_sgn ~> tendsto_sgn
   671   isCont_LIM_compose ~> isCont_tendsto_compose
   672   bounded_linear.LIM ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   673   bounded_linear.LIM_zero ~> bounded_linear.tendsto_zero
   674   bounded_bilinear.LIM ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   675   bounded_bilinear.LIM_prod_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_zero
   676   bounded_bilinear.LIM_left_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_left_zero
   677   bounded_bilinear.LIM_right_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_right_zero
   678   LIM_inverse_fun ~> tendsto_inverse [OF tendsto_ident_at]
   679 
   680 * Theory Complex_Main: The definition of infinite series was
   681 generalized.  Now it is defined on the type class {topological_space,
   682 comm_monoid_add}.  Hence it is useable also for extended real numbers.
   683 
   684 * Theory Complex_Main: The complex exponential function "expi" is now
   685 a type-constrained abbreviation for "exp :: complex => complex"; thus
   686 several polymorphic lemmas about "exp" are now applicable to "expi".
   687 
   688 * Code generation:
   689 
   690   - Theory Library/Code_Char_ord provides native ordering of
   691     characters in the target language.
   692 
   693   - Commands code_module and code_library are legacy, use export_code
   694     instead.
   695 
   696   - Method "evaluation" is legacy, use method "eval" instead.
   697 
   698   - Legacy evaluator "SML" is deactivated by default.  May be
   699     reactivated by the following theory command:
   700 
   701       setup {* Value.add_evaluator ("SML", Codegen.eval_term) *}
   702 
   703 * Declare ext [intro] by default.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
   704 
   705 * New proof method "induction" that gives induction hypotheses the
   706 name "IH", thus distinguishing them from further hypotheses that come
   707 from rule induction.  The latter are still called "hyps".  Method
   708 "induction" is a thin wrapper around "induct" and follows the same
   709 syntax.
   710 
   711 * Method "fastsimp" has been renamed to "fastforce", but "fastsimp" is
   712 still available as a legacy feature for some time.
   713 
   714 * Nitpick:
   715   - Added "need" and "total_consts" options.
   716   - Reintroduced "show_skolems" option by popular demand.
   717   - Renamed attribute: nitpick_def ~> nitpick_unfold.
   718     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   719 
   720 * Sledgehammer:
   721   - Use quasi-sound (and efficient) translations by default.
   722   - Added support for the following provers: E-ToFoF, LEO-II,
   723     Satallax, SNARK, Waldmeister, and Z3 with TPTP syntax.
   724   - Automatically preplay and minimize proofs before showing them if
   725     this can be done within reasonable time.
   726   - sledgehammer available_provers ~> sledgehammer supported_provers.
   727     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   728   - Added "preplay_timeout", "slicing", "type_enc", "sound",
   729     "max_mono_iters", and "max_new_mono_instances" options.
   730   - Removed "explicit_apply" and "full_types" options as well as "Full
   731     Types" Proof General menu item. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   732 
   733 * Metis:
   734   - Removed "metisF" -- use "metis" instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   735   - Obsoleted "metisFT" -- use "metis (full_types)" instead.
   736     INCOMPATIBILITY.
   737 
   738 * Command 'try':
   739   - Renamed 'try_methods' and added "simp:", "intro:", "dest:", and
   740     "elim:" options. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   741   - Introduced 'try' that not only runs 'try_methods' but also
   742     'solve_direct', 'sledgehammer', 'quickcheck', and 'nitpick'.
   743 
   744 * Quickcheck:
   745   - Added "eval" option to evaluate terms for the found counterexample
   746     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
   747   - Added post-processing of terms to obtain readable counterexamples
   748     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
   749   - New counterexample generator quickcheck[narrowing] enables
   750     narrowing-based testing.  Requires the Glasgow Haskell compiler
   751     with its installation location defined in the Isabelle settings
   752     environment as ISABELLE_GHC.
   753   - Removed quickcheck tester "SML" based on the SML code generator
   754     (formly in HOL/Library).
   755 
   756 * Function package: discontinued option "tailrec".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
   757 use 'partial_function' instead.
   758 
   759 * Theory Library/Extended_Reals replaces now the positive extended
   760 reals found in probability theory. This file is extended by
   761 Multivariate_Analysis/Extended_Real_Limits.
   762 
   763 * Theory Library/Old_Recdef: old 'recdef' package has been moved here,
   764 from where it must be imported explicitly if it is really required.
   765 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   766 
   767 * Theory Library/Wfrec: well-founded recursion combinator "wfrec" has
   768 been moved here.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   769 
   770 * Theory Library/Saturated provides type of numbers with saturated
   771 arithmetic.
   772 
   773 * Theory Library/Product_Lattice defines a pointwise ordering for the
   774 product type 'a * 'b, and provides instance proofs for various order
   775 and lattice type classes.
   776 
   777 * Theory Library/Countable now provides the "countable_datatype" proof
   778 method for proving "countable" class instances for datatypes.
   779 
   780 * Theory Library/Cset_Monad allows do notation for computable sets
   781 (cset) via the generic monad ad-hoc overloading facility.
   782 
   783 * Library: Theories of common data structures are split into theories
   784 for implementation, an invariant-ensuring type, and connection to an
   785 abstract type. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   786 
   787   - RBT is split into RBT and RBT_Mapping.
   788   - AssocList is split and renamed into AList and AList_Mapping.
   789   - DList is split into DList_Impl, DList, and DList_Cset.
   790   - Cset is split into Cset and List_Cset.
   791 
   792 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity has been renamed to
   793 Library/Extended_Nat, with name changes of the following types and
   794 constants:
   795 
   796   type inat   ~> type enat
   797   Fin         ~> enat
   798   Infty       ~> infinity (overloaded)
   799   iSuc        ~> eSuc
   800   the_Fin     ~> the_enat
   801 
   802 Every theorem name containing "inat", "Fin", "Infty", or "iSuc" has
   803 been renamed accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   804 
   805 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: The euclidean_space type class now
   806 fixes a constant "Basis :: 'a set" consisting of the standard
   807 orthonormal basis for the type. Users now have the option of
   808 quantifying over this set instead of using the "basis" function, e.g.
   809 "ALL x:Basis. P x" vs "ALL i<DIM('a). P (basis i)".
   810 
   811 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Type "('a, 'b) cart" has been renamed
   812 to "('a, 'b) vec" (the syntax "'a ^ 'b" remains unaffected). Constants
   813 "Cart_nth" and "Cart_lambda" have been respectively renamed to
   814 "vec_nth" and "vec_lambda"; theorems mentioning those names have
   815 changed to match. Definition theorems for overloaded constants now use
   816 the standard "foo_vec_def" naming scheme. A few other theorems have
   817 been renamed as follows (INCOMPATIBILITY):
   818 
   819   Cart_eq          ~> vec_eq_iff
   820   dist_nth_le_cart ~> dist_vec_nth_le
   821   tendsto_vector   ~> vec_tendstoI
   822   Cauchy_vector    ~> vec_CauchyI
   823 
   824 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Several duplicate theorems have been
   825 removed, and other theorems have been renamed or replaced with more
   826 general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   827 
   828   finite_choice ~> finite_set_choice
   829   eventually_conjI ~> eventually_conj
   830   eventually_and ~> eventually_conj_iff
   831   eventually_false ~> eventually_False
   832   setsum_norm ~> norm_setsum
   833   Lim_sequentially ~> LIMSEQ_def
   834   Lim_ident_at ~> LIM_ident
   835   Lim_const ~> tendsto_const
   836   Lim_cmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF tendsto_const]
   837   Lim_neg ~> tendsto_minus
   838   Lim_add ~> tendsto_add
   839   Lim_sub ~> tendsto_diff
   840   Lim_mul ~> tendsto_scaleR
   841   Lim_vmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF _ tendsto_const]
   842   Lim_null_norm ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff [symmetric]
   843   Lim_linear ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   844   Lim_component ~> tendsto_euclidean_component
   845   Lim_component_cart ~> tendsto_vec_nth
   846   Lim_inner ~> tendsto_inner [OF tendsto_const]
   847   dot_lsum ~> inner_setsum_left
   848   dot_rsum ~> inner_setsum_right
   849   continuous_cmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF continuous_const]
   850   continuous_neg ~> continuous_minus
   851   continuous_sub ~> continuous_diff
   852   continuous_vmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF _ continuous_const]
   853   continuous_mul ~> continuous_scaleR
   854   continuous_inv ~> continuous_inverse
   855   continuous_at_within_inv ~> continuous_at_within_inverse
   856   continuous_at_inv ~> continuous_at_inverse
   857   continuous_at_norm ~> continuous_norm [OF continuous_at_id]
   858   continuous_at_infnorm ~> continuous_infnorm [OF continuous_at_id]
   859   continuous_at_component ~> continuous_component [OF continuous_at_id]
   860   continuous_on_neg ~> continuous_on_minus
   861   continuous_on_sub ~> continuous_on_diff
   862   continuous_on_cmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF continuous_on_const]
   863   continuous_on_vmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF _ continuous_on_const]
   864   continuous_on_mul ~> continuous_on_scaleR
   865   continuous_on_mul_real ~> continuous_on_mult
   866   continuous_on_inner ~> continuous_on_inner [OF continuous_on_const]
   867   continuous_on_norm ~> continuous_on_norm [OF continuous_on_id]
   868   continuous_on_inverse ~> continuous_on_inv
   869   uniformly_continuous_on_neg ~> uniformly_continuous_on_minus
   870   uniformly_continuous_on_sub ~> uniformly_continuous_on_diff
   871   subset_interior ~> interior_mono
   872   subset_closure ~> closure_mono
   873   closure_univ ~> closure_UNIV
   874   real_arch_lt ~> reals_Archimedean2
   875   real_arch ~> reals_Archimedean3
   876   real_abs_norm ~> abs_norm_cancel
   877   real_abs_sub_norm ~> norm_triangle_ineq3
   878   norm_cauchy_schwarz_abs ~> Cauchy_Schwarz_ineq2
   879 
   880 * Session HOL-Probability:
   881   - Caratheodory's extension lemma is now proved for ring_of_sets.
   882   - Infinite products of probability measures are now available.
   883   - Sigma closure is independent, if the generator is independent
   884   - Use extended reals instead of positive extended
   885     reals. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   886 
   887 * Session HOLCF: Discontinued legacy theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
   888 
   889   expand_fun_below ~> fun_below_iff
   890   below_fun_ext ~> fun_belowI
   891   expand_cfun_eq ~> cfun_eq_iff
   892   ext_cfun ~> cfun_eqI
   893   expand_cfun_below ~> cfun_below_iff
   894   below_cfun_ext ~> cfun_belowI
   895   monofun_fun_fun ~> fun_belowD
   896   monofun_fun_arg ~> monofunE
   897   monofun_lub_fun ~> adm_monofun [THEN admD]
   898   cont_lub_fun ~> adm_cont [THEN admD]
   899   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
   900   cont_Rep_CFun_app ~> cont_APP_app
   901   cont_Rep_CFun_app_app ~> cont_APP_app_app
   902   cont_cfun_fun ~> cont_Rep_cfun1 [THEN contE]
   903   cont_cfun_arg ~> cont_Rep_cfun2 [THEN contE]
   904   contlub_cfun ~> lub_APP [symmetric]
   905   contlub_LAM ~> lub_LAM [symmetric]
   906   thelubI ~> lub_eqI
   907   UU_I ~> bottomI
   908   lift_distinct1 ~> lift.distinct(1)
   909   lift_distinct2 ~> lift.distinct(2)
   910   Def_not_UU ~> lift.distinct(2)
   911   Def_inject ~> lift.inject
   912   below_UU_iff ~> below_bottom_iff
   913   eq_UU_iff ~> eq_bottom_iff
   914 
   915 
   916 *** Document preparation ***
   917 
   918 * Antiquotation @{rail} layouts railroad syntax diagrams, see also
   919 isar-ref manual, both for description and actual application of the
   920 same.
   921 
   922 * Antiquotation @{value} evaluates the given term and presents its
   923 result.
   924 
   925 * Antiquotations: term style "isub" provides ad-hoc conversion of
   926 variables x1, y23 into subscripted form x\<^isub>1,
   927 y\<^isub>2\<^isub>3.
   928 
   929 * Predefined LaTeX macros for Isabelle symbols \<bind> and \<then>
   930 (e.g. see ~~/src/HOL/Library/Monad_Syntax.thy).
   931 
   932 * Localized \isabellestyle switch can be used within blocks or groups
   933 like this:
   934 
   935   \isabellestyle{it}  %preferred default
   936   {\isabellestylett @{text "typewriter stuff"}}
   937 
   938 * Discontinued special treatment of hard tabulators.  Implicit
   939 tab-width is now defined as 1.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY for visual
   940 layouts.
   941 
   942 
   943 *** ML ***
   944 
   945 * The inner syntax of sort/type/term/prop supports inlined YXML
   946 representations within quoted string tokens.  By encoding logical
   947 entities via Term_XML (in ML or Scala) concrete syntax can be
   948 bypassed, which is particularly useful for producing bits of text
   949 under external program control.
   950 
   951 * Antiquotations for ML and document preparation are managed as theory
   952 data, which requires explicit setup.
   953 
   954 * Isabelle_Process.is_active allows tools to check if the official
   955 process wrapper is running (Isabelle/Scala/jEdit) or the old TTY loop
   956 (better known as Proof General).
   957 
   958 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
   959 ProofContext is still available for some time as legacy alias.
   960 
   961 * Structure Timing provides various operations for timing; supersedes
   962 former start_timing/end_timing etc.
   963 
   964 * Path.print is the official way to show file-system paths to users
   965 (including quotes etc.).
   966 
   967 * Inner syntax: identifiers in parse trees of generic categories
   968 "logic", "aprop", "idt" etc. carry position information (disguised as
   969 type constraints).  Occasional INCOMPATIBILITY with non-compliant
   970 translations that choke on unexpected type constraints.  Positions can
   971 be stripped in ML translations via Syntax.strip_positions /
   972 Syntax.strip_positions_ast, or via the syntax constant
   973 "_strip_positions" within parse trees.  As last resort, positions can
   974 be disabled via the configuration option Syntax.positions, which is
   975 called "syntax_positions" in Isar attribute syntax.
   976 
   977 * Discontinued special status of various ML structures that contribute
   978 to structure Syntax (Ast, Lexicon, Mixfix, Parser, Printer etc.): less
   979 pervasive content, no inclusion in structure Syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
   980 refer directly to Ast.Constant, Lexicon.is_identifier,
   981 Syntax_Trans.mk_binder_tr etc.
   982 
   983 * Typed print translation: discontinued show_sorts argument, which is
   984 already available via context of "advanced" translation.
   985 
   986 * Refined PARALLEL_GOALS tactical: degrades gracefully for schematic
   987 goal states; body tactic needs to address all subgoals uniformly.
   988 
   989 * Slightly more special eq_list/eq_set, with shortcut involving
   990 pointer equality (assumes that eq relation is reflexive).
   991 
   992 * Classical tactics use proper Proof.context instead of historic types
   993 claset/clasimpset.  Old-style declarations like addIs, addEs, addDs
   994 operate directly on Proof.context.  Raw type claset retains its use as
   995 snapshot of the classical context, which can be recovered via
   996 (put_claset HOL_cs) etc.  Type clasimpset has been discontinued.
   997 INCOMPATIBILITY, classical tactics and derived proof methods require
   998 proper Proof.context.
   999 
  1000 
  1001 *** System ***
  1002 
  1003 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2, which was the last version
  1004 without proper multithreading and TimeLimit implementation.
  1005 
  1006 * Discontinued old lib/scripts/polyml-platform, which has been
  1007 obsolete since Isabelle2009-2.
  1008 
  1009 * Various optional external tools are referenced more robustly and
  1010 uniformly by explicit Isabelle settings as follows:
  1011 
  1012   ISABELLE_CSDP   (formerly CSDP_EXE)
  1013   ISABELLE_GHC    (formerly EXEC_GHC or GHC_PATH)
  1014   ISABELLE_OCAML  (formerly EXEC_OCAML)
  1015   ISABELLE_SWIPL  (formerly EXEC_SWIPL)
  1016   ISABELLE_YAP    (formerly EXEC_YAP)
  1017 
  1018 Note that automated detection from the file-system or search path has
  1019 been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1020 
  1021 * Scala layer provides JVM method invocation service for static
  1022 methods of type (String)String, see Invoke_Scala.method in ML.  For
  1023 example:
  1024 
  1025   Invoke_Scala.method "java.lang.System.getProperty" "java.home"
  1026 
  1027 Together with YXML.string_of_body/parse_body and XML.Encode/Decode
  1028 this allows to pass structured values between ML and Scala.
  1029 
  1030 * The IsabelleText fonts includes some further glyphs to support the
  1031 Prover IDE.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: users who happen to have
  1032 installed a local copy (which is normally *not* required) need to
  1033 delete or update it from ~~/lib/fonts/.
  1034 
  1035 
  1036 
  1037 New in Isabelle2011 (January 2011)
  1038 ----------------------------------
  1039 
  1040 *** General ***
  1041 
  1042 * Experimental Prover IDE based on Isabelle/Scala and jEdit (see
  1043 src/Tools/jEdit).  This also serves as IDE for Isabelle/ML, with
  1044 useful tooltips and hyperlinks produced from its static analysis.  The
  1045 bundled component provides an executable Isabelle tool that can be run
  1046 like this:
  1047 
  1048   Isabelle2011/bin/isabelle jedit
  1049 
  1050 * Significantly improved Isabelle/Isar implementation manual.
  1051 
  1052 * System settings: ISABELLE_HOME_USER now includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER
  1053 (and thus refers to something like $HOME/.isabelle/Isabelle2011),
  1054 while the default heap location within that directory lacks that extra
  1055 suffix.  This isolates multiple Isabelle installations from each
  1056 other, avoiding problems with old settings in new versions.
  1057 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to copy/upgrade old user settings manually.
  1058 
  1059 * Source files are always encoded as UTF-8, instead of old-fashioned
  1060 ISO-Latin-1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Isabelle LaTeX documents might require
  1061 the following package declarations:
  1062 
  1063   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  1064   \usepackage{textcomp}
  1065 
  1066 * Explicit treatment of UTF-8 sequences as Isabelle symbols, such that
  1067 a Unicode character is treated as a single symbol, not a sequence of
  1068 non-ASCII bytes as before.  Since Isabelle/ML string literals may
  1069 contain symbols without further backslash escapes, Unicode can now be
  1070 used here as well.  Recall that Symbol.explode in ML provides a
  1071 consistent view on symbols, while raw explode (or String.explode)
  1072 merely give a byte-oriented representation.
  1073 
  1074 * Theory loader: source files are primarily located via the master
  1075 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
  1076 The global load path is still partially available as legacy feature.
  1077 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY due to subtle change in file lookup: use
  1078 explicit paths, relatively to the theory.
  1079 
  1080 * Special treatment of ML file names has been discontinued.
  1081 Historically, optional extensions .ML or .sml were added on demand --
  1082 at the cost of clarity of file dependencies.  Recall that Isabelle/ML
  1083 files exclusively use the .ML extension.  Minor INCOMPATIBILTY.
  1084 
  1085 * Various options that affect pretty printing etc. are now properly
  1086 handled within the context via configuration options, instead of
  1087 unsynchronized references or print modes.  There are both ML Config.T
  1088 entities and Isar declaration attributes to access these.
  1089 
  1090   ML (Config.T)                 Isar (attribute)
  1091 
  1092   eta_contract                  eta_contract
  1093   show_brackets                 show_brackets
  1094   show_sorts                    show_sorts
  1095   show_types                    show_types
  1096   show_question_marks           show_question_marks
  1097   show_consts                   show_consts
  1098   show_abbrevs                  show_abbrevs
  1099 
  1100   Syntax.ast_trace              syntax_ast_trace
  1101   Syntax.ast_stat               syntax_ast_stat
  1102   Syntax.ambiguity_level        syntax_ambiguity_level
  1103 
  1104   Goal_Display.goals_limit      goals_limit
  1105   Goal_Display.show_main_goal   show_main_goal
  1106 
  1107   Method.rule_trace             rule_trace
  1108 
  1109   Thy_Output.display            thy_output_display
  1110   Thy_Output.quotes             thy_output_quotes
  1111   Thy_Output.indent             thy_output_indent
  1112   Thy_Output.source             thy_output_source
  1113   Thy_Output.break              thy_output_break
  1114 
  1115 Note that corresponding "..._default" references in ML may only be
  1116 changed globally at the ROOT session setup, but *not* within a theory.
  1117 The option "show_abbrevs" supersedes the former print mode
  1118 "no_abbrevs" with inverted meaning.
  1119 
  1120 * More systematic naming of some configuration options.
  1121 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1122 
  1123   trace_simp  ~>  simp_trace
  1124   debug_simp  ~>  simp_debug
  1125 
  1126 * Support for real valued configuration options, using simplistic
  1127 floating-point notation that coincides with the inner syntax for
  1128 float_token.
  1129 
  1130 * Support for real valued preferences (with approximative PGIP type):
  1131 front-ends need to accept "pgint" values in float notation.
  1132 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1133 
  1134 * The IsabelleText font now includes Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic from
  1135 DejaVu Sans.
  1136 
  1137 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.0 and 5.1 versions.
  1138 
  1139 
  1140 *** Pure ***
  1141 
  1142 * Command 'type_synonym' (with single argument) replaces somewhat
  1143 outdated 'types', which is still available as legacy feature for some
  1144 time.
  1145 
  1146 * Command 'nonterminal' (with 'and' separated list of arguments)
  1147 replaces somewhat outdated 'nonterminals'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1148 
  1149 * Command 'notepad' replaces former 'example_proof' for
  1150 experimentation in Isar without any result.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1151 
  1152 * Locale interpretation commands 'interpret' and 'sublocale' accept
  1153 lists of equations to map definitions in a locale to appropriate
  1154 entities in the context of the interpretation.  The 'interpretation'
  1155 command already provided this functionality.
  1156 
  1157 * Diagnostic command 'print_dependencies' prints the locale instances
  1158 that would be activated if the specified expression was interpreted in
  1159 the current context.  Variant "print_dependencies!" assumes a context
  1160 without interpretations.
  1161 
  1162 * Diagnostic command 'print_interps' prints interpretations in proofs
  1163 in addition to interpretations in theories.
  1164 
  1165 * Discontinued obsolete 'global' and 'local' commands to manipulate
  1166 the theory name space.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.  The ML functions
  1167 Sign.root_path and Sign.local_path may be applied directly where this
  1168 feature is still required for historical reasons.
  1169 
  1170 * Discontinued obsolete 'constdefs' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  1171 'definition' instead.
  1172 
  1173 * The "prems" fact, which refers to the accidental collection of
  1174 foundational premises in the context, is now explicitly marked as
  1175 legacy feature and will be discontinued soon.  Consider using "assms"
  1176 of the head statement or reference facts by explicit names.
  1177 
  1178 * Document antiquotations @{class} and @{type} print classes and type
  1179 constructors.
  1180 
  1181 * Document antiquotation @{file} checks file/directory entries within
  1182 the local file system.
  1183 
  1184 
  1185 *** HOL ***
  1186 
  1187 * Coercive subtyping: functions can be declared as coercions and type
  1188 inference will add them as necessary upon input of a term.  Theory
  1189 Complex_Main declares real :: nat => real and real :: int => real as
  1190 coercions. A coercion function f is declared like this:
  1191 
  1192   declare [[coercion f]]
  1193 
  1194 To lift coercions through type constructors (e.g. from nat => real to
  1195 nat list => real list), map functions can be declared, e.g.
  1196 
  1197   declare [[coercion_map map]]
  1198 
  1199 Currently coercion inference is activated only in theories including
  1200 real numbers, i.e. descendants of Complex_Main.  This is controlled by
  1201 the configuration option "coercion_enabled", e.g. it can be enabled in
  1202 other theories like this:
  1203 
  1204   declare [[coercion_enabled]]
  1205 
  1206 * Command 'partial_function' provides basic support for recursive
  1207 function definitions over complete partial orders.  Concrete instances
  1208 are provided for i) the option type, ii) tail recursion on arbitrary
  1209 types, and iii) the heap monad of Imperative_HOL.  See
  1210 src/HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy and src/HOL/Imperative_HOL/ex/Linked_Lists.thy
  1211 for examples.
  1212 
  1213 * Function package: f.psimps rules are no longer implicitly declared
  1214 as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1215 
  1216 * Datatype package: theorems generated for executable equality (class
  1217 "eq") carry proper names and are treated as default code equations.
  1218 
  1219 * Inductive package: now offers command 'inductive_simps' to
  1220 automatically derive instantiated and simplified equations for
  1221 inductive predicates, similar to 'inductive_cases'.
  1222 
  1223 * Command 'enriched_type' allows to register properties of the
  1224 functorial structure of types.
  1225 
  1226 * Improved infrastructure for term evaluation using code generator
  1227 techniques, in particular static evaluation conversions.
  1228 
  1229 * Code generator: Scala (2.8 or higher) has been added to the target
  1230 languages.
  1231 
  1232 * Code generator: globbing constant expressions "*" and "Theory.*"
  1233 have been replaced by the more idiomatic "_" and "Theory._".
  1234 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1235 
  1236 * Code generator: export_code without explicit file declaration prints
  1237 to standard output.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1238 
  1239 * Code generator: do not print function definitions for case
  1240 combinators any longer.
  1241 
  1242 * Code generator: simplification with rules determined with
  1243 src/Tools/Code/code_simp.ML and method "code_simp".
  1244 
  1245 * Code generator for records: more idiomatic representation of record
  1246 types.  Warning: records are not covered by ancient SML code
  1247 generation any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  In cases of need, a suitable
  1248 rep_datatype declaration helps to succeed then:
  1249 
  1250   record 'a foo = ...
  1251   ...
  1252   rep_datatype foo_ext ...
  1253 
  1254 * Records: logical foundation type for records does not carry a
  1255 '_type' suffix any longer (obsolete due to authentic syntax).
  1256 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1257 
  1258 * Quickcheck now by default uses exhaustive testing instead of random
  1259 testing.  Random testing can be invoked by "quickcheck [random]",
  1260 exhaustive testing by "quickcheck [exhaustive]".
  1261 
  1262 * Quickcheck instantiates polymorphic types with small finite
  1263 datatypes by default. This enables a simple execution mechanism to
  1264 handle quantifiers and function equality over the finite datatypes.
  1265 
  1266 * Quickcheck random generator has been renamed from "code" to
  1267 "random".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1268 
  1269 * Quickcheck now has a configurable time limit which is set to 30
  1270 seconds by default. This can be changed by adding [timeout = n] to the
  1271 quickcheck command. The time limit for Auto Quickcheck is still set
  1272 independently.
  1273 
  1274 * Quickcheck in locales considers interpretations of that locale for
  1275 counter example search.
  1276 
  1277 * Sledgehammer:
  1278   - Added "smt" and "remote_smt" provers based on the "smt" proof
  1279     method. See the Sledgehammer manual for details ("isabelle doc
  1280     sledgehammer").
  1281   - Renamed commands:
  1282     sledgehammer atp_info ~> sledgehammer running_provers
  1283     sledgehammer atp_kill ~> sledgehammer kill_provers
  1284     sledgehammer available_atps ~> sledgehammer available_provers
  1285     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1286   - Renamed options:
  1287     sledgehammer [atps = ...] ~> sledgehammer [provers = ...]
  1288     sledgehammer [atp = ...] ~> sledgehammer [prover = ...]
  1289     sledgehammer [timeout = 77 s] ~> sledgehammer [timeout = 77]
  1290     (and "ms" and "min" are no longer supported)
  1291     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1292 
  1293 * Nitpick:
  1294   - Renamed options:
  1295     nitpick [timeout = 77 s] ~> nitpick [timeout = 77]
  1296     nitpick [tac_timeout = 777 ms] ~> nitpick [tac_timeout = 0.777]
  1297     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1298   - Added support for partial quotient types.
  1299   - Added local versions of the "Nitpick.register_xxx" functions.
  1300   - Added "whack" option.
  1301   - Allow registration of quotient types as codatatypes.
  1302   - Improved "merge_type_vars" option to merge more types.
  1303   - Removed unsound "fast_descrs" option.
  1304   - Added custom symmetry breaking for datatypes, making it possible to reach
  1305     higher cardinalities.
  1306   - Prevent the expansion of too large definitions.
  1307 
  1308 * Proof methods "metis" and "meson" now have configuration options
  1309 "meson_trace", "metis_trace", and "metis_verbose" that can be enabled
  1310 to diagnose these tools. E.g.
  1311 
  1312     using [[metis_trace = true]]
  1313 
  1314 * Auto Solve: Renamed "Auto Solve Direct".  The tool is now available
  1315 manually as command 'solve_direct'.
  1316 
  1317 * The default SMT solver Z3 must be enabled explicitly (due to
  1318 licensing issues) by setting the environment variable
  1319 Z3_NON_COMMERCIAL in etc/settings of the component, for example.  For
  1320 commercial applications, the SMT solver CVC3 is provided as fall-back;
  1321 changing the SMT solver is done via the configuration option
  1322 "smt_solver".
  1323 
  1324 * Remote SMT solvers need to be referred to by the "remote_" prefix,
  1325 i.e. "remote_cvc3" and "remote_z3".
  1326 
  1327 * Added basic SMT support for datatypes, records, and typedefs using
  1328 the oracle mode (no proofs).  Direct support of pairs has been dropped
  1329 in exchange (pass theorems fst_conv snd_conv pair_collapse to the SMT
  1330 support for a similar behavior).  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1331 
  1332 * Changed SMT configuration options:
  1333   - Renamed:
  1334     z3_proofs ~> smt_oracle (with inverted meaning)
  1335     z3_trace_assms ~> smt_trace_used_facts
  1336     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1337   - Added:
  1338     smt_verbose
  1339     smt_random_seed
  1340     smt_datatypes
  1341     smt_infer_triggers
  1342     smt_monomorph_limit
  1343     cvc3_options
  1344     remote_cvc3_options
  1345     remote_z3_options
  1346     yices_options
  1347 
  1348 * Boogie output files (.b2i files) need to be declared in the theory
  1349 header.
  1350 
  1351 * Simplification procedure "list_to_set_comprehension" rewrites list
  1352 comprehensions applied to List.set to set comprehensions.  Occasional
  1353 INCOMPATIBILITY, may be deactivated like this:
  1354 
  1355   declare [[simproc del: list_to_set_comprehension]]
  1356 
  1357 * Removed old version of primrec package.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1358 
  1359 * Removed simplifier congruence rule of "prod_case", as has for long
  1360 been the case with "split".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1361 
  1362 * String.literal is a type, but not a datatype.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1363 
  1364 * Removed [split_format ... and ... and ...] version of
  1365 [split_format].  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1366 
  1367 * Predicate "sorted" now defined inductively, with nice induction
  1368 rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY: former sorted.simps now named sorted_simps.
  1369 
  1370 * Constant "contents" renamed to "the_elem", to free the generic name
  1371 contents for other uses.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1372 
  1373 * Renamed class eq and constant eq (for code generation) to class
  1374 equal and constant equal, plus renaming of related facts and various
  1375 tuning.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1376 
  1377 * Dropped type classes mult_mono and mult_mono1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1378 
  1379 * Removed output syntax "'a ~=> 'b" for "'a => 'b option".
  1380 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1381 
  1382 * Renamed theory Fset to Cset, type Fset.fset to Cset.set, in order to
  1383 avoid confusion with finite sets.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1384 
  1385 * Abandoned locales equiv, congruent and congruent2 for equivalence
  1386 relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use equivI rather than equiv_intro (same
  1387 for congruent(2)).
  1388 
  1389 * Some previously unqualified names have been qualified:
  1390 
  1391   types
  1392     bool ~> HOL.bool
  1393     nat ~> Nat.nat
  1394 
  1395   constants
  1396     Trueprop ~> HOL.Trueprop
  1397     True ~> HOL.True
  1398     False ~> HOL.False
  1399     op & ~> HOL.conj
  1400     op | ~> HOL.disj
  1401     op --> ~> HOL.implies
  1402     op = ~> HOL.eq
  1403     Not ~> HOL.Not
  1404     The ~> HOL.The
  1405     All ~> HOL.All
  1406     Ex ~> HOL.Ex
  1407     Ex1 ~> HOL.Ex1
  1408     Let ~> HOL.Let
  1409     If ~> HOL.If
  1410     Ball ~> Set.Ball
  1411     Bex ~> Set.Bex
  1412     Suc ~> Nat.Suc
  1413     Pair ~> Product_Type.Pair
  1414     fst ~> Product_Type.fst
  1415     snd ~> Product_Type.snd
  1416     curry ~> Product_Type.curry
  1417     op : ~> Set.member
  1418     Collect ~> Set.Collect
  1419 
  1420 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1421 
  1422 * More canonical naming convention for some fundamental definitions:
  1423 
  1424     bot_bool_eq ~> bot_bool_def
  1425     top_bool_eq ~> top_bool_def
  1426     inf_bool_eq ~> inf_bool_def
  1427     sup_bool_eq ~> sup_bool_def
  1428     bot_fun_eq  ~> bot_fun_def
  1429     top_fun_eq  ~> top_fun_def
  1430     inf_fun_eq  ~> inf_fun_def
  1431     sup_fun_eq  ~> sup_fun_def
  1432 
  1433 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1434 
  1435 * More stylized fact names:
  1436 
  1437   expand_fun_eq ~> fun_eq_iff
  1438   expand_set_eq ~> set_eq_iff
  1439   set_ext       ~> set_eqI
  1440   nat_number    ~> eval_nat_numeral
  1441 
  1442 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1443 
  1444 * Refactoring of code-generation specific operations in theory List:
  1445 
  1446   constants
  1447     null ~> List.null
  1448 
  1449   facts
  1450     mem_iff ~> member_def
  1451     null_empty ~> null_def
  1452 
  1453 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that these were not supposed to be used
  1454 regularly unless for striking reasons; their main purpose was code
  1455 generation.
  1456 
  1457 Various operations from the Haskell prelude are used for generating
  1458 Haskell code.
  1459 
  1460 * Term "bij f" is now an abbreviation of "bij_betw f UNIV UNIV".  Term
  1461 "surj f" is now an abbreviation of "range f = UNIV".  The theorems
  1462 bij_def and surj_def are unchanged.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1463 
  1464 * Abolished some non-alphabetic type names: "prod" and "sum" replace
  1465 "*" and "+" respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1466 
  1467 * Name "Plus" of disjoint sum operator "<+>" is now hidden.  Write
  1468 "Sum_Type.Plus" instead.
  1469 
  1470 * Constant "split" has been merged with constant "prod_case"; names of
  1471 ML functions, facts etc. involving split have been retained so far,
  1472 though.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1473 
  1474 * Dropped old infix syntax "_ mem _" for List.member; use "_ : set _"
  1475 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1476 
  1477 * Removed lemma "Option.is_none_none" which duplicates "is_none_def".
  1478 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1479 
  1480 * Former theory Library/Enum is now part of the HOL-Main image.
  1481 INCOMPATIBILITY: all constants of the Enum theory now have to be
  1482 referred to by its qualified name.
  1483 
  1484   enum    ~>  Enum.enum
  1485   nlists  ~>  Enum.nlists
  1486   product ~>  Enum.product
  1487 
  1488 * Theory Library/Monad_Syntax provides do-syntax for monad types.
  1489 Syntax in Library/State_Monad has been changed to avoid ambiguities.
  1490 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1491 
  1492 * Theory Library/SetsAndFunctions has been split into
  1493 Library/Function_Algebras and Library/Set_Algebras; canonical names
  1494 for instance definitions for functions; various improvements.
  1495 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1496 
  1497 * Theory Library/Multiset provides stable quicksort implementation of
  1498 sort_key.
  1499 
  1500 * Theory Library/Multiset: renamed empty_idemp ~> empty_neutral.
  1501 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1502 
  1503 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: introduced a type class for euclidean
  1504 space.  Most theorems are now stated in terms of euclidean spaces
  1505 instead of finite cartesian products.
  1506 
  1507   types
  1508     real ^ 'n ~>  'a::real_vector
  1509               ~>  'a::euclidean_space
  1510               ~>  'a::ordered_euclidean_space
  1511         (depends on your needs)
  1512 
  1513   constants
  1514      _ $ _        ~> _ $$ _
  1515      \<chi> x. _  ~> \<chi>\<chi> x. _
  1516      CARD('n)     ~> DIM('a)
  1517 
  1518 Also note that the indices are now natural numbers and not from some
  1519 finite type. Finite cartesian products of euclidean spaces, products
  1520 of euclidean spaces the real and complex numbers are instantiated to
  1521 be euclidean_spaces.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1522 
  1523 * Session Probability: introduced pextreal as positive extended real
  1524 numbers.  Use pextreal as value for measures.  Introduce the
  1525 Radon-Nikodym derivative, product spaces and Fubini's theorem for
  1526 arbitrary sigma finite measures.  Introduces Lebesgue measure based on
  1527 the integral in Multivariate Analysis.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1528 
  1529 * Session Imperative_HOL: revamped, corrected dozens of inadequacies.
  1530 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1531 
  1532 * Session SPARK (with image HOL-SPARK) provides commands to load and
  1533 prove verification conditions generated by the SPARK Ada program
  1534 verifier.  See also src/HOL/SPARK and src/HOL/SPARK/Examples.
  1535 
  1536 
  1537 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  1538 
  1539 * Theorems for additive ring operations (locale abelian_monoid and
  1540 descendants) are generated by interpretation from their multiplicative
  1541 counterparts.  Names (in particular theorem names) have the mandatory
  1542 qualifier 'add'.  Previous theorem names are redeclared for
  1543 compatibility.
  1544 
  1545 * Structure "int_ring" is now an abbreviation (previously a
  1546 definition).  This fits more natural with advanced interpretations.
  1547 
  1548 
  1549 *** HOLCF ***
  1550 
  1551 * The domain package now runs in definitional mode by default: The
  1552 former command 'new_domain' is now called 'domain'.  To use the domain
  1553 package in its original axiomatic mode, use 'domain (unsafe)'.
  1554 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1555 
  1556 * The new class "domain" is now the default sort.  Class "predomain"
  1557 is an unpointed version of "domain". Theories can be updated by
  1558 replacing sort annotations as shown below.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1559 
  1560   'a::type ~> 'a::countable
  1561   'a::cpo  ~> 'a::predomain
  1562   'a::pcpo ~> 'a::domain
  1563 
  1564 * The old type class "rep" has been superseded by class "domain".
  1565 Accordingly, users of the definitional package must remove any
  1566 "default_sort rep" declarations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1567 
  1568 * The domain package (definitional mode) now supports unpointed
  1569 predomain argument types, as long as they are marked 'lazy'. (Strict
  1570 arguments must be in class "domain".) For example, the following
  1571 domain definition now works:
  1572 
  1573   domain natlist = nil | cons (lazy "nat discr") (lazy "natlist")
  1574 
  1575 * Theory HOLCF/Library/HOL_Cpo provides cpo and predomain class
  1576 instances for types from main HOL: bool, nat, int, char, 'a + 'b,
  1577 'a option, and 'a list.  Additionally, it configures fixrec and the
  1578 domain package to work with these types.  For example:
  1579 
  1580   fixrec isInl :: "('a + 'b) u -> tr"
  1581     where "isInl$(up$(Inl x)) = TT" | "isInl$(up$(Inr y)) = FF"
  1582 
  1583   domain V = VFun (lazy "V -> V") | VCon (lazy "nat") (lazy "V list")
  1584 
  1585 * The "(permissive)" option of fixrec has been replaced with a
  1586 per-equation "(unchecked)" option. See
  1587 src/HOL/HOLCF/Tutorial/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1588 
  1589 * The "bifinite" class no longer fixes a constant "approx"; the class
  1590 now just asserts that such a function exists.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1591 
  1592 * Former type "alg_defl" has been renamed to "defl".  HOLCF no longer
  1593 defines an embedding of type 'a defl into udom by default; instances
  1594 of "bifinite" and "domain" classes are available in
  1595 src/HOL/HOLCF/Library/Defl_Bifinite.thy.
  1596 
  1597 * The syntax "REP('a)" has been replaced with "DEFL('a)".
  1598 
  1599 * The predicate "directed" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1600 
  1601 * The type class "finite_po" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1602 
  1603 * The function "cprod_map" has been renamed to "prod_map".
  1604 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1605 
  1606 * The monadic bind operator on each powerdomain has new binder syntax
  1607 similar to sets, e.g. "\<Union>\<sharp>x\<in>xs. t" represents
  1608 "upper_bind\<cdot>xs\<cdot>(\<Lambda> x. t)".
  1609 
  1610 * The infix syntax for binary union on each powerdomain has changed
  1611 from e.g. "+\<sharp>" to "\<union>\<sharp>", for consistency with set
  1612 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1613 
  1614 * The constant "UU" has been renamed to "bottom".  The syntax "UU" is
  1615 still supported as an input translation.
  1616 
  1617 * Renamed some theorems (the original names are also still available).
  1618 
  1619   expand_fun_below   ~> fun_below_iff
  1620   below_fun_ext      ~> fun_belowI
  1621   expand_cfun_eq     ~> cfun_eq_iff
  1622   ext_cfun           ~> cfun_eqI
  1623   expand_cfun_below  ~> cfun_below_iff
  1624   below_cfun_ext     ~> cfun_belowI
  1625   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  1626 
  1627 * The Abs and Rep functions for various types have changed names.
  1628 Related theorem names have also changed to match. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1629 
  1630   Rep_CFun  ~> Rep_cfun
  1631   Abs_CFun  ~> Abs_cfun
  1632   Rep_Sprod ~> Rep_sprod
  1633   Abs_Sprod ~> Abs_sprod
  1634   Rep_Ssum  ~> Rep_ssum
  1635   Abs_Ssum  ~> Abs_ssum
  1636 
  1637 * Lemmas with names of the form *_defined_iff or *_strict_iff have
  1638 been renamed to *_bottom_iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1639 
  1640 * Various changes to bisimulation/coinduction with domain package:
  1641 
  1642   - Definitions of "bisim" constants no longer mention definedness.
  1643   - With mutual recursion, "bisim" predicate is now curried.
  1644   - With mutual recursion, each type gets a separate coind theorem.
  1645   - Variable names in bisim_def and coinduct rules have changed.
  1646 
  1647 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1648 
  1649 * Case combinators generated by the domain package for type "foo" are
  1650 now named "foo_case" instead of "foo_when".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1651 
  1652 * Several theorems have been renamed to more accurately reflect the
  1653 names of constants and types involved.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1654 
  1655   thelub_const    ~> lub_const
  1656   lub_const       ~> is_lub_const
  1657   thelubI         ~> lub_eqI
  1658   is_lub_lub      ~> is_lubD2
  1659   lubI            ~> is_lub_lub
  1660   unique_lub      ~> is_lub_unique
  1661   is_ub_lub       ~> is_lub_rangeD1
  1662   lub_bin_chain   ~> is_lub_bin_chain
  1663   lub_fun         ~> is_lub_fun
  1664   thelub_fun      ~> lub_fun
  1665   thelub_cfun     ~> lub_cfun
  1666   thelub_Pair     ~> lub_Pair
  1667   lub_cprod       ~> is_lub_prod
  1668   thelub_cprod    ~> lub_prod
  1669   minimal_cprod   ~> minimal_prod
  1670   inst_cprod_pcpo ~> inst_prod_pcpo
  1671   UU_I            ~> bottomI
  1672   compact_UU      ~> compact_bottom
  1673   deflation_UU    ~> deflation_bottom
  1674   finite_deflation_UU ~> finite_deflation_bottom
  1675 
  1676 * Many legacy theorem names have been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1677 
  1678   sq_ord_less_eq_trans ~> below_eq_trans
  1679   sq_ord_eq_less_trans ~> eq_below_trans
  1680   refl_less            ~> below_refl
  1681   trans_less           ~> below_trans
  1682   antisym_less         ~> below_antisym
  1683   antisym_less_inverse ~> po_eq_conv [THEN iffD1]
  1684   box_less             ~> box_below
  1685   rev_trans_less       ~> rev_below_trans
  1686   not_less2not_eq      ~> not_below2not_eq
  1687   less_UU_iff          ~> below_UU_iff
  1688   flat_less_iff        ~> flat_below_iff
  1689   adm_less             ~> adm_below
  1690   adm_not_less         ~> adm_not_below
  1691   adm_compact_not_less ~> adm_compact_not_below
  1692   less_fun_def         ~> below_fun_def
  1693   expand_fun_less      ~> fun_below_iff
  1694   less_fun_ext         ~> fun_belowI
  1695   less_discr_def       ~> below_discr_def
  1696   discr_less_eq        ~> discr_below_eq
  1697   less_unit_def        ~> below_unit_def
  1698   less_cprod_def       ~> below_prod_def
  1699   prod_lessI           ~> prod_belowI
  1700   Pair_less_iff        ~> Pair_below_iff
  1701   fst_less_iff         ~> fst_below_iff
  1702   snd_less_iff         ~> snd_below_iff
  1703   expand_cfun_less     ~> cfun_below_iff
  1704   less_cfun_ext        ~> cfun_belowI
  1705   injection_less       ~> injection_below
  1706   less_up_def          ~> below_up_def
  1707   not_Iup_less         ~> not_Iup_below
  1708   Iup_less             ~> Iup_below
  1709   up_less              ~> up_below
  1710   Def_inject_less_eq   ~> Def_below_Def
  1711   Def_less_is_eq       ~> Def_below_iff
  1712   spair_less_iff       ~> spair_below_iff
  1713   less_sprod           ~> below_sprod
  1714   spair_less           ~> spair_below
  1715   sfst_less_iff        ~> sfst_below_iff
  1716   ssnd_less_iff        ~> ssnd_below_iff
  1717   fix_least_less       ~> fix_least_below
  1718   dist_less_one        ~> dist_below_one
  1719   less_ONE             ~> below_ONE
  1720   ONE_less_iff         ~> ONE_below_iff
  1721   less_sinlD           ~> below_sinlD
  1722   less_sinrD           ~> below_sinrD
  1723 
  1724 
  1725 *** FOL and ZF ***
  1726 
  1727 * All constant names are now qualified internally and use proper
  1728 identifiers, e.g. "IFOL.eq" instead of "op =".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1729 
  1730 *** ZF ***
  1731 
  1732 * Greater support for structured proofs involving induction or case analysis.
  1733 
  1734 * Much greater use of special symbols.
  1735 
  1736 * Removal of many ML theorem bindings. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1737 
  1738 *** ML ***
  1739 
  1740 * Antiquotation @{assert} inlines a function bool -> unit that raises
  1741 Fail if the argument is false.  Due to inlining the source position of
  1742 failed assertions is included in the error output.
  1743 
  1744 * Discontinued antiquotation @{theory_ref}, which is obsolete since ML
  1745 text is in practice always evaluated with a stable theory checkpoint.
  1746 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use (Theory.check_thy @{theory}) instead.
  1747 
  1748 * Antiquotation @{theory A} refers to theory A from the ancestry of
  1749 the current context, not any accidental theory loader state as before.
  1750 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, subtle change in semantics.
  1751 
  1752 * Syntax.pretty_priority (default 0) configures the required priority
  1753 of pretty-printed output and thus affects insertion of parentheses.
  1754 
  1755 * Syntax.default_root (default "any") configures the inner syntax
  1756 category (nonterminal symbol) for parsing of terms.
  1757 
  1758 * Former exception Library.UnequalLengths now coincides with
  1759 ListPair.UnequalLengths.
  1760 
  1761 * Renamed structure MetaSimplifier to Raw_Simplifier.  Note that the
  1762 main functionality is provided by structure Simplifier.
  1763 
  1764 * Renamed raw "explode" function to "raw_explode" to emphasize its
  1765 meaning.  Note that internally to Isabelle, Symbol.explode is used in
  1766 almost all situations.
  1767 
  1768 * Discontinued obsolete function sys_error and exception SYS_ERROR.
  1769 See implementation manual for further details on exceptions in
  1770 Isabelle/ML.
  1771 
  1772 * Renamed setmp_noncritical to Unsynchronized.setmp to emphasize its
  1773 meaning.
  1774 
  1775 * Renamed structure PureThy to Pure_Thy and moved most of its
  1776 operations to structure Global_Theory, to emphasize that this is
  1777 rarely-used global-only stuff.
  1778 
  1779 * Discontinued Output.debug.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use plain writeln
  1780 instead (or tracing for high-volume output).
  1781 
  1782 * Configuration option show_question_marks only affects regular pretty
  1783 printing of types and terms, not raw Term.string_of_vname.
  1784 
  1785 * ML_Context.thm and ML_Context.thms are no longer pervasive.  Rare
  1786 INCOMPATIBILITY, superseded by static antiquotations @{thm} and
  1787 @{thms} for most purposes.
  1788 
  1789 * ML structure Unsynchronized is never opened, not even in Isar
  1790 interaction mode as before.  Old Unsynchronized.set etc. have been
  1791 discontinued -- use plain := instead.  This should be *rare* anyway,
  1792 since modern tools always work via official context data, notably
  1793 configuration options.
  1794 
  1795 * Parallel and asynchronous execution requires special care concerning
  1796 interrupts.  Structure Exn provides some convenience functions that
  1797 avoid working directly with raw Interrupt.  User code must not absorb
  1798 interrupts -- intermediate handling (for cleanup etc.) needs to be
  1799 followed by re-raising of the original exception.  Another common
  1800 source of mistakes are "handle _" patterns, which make the meaning of
  1801 the program subject to physical effects of the environment.
  1802 
  1803 
  1804 
  1805 New in Isabelle2009-2 (June 2010)
  1806 ---------------------------------
  1807 
  1808 *** General ***
  1809 
  1810 * Authentic syntax for *all* logical entities (type classes, type
  1811 constructors, term constants): provides simple and robust
  1812 correspondence between formal entities and concrete syntax.  Within
  1813 the parse tree / AST representations, "constants" are decorated by
  1814 their category (class, type, const) and spelled out explicitly with
  1815 their full internal name.
  1816 
  1817 Substantial INCOMPATIBILITY concerning low-level syntax declarations
  1818 and translations (translation rules and translation functions in ML).
  1819 Some hints on upgrading:
  1820 
  1821   - Many existing uses of 'syntax' and 'translations' can be replaced
  1822     by more modern 'type_notation', 'notation' and 'abbreviation',
  1823     which are independent of this issue.
  1824 
  1825   - 'translations' require markup within the AST; the term syntax
  1826     provides the following special forms:
  1827 
  1828       CONST c   -- produces syntax version of constant c from context
  1829       XCONST c  -- literally c, checked as constant from context
  1830       c         -- literally c, if declared by 'syntax'
  1831 
  1832     Plain identifiers are treated as AST variables -- occasionally the
  1833     system indicates accidental variables via the error "rhs contains
  1834     extra variables".
  1835 
  1836     Type classes and type constructors are marked according to their
  1837     concrete syntax.  Some old translations rules need to be written
  1838     for the "type" category, using type constructor application
  1839     instead of pseudo-term application of the default category
  1840     "logic".
  1841 
  1842   - 'parse_translation' etc. in ML may use the following
  1843     antiquotations:
  1844 
  1845       @{class_syntax c}   -- type class c within parse tree / AST
  1846       @{term_syntax c}    -- type constructor c within parse tree / AST
  1847       @{const_syntax c}   -- ML version of "CONST c" above
  1848       @{syntax_const c}   -- literally c (checked wrt. 'syntax' declarations)
  1849 
  1850   - Literal types within 'typed_print_translations', i.e. those *not*
  1851     represented as pseudo-terms are represented verbatim.  Use @{class
  1852     c} or @{type_name c} here instead of the above syntax
  1853     antiquotations.
  1854 
  1855 Note that old non-authentic syntax was based on unqualified base
  1856 names, so all of the above "constant" names would coincide.  Recall
  1857 that 'print_syntax' and ML_command "set Syntax.trace_ast" help to
  1858 diagnose syntax problems.
  1859 
  1860 * Type constructors admit general mixfix syntax, not just infix.
  1861 
  1862 * Concrete syntax may be attached to local entities without a proof
  1863 body, too.  This works via regular mixfix annotations for 'fix',
  1864 'def', 'obtain' etc. or via the explicit 'write' command, which is
  1865 similar to the 'notation' command in theory specifications.
  1866 
  1867 * Discontinued unnamed infix syntax (legacy feature for many years) --
  1868 need to specify constant name and syntax separately.  Internal ML
  1869 datatype constructors have been renamed from InfixName to Infix etc.
  1870 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1871 
  1872 * Schematic theorem statements need to be explicitly markup as such,
  1873 via commands 'schematic_lemma', 'schematic_theorem',
  1874 'schematic_corollary'.  Thus the relevance of the proof is made
  1875 syntactically clear, which impacts performance in a parallel or
  1876 asynchronous interactive environment.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1877 
  1878 * Use of cumulative prems via "!" in some proof methods has been
  1879 discontinued (old legacy feature).
  1880 
  1881 * References 'trace_simp' and 'debug_simp' have been replaced by
  1882 configuration options stored in the context. Enabling tracing (the
  1883 case of debugging is similar) in proofs works via
  1884 
  1885   using [[trace_simp = true]]
  1886 
  1887 Tracing is then active for all invocations of the simplifier in
  1888 subsequent goal refinement steps. Tracing may also still be enabled or
  1889 disabled via the ProofGeneral settings menu.
  1890 
  1891 * Separate commands 'hide_class', 'hide_type', 'hide_const',
  1892 'hide_fact' replace the former 'hide' KIND command.  Minor
  1893 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1894 
  1895 * Improved parallelism of proof term normalization: usedir -p2 -q0 is
  1896 more efficient than combinations with -q1 or -q2.
  1897 
  1898 
  1899 *** Pure ***
  1900 
  1901 * Proofterms record type-class reasoning explicitly, using the
  1902 "unconstrain" operation internally.  This eliminates all sort
  1903 constraints from a theorem and proof, introducing explicit
  1904 OFCLASS-premises.  On the proof term level, this operation is
  1905 automatically applied at theorem boundaries, such that closed proofs
  1906 are always free of sort constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools that
  1907 inspect proof terms.
  1908 
  1909 * Local theory specifications may depend on extra type variables that
  1910 are not present in the result type -- arguments TYPE('a) :: 'a itself
  1911 are added internally.  For example:
  1912 
  1913   definition unitary :: bool where "unitary = (ALL (x::'a) y. x = y)"
  1914 
  1915 * Predicates of locales introduced by classes carry a mandatory
  1916 "class" prefix.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1917 
  1918 * Vacuous class specifications observe default sort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1919 
  1920 * Old 'axclass' command has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  1921 'class' instead.
  1922 
  1923 * Command 'code_reflect' allows to incorporate generated ML code into
  1924 runtime environment; replaces immature code_datatype antiquotation.
  1925 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1926 
  1927 * Code generator: simple concept for abstract datatypes obeying
  1928 invariants.
  1929 
  1930 * Code generator: details of internal data cache have no impact on the
  1931 user space functionality any longer.
  1932 
  1933 * Methods "unfold_locales" and "intro_locales" ignore non-locale
  1934 subgoals.  This is more appropriate for interpretations with 'where'.
  1935 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1936 
  1937 * Command 'example_proof' opens an empty proof body.  This allows to
  1938 experiment with Isar, without producing any persistent result.
  1939 
  1940 * Commands 'type_notation' and 'no_type_notation' declare type syntax
  1941 within a local theory context, with explicit checking of the
  1942 constructors involved (in contrast to the raw 'syntax' versions).
  1943 
  1944 * Commands 'types' and 'typedecl' now work within a local theory
  1945 context -- without introducing dependencies on parameters or
  1946 assumptions, which is not possible in Isabelle/Pure.
  1947 
  1948 * Command 'defaultsort' has been renamed to 'default_sort', it works
  1949 within a local theory context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1950 
  1951 
  1952 *** HOL ***
  1953 
  1954 * Command 'typedef' now works within a local theory context -- without
  1955 introducing dependencies on parameters or assumptions, which is not
  1956 possible in Isabelle/Pure/HOL.  Note that the logical environment may
  1957 contain multiple interpretations of local typedefs (with different
  1958 non-emptiness proofs), even in a global theory context.
  1959 
  1960 * New package for quotient types.  Commands 'quotient_type' and
  1961 'quotient_definition' may be used for defining types and constants by
  1962 quotient constructions.  An example is the type of integers created by
  1963 quotienting pairs of natural numbers:
  1964 
  1965   fun
  1966     intrel :: "(nat * nat) => (nat * nat) => bool"
  1967   where
  1968     "intrel (x, y) (u, v) = (x + v = u + y)"
  1969 
  1970   quotient_type int = "nat * nat" / intrel
  1971     by (auto simp add: equivp_def expand_fun_eq)
  1972 
  1973   quotient_definition
  1974     "0::int" is "(0::nat, 0::nat)"
  1975 
  1976 The method "lifting" can be used to lift of theorems from the
  1977 underlying "raw" type to the quotient type.  The example
  1978 src/HOL/Quotient_Examples/FSet.thy includes such a quotient
  1979 construction and provides a reasoning infrastructure for finite sets.
  1980 
  1981 * Renamed Library/Quotient.thy to Library/Quotient_Type.thy to avoid
  1982 clash with new theory Quotient in Main HOL.
  1983 
  1984 * Moved the SMT binding into the main HOL session, eliminating
  1985 separate HOL-SMT session.
  1986 
  1987 * List membership infix mem operation is only an input abbreviation.
  1988 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1989 
  1990 * Theory Library/Word.thy has been removed.  Use library Word/Word.thy
  1991 for future developements; former Library/Word.thy is still present in
  1992 the AFP entry RSAPPS.
  1993 
  1994 * Theorem Int.int_induct renamed to Int.int_of_nat_induct and is no
  1995 longer shadowed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1996 
  1997 * Dropped theorem duplicate comp_arith; use semiring_norm instead.
  1998 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1999 
  2000 * Dropped theorem RealPow.real_sq_order; use power2_le_imp_le instead.
  2001 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2002 
  2003 * Dropped normalizing_semiring etc; use the facts in semiring classes
  2004 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2005 
  2006 * Dropped several real-specific versions of lemmas about floor and
  2007 ceiling; use the generic lemmas from theory "Archimedean_Field"
  2008 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2009 
  2010   floor_number_of_eq         ~> floor_number_of
  2011   le_floor_eq_number_of      ~> number_of_le_floor
  2012   le_floor_eq_zero           ~> zero_le_floor
  2013   le_floor_eq_one            ~> one_le_floor
  2014   floor_less_eq_number_of    ~> floor_less_number_of
  2015   floor_less_eq_zero         ~> floor_less_zero
  2016   floor_less_eq_one          ~> floor_less_one
  2017   less_floor_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_less_floor
  2018   less_floor_eq_zero         ~> zero_less_floor
  2019   less_floor_eq_one          ~> one_less_floor
  2020   floor_le_eq_number_of      ~> floor_le_number_of
  2021   floor_le_eq_zero           ~> floor_le_zero
  2022   floor_le_eq_one            ~> floor_le_one
  2023   floor_subtract_number_of   ~> floor_diff_number_of
  2024   floor_subtract_one         ~> floor_diff_one
  2025   ceiling_number_of_eq       ~> ceiling_number_of
  2026   ceiling_le_eq_number_of    ~> ceiling_le_number_of
  2027   ceiling_le_zero_eq         ~> ceiling_le_zero
  2028   ceiling_le_eq_one          ~> ceiling_le_one
  2029   less_ceiling_eq_number_of  ~> number_of_less_ceiling
  2030   less_ceiling_eq_zero       ~> zero_less_ceiling
  2031   less_ceiling_eq_one        ~> one_less_ceiling
  2032   ceiling_less_eq_number_of  ~> ceiling_less_number_of
  2033   ceiling_less_eq_zero       ~> ceiling_less_zero
  2034   ceiling_less_eq_one        ~> ceiling_less_one
  2035   le_ceiling_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_le_ceiling
  2036   le_ceiling_eq_zero         ~> zero_le_ceiling
  2037   le_ceiling_eq_one          ~> one_le_ceiling
  2038   ceiling_subtract_number_of ~> ceiling_diff_number_of
  2039   ceiling_subtract_one       ~> ceiling_diff_one
  2040 
  2041 * Theory "Finite_Set": various folding_XXX locales facilitate the
  2042 application of the various fold combinators on finite sets.
  2043 
  2044 * Library theory "RBT" renamed to "RBT_Impl"; new library theory "RBT"
  2045 provides abstract red-black tree type which is backed by "RBT_Impl" as
  2046 implementation.  INCOMPATIBILTY.
  2047 
  2048 * Theory Library/Coinductive_List has been removed -- superseded by
  2049 AFP/thys/Coinductive.
  2050 
  2051 * Theory PReal, including the type "preal" and related operations, has
  2052 been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2053 
  2054 * Real: new development using Cauchy Sequences.
  2055 
  2056 * Split off theory "Big_Operators" containing setsum, setprod,
  2057 Inf_fin, Sup_fin, Min, Max from theory Finite_Set.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2058 
  2059 * Theory "Rational" renamed to "Rat", for consistency with "Nat",
  2060 "Int" etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2061 
  2062 * Constant Rat.normalize needs to be qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2063 
  2064 * New set of rules "ac_simps" provides combined assoc / commute
  2065 rewrites for all interpretations of the appropriate generic locales.
  2066 
  2067 * Renamed theory "OrderedGroup" to "Groups" and split theory
  2068 "Ring_and_Field" into theories "Rings" and "Fields"; for more
  2069 appropriate and more consistent names suitable for name prefixes
  2070 within the HOL theories.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2071 
  2072 * Some generic constants have been put to appropriate theories:
  2073   - less_eq, less: Orderings
  2074   - zero, one, plus, minus, uminus, times, abs, sgn: Groups
  2075   - inverse, divide: Rings
  2076 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2077 
  2078 * More consistent naming of type classes involving orderings (and
  2079 lattices):
  2080 
  2081     lower_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_inf
  2082     upper_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_sup
  2083 
  2084     dense_linear_order                  ~> dense_linorder
  2085 
  2086     pordered_ab_group_add               ~> ordered_ab_group_add
  2087     pordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> ordered_ab_group_add_abs
  2088     pordered_ab_semigroup_add           ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2089     pordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le    ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le
  2090     pordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add    ~> ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2091     pordered_cancel_comm_semiring       ~> ordered_cancel_comm_semiring
  2092     pordered_cancel_semiring            ~> ordered_cancel_semiring
  2093     pordered_comm_monoid_add            ~> ordered_comm_monoid_add
  2094     pordered_comm_ring                  ~> ordered_comm_ring
  2095     pordered_comm_semiring              ~> ordered_comm_semiring
  2096     pordered_ring                       ~> ordered_ring
  2097     pordered_ring_abs                   ~> ordered_ring_abs
  2098     pordered_semiring                   ~> ordered_semiring
  2099 
  2100     ordered_ab_group_add                ~> linordered_ab_group_add
  2101     ordered_ab_semigroup_add            ~> linordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2102     ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add     ~> linordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2103     ordered_comm_semiring_strict        ~> linordered_comm_semiring_strict
  2104     ordered_field                       ~> linordered_field
  2105     ordered_field_no_lb                 ~> linordered_field_no_lb
  2106     ordered_field_no_ub                 ~> linordered_field_no_ub
  2107     ordered_field_dense_linear_order    ~> dense_linordered_field
  2108     ordered_idom                        ~> linordered_idom
  2109     ordered_ring                        ~> linordered_ring
  2110     ordered_ring_le_cancel_factor       ~> linordered_ring_le_cancel_factor
  2111     ordered_ring_less_cancel_factor     ~> linordered_ring_less_cancel_factor
  2112     ordered_ring_strict                 ~> linordered_ring_strict
  2113     ordered_semidom                     ~> linordered_semidom
  2114     ordered_semiring                    ~> linordered_semiring
  2115     ordered_semiring_1                  ~> linordered_semiring_1
  2116     ordered_semiring_1_strict           ~> linordered_semiring_1_strict
  2117     ordered_semiring_strict             ~> linordered_semiring_strict
  2118 
  2119   The following slightly odd type classes have been moved to a
  2120   separate theory Library/Lattice_Algebras:
  2121 
  2122     lordered_ab_group_add               ~> lattice_ab_group_add
  2123     lordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> lattice_ab_group_add_abs
  2124     lordered_ab_group_add_meet          ~> semilattice_inf_ab_group_add
  2125     lordered_ab_group_add_join          ~> semilattice_sup_ab_group_add
  2126     lordered_ring                       ~> lattice_ring
  2127 
  2128 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2129 
  2130 * Refined field classes:
  2131   - classes division_ring_inverse_zero, field_inverse_zero,
  2132     linordered_field_inverse_zero include rule inverse 0 = 0 --
  2133     subsumes former division_by_zero class;
  2134   - numerous lemmas have been ported from field to division_ring.
  2135 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2136 
  2137 * Refined algebra theorem collections:
  2138   - dropped theorem group group_simps, use algebra_simps instead;
  2139   - dropped theorem group ring_simps, use field_simps instead;
  2140   - proper theorem collection field_simps subsumes former theorem
  2141     groups field_eq_simps and field_simps;
  2142   - dropped lemma eq_minus_self_iff which is a duplicate for
  2143     equal_neg_zero.
  2144 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2145 
  2146 * Theory Finite_Set and List: some lemmas have been generalized from
  2147 sets to lattices:
  2148 
  2149   fun_left_comm_idem_inter      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_inf
  2150   fun_left_comm_idem_union      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_sup
  2151   inter_Inter_fold_inter        ~> inf_Inf_fold_inf
  2152   union_Union_fold_union        ~> sup_Sup_fold_sup
  2153   Inter_fold_inter              ~> Inf_fold_inf
  2154   Union_fold_union              ~> Sup_fold_sup
  2155   inter_INTER_fold_inter        ~> inf_INFI_fold_inf
  2156   union_UNION_fold_union        ~> sup_SUPR_fold_sup
  2157   INTER_fold_inter              ~> INFI_fold_inf
  2158   UNION_fold_union              ~> SUPR_fold_sup
  2159 
  2160 * Theory "Complete_Lattice": lemmas top_def and bot_def have been
  2161 replaced by the more convenient lemmas Inf_empty and Sup_empty.
  2162 Dropped lemmas Inf_insert_simp and Sup_insert_simp, which are subsumed
  2163 by Inf_insert and Sup_insert.  Lemmas Inf_UNIV and Sup_UNIV replace
  2164 former Inf_Univ and Sup_Univ.  Lemmas inf_top_right and sup_bot_right
  2165 subsume inf_top and sup_bot respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2166 
  2167 * Reorganized theory Multiset: swapped notation of pointwise and
  2168 multiset order:
  2169 
  2170   - pointwise ordering is instance of class order with standard syntax
  2171     <= and <;
  2172   - multiset ordering has syntax <=# and <#; partial order properties
  2173     are provided by means of interpretation with prefix
  2174     multiset_order;
  2175   - less duplication, less historical organization of sections,
  2176     conversion from associations lists to multisets, rudimentary code
  2177     generation;
  2178   - use insert_DiffM2 [symmetric] instead of elem_imp_eq_diff_union,
  2179     if needed.
  2180 
  2181 Renamed:
  2182 
  2183   multiset_eq_conv_count_eq  ~>  multiset_ext_iff
  2184   multi_count_ext  ~>  multiset_ext
  2185   diff_union_inverse2  ~>  diff_union_cancelR
  2186 
  2187 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2188 
  2189 * Theory Permutation: replaced local "remove" by List.remove1.
  2190 
  2191 * Code generation: ML and OCaml code is decorated with signatures.
  2192 
  2193 * Theory List: added transpose.
  2194 
  2195 * Library/Nat_Bijection.thy is a collection of bijective functions
  2196 between nat and other types, which supersedes the older libraries
  2197 Library/Nat_Int_Bij.thy and HOLCF/NatIso.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2198 
  2199   Constants:
  2200   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat         ~> prod_encode
  2201   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2         ~> prod_decode
  2202   Nat_Int_Bij.int_to_nat_bij      ~> int_encode
  2203   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_int_bij      ~> int_decode
  2204   Countable.pair_encode           ~> prod_encode
  2205   NatIso.prod2nat                 ~> prod_encode
  2206   NatIso.nat2prod                 ~> prod_decode
  2207   NatIso.sum2nat                  ~> sum_encode
  2208   NatIso.nat2sum                  ~> sum_decode
  2209   NatIso.list2nat                 ~> list_encode
  2210   NatIso.nat2list                 ~> list_decode
  2211   NatIso.set2nat                  ~> set_encode
  2212   NatIso.nat2set                  ~> set_decode
  2213 
  2214   Lemmas:
  2215   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2216   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_inj     ~> inj_prod_encode
  2217   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_surj    ~> surj_prod_encode
  2218   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_inj     ~> inj_prod_decode
  2219   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_surj    ~> surj_prod_decode
  2220   Nat_Int_Bij.i2n_n2i_id          ~> int_encode_inverse
  2221   Nat_Int_Bij.n2i_i2n_id          ~> int_decode_inverse
  2222   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_nat_to_int_bij ~> surj_int_encode
  2223   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_int_to_nat_bij ~> surj_int_decode
  2224   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_nat_to_int_bij  ~> inj_int_encode
  2225   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_int_to_nat_bij  ~> inj_int_decode
  2226   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_encode
  2227   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_int_to_nat_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2228 
  2229 * Sledgehammer:
  2230   - Renamed ATP commands:
  2231     atp_info     ~> sledgehammer running_atps
  2232     atp_kill     ~> sledgehammer kill_atps
  2233     atp_messages ~> sledgehammer messages
  2234     atp_minimize ~> sledgehammer minimize
  2235     print_atps   ~> sledgehammer available_atps
  2236     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2237   - Added user's manual ("isabelle doc sledgehammer").
  2238   - Added option syntax and "sledgehammer_params" to customize
  2239     Sledgehammer's behavior.  See the manual for details.
  2240   - Modified the Isar proof reconstruction code so that it produces
  2241     direct proofs rather than proofs by contradiction.  (This feature
  2242     is still experimental.)
  2243   - Made Isar proof reconstruction work for SPASS, remote ATPs, and in
  2244     full-typed mode.
  2245   - Added support for TPTP syntax for SPASS via the "spass_tptp" ATP.
  2246 
  2247 * Nitpick:
  2248   - Added and implemented "binary_ints" and "bits" options.
  2249   - Added "std" option and implemented support for nonstandard models.
  2250   - Added and implemented "finitize" option to improve the precision
  2251     of infinite datatypes based on a monotonicity analysis.
  2252   - Added support for quotient types.
  2253   - Added support for "specification" and "ax_specification"
  2254     constructs.
  2255   - Added support for local definitions (for "function" and
  2256     "termination" proofs).
  2257   - Added support for term postprocessors.
  2258   - Optimized "Multiset.multiset" and "FinFun.finfun".
  2259   - Improved efficiency of "destroy_constrs" optimization.
  2260   - Fixed soundness bugs related to "destroy_constrs" optimization and
  2261     record getters.
  2262   - Fixed soundness bug related to higher-order constructors.
  2263   - Fixed soundness bug when "full_descrs" is enabled.
  2264   - Improved precision of set constructs.
  2265   - Added "atoms" option.
  2266   - Added cache to speed up repeated Kodkod invocations on the same
  2267     problems.
  2268   - Renamed "MiniSatJNI", "zChaffJNI", "BerkMinAlloy", and
  2269     "SAT4JLight" to "MiniSat_JNI", "zChaff_JNI", "BerkMin_Alloy", and
  2270     "SAT4J_Light".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2271   - Removed "skolemize", "uncurry", "sym_break", "flatten_prop",
  2272     "sharing_depth", and "show_skolems" options.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2273   - Removed "nitpick_intro" attribute.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2274 
  2275 * Method "induct" now takes instantiations of the form t, where t is not
  2276   a variable, as a shorthand for "x == t", where x is a fresh variable.
  2277   If this is not intended, t has to be enclosed in parentheses.
  2278   By default, the equalities generated by definitional instantiations
  2279   are pre-simplified, which may cause parameters of inductive cases
  2280   to disappear, or may even delete some of the inductive cases.
  2281   Use "induct (no_simp)" instead of "induct" to restore the old
  2282   behaviour. The (no_simp) option is also understood by the "cases"
  2283   and "nominal_induct" methods, which now perform pre-simplification, too.
  2284   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2285 
  2286 
  2287 *** HOLCF ***
  2288 
  2289 * Variable names in lemmas generated by the domain package have
  2290 changed; the naming scheme is now consistent with the HOL datatype
  2291 package.  Some proof scripts may be affected, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2292 
  2293 * The domain package no longer defines the function "foo_copy" for
  2294 recursive domain "foo".  The reach lemma is now stated directly in
  2295 terms of "foo_take".  Lemmas and proofs that mention "foo_copy" must
  2296 be reformulated in terms of "foo_take", INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2297 
  2298 * Most definedness lemmas generated by the domain package (previously
  2299 of the form "x ~= UU ==> foo$x ~= UU") now have an if-and-only-if form
  2300 like "foo$x = UU <-> x = UU", which works better as a simp rule.
  2301 Proofs that used definedness lemmas as intro rules may break,
  2302 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2303 
  2304 * Induction and casedist rules generated by the domain package now
  2305 declare proper case_names (one called "bottom", and one named for each
  2306 constructor).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2307 
  2308 * For mutually-recursive domains, separate "reach" and "take_lemma"
  2309 rules are generated for each domain, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2310 
  2311   foo_bar.reach       ~> foo.reach  bar.reach
  2312   foo_bar.take_lemmas ~> foo.take_lemma  bar.take_lemma
  2313 
  2314 * Some lemmas generated by the domain package have been renamed for
  2315 consistency with the datatype package, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2316 
  2317   foo.ind        ~> foo.induct
  2318   foo.finite_ind ~> foo.finite_induct
  2319   foo.coind      ~> foo.coinduct
  2320   foo.casedist   ~> foo.exhaust
  2321   foo.exhaust    ~> foo.nchotomy
  2322 
  2323 * For consistency with other definition packages, the fixrec package
  2324 now generates qualified theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2325 
  2326   foo_simps  ~> foo.simps
  2327   foo_unfold ~> foo.unfold
  2328   foo_induct ~> foo.induct
  2329 
  2330 * The "fixrec_simp" attribute has been removed.  The "fixrec_simp"
  2331 method and internal fixrec proofs now use the default simpset instead.
  2332 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2333 
  2334 * The "contlub" predicate has been removed.  Proof scripts should use
  2335 lemma contI2 in place of monocontlub2cont, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2336 
  2337 * The "admw" predicate has been removed, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2338 
  2339 * The constants cpair, cfst, and csnd have been removed in favor of
  2340 Pair, fst, and snd from Isabelle/HOL, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2341 
  2342 
  2343 *** ML ***
  2344 
  2345 * Antiquotations for basic formal entities:
  2346 
  2347     @{class NAME}         -- type class
  2348     @{class_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of the above
  2349 
  2350     @{type_name NAME}     -- logical type
  2351     @{type_abbrev NAME}   -- type abbreviation
  2352     @{nonterminal NAME}   -- type of concrete syntactic category
  2353     @{type_syntax NAME}   -- syntax representation of any of the above
  2354 
  2355     @{const_name NAME}    -- logical constant (INCOMPATIBILITY)
  2356     @{const_abbrev NAME}  -- abbreviated constant
  2357     @{const_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of any of the above
  2358 
  2359 * Antiquotation @{syntax_const NAME} ensures that NAME refers to a raw
  2360 syntax constant (cf. 'syntax' command).
  2361 
  2362 * Antiquotation @{make_string} inlines a function to print arbitrary
  2363 values similar to the ML toplevel.  The result is compiler dependent
  2364 and may fall back on "?" in certain situations.
  2365 
  2366 * Diagnostic commands 'ML_val' and 'ML_command' may refer to
  2367 antiquotations @{Isar.state} and @{Isar.goal}.  This replaces impure
  2368 Isar.state() and Isar.goal(), which belong to the old TTY loop and do
  2369 not work with the asynchronous Isar document model.
  2370 
  2371 * Configuration options now admit dynamic default values, depending on
  2372 the context or even global references.
  2373 
  2374 * SHA1.digest digests strings according to SHA-1 (see RFC 3174).  It
  2375 uses an efficient external library if available (for Poly/ML).
  2376 
  2377 * Renamed some important ML structures, while keeping the old names
  2378 for some time as aliases within the structure Legacy:
  2379 
  2380   OuterKeyword  ~>  Keyword
  2381   OuterLex      ~>  Token
  2382   OuterParse    ~>  Parse
  2383   OuterSyntax   ~>  Outer_Syntax
  2384   PrintMode     ~>  Print_Mode
  2385   SpecParse     ~>  Parse_Spec
  2386   ThyInfo       ~>  Thy_Info
  2387   ThyLoad       ~>  Thy_Load
  2388   ThyOutput     ~>  Thy_Output
  2389   TypeInfer     ~>  Type_Infer
  2390 
  2391 Note that "open Legacy" simplifies porting of sources, but forgetting
  2392 to remove it again will complicate porting again in the future.
  2393 
  2394 * Most operations that refer to a global context are named
  2395 accordingly, e.g. Simplifier.global_context or
  2396 ProofContext.init_global.  There are some situations where a global
  2397 context actually works, but under normal circumstances one needs to
  2398 pass the proper local context through the code!
  2399 
  2400 * Discontinued old TheoryDataFun with its copy/init operation -- data
  2401 needs to be pure.  Functor Theory_Data_PP retains the traditional
  2402 Pretty.pp argument to merge, which is absent in the standard
  2403 Theory_Data version.
  2404 
  2405 * Sorts.certify_sort and derived "cert" operations for types and terms
  2406 no longer minimize sorts.  Thus certification at the boundary of the
  2407 inference kernel becomes invariant under addition of class relations,
  2408 which is an important monotonicity principle.  Sorts are now minimized
  2409 in the syntax layer only, at the boundary between the end-user and the
  2410 system.  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY, may have to use Sign.minimize_sort
  2411 explicitly in rare situations.
  2412 
  2413 * Renamed old-style Drule.standard to Drule.export_without_context, to
  2414 emphasize that this is in no way a standard operation.
  2415 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2416 
  2417 * Subgoal.FOCUS (and variants): resulting goal state is normalized as
  2418 usual for resolution.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2419 
  2420 * Renamed varify/unvarify operations to varify_global/unvarify_global
  2421 to emphasize that these only work in a global situation (which is
  2422 quite rare).
  2423 
  2424 * Curried take and drop in library.ML; negative length is interpreted
  2425 as infinity (as in chop).  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2426 
  2427 * Proof terms: type substitutions on proof constants now use canonical
  2428 order of type variables.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools working with proof
  2429 terms.
  2430 
  2431 * Raw axioms/defs may no longer carry sort constraints, and raw defs
  2432 may no longer carry premises.  User-level specifications are
  2433 transformed accordingly by Thm.add_axiom/add_def.
  2434 
  2435 
  2436 *** System ***
  2437 
  2438 * Discontinued special HOL_USEDIR_OPTIONS for the main HOL image;
  2439 ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS applies uniformly to all sessions.  Note that
  2440 proof terms are enabled unconditionally in the new HOL-Proofs image.
  2441 
  2442 * Discontinued old ISABELLE and ISATOOL environment settings (legacy
  2443 feature since Isabelle2009).  Use ISABELLE_PROCESS and ISABELLE_TOOL,
  2444 respectively.
  2445 
  2446 * Old lib/scripts/polyml-platform is superseded by the
  2447 ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable, which defaults to the 32 bit
  2448 variant, even on a 64 bit machine.  The following example setting
  2449 prefers 64 bit if available:
  2450 
  2451   ML_PLATFORM="${ISABELLE_PLATFORM64:-$ISABELLE_PLATFORM}"
  2452 
  2453 * The preliminary Isabelle/jEdit application demonstrates the emerging
  2454 Isabelle/Scala layer for advanced prover interaction and integration.
  2455 See src/Tools/jEdit or "isabelle jedit" provided by the properly built
  2456 component.
  2457 
  2458 * "IsabelleText" is a Unicode font derived from Bitstream Vera Mono
  2459 and Bluesky TeX fonts.  It provides the usual Isabelle symbols,
  2460 similar to the default assignment of the document preparation system
  2461 (cf. isabellesym.sty).  The Isabelle/Scala class Isabelle_System
  2462 provides some operations for direct access to the font without asking
  2463 the user for manual installation.
  2464 
  2465 
  2466 
  2467 New in Isabelle2009-1 (December 2009)
  2468 -------------------------------------
  2469 
  2470 *** General ***
  2471 
  2472 * Discontinued old form of "escaped symbols" such as \\<forall>.  Only
  2473 one backslash should be used, even in ML sources.
  2474 
  2475 
  2476 *** Pure ***
  2477 
  2478 * Locale interpretation propagates mixins along the locale hierarchy.
  2479 The currently only available mixins are the equations used to map
  2480 local definitions to terms of the target domain of an interpretation.
  2481 
  2482 * Reactivated diagnostic command 'print_interps'.  Use "print_interps
  2483 loc" to print all interpretations of locale "loc" in the theory.
  2484 Interpretations in proofs are not shown.
  2485 
  2486 * Thoroughly revised locales tutorial.  New section on conditional
  2487 interpretation.
  2488 
  2489 * On instantiation of classes, remaining undefined class parameters
  2490 are formally declared.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2491 
  2492 
  2493 *** Document preparation ***
  2494 
  2495 * New generalized style concept for printing terms: @{foo (style) ...}
  2496 instead of @{foo_style style ...}  (old form is still retained for
  2497 backward compatibility).  Styles can be also applied for
  2498 antiquotations prop, term_type and typeof.
  2499 
  2500 
  2501 *** HOL ***
  2502 
  2503 * New proof method "smt" for a combination of first-order logic with
  2504 equality, linear and nonlinear (natural/integer/real) arithmetic, and
  2505 fixed-size bitvectors; there is also basic support for higher-order
  2506 features (esp. lambda abstractions).  It is an incomplete decision
  2507 procedure based on external SMT solvers using the oracle mechanism;
  2508 for the SMT solver Z3, this method is proof-producing.  Certificates
  2509 are provided to avoid calling the external solvers solely for
  2510 re-checking proofs.  Due to a remote SMT service there is no need for
  2511 installing SMT solvers locally.  See src/HOL/SMT.
  2512 
  2513 * New commands to load and prove verification conditions generated by
  2514 the Boogie program verifier or derived systems (e.g. the Verifying C
  2515 Compiler (VCC) or Spec#).  See src/HOL/Boogie.
  2516 
  2517 * New counterexample generator tool 'nitpick' based on the Kodkod
  2518 relational model finder.  See src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick and
  2519 src/HOL/Nitpick_Examples.
  2520 
  2521 * New commands 'code_pred' and 'values' to invoke the predicate
  2522 compiler and to enumerate values of inductive predicates.
  2523 
  2524 * A tabled implementation of the reflexive transitive closure.
  2525 
  2526 * New implementation of quickcheck uses generic code generator;
  2527 default generators are provided for all suitable HOL types, records
  2528 and datatypes.  Old quickcheck can be re-activated importing theory
  2529 Library/SML_Quickcheck.
  2530 
  2531 * New testing tool Mirabelle for automated proof tools.  Applies
  2532 several tools and tactics like sledgehammer, metis, or quickcheck, to
  2533 every proof step in a theory.  To be used in batch mode via the
  2534 "mirabelle" utility.
  2535 
  2536 * New proof method "sos" (sum of squares) for nonlinear real
  2537 arithmetic (originally due to John Harison). It requires theory
  2538 Library/Sum_Of_Squares.  It is not a complete decision procedure but
  2539 works well in practice on quantifier-free real arithmetic with +, -,
  2540 *, ^, =, <= and <, i.e. boolean combinations of equalities and
  2541 inequalities between polynomials.  It makes use of external
  2542 semidefinite programming solvers.  Method "sos" generates a
  2543 certificate that can be pasted into the proof thus avoiding the need
  2544 to call an external tool every time the proof is checked.  See
  2545 src/HOL/Library/Sum_Of_Squares.
  2546 
  2547 * New method "linarith" invokes existing linear arithmetic decision
  2548 procedure only.
  2549 
  2550 * New command 'atp_minimal' reduces result produced by Sledgehammer.
  2551 
  2552 * New Sledgehammer option "Full Types" in Proof General settings menu.
  2553 Causes full type information to be output to the ATPs.  This slows
  2554 ATPs down considerably but eliminates a source of unsound "proofs"
  2555 that fail later.
  2556 
  2557 * New method "metisFT": A version of metis that uses full type
  2558 information in order to avoid failures of proof reconstruction.
  2559 
  2560 * New evaluator "approximate" approximates an real valued term using
  2561 the same method as the approximation method.
  2562 
  2563 * Method "approximate" now supports arithmetic expressions as
  2564 boundaries of intervals and implements interval splitting and Taylor
  2565 series expansion.
  2566 
  2567 * ML antiquotation @{code_datatype} inserts definition of a datatype
  2568 generated by the code generator; e.g. see src/HOL/Predicate.thy.
  2569 
  2570 * New theory SupInf of the supremum and infimum operators for sets of
  2571 reals.
  2572 
  2573 * New theory Probability, which contains a development of measure
  2574 theory, eventually leading to Lebesgue integration and probability.
  2575 
  2576 * Extended Multivariate Analysis to include derivation and Brouwer's
  2577 fixpoint theorem.
  2578 
  2579 * Reorganization of number theory, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  2580   - new number theory development for nat and int, in theories Divides
  2581     and GCD as well as in new session Number_Theory
  2582   - some constants and facts now suffixed with _nat and _int
  2583     accordingly
  2584   - former session NumberTheory now named Old_Number_Theory, including
  2585     theories Legacy_GCD and Primes (prefer Number_Theory if possible)
  2586   - moved theory Pocklington from src/HOL/Library to
  2587     src/HOL/Old_Number_Theory
  2588 
  2589 * Theory GCD includes functions Gcd/GCD and Lcm/LCM for the gcd and
  2590 lcm of finite and infinite sets. It is shown that they form a complete
  2591 lattice.
  2592 
  2593 * Class semiring_div requires superclass no_zero_divisors and proof of
  2594 div_mult_mult1; theorems div_mult_mult1, div_mult_mult2,
  2595 div_mult_mult1_if, div_mult_mult1 and div_mult_mult2 have been
  2596 generalized to class semiring_div, subsuming former theorems
  2597 zdiv_zmult_zmult1, zdiv_zmult_zmult1_if, zdiv_zmult_zmult1 and
  2598 zdiv_zmult_zmult2.  div_mult_mult1 is now [simp] by default.
  2599 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2600 
  2601 * Refinements to lattice classes and sets:
  2602   - less default intro/elim rules in locale variant, more default
  2603     intro/elim rules in class variant: more uniformity
  2604   - lemma ge_sup_conv renamed to le_sup_iff, in accordance with
  2605     le_inf_iff
  2606   - dropped lemma alias inf_ACI for inf_aci (same for sup_ACI and
  2607     sup_aci)
  2608   - renamed ACI to inf_sup_aci
  2609   - new class "boolean_algebra"
  2610   - class "complete_lattice" moved to separate theory
  2611     "Complete_Lattice"; corresponding constants (and abbreviations)
  2612     renamed and with authentic syntax:
  2613     Set.Inf ~>    Complete_Lattice.Inf
  2614     Set.Sup ~>    Complete_Lattice.Sup
  2615     Set.INFI ~>   Complete_Lattice.INFI
  2616     Set.SUPR ~>   Complete_Lattice.SUPR
  2617     Set.Inter ~>  Complete_Lattice.Inter
  2618     Set.Union ~>  Complete_Lattice.Union
  2619     Set.INTER ~>  Complete_Lattice.INTER
  2620     Set.UNION ~>  Complete_Lattice.UNION
  2621   - authentic syntax for
  2622     Set.Pow
  2623     Set.image
  2624   - mere abbreviations:
  2625     Set.empty               (for bot)
  2626     Set.UNIV                (for top)
  2627     Set.inter               (for inf, formerly Set.Int)
  2628     Set.union               (for sup, formerly Set.Un)
  2629     Complete_Lattice.Inter  (for Inf)
  2630     Complete_Lattice.Union  (for Sup)
  2631     Complete_Lattice.INTER  (for INFI)
  2632     Complete_Lattice.UNION  (for SUPR)
  2633   - object-logic definitions as far as appropriate
  2634 
  2635 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Care is required when theorems Int_subset_iff or
  2636 Un_subset_iff are explicitly deleted as default simp rules; then also
  2637 their lattice counterparts le_inf_iff and le_sup_iff have to be
  2638 deleted to achieve the desired effect.
  2639 
  2640 * Rules inf_absorb1, inf_absorb2, sup_absorb1, sup_absorb2 are no simp
  2641 rules by default any longer; the same applies to min_max.inf_absorb1
  2642 etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2643 
  2644 * Rules sup_Int_eq and sup_Un_eq are no longer declared as
  2645 pred_set_conv by default.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2646 
  2647 * Power operations on relations and functions are now one dedicated
  2648 constant "compow" with infix syntax "^^".  Power operation on
  2649 multiplicative monoids retains syntax "^" and is now defined generic
  2650 in class power.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2651 
  2652 * Relation composition "R O S" now has a more standard argument order:
  2653 "R O S = {(x, z). EX y. (x, y) : R & (y, z) : S}".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  2654 rewrite propositions with "S O R" --> "R O S". Proofs may occasionally
  2655 break, since the O_assoc rule was not rewritten like this.  Fix using
  2656 O_assoc[symmetric].  The same applies to the curried version "R OO S".
  2657 
  2658 * Function "Inv" is renamed to "inv_into" and function "inv" is now an
  2659 abbreviation for "inv_into UNIV".  Lemmas are renamed accordingly.
  2660 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2661 
  2662 * Most rules produced by inductive and datatype package have mandatory
  2663 prefixes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2664 
  2665 * Changed "DERIV_intros" to a dynamic fact, which can be augmented by
  2666 the attribute of the same name.  Each of the theorems in the list
  2667 DERIV_intros assumes composition with an additional function and
  2668 matches a variable to the derivative, which has to be solved by the
  2669 Simplifier.  Hence (auto intro!: DERIV_intros) computes the derivative
  2670 of most elementary terms.  Former Maclauren.DERIV_tac and
  2671 Maclauren.deriv_tac should be replaced by (auto intro!: DERIV_intros).
  2672 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2673 
  2674 * Code generator attributes follow the usual underscore convention:
  2675     code_unfold     replaces    code unfold
  2676     code_post       replaces    code post
  2677     etc.
  2678   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2679 
  2680 * Renamed methods:
  2681     sizechange -> size_change
  2682     induct_scheme -> induction_schema
  2683   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2684 
  2685 * Discontinued abbreviation "arbitrary" of constant "undefined".
  2686 INCOMPATIBILITY, use "undefined" directly.
  2687 
  2688 * Renamed theorems:
  2689     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2690     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1_left -> Suc_eq_plus1_left
  2691     Suc_plus1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2692     *anti_sym -> *antisym*
  2693     vector_less_eq_def -> vector_le_def
  2694   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2695 
  2696 * Added theorem List.map_map as [simp].  Removed List.map_compose.
  2697 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2698 
  2699 * Removed predicate "M hassize n" (<--> card M = n & finite M).
  2700 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2701 
  2702 
  2703 *** HOLCF ***
  2704 
  2705 * Theory Representable defines a class "rep" of domains that are
  2706 representable (via an ep-pair) in the universal domain type "udom".
  2707 Instances are provided for all type constructors defined in HOLCF.
  2708 
  2709 * The 'new_domain' command is a purely definitional version of the
  2710 domain package, for representable domains.  Syntax is identical to the
  2711 old domain package.  The 'new_domain' package also supports indirect
  2712 recursion using previously-defined type constructors.  See
  2713 src/HOLCF/ex/New_Domain.thy for examples.
  2714 
  2715 * Method "fixrec_simp" unfolds one step of a fixrec-defined constant
  2716 on the left-hand side of an equation, and then performs
  2717 simplification.  Rewriting is done using rules declared with the
  2718 "fixrec_simp" attribute.  The "fixrec_simp" method is intended as a
  2719 replacement for "fixpat"; see src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples.
  2720 
  2721 * The pattern-match compiler in 'fixrec' can now handle constructors
  2722 with HOL function types.  Pattern-match combinators for the Pair
  2723 constructor are pre-configured.
  2724 
  2725 * The 'fixrec' package now produces better fixed-point induction rules
  2726 for mutually-recursive definitions:  Induction rules have conclusions
  2727 of the form "P foo bar" instead of "P <foo, bar>".
  2728 
  2729 * The constant "sq_le" (with infix syntax "<<" or "\<sqsubseteq>") has
  2730 been renamed to "below".  The name "below" now replaces "less" in many
  2731 theorem names.  (Legacy theorem names using "less" are still supported
  2732 as well.)
  2733 
  2734 * The 'fixrec' package now supports "bottom patterns".  Bottom
  2735 patterns can be used to generate strictness rules, or to make
  2736 functions more strict (much like the bang-patterns supported by the
  2737 Glasgow Haskell Compiler).  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  2738 examples.
  2739 
  2740 
  2741 *** ML ***
  2742 
  2743 * Support for Poly/ML 5.3.0, with improved reporting of compiler
  2744 errors and run-time exceptions, including detailed source positions.
  2745 
  2746 * Structure Name_Space (formerly NameSpace) now manages uniquely
  2747 identified entries, with some additional information such as source
  2748 position, logical grouping etc.
  2749 
  2750 * Theory and context data is now introduced by the simplified and
  2751 modernized functors Theory_Data, Proof_Data, Generic_Data.  Data needs
  2752 to be pure, but the old TheoryDataFun for mutable data (with explicit
  2753 copy operation) is still available for some time.
  2754 
  2755 * Structure Synchronized (cf. src/Pure/Concurrent/synchronized.ML)
  2756 provides a high-level programming interface to synchronized state
  2757 variables with atomic update.  This works via pure function
  2758 application within a critical section -- its runtime should be as
  2759 short as possible; beware of deadlocks if critical code is nested,
  2760 either directly or indirectly via other synchronized variables!
  2761 
  2762 * Structure Unsynchronized (cf. src/Pure/ML-Systems/unsynchronized.ML)
  2763 wraps raw ML references, explicitly indicating their non-thread-safe
  2764 behaviour.  The Isar toplevel keeps this structure open, to
  2765 accommodate Proof General as well as quick and dirty interactive
  2766 experiments with references.
  2767 
  2768 * PARALLEL_CHOICE and PARALLEL_GOALS provide basic support for
  2769 parallel tactical reasoning.
  2770 
  2771 * Tacticals Subgoal.FOCUS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PREMS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PARAMS
  2772 are similar to SUBPROOF, but are slightly more flexible: only the
  2773 specified parts of the subgoal are imported into the context, and the
  2774 body tactic may introduce new subgoals and schematic variables.
  2775 
  2776 * Old tactical METAHYPS, which does not observe the proof context, has
  2777 been renamed to Old_Goals.METAHYPS and awaits deletion.  Use SUBPROOF
  2778 or Subgoal.FOCUS etc.
  2779 
  2780 * Renamed functor TableFun to Table, and GraphFun to Graph.  (Since
  2781 functors have their own ML name space there is no point to mark them
  2782 separately.)  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2783 
  2784 * Renamed NamedThmsFun to Named_Thms.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2785 
  2786 * Renamed several structures FooBar to Foo_Bar.  Occasional,
  2787 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2788 
  2789 * Operations of structure Skip_Proof no longer require quick_and_dirty
  2790 mode, which avoids critical setmp.
  2791 
  2792 * Eliminated old Attrib.add_attributes, Method.add_methods and related
  2793 combinators for "args".  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to use simplified
  2794 Attrib/Method.setup introduced in Isabelle2009.
  2795 
  2796 * Proper context for simpset_of, claset_of, clasimpset_of.  May fall
  2797 back on global_simpset_of, global_claset_of, global_clasimpset_of as
  2798 last resort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2799 
  2800 * Display.pretty_thm now requires a proper context (cf. former
  2801 ProofContext.pretty_thm).  May fall back on Display.pretty_thm_global
  2802 or even Display.pretty_thm_without_context as last resort.
  2803 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2804 
  2805 * Discontinued Display.pretty_ctyp/cterm etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  2806 Syntax.pretty_typ/term directly, preferably with proper context
  2807 instead of global theory.
  2808 
  2809 
  2810 *** System ***
  2811 
  2812 * Further fine tuning of parallel proof checking, scales up to 8 cores
  2813 (max. speedup factor 5.0).  See also Goal.parallel_proofs in ML and
  2814 usedir option -q.
  2815 
  2816 * Support for additional "Isabelle components" via etc/components, see
  2817 also the system manual.
  2818 
  2819 * The isabelle makeall tool now operates on all components with
  2820 IsaMakefile, not just hardwired "logics".
  2821 
  2822 * Removed "compress" option from isabelle-process and isabelle usedir;
  2823 this is always enabled.
  2824 
  2825 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 4.x versions.
  2826 
  2827 * Isabelle tool "wwwfind" provides web interface for 'find_theorems'
  2828 on a given logic image.  This requires the lighttpd webserver and is
  2829 currently supported on Linux only.
  2830 
  2831 
  2832 
  2833 New in Isabelle2009 (April 2009)
  2834 --------------------------------
  2835 
  2836 *** General ***
  2837 
  2838 * Simplified main Isabelle executables, with less surprises on
  2839 case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  2840 
  2841   - The main Isabelle tool wrapper is now called "isabelle" instead of
  2842     "isatool."
  2843 
  2844   - The former "isabelle" alias for "isabelle-process" has been
  2845     removed (should rarely occur to regular users).
  2846 
  2847   - The former "isabelle-interface" and its alias "Isabelle" have been
  2848     removed (interfaces are now regular Isabelle tools).
  2849 
  2850 Within scripts and make files, the Isabelle environment variables
  2851 ISABELLE_TOOL and ISABELLE_PROCESS replace old ISATOOL and ISABELLE,
  2852 respectively.  (The latter are still available as legacy feature.)
  2853 
  2854 The old isabelle-interface wrapper could react in confusing ways if
  2855 the interface was uninstalled or changed otherwise.  Individual
  2856 interface tool configuration is now more explicit, see also the
  2857 Isabelle system manual.  In particular, Proof General is now available
  2858 via "isabelle emacs".
  2859 
  2860 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt derivative scripts.  Users may need to
  2861 purge installed copies of Isabelle executables and re-run "isabelle
  2862 install -p ...", or use symlinks.
  2863 
  2864 * The default for ISABELLE_HOME_USER is now ~/.isabelle instead of the
  2865 old ~/isabelle, which was slightly non-standard and apt to cause
  2866 surprises on case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  2867 
  2868 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to move existing ~/isabelle/etc,
  2869 ~/isabelle/heaps, ~/isabelle/browser_info to the new place.  Special
  2870 care is required when using older releases of Isabelle.  Note that
  2871 ISABELLE_HOME_USER can be changed in Isabelle/etc/settings of any
  2872 Isabelle distribution, in order to use the new ~/.isabelle uniformly.
  2873 
  2874 * Proofs of fully specified statements are run in parallel on
  2875 multi-core systems.  A speedup factor of 2.5 to 3.2 can be expected on
  2876 a regular 4-core machine, if the initial heap space is made reasonably
  2877 large (cf. Poly/ML option -H).  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  2878 
  2879 * The main reference manuals ("isar-ref", "implementation", and
  2880 "system") have been updated and extended.  Formally checked references
  2881 as hyperlinks are now available uniformly.
  2882 
  2883 
  2884 *** Pure ***
  2885 
  2886 * Complete re-implementation of locales.  INCOMPATIBILITY in several
  2887 respects.  The most important changes are listed below.  See the
  2888 Tutorial on Locales ("locales" manual) for details.
  2889 
  2890 - In locale expressions, instantiation replaces renaming.  Parameters
  2891 must be declared in a for clause.  To aid compatibility with previous
  2892 parameter inheritance, in locale declarations, parameters that are not
  2893 'touched' (instantiation position "_" or omitted) are implicitly added
  2894 with their syntax at the beginning of the for clause.
  2895 
  2896 - Syntax from abbreviations and definitions in locales is available in
  2897 locale expressions and context elements.  The latter is particularly
  2898 useful in locale declarations.
  2899 
  2900 - More flexible mechanisms to qualify names generated by locale
  2901 expressions.  Qualifiers (prefixes) may be specified in locale
  2902 expressions, and can be marked as mandatory (syntax: "name!:") or
  2903 optional (syntax "name?:").  The default depends for plain "name:"
  2904 depends on the situation where a locale expression is used: in
  2905 commands 'locale' and 'sublocale' prefixes are optional, in
  2906 'interpretation' and 'interpret' prefixes are mandatory.  The old
  2907 implicit qualifiers derived from the parameter names of a locale are
  2908 no longer generated.
  2909 
  2910 - Command "sublocale l < e" replaces "interpretation l < e".  The
  2911 instantiation clause in "interpretation" and "interpret" (square
  2912 brackets) is no longer available.  Use locale expressions.
  2913 
  2914 - When converting proof scripts, mandatory qualifiers in
  2915 'interpretation' and 'interpret' should be retained by default, even
  2916 if this is an INCOMPATIBILITY compared to former behavior.  In the
  2917 worst case, use the "name?:" form for non-mandatory ones.  Qualifiers
  2918 in locale expressions range over a single locale instance only.
  2919 
  2920 - Dropped locale element "includes".  This is a major INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2921 In existing theorem specifications replace the includes element by the
  2922 respective context elements of the included locale, omitting those
  2923 that are already present in the theorem specification.  Multiple
  2924 assume elements of a locale should be replaced by a single one
  2925 involving the locale predicate.  In the proof body, declarations (most
  2926 notably theorems) may be regained by interpreting the respective
  2927 locales in the proof context as required (command "interpret").
  2928 
  2929 If using "includes" in replacement of a target solely because the
  2930 parameter types in the theorem are not as general as in the target,
  2931 consider declaring a new locale with additional type constraints on
  2932 the parameters (context element "constrains").
  2933 
  2934 - Discontinued "locale (open)".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2935 
  2936 - Locale interpretation commands no longer attempt to simplify goal.
  2937 INCOMPATIBILITY: in rare situations the generated goal differs.  Use
  2938 methods intro_locales and unfold_locales to clarify.
  2939 
  2940 - Locale interpretation commands no longer accept interpretation
  2941 attributes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2942 
  2943 * Class declaration: so-called "base sort" must not be given in import
  2944 list any longer, but is inferred from the specification.  Particularly
  2945 in HOL, write
  2946 
  2947     class foo = ...
  2948 
  2949 instead of
  2950 
  2951     class foo = type + ...
  2952 
  2953 * Class target: global versions of theorems stemming do not carry a
  2954 parameter prefix any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2955 
  2956 * Class 'instance' command no longer accepts attached definitions.
  2957 INCOMPATIBILITY, use proper 'instantiation' target instead.
  2958 
  2959 * Recovered hiding of consts, which was accidentally broken in
  2960 Isabelle2007.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, ``hide const c'' really
  2961 makes c inaccessible; consider using ``hide (open) const c'' instead.
  2962 
  2963 * Slightly more coherent Pure syntax, with updated documentation in
  2964 isar-ref manual.  Removed locales meta_term_syntax and
  2965 meta_conjunction_syntax: TERM and &&& (formerly &&) are now permanent,
  2966 INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations.  Note that &&& should not be used
  2967 directly in regular applications.
  2968 
  2969 * There is a new syntactic category "float_const" for signed decimal
  2970 fractions (e.g. 123.45 or -123.45).
  2971 
  2972 * Removed exotic 'token_translation' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML
  2973 interface with 'setup' command instead.
  2974 
  2975 * Command 'local_setup' is similar to 'setup', but operates on a local
  2976 theory context.
  2977 
  2978 * The 'axiomatization' command now only works within a global theory
  2979 context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2980 
  2981 * Goal-directed proof now enforces strict proof irrelevance wrt. sort
  2982 hypotheses.  Sorts required in the course of reasoning need to be
  2983 covered by the constraints in the initial statement, completed by the
  2984 type instance information of the background theory.  Non-trivial sort
  2985 hypotheses, which rarely occur in practice, may be specified via
  2986 vacuous propositions of the form SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::c).  For example:
  2987 
  2988   lemma assumes "SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::empty)" shows False ...
  2989 
  2990 The result contains an implicit sort hypotheses as before --
  2991 SORT_CONSTRAINT premises are eliminated as part of the canonical rule
  2992 normalization.
  2993 
  2994 * Generalized Isar history, with support for linear undo, direct state
  2995 addressing etc.
  2996 
  2997 * Changed defaults for unify configuration options:
  2998 
  2999   unify_trace_bound = 50 (formerly 25)
  3000   unify_search_bound = 60 (formerly 30)
  3001 
  3002 * Different bookkeeping for code equations (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  3003 
  3004   a) On theory merge, the last set of code equations for a particular
  3005      constant is taken (in accordance with the policy applied by other
  3006      parts of the code generator framework).
  3007 
  3008   b) Code equations stemming from explicit declarations (e.g. code
  3009      attribute) gain priority over default code equations stemming
  3010      from definition, primrec, fun etc.
  3011 
  3012 * Keyword 'code_exception' now named 'code_abort'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3013 
  3014 * Unified theorem tables for both code generators.  Thus [code
  3015 func] has disappeared and only [code] remains.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3016 
  3017 * Command 'find_consts' searches for constants based on type and name
  3018 patterns, e.g.
  3019 
  3020     find_consts "_ => bool"
  3021 
  3022 By default, matching is against subtypes, but it may be restricted to
  3023 the whole type.  Searching by name is possible.  Multiple queries are
  3024 conjunctive and queries may be negated by prefixing them with a
  3025 hyphen:
  3026 
  3027     find_consts strict: "_ => bool" name: "Int" -"int => int"
  3028 
  3029 * New 'find_theorems' criterion "solves" matches theorems that
  3030 directly solve the current goal (modulo higher-order unification).
  3031 
  3032 * Auto solve feature for main theorem statements: whenever a new goal
  3033 is stated, "find_theorems solves" is called; any theorems that could
  3034 solve the lemma directly are listed as part of the goal state.
  3035 Cf. associated options in Proof General Isabelle settings menu,
  3036 enabled by default, with reasonable timeout for pathological cases of
  3037 higher-order unification.
  3038 
  3039 
  3040 *** Document preparation ***
  3041 
  3042 * Antiquotation @{lemma} now imitates a regular terminal proof,
  3043 demanding keyword 'by' and supporting the full method expression
  3044 syntax just like the Isar command 'by'.
  3045 
  3046 
  3047 *** HOL ***
  3048 
  3049 * Integrated main parts of former image HOL-Complex with HOL.  Entry
  3050 points Main and Complex_Main remain as before.
  3051 
  3052 * Logic image HOL-Plain provides a minimal HOL with the most important
  3053 tools available (inductive, datatype, primrec, ...).  This facilitates
  3054 experimentation and tool development.  Note that user applications
  3055 (and library theories) should never refer to anything below theory
  3056 Main, as before.
  3057 
  3058 * Logic image HOL-Main stops at theory Main, and thus facilitates
  3059 experimentation due to shorter build times.
  3060 
  3061 * Logic image HOL-NSA contains theories of nonstandard analysis which
  3062 were previously part of former HOL-Complex.  Entry point Hyperreal
  3063 remains valid, but theories formerly using Complex_Main should now use
  3064 new entry point Hypercomplex.
  3065 
  3066 * Generic ATP manager for Sledgehammer, based on ML threads instead of
  3067 Posix processes.  Avoids potentially expensive forking of the ML
  3068 process.  New thread-based implementation also works on non-Unix
  3069 platforms (Cygwin).  Provers are no longer hardwired, but defined
  3070 within the theory via plain ML wrapper functions.  Basic Sledgehammer
  3071 commands are covered in the isar-ref manual.
  3072 
  3073 * Wrapper scripts for remote SystemOnTPTP service allows to use
  3074 sledgehammer without local ATP installation (Vampire etc.). Other
  3075 provers may be included via suitable ML wrappers, see also
  3076 src/HOL/ATP_Linkup.thy.
  3077 
  3078 * ATP selection (E/Vampire/Spass) is now via Proof General's settings
  3079 menu.
  3080 
  3081 * The metis method no longer fails because the theorem is too trivial
  3082 (contains the empty clause).
  3083 
  3084 * The metis method now fails in the usual manner, rather than raising
  3085 an exception, if it determines that it cannot prove the theorem.
  3086 
  3087 * Method "coherent" implements a prover for coherent logic (see also
  3088 src/Tools/coherent.ML).
  3089 
  3090 * Constants "undefined" and "default" replace "arbitrary".  Usually
  3091 "undefined" is the right choice to replace "arbitrary", though
  3092 logically there is no difference.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3093 
  3094 * Command "value" now integrates different evaluation mechanisms.  The
  3095 result of the first successful evaluation mechanism is printed.  In
  3096 square brackets a particular named evaluation mechanisms may be
  3097 specified (currently, [SML], [code] or [nbe]).  See further
  3098 src/HOL/ex/Eval_Examples.thy.
  3099 
  3100 * Normalization by evaluation now allows non-leftlinear equations.
  3101 Declare with attribute [code nbe].
  3102 
  3103 * Methods "case_tac" and "induct_tac" now refer to the very same rules
  3104 as the structured Isar versions "cases" and "induct", cf. the
  3105 corresponding "cases" and "induct" attributes.  Mutual induction rules
  3106 are now presented as a list of individual projections
  3107 (e.g. foo_bar.inducts for types foo and bar); the old format with
  3108 explicit HOL conjunction is no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  3109 rare situations a different rule is selected --- notably nested tuple
  3110 elimination instead of former prod.exhaust: use explicit (case_tac t
  3111 rule: prod.exhaust) here.
  3112 
  3113 * Attributes "cases", "induct", "coinduct" support "del" option.
  3114 
  3115 * Removed fact "case_split_thm", which duplicates "case_split".
  3116 
  3117 * The option datatype has been moved to a new theory Option.  Renamed
  3118 option_map to Option.map, and o2s to Option.set, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3119 
  3120 * New predicate "strict_mono" classifies strict functions on partial
  3121 orders.  With strict functions on linear orders, reasoning about
  3122 (in)equalities is facilitated by theorems "strict_mono_eq",
  3123 "strict_mono_less_eq" and "strict_mono_less".
  3124 
  3125 * Some set operations are now proper qualified constants with
  3126 authentic syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3127 
  3128     op Int ~>   Set.Int
  3129     op Un ~>    Set.Un
  3130     INTER ~>    Set.INTER
  3131     UNION ~>    Set.UNION
  3132     Inter ~>    Set.Inter
  3133     Union ~>    Set.Union
  3134     {} ~>       Set.empty
  3135     UNIV ~>     Set.UNIV
  3136 
  3137 * Class complete_lattice with operations Inf, Sup, INFI, SUPR now in
  3138 theory Set.
  3139 
  3140 * Auxiliary class "itself" has disappeared -- classes without any
  3141 parameter are treated as expected by the 'class' command.
  3142 
  3143 * Leibnitz's Series for Pi and the arcus tangens and logarithm series.
  3144 
  3145 * Common decision procedures (Cooper, MIR, Ferrack, Approximation,
  3146 Dense_Linear_Order) are now in directory HOL/Decision_Procs.
  3147 
  3148 * Theory src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Approximation provides the new proof
  3149 method "approximation".  It proves formulas on real values by using
  3150 interval arithmetic.  In the formulas are also the transcendental
  3151 functions sin, cos, tan, atan, ln, exp and the constant pi are
  3152 allowed. For examples see
  3153 src/HOL/Descision_Procs/ex/Approximation_Ex.thy.
  3154 
  3155 * Theory "Reflection" now resides in HOL/Library.
  3156 
  3157 * Entry point to Word library now simply named "Word".
  3158 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3159 
  3160 * Made source layout more coherent with logical distribution
  3161 structure:
  3162 
  3163     src/HOL/Library/RType.thy ~> src/HOL/Typerep.thy
  3164     src/HOL/Library/Code_Message.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3165     src/HOL/Library/GCD.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3166     src/HOL/Library/Order_Relation.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3167     src/HOL/Library/Parity.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3168     src/HOL/Library/Univ_Poly.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3169     src/HOL/Real/ContNotDenum.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3170     src/HOL/Real/Lubs.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3171     src/HOL/Real/PReal.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3172     src/HOL/Real/Rational.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3173     src/HOL/Real/RComplete.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3174     src/HOL/Real/RealDef.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3175     src/HOL/Real/RealPow.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3176     src/HOL/Real/Real.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3177     src/HOL/Complex/Complex_Main.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3178     src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3179     src/HOL/Complex/FrechetDeriv.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3180     src/HOL/Complex/Fundamental_Theorem_Algebra.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3181     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Deriv.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3182     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Fact.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3183     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Integration.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3184     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Lim.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3185     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Ln.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3186     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Log.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3187     src/HOL/Hyperreal/MacLaurin.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3188     src/HOL/Hyperreal/NthRoot.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3189     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Series.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3190     src/HOL/Hyperreal/SEQ.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3191     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Taylor.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3192     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Transcendental.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3193     src/HOL/Real/Float ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3194     src/HOL/Real/HahnBanach ~> src/HOL/HahnBanach
  3195     src/HOL/Real/RealVector.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3196 
  3197     src/HOL/arith_data.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3198     src/HOL/hologic.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3199     src/HOL/simpdata.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3200     src/HOL/int_arith1.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools/int_arith.ML
  3201     src/HOL/int_factor_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3202     src/HOL/nat_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3203     src/HOL/Real/float_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3204     src/HOL/Real/float_syntax.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3205     src/HOL/Real/rat_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3206     src/HOL/Real/real_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3207 
  3208     src/HOL/Library/Array.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3209     src/HOL/Library/Heap_Monad.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3210     src/HOL/Library/Heap.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3211     src/HOL/Library/Imperative_HOL.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3212     src/HOL/Library/Ref.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3213     src/HOL/Library/Relational.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3214 
  3215 * If methods "eval" and "evaluation" encounter a structured proof
  3216 state with !!/==>, only the conclusion is evaluated to True (if
  3217 possible), avoiding strange error messages.
  3218 
  3219 * Method "sizechange" automates termination proofs using (a
  3220 modification of) the size-change principle.  Requires SAT solver.  See
  3221 src/HOL/ex/Termination.thy for examples.
  3222 
  3223 * Simplifier: simproc for let expressions now unfolds if bound
  3224 variable occurs at most once in let expression body.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3225 
  3226 * Method "arith": Linear arithmetic now ignores all inequalities when
  3227 fast_arith_neq_limit is exceeded, instead of giving up entirely.
  3228 
  3229 * New attribute "arith" for facts that should always be used
  3230 automatically by arithmetic. It is intended to be used locally in
  3231 proofs, e.g.
  3232 
  3233   assumes [arith]: "x > 0"
  3234 
  3235 Global usage is discouraged because of possible performance impact.
  3236 
  3237 * New classes "top" and "bot" with corresponding operations "top" and
  3238 "bot" in theory Orderings; instantiation of class "complete_lattice"
  3239 requires instantiation of classes "top" and "bot".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3240 
  3241 * Changed definition lemma "less_fun_def" in order to provide an
  3242 instance for preorders on functions; use lemma "less_le" instead.
  3243 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3244 
  3245 * Theory Orderings: class "wellorder" moved here, with explicit
  3246 induction rule "less_induct" as assumption.  For instantiation of
  3247 "wellorder" by means of predicate "wf", use rule wf_wellorderI.
  3248 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3249 
  3250 * Theory Orderings: added class "preorder" as superclass of "order".
  3251 INCOMPATIBILITY: Instantiation proofs for order, linorder
  3252 etc. slightly changed.  Some theorems named order_class.* now named
  3253 preorder_class.*.
  3254 
  3255 * Theory Relation: renamed "refl" to "refl_on", "reflexive" to "refl,
  3256 "diag" to "Id_on".
  3257 
  3258 * Theory Finite_Set: added a new fold combinator of type
  3259 
  3260   ('a => 'b => 'b) => 'b => 'a set => 'b
  3261 
  3262 Occasionally this is more convenient than the old fold combinator
  3263 which is now defined in terms of the new one and renamed to
  3264 fold_image.
  3265 
  3266 * Theories Ring_and_Field and OrderedGroup: The lemmas "group_simps"
  3267 and "ring_simps" have been replaced by "algebra_simps" (which can be
  3268 extended with further lemmas!).  At the moment both still exist but
  3269 the former will disappear at some point.
  3270 
  3271 * Theory Power: Lemma power_Suc is now declared as a simp rule in
  3272 class recpower.  Type-specific simp rules for various recpower types
  3273 have been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, rename old lemmas as follows:
  3274 
  3275 rat_power_0    -> power_0
  3276 rat_power_Suc  -> power_Suc
  3277 realpow_0      -> power_0
  3278 realpow_Suc    -> power_Suc
  3279 complexpow_0   -> power_0
  3280 complexpow_Suc -> power_Suc
  3281 power_poly_0   -> power_0
  3282 power_poly_Suc -> power_Suc
  3283 
  3284 * Theories Ring_and_Field and Divides: Definition of "op dvd" has been
  3285 moved to separate class dvd in Ring_and_Field; a couple of lemmas on
  3286 dvd has been generalized to class comm_semiring_1.  Likewise a bunch
  3287 of lemmas from Divides has been generalized from nat to class
  3288 semiring_div.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  This involves the following theorem
  3289 renames resulting from duplicate elimination:
  3290 
  3291     dvd_def_mod ~>          dvd_eq_mod_eq_0
  3292     zero_dvd_iff ~>         dvd_0_left_iff
  3293     dvd_0 ~>                dvd_0_right
  3294     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_DIV ~> div_by_0
  3295     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_MOD ~> mod_by_0
  3296     mult_div ~>             div_mult_self2_is_id
  3297     mult_mod ~>             mod_mult_self2_is_0
  3298 
  3299 * Theory IntDiv: removed many lemmas that are instances of class-based
  3300 generalizations (from Divides and Ring_and_Field).  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3301 rename old lemmas as follows:
  3302 
  3303 dvd_diff               -> nat_dvd_diff
  3304 dvd_zminus_iff         -> dvd_minus_iff
  3305 mod_add1_eq            -> mod_add_eq
  3306 mod_mult1_eq           -> mod_mult_right_eq
  3307 mod_mult1_eq'          -> mod_mult_left_eq
  3308 mod_mult_distrib_mod   -> mod_mult_eq
  3309 nat_mod_add_left_eq    -> mod_add_left_eq
  3310 nat_mod_add_right_eq   -> mod_add_right_eq
  3311 nat_mod_div_trivial    -> mod_div_trivial
  3312 nat_mod_mod_trivial    -> mod_mod_trivial
  3313 zdiv_zadd_self1        -> div_add_self1
  3314 zdiv_zadd_self2        -> div_add_self2
  3315 zdiv_zmult_self1       -> div_mult_self2_is_id
  3316 zdiv_zmult_self2       -> div_mult_self1_is_id
  3317 zdvd_triv_left         -> dvd_triv_left
  3318 zdvd_triv_right        -> dvd_triv_right
  3319 zdvd_zmult_cancel_disj -> dvd_mult_cancel_left
  3320 zmod_eq0_zdvd_iff      -> dvd_eq_mod_eq_0[symmetric]
  3321 zmod_zadd_left_eq      -> mod_add_left_eq
  3322 zmod_zadd_right_eq     -> mod_add_right_eq
  3323 zmod_zadd_self1        -> mod_add_self1
  3324 zmod_zadd_self2        -> mod_add_self2
  3325 zmod_zadd1_eq          -> mod_add_eq
  3326 zmod_zdiff1_eq         -> mod_diff_eq
  3327 zmod_zdvd_zmod         -> mod_mod_cancel
  3328 zmod_zmod_cancel       -> mod_mod_cancel
  3329 zmod_zmult_self1       -> mod_mult_self2_is_0
  3330 zmod_zmult_self2       -> mod_mult_self1_is_0
  3331 zmod_1                 -> mod_by_1
  3332 zdiv_1                 -> div_by_1
  3333 zdvd_abs1              -> abs_dvd_iff
  3334 zdvd_abs2              -> dvd_abs_iff
  3335 zdvd_refl              -> dvd_refl
  3336 zdvd_trans             -> dvd_trans
  3337 zdvd_zadd              -> dvd_add
  3338 zdvd_zdiff             -> dvd_diff
  3339 zdvd_zminus_iff        -> dvd_minus_iff
  3340 zdvd_zminus2_iff       -> minus_dvd_iff
  3341 zdvd_zmultD            -> dvd_mult_right
  3342 zdvd_zmultD2           -> dvd_mult_left
  3343 zdvd_zmult_mono        -> mult_dvd_mono
  3344 zdvd_0_right           -> dvd_0_right
  3345 zdvd_0_left            -> dvd_0_left_iff
  3346 zdvd_1_left            -> one_dvd
  3347 zminus_dvd_iff         -> minus_dvd_iff
  3348 
  3349 * Theory Rational: 'Fract k 0' now equals '0'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3350 
  3351 * The real numbers offer decimal input syntax: 12.34 is translated
  3352 into 1234/10^2. This translation is not reversed upon output.
  3353 
  3354 * Theory Library/Polynomial defines an abstract type 'a poly of
  3355 univariate polynomials with coefficients of type 'a.  In addition to
  3356 the standard ring operations, it also supports div and mod.  Code
  3357 generation is also supported, using list-style constructors.
  3358 
  3359 * Theory Library/Inner_Product defines a class of real_inner for real
  3360 inner product spaces, with an overloaded operation inner :: 'a => 'a
  3361 => real.  Class real_inner is a subclass of real_normed_vector from
  3362 theory RealVector.
  3363 
  3364 * Theory Library/Product_Vector provides instances for the product
  3365 type 'a * 'b of several classes from RealVector and Inner_Product.
  3366 Definitions of addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, norms,
  3367 and inner products are included.
  3368 
  3369 * Theory Library/Bit defines the field "bit" of integers modulo 2.  In
  3370 addition to the field operations, numerals and case syntax are also
  3371 supported.
  3372 
  3373 * Theory Library/Diagonalize provides constructive version of Cantor's
  3374 first diagonalization argument.
  3375 
  3376 * Theory Library/GCD: Curried operations gcd, lcm (for nat) and zgcd,
  3377 zlcm (for int); carried together from various gcd/lcm developements in
  3378 the HOL Distribution.  Constants zgcd and zlcm replace former igcd and
  3379 ilcm; corresponding theorems renamed accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3380 may recover tupled syntax as follows:
  3381 
  3382     hide (open) const gcd
  3383     abbreviation gcd where
  3384       "gcd == (%(a, b). GCD.gcd a b)"
  3385     notation (output)
  3386       GCD.gcd ("gcd '(_, _')")
  3387 
  3388 The same works for lcm, zgcd, zlcm.
  3389 
  3390 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity: added addition, numeral syntax and more
  3391 instantiations for algebraic structures.  Removed some duplicate
  3392 theorems.  Changes in simp rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3393 
  3394 * ML antiquotation @{code} takes a constant as argument and generates
  3395 corresponding code in background and inserts name of the corresponding
  3396 resulting ML value/function/datatype constructor binding in place.
  3397 All occurrences of @{code} with a single ML block are generated
  3398 simultaneously.  Provides a generic and safe interface for
  3399 instrumentalizing code generation.  See
  3400 src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Ferrack.thy for a more ambitious application.
  3401 In future you ought to refrain from ad-hoc compiling generated SML
  3402 code on the ML toplevel.  Note that (for technical reasons) @{code}
  3403 cannot refer to constants for which user-defined serializations are
  3404 set.  Refer to the corresponding ML counterpart directly in that
  3405 cases.
  3406 
  3407 * Command 'rep_datatype': instead of theorem names the command now
  3408 takes a list of terms denoting the constructors of the type to be
  3409 represented as datatype.  The characteristic theorems have to be
  3410 proven.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Also observe that the following theorems
  3411 have disappeared in favour of existing ones:
  3412 
  3413     unit_induct                 ~> unit.induct
  3414     prod_induct                 ~> prod.induct
  3415     sum_induct                  ~> sum.induct
  3416     Suc_Suc_eq                  ~> nat.inject
  3417     Suc_not_Zero Zero_not_Suc   ~> nat.distinct
  3418 
  3419 
  3420 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  3421 
  3422 * New locales for orders and lattices where the equivalence relation
  3423 is not restricted to equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY: all order and lattice
  3424 locales use a record structure with field eq for the equivalence.
  3425 
  3426 * New theory of factorial domains.
  3427 
  3428 * Units_l_inv and Units_r_inv are now simp rules by default.
  3429 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Simplifier proof that require deletion of l_inv
  3430 and/or r_inv will now also require deletion of these lemmas.
  3431 
  3432 * Renamed the following theorems, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3433 
  3434 UpperD ~> Upper_memD
  3435 LowerD ~> Lower_memD
  3436 least_carrier ~> least_closed
  3437 greatest_carrier ~> greatest_closed
  3438 greatest_Lower_above ~> greatest_Lower_below
  3439 one_zero ~> carrier_one_zero
  3440 one_not_zero ~> carrier_one_not_zero  (collision with assumption)
  3441 
  3442 
  3443 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  3444 
  3445 * Nominal datatypes can now contain type-variables.
  3446 
  3447 * Commands 'nominal_inductive' and 'equivariance' work with local
  3448 theory targets.
  3449 
  3450 * Nominal primrec can now works with local theory targets and its
  3451 specification syntax now conforms to the general format as seen in
  3452 'inductive' etc.
  3453 
  3454 * Method "perm_simp" honours the standard simplifier attributes
  3455 (no_asm), (no_asm_use) etc.
  3456 
  3457 * The new predicate #* is defined like freshness, except that on the
  3458 left hand side can be a set or list of atoms.
  3459 
  3460 * Experimental command 'nominal_inductive2' derives strong induction
  3461 principles for inductive definitions.  In contrast to
  3462 'nominal_inductive', which can only deal with a fixed number of
  3463 binders, it can deal with arbitrary expressions standing for sets of
  3464 atoms to be avoided.  The only inductive definition we have at the
  3465 moment that needs this generalisation is the typing rule for Lets in
  3466 the algorithm W:
  3467 
  3468  Gamma |- t1 : T1   (x,close Gamma T1)::Gamma |- t2 : T2   x#Gamma
  3469  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  3470          Gamma |- Let x be t1 in t2 : T2
  3471 
  3472 In this rule one wants to avoid all the binders that are introduced by
  3473 "close Gamma T1".  We are looking for other examples where this
  3474 feature might be useful.  Please let us know.
  3475 
  3476 
  3477 *** HOLCF ***
  3478 
  3479 * Reimplemented the simplification procedure for proving continuity
  3480 subgoals.  The new simproc is extensible; users can declare additional
  3481 continuity introduction rules with the attribute [cont2cont].
  3482 
  3483 * The continuity simproc now uses a different introduction rule for
  3484 solving continuity subgoals on terms with lambda abstractions.  In
  3485 some rare cases the new simproc may fail to solve subgoals that the
  3486 old one could solve, and "simp add: cont2cont_LAM" may be necessary.
  3487 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3488 
  3489 * Command 'fixrec': specification syntax now conforms to the general
  3490 format as seen in 'inductive' etc.  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  3491 examples.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3492 
  3493 
  3494 *** ZF ***
  3495 
  3496 * Proof of Zorn's Lemma for partial orders.
  3497 
  3498 
  3499 *** ML ***
  3500 
  3501 * Multithreading for Poly/ML 5.1/5.2 is no longer supported, only for
  3502 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.  Important note: the TimeLimit facility
  3503 depends on multithreading, so timouts will not work before Poly/ML
  3504 5.2.1!
  3505 
  3506 * High-level support for concurrent ML programming, see
  3507 src/Pure/Cuncurrent.  The data-oriented model of "future values" is
  3508 particularly convenient to organize independent functional
  3509 computations.  The concept of "synchronized variables" provides a
  3510 higher-order interface for components with shared state, avoiding the
  3511 delicate details of mutexes and condition variables.  (Requires
  3512 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  3513 
  3514 * ML bindings produced via Isar commands are stored within the Isar
  3515 context (theory or proof).  Consequently, commands like 'use' and 'ML'
  3516 become thread-safe and work with undo as expected (concerning
  3517 top-level bindings, not side-effects on global references).
  3518 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to provide proper Isar context when invoking the
  3519 compiler at runtime; really global bindings need to be given outside a
  3520 theory.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  3521 
  3522 * Command 'ML_prf' is analogous to 'ML' but works within a proof
  3523 context.  Top-level ML bindings are stored within the proof context in
  3524 a purely sequential fashion, disregarding the nested proof structure.
  3525 ML bindings introduced by 'ML_prf' are discarded at the end of the
  3526 proof.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  3527 
  3528 * Simplified ML attribute and method setup, cf. functions Attrib.setup
  3529 and Method.setup, as well as Isar commands 'attribute_setup' and
  3530 'method_setup'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for 'method_setup', need to simplify
  3531 existing code accordingly, or use plain 'setup' together with old
  3532 Method.add_method.
  3533 
  3534 * Simplified ML oracle interface Thm.add_oracle promotes 'a -> cterm
  3535 to 'a -> thm, while results are always tagged with an authentic oracle
  3536 name.  The Isar command 'oracle' is now polymorphic, no argument type
  3537 is specified.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify existing oracle code
  3538 accordingly.  Note that extra performance may be gained by producing
  3539 the cterm carefully, avoiding slow Thm.cterm_of.
  3540 
  3541 * Simplified interface for defining document antiquotations via
  3542 ThyOutput.antiquotation, ThyOutput.output, and optionally
  3543 ThyOutput.maybe_pretty_source.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify user
  3544 antiquotations accordingly, see src/Pure/Thy/thy_output.ML for common
  3545 examples.
  3546 
  3547 * More systematic treatment of long names, abstract name bindings, and
  3548 name space operations.  Basic operations on qualified names have been
  3549 move from structure NameSpace to Long_Name, e.g. Long_Name.base_name,
  3550 Long_Name.append.  Old type bstring has been mostly replaced by
  3551 abstract type binding (see structure Binding), which supports precise
  3552 qualification by packages and local theory targets, as well as proper
  3553 tracking of source positions.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to wrap old
  3554 bstring values into Binding.name, or better pass through abstract
  3555 bindings everywhere.  See further src/Pure/General/long_name.ML,
  3556 src/Pure/General/binding.ML and src/Pure/General/name_space.ML
  3557 
  3558 * Result facts (from PureThy.note_thms, ProofContext.note_thms,
  3559 LocalTheory.note etc.) now refer to the *full* internal name, not the
  3560 bstring as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY, not detected by ML type-checking!
  3561 
  3562 * Disposed old type and term read functions (Sign.read_def_typ,
  3563 Sign.read_typ, Sign.read_def_terms, Sign.read_term,
  3564 Thm.read_def_cterms, Thm.read_cterm etc.).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should
  3565 use regular Syntax.read_typ, Syntax.read_term, Syntax.read_typ_global,
  3566 Syntax.read_term_global etc.; see also OldGoals.read_term as last
  3567 resort for legacy applications.
  3568 
  3569 * Disposed old declarations, tactics, tactic combinators that refer to
  3570 the simpset or claset of an implicit theory (such as Addsimps,
  3571 Simp_tac, SIMPSET).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should use @{simpset} etc. in
  3572 embedded ML text, or local_simpset_of with a proper context passed as
  3573 explicit runtime argument.
  3574 
  3575 * Rules and tactics that read instantiations (read_instantiate,
  3576 res_inst_tac, thin_tac, subgoal_tac etc.) now demand a proper proof
  3577 context, which is required for parsing and type-checking.  Moreover,
  3578 the variables are specified as plain indexnames, not string encodings
  3579 thereof.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3580 
  3581 * Generic Toplevel.add_hook interface allows to analyze the result of
  3582 transactions.  E.g. see src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_pgip.ML
  3583 for theorem dependency output of transactions resulting in a new
  3584 theory state.
  3585 
  3586 * ML antiquotations: block-structured compilation context indicated by
  3587 \<lbrace> ... \<rbrace>; additional antiquotation forms:
  3588 
  3589   @{binding name}                         - basic name binding
  3590   @{let ?pat = term}                      - term abbreviation (HO matching)
  3591   @{note name = fact}                     - fact abbreviation
  3592   @{thm fact}                             - singleton fact (with attributes)
  3593   @{thms fact}                            - general fact (with attributes)
  3594   @{lemma prop by method}                 - singleton goal
  3595   @{lemma prop by meth1 meth2}            - singleton goal
  3596   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by method}      - general goal
  3597   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by meth1 meth2} - general goal
  3598   @{lemma (open) ...}                     - open derivation
  3599 
  3600 
  3601 *** System ***
  3602 
  3603 * The Isabelle "emacs" tool provides a specific interface to invoke
  3604 Proof General / Emacs, with more explicit failure if that is not
  3605 installed (the old isabelle-interface script silently falls back on
  3606 isabelle-process).  The PROOFGENERAL_HOME setting determines the
  3607 installation location of the Proof General distribution.
  3608 
  3609 * Isabelle/lib/classes/Pure.jar provides basic support to integrate
  3610 the Isabelle process into a JVM/Scala application.  See
  3611 Isabelle/lib/jedit/plugin for a minimal example.  (The obsolete Java
  3612 process wrapper has been discontinued.)
  3613 
  3614 * Added homegrown Isabelle font with unicode layout, see lib/fonts.
  3615 
  3616 * Various status messages (with exact source position information) are
  3617 emitted, if proper markup print mode is enabled.  This allows
  3618 user-interface components to provide detailed feedback on internal
  3619 prover operations.
  3620 
  3621 
  3622 
  3623 New in Isabelle2008 (June 2008)
  3624 -------------------------------
  3625 
  3626 *** General ***
  3627 
  3628 * The Isabelle/Isar Reference Manual (isar-ref) has been reorganized
  3629 and updated, with formally checked references as hyperlinks.
  3630 
  3631 * Theory loader: use_thy (and similar operations) no longer set the
  3632 implicit ML context, which was occasionally hard to predict and in
  3633 conflict with concurrency.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML within Isar which
  3634 provides a proper context already.
  3635 
  3636 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  3637 file are no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, regular 'uses' and
  3638 'use' within a theory file will do the job.
  3639 
  3640 * Name space merge now observes canonical order, i.e. the second space
  3641 is inserted into the first one, while existing entries in the first
  3642 space take precedence.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, may try to
  3643 swap theory imports.
  3644 
  3645 * Syntax: symbol \<chi> is now considered a letter.  Potential
  3646 INCOMPATIBILITY in identifier syntax etc.
  3647 
  3648 * Outer syntax: string tokens no longer admit escaped white space,
  3649 which was an accidental (undocumented) feature.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3650 white space without escapes.
  3651 
  3652 * Outer syntax: string tokens may contain arbitrary character codes
  3653 specified via 3 decimal digits (as in SML).  E.g. "foo\095bar" for
  3654 "foo_bar".
  3655 
  3656 
  3657 *** Pure ***
  3658 
  3659 * Context-dependent token translations.  Default setup reverts locally
  3660 fixed variables, and adds hilite markup for undeclared frees.
  3661 
  3662 * Unused theorems can be found using the new command 'unused_thms'.
  3663 There are three ways of invoking it:
  3664 
  3665 (1) unused_thms
  3666      Only finds unused theorems in the current theory.
  3667 
  3668 (2) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n -
  3669      Finds unused theorems in the current theory and all of its ancestors,
  3670      excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of their ancestors.
  3671 
  3672 (3) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n - thy'_1 ... thy'_m
  3673      Finds unused theorems in the theories thy'_1 ... thy'_m and all of
  3674      their ancestors, excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of
  3675      their ancestors.
  3676 
  3677 In order to increase the readability of the list produced by
  3678 unused_thms, theorems that have been created by a particular instance
  3679 of a theory command such as 'inductive' or 'function' are considered
  3680 to belong to the same "group", meaning that if at least one theorem in
  3681 this group is used, the other theorems in the same group are no longer
  3682 reported as unused.  Moreover, if all theorems in the group are
  3683 unused, only one theorem in the group is displayed.
  3684 
  3685 Note that proof objects have to be switched on in order for
  3686 unused_thms to work properly (i.e. !proofs must be >= 1, which is
  3687 usually the case when using Proof General with the default settings).
  3688 
  3689 * Authentic naming of facts disallows ad-hoc overwriting of previous
  3690 theorems within the same name space.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to remove
  3691 duplicate fact bindings, or even accidental fact duplications.  Note
  3692 that tools may maintain dynamically scoped facts systematically, using
  3693 PureThy.add_thms_dynamic.
  3694 
  3695 * Command 'hide' now allows to hide from "fact" name space as well.
  3696 
  3697 * Eliminated destructive theorem database, simpset, claset, and
  3698 clasimpset.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, really need to observe linear
  3699 update of theories within ML code.
  3700 
  3701 * Eliminated theory ProtoPure and CPure, leaving just one Pure theory.
  3702 INCOMPATIBILITY, object-logics depending on former Pure require
  3703 additional setup PureThy.old_appl_syntax_setup; object-logics
  3704 depending on former CPure need to refer to Pure.
  3705 
  3706 * Commands 'use' and 'ML' are now purely functional, operating on
  3707 theory/local_theory.  Removed former 'ML_setup' (on theory), use 'ML'
  3708 instead.  Added 'ML_val' as mere diagnostic replacement for 'ML'.
  3709 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3710 
  3711 * Command 'setup': discontinued implicit version with ML reference.
  3712 
  3713 * Instantiation target allows for simultaneous specification of class
  3714 instance operations together with an instantiation proof.
  3715 Type-checking phase allows to refer to class operations uniformly.
  3716 See src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy for an Isar example and
  3717 src/HOL/Library/Eval.thy for an ML example.
  3718 
  3719 * Indexing of literal facts: be more serious about including only
  3720 facts from the visible specification/proof context, but not the
  3721 background context (locale etc.).  Affects `prop` notation and method
  3722 "fact".  INCOMPATIBILITY: need to name facts explicitly in rare
  3723 situations.
  3724 
  3725 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": removed obsolete/undocumented
  3726 "(open)" option, which used to expose internal bound variables to the
  3727 proof text.
  3728 
  3729 * Isar statements: removed obsolete case "rule_context".
  3730 INCOMPATIBILITY, better use explicit fixes/assumes.
  3731 
  3732 * Locale proofs: default proof step now includes 'unfold_locales';
  3733 hence 'proof' without argument may be used to unfold locale
  3734 predicates.
  3735 
  3736 
  3737 *** Document preparation ***
  3738 
  3739 * Simplified pdfsetup.sty: color/hyperref is used unconditionally for
  3740 both pdf and dvi (hyperlinks usually work in xdvi as well); removed
  3741 obsolete thumbpdf setup (contemporary PDF viewers do this on the
  3742 spot); renamed link color from "darkblue" to "linkcolor" (default
  3743 value unchanged, can be redefined via \definecolor); no longer sets
  3744 "a4paper" option (unnecessary or even intrusive).
  3745 
  3746 * Antiquotation @{lemma A method} proves proposition A by the given
  3747 method (either a method name or a method name plus (optional) method
  3748 arguments in parentheses) and prints A just like @{prop A}.
  3749 
  3750 
  3751 *** HOL ***
  3752 
  3753 * New primrec package.  Specification syntax conforms in style to
  3754 definition/function/....  No separate induction rule is provided.  The
  3755 "primrec" command distinguishes old-style and new-style specifications
  3756 by syntax.  The former primrec package is now named OldPrimrecPackage.
  3757 When adjusting theories, beware: constants stemming from new-style
  3758 primrec specifications have authentic syntax.
  3759 
  3760 * Metis prover is now an order of magnitude faster, and also works
  3761 with multithreading.
  3762 
  3763 * Metis: the maximum number of clauses that can be produced from a
  3764 theorem is now given by the attribute max_clauses.  Theorems that
  3765 exceed this number are ignored, with a warning printed.
  3766 
  3767 * Sledgehammer no longer produces structured proofs by default. To
  3768 enable, declare [[sledgehammer_full = true]].  Attributes
  3769 reconstruction_modulus, reconstruction_sorts renamed
  3770 sledgehammer_modulus, sledgehammer_sorts.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3771 
  3772 * Method "induct_scheme" derives user-specified induction rules
  3773 from well-founded induction and completeness of patterns. This factors
  3774 out some operations that are done internally by the function package
  3775 and makes them available separately.  See
  3776 src/HOL/ex/Induction_Scheme.thy for examples.
  3777 
  3778 * More flexible generation of measure functions for termination
  3779 proofs: Measure functions can be declared by proving a rule of the
  3780 form "is_measure f" and giving it the [measure_function] attribute.
  3781 The "is_measure" predicate is logically meaningless (always true), and
  3782 just guides the heuristic.  To find suitable measure functions, the
  3783 termination prover sets up the goal "is_measure ?f" of the appropriate
  3784 type and generates all solutions by prolog-style backwards proof using
  3785 the declared rules.
  3786 
  3787 This setup also deals with rules like 
  3788 
  3789   "is_measure f ==> is_measure (list_size f)"
  3790 
  3791 which accommodates nested datatypes that recurse through lists.
  3792 Similar rules are predeclared for products and option types.
  3793 
  3794 * Turned the type of sets "'a set" into an abbreviation for "'a => bool"
  3795 
  3796   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  3797 
  3798   - Definitions of overloaded constants on sets have to be replaced by
  3799     definitions on => and bool.
  3800 
  3801   - Some definitions of overloaded operators on sets can now be proved
  3802     using the definitions of the operators on => and bool.  Therefore,
  3803     the following theorems have been renamed:
  3804 
  3805       subset_def   -> subset_eq
  3806       psubset_def  -> psubset_eq
  3807       set_diff_def -> set_diff_eq
  3808       Compl_def    -> Compl_eq
  3809       Sup_set_def  -> Sup_set_eq
  3810       Inf_set_def  -> Inf_set_eq
  3811       sup_set_def  -> sup_set_eq
  3812       inf_set_def  -> inf_set_eq
  3813 
  3814   - Due to the incompleteness of the HO unification algorithm, some
  3815     rules such as subst may require manual instantiation, if some of
  3816     the unknowns in the rule is a set.
  3817 
  3818   - Higher order unification and forward proofs:
  3819     The proof pattern
  3820 
  3821       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3822       then have "EX S. P S" ..
  3823 
  3824     no longer works (due to the incompleteness of the HO unification
  3825     algorithm) and must be replaced by the pattern
  3826 
  3827       have "EX S. P S"
  3828       proof
  3829         show "P S" <...>
  3830       qed
  3831 
  3832   - Calculational reasoning with subst (or similar rules):
  3833     The proof pattern
  3834 
  3835       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3836       also have "S = T" <...>
  3837       finally have "P T" .
  3838 
  3839     no longer works (for similar reasons as the previous example) and
  3840     must be replaced by something like
  3841 
  3842       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  3843       moreover have "S = T" <...>
  3844       ultimately have "P T" by simp
  3845 
  3846   - Tactics or packages written in ML code:
  3847     Code performing pattern matching on types via
  3848 
  3849       Type ("set", [T]) => ...
  3850 
  3851     must be rewritten. Moreover, functions like strip_type or
  3852     binder_types no longer return the right value when applied to a
  3853     type of the form
  3854 
  3855       T1 => ... => Tn => U => bool
  3856 
  3857     rather than
  3858 
  3859       T1 => ... => Tn => U set
  3860 
  3861 * Merged theories Wellfounded_Recursion, Accessible_Part and
  3862 Wellfounded_Relations to theory Wellfounded.
  3863 
  3864 * Explicit class "eq" for executable equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3865 
  3866 * Class finite no longer treats UNIV as class parameter.  Use class
  3867 enum from theory Library/Enum instead to achieve a similar effect.
  3868 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3869 
  3870 * Theory List: rule list_induct2 now has explicitly named cases "Nil"
  3871 and "Cons".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3872 
  3873 * HOL (and FOL): renamed variables in rules imp_elim and swap.
  3874 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3875 
  3876 * Theory Product_Type: duplicated lemmas split_Pair_apply and
  3877 injective_fst_snd removed, use split_eta and prod_eqI instead.
  3878 Renamed upd_fst to apfst and upd_snd to apsnd.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3879 
  3880 * Theory Nat: removed redundant lemmas that merely duplicate lemmas of
  3881 the same name in theory Orderings:
  3882 
  3883   less_trans
  3884   less_linear
  3885   le_imp_less_or_eq
  3886   le_less_trans
  3887   less_le_trans
  3888   less_not_sym
  3889   less_asym
  3890 
  3891 Renamed less_imp_le to less_imp_le_nat, and less_irrefl to
  3892 less_irrefl_nat.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to more general types
  3893 and different variable names.
  3894 
  3895 * Library/Option_ord.thy: Canonical order on option type.
  3896 
  3897 * Library/RBT.thy: Red-black trees, an efficient implementation of
  3898 finite maps.
  3899 
  3900 * Library/Countable.thy: Type class for countable types.
  3901 
  3902 * Theory Int: The representation of numerals has changed.  The infix
  3903 operator BIT and the bit datatype with constructors B0 and B1 have
  3904 disappeared.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use "Int.Bit0 x" and "Int.Bit1 y" in
  3905 place of "x BIT bit.B0" and "y BIT bit.B1", respectively.  Theorems
  3906 involving BIT, B0, or B1 have been renamed with "Bit0" or "Bit1"
  3907 accordingly.
  3908 
  3909 * Theory Nat: definition of <= and < on natural numbers no longer
  3910 depend on well-founded relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Definitions
  3911 le_def and less_def have disappeared.  Consider lemmas not_less
  3912 [symmetric, where ?'a = nat] and less_eq [symmetric] instead.
  3913 
  3914 * Theory Finite_Set: locales ACf, ACe, ACIf, ACIfSL and ACIfSLlin
  3915 (whose purpose mainly is for various fold_set functionals) have been
  3916 abandoned in favor of the existing algebraic classes
  3917 ab_semigroup_mult, comm_monoid_mult, ab_semigroup_idem_mult,
  3918 lower_semilattice (resp. upper_semilattice) and linorder.
  3919 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3920 
  3921 * Theory Transitive_Closure: induct and cases rules now declare proper
  3922 case_names ("base" and "step").  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3923 
  3924 * Theorem Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct generalized to complete
  3925 lattices.  The form set-specific version is available as
  3926 Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct_set.
  3927 
  3928 * Renamed theorems "power.simps" to "power_int.simps".
  3929 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3930 
  3931 * Class semiring_div provides basic abstract properties of semirings
  3932 with division and modulo operations.  Subsumes former class dvd_mod.
  3933 
  3934 * Merged theories IntDef, Numeral and IntArith into unified theory
  3935 Int.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3936 
  3937 * Theory Library/Code_Index: type "index" now represents natural
  3938 numbers rather than integers.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3939 
  3940 * New class "uminus" with operation "uminus" (split of from class
  3941 "minus" which now only has operation "minus", binary).
  3942 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3943 
  3944 * Constants "card", "internal_split", "option_map" now with authentic
  3945 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3946 
  3947 * Definitions subset_def, psubset_def, set_diff_def, Compl_def,
  3948 le_bool_def, less_bool_def, le_fun_def, less_fun_def, inf_bool_def,
  3949 sup_bool_def, Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, inf_fun_def, sup_fun_def,
  3950 Inf_fun_def, Sup_fun_def, inf_set_def, sup_set_def, Inf_set_def,
  3951 Sup_set_def, le_def, less_def, option_map_def now with object
  3952 equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3953 
  3954 * Records. Removed K_record, and replaced it by pure lambda term
  3955 %x. c. The simplifier setup is now more robust against eta expansion.
  3956 INCOMPATIBILITY: in cases explicitly referring to K_record.
  3957 
  3958 * Library/Multiset: {#a, b, c#} abbreviates {#a#} + {#b#} + {#c#}.
  3959 
  3960 * Library/ListVector: new theory of arithmetic vector operations.
  3961 
  3962 * Library/Order_Relation: new theory of various orderings as sets of
  3963 pairs.  Defines preorders, partial orders, linear orders and
  3964 well-orders on sets and on types.
  3965 
  3966 
  3967 *** ZF ***
  3968 
  3969 * Renamed some theories to allow to loading both ZF and HOL in the
  3970 same session:
  3971 
  3972   Datatype  -> Datatype_ZF
  3973   Inductive -> Inductive_ZF
  3974   Int       -> Int_ZF
  3975   IntDiv    -> IntDiv_ZF
  3976   Nat       -> Nat_ZF
  3977   List      -> List_ZF
  3978   Main      -> Main_ZF
  3979 
  3980 INCOMPATIBILITY: ZF theories that import individual theories below
  3981 Main might need to be adapted.  Regular theory Main is still
  3982 available, as trivial extension of Main_ZF.
  3983 
  3984 
  3985 *** ML ***
  3986 
  3987 * ML within Isar: antiquotation @{const name} or @{const
  3988 name(typargs)} produces statically-checked Const term.
  3989 
  3990 * Functor NamedThmsFun: data is available to the user as dynamic fact
  3991 (of the same name).  Removed obsolete print command.
  3992 
  3993 * Removed obsolete "use_legacy_bindings" function.
  3994 
  3995 * The ``print mode'' is now a thread-local value derived from a global
  3996 template (the former print_mode reference), thus access becomes
  3997 non-critical.  The global print_mode reference is for session
  3998 management only; user-code should use print_mode_value,
  3999 print_mode_active, PrintMode.setmp etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4000 
  4001 * Functions system/system_out provide a robust way to invoke external
  4002 shell commands, with propagation of interrupts (requires Poly/ML
  4003 5.2.1).  Do not use OS.Process.system etc. from the basis library!
  4004 
  4005 
  4006 *** System ***
  4007 
  4008 * Default settings: PROOFGENERAL_OPTIONS no longer impose xemacs ---
  4009 in accordance with Proof General 3.7, which prefers GNU emacs.
  4010 
  4011 * isatool tty runs Isabelle process with plain tty interaction;
  4012 optional line editor may be specified via ISABELLE_LINE_EDITOR
  4013 setting, the default settings attempt to locate "ledit" and "rlwrap".
  4014 
  4015 * isatool browser now works with Cygwin as well, using general
  4016 "javapath" function defined in Isabelle process environment.
  4017 
  4018 * YXML notation provides a simple and efficient alternative to
  4019 standard XML transfer syntax.  See src/Pure/General/yxml.ML and
  4020 isatool yxml as described in the Isabelle system manual.
  4021 
  4022 * JVM class isabelle.IsabelleProcess (located in Isabelle/lib/classes)
  4023 provides general wrapper for managing an Isabelle process in a robust
  4024 fashion, with ``cooked'' output from stdin/stderr.
  4025 
  4026 * Rudimentary Isabelle plugin for jEdit (see Isabelle/lib/jedit),
  4027 based on Isabelle/JVM process wrapper (see Isabelle/lib/classes).
  4028 
  4029 * Removed obsolete THIS_IS_ISABELLE_BUILD feature.  NB: the documented
  4030 way of changing the user's settings is via
  4031 ISABELLE_HOME_USER/etc/settings, which is a fully featured bash
  4032 script.
  4033 
  4034 * Multithreading.max_threads := 0 refers to the number of actual CPU
  4035 cores of the underlying machine, which is a good starting point for
  4036 optimal performance tuning.  The corresponding usedir option -M allows
  4037 "max" as an alias for "0".  WARNING: does not work on certain versions
  4038 of Mac OS (with Poly/ML 5.1).
  4039 
  4040 * isabelle-process: non-ML sessions are run with "nice", to reduce the
  4041 adverse effect of Isabelle flooding interactive front-ends (notably
  4042 ProofGeneral / XEmacs).
  4043 
  4044 
  4045 
  4046 New in Isabelle2007 (November 2007)
  4047 -----------------------------------
  4048 
  4049 *** General ***
  4050 
  4051 * More uniform information about legacy features, notably a
  4052 warning/error of "Legacy feature: ...", depending on the state of the
  4053 tolerate_legacy_features flag (default true). FUTURE INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4054 legacy features will disappear eventually.
  4055 
  4056 * Theory syntax: the header format ``theory A = B + C:'' has been
  4057 discontinued in favour of ``theory A imports B C begin''.  Use isatool
  4058 fixheaders to convert existing theory files.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4059 
  4060 * Theory syntax: the old non-Isar theory file format has been
  4061 discontinued altogether.  Note that ML proof scripts may still be used
  4062 with Isar theories; migration is usually quite simple with the ML
  4063 function use_legacy_bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4064 
  4065 * Theory syntax: some popular names (e.g. 'class', 'declaration',
  4066 'fun', 'help', 'if') are now keywords.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use double
  4067 quotes.
  4068 
  4069 * Theory loader: be more serious about observing the static theory
  4070 header specifications (including optional directories), but not the
  4071 accidental file locations of previously successful loads.  The strict
  4072 update policy of former update_thy is now already performed by
  4073 use_thy, so the former has been removed; use_thys updates several
  4074 theories simultaneously, just as 'imports' within a theory header
  4075 specification, but without merging the results.  Potential
  4076 INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to refine theory headers and commands
  4077 ROOT.ML which depend on load order.
  4078 
  4079 * Theory loader: optional support for content-based file
  4080 identification, instead of the traditional scheme of full physical
  4081 path plus date stamp; configured by the ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT setting
  4082 (cf. the system manual).  The new scheme allows to work with
  4083 non-finished theories in persistent session images, such that source
  4084 files may be moved later on without requiring reloads.
  4085 
  4086 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  4087 file (with the same base name as the theory) are considered a legacy
  4088 feature, which will disappear eventually. Even now, the theory loader
  4089 no longer maintains dependencies on such files.
  4090 
  4091 * Syntax: the scope for resolving ambiguities via type-inference is
  4092 now limited to individual terms, instead of whole simultaneous
  4093 specifications as before. This greatly reduces the complexity of the
  4094 syntax module and improves flexibility by separating parsing and
  4095 type-checking. INCOMPATIBILITY: additional type-constraints (explicit
  4096 'fixes' etc.) are required in rare situations.
  4097 
  4098 * Syntax: constants introduced by new-style packages ('definition',
  4099 'abbreviation' etc.) are passed through the syntax module in
  4100 ``authentic mode''. This means that associated mixfix annotations
  4101 really stick to such constants, independently of potential name space
  4102 ambiguities introduced later on. INCOMPATIBILITY: constants in parse
  4103 trees are represented slightly differently, may need to adapt syntax
  4104 translations accordingly. Use CONST marker in 'translations' and
  4105 @{const_syntax} antiquotation in 'parse_translation' etc.
  4106 
  4107 * Legacy goal package: reduced interface to the bare minimum required
  4108 to keep existing proof scripts running.  Most other user-level
  4109 functions are now part of the OldGoals structure, which is *not* open
  4110 by default (consider isatool expandshort before open OldGoals).
  4111 Removed top_sg, prin, printyp, pprint_term/typ altogether, because
  4112 these tend to cause confusion about the actual goal (!) context being
  4113 used here, which is not necessarily the same as the_context().
  4114 
  4115 * Command 'find_theorems': supports "*" wild-card in "name:"
  4116 criterion; "with_dups" option.  Certain ProofGeneral versions might
  4117 support a specific search form (see ProofGeneral/CHANGES).
  4118 
  4119 * The ``prems limit'' option (cf. ProofContext.prems_limit) is now -1
  4120 by default, which means that "prems" (and also "fixed variables") are
  4121 suppressed from proof state output.  Note that the ProofGeneral
  4122 settings mechanism allows to change and save options persistently, but
  4123 older versions of Isabelle will fail to start up if a negative prems
  4124 limit is imposed.
  4125 
  4126 * Local theory targets may be specified by non-nested blocks of
  4127 ``context/locale/class ... begin'' followed by ``end''.  The body may
  4128 contain definitions, theorems etc., including any derived mechanism
  4129 that has been implemented on top of these primitives.  This concept
  4130 generalizes the existing ``theorem (in ...)'' towards more versatility
  4131 and scalability.
  4132 
  4133 * Proof General interface: proper undo of final 'end' command;
  4134 discontinued Isabelle/classic mode (ML proof scripts).
  4135 
  4136 
  4137 *** Document preparation ***
  4138 
  4139 * Added antiquotation @{theory name} which prints the given name,
  4140 after checking that it refers to a valid ancestor theory in the
  4141 current context.
  4142 
  4143 * Added antiquotations @{ML_type text} and @{ML_struct text} which
  4144 check the given source text as ML type/structure, printing verbatim.
  4145 
  4146 * Added antiquotation @{abbrev "c args"} which prints the abbreviation
  4147 "c args == rhs" given in the current context.  (Any number of
  4148 arguments may be given on the LHS.)
  4149 
  4150 
  4151 *** Pure ***
  4152 
  4153 * The 'class' package offers a combination of axclass and locale to
  4154 achieve Haskell-like type classes in Isabelle.  Definitions and
  4155 theorems within a class context produce both relative results (with
  4156 implicit parameters according to the locale context), and polymorphic
  4157 constants with qualified polymorphism (according to the class
  4158 context).  Within the body context of a 'class' target, a separate
  4159 syntax layer ("user space type system") takes care of converting
  4160 between global polymorphic consts and internal locale representation.
  4161 See src/HOL/ex/Classpackage.thy for examples (as well as main HOL).
  4162 "isatool doc classes" provides a tutorial.
  4163 
  4164 * Generic code generator framework allows to generate executable
  4165 code for ML and Haskell (including Isabelle classes).  A short usage
  4166 sketch:
  4167 
  4168     internal compilation:
  4169         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML
  4170     writing SML code to a file:
  4171         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML <filename>
  4172     writing OCaml code to a file:
  4173         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in OCaml <filename>
  4174     writing Haskell code to a bunch of files:
  4175         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in Haskell <filename>
  4176 
  4177     evaluating closed propositions to True/False using code generation:
  4178         method ``eval''
  4179 
  4180 Reasonable default setup of framework in HOL.
  4181 
  4182 Theorem attributs for selecting and transforming function equations theorems:
  4183 
  4184     [code fun]:        select a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4185     [code fun del]:    deselect a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4186     [code inline]:     select an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4187     [code inline del]: deselect an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4188 
  4189 User-defined serializations (target in {SML, OCaml, Haskell}):
  4190 
  4191     code_const <and-list of constants (term syntax)>
  4192       {(target) <and-list of const target syntax>}+
  4193 
  4194     code_type <and-list of type constructors>
  4195       {(target) <and-list of type target syntax>}+
  4196 
  4197     code_instance <and-list of instances>
  4198       {(target)}+
  4199         where instance ::= <type constructor> :: <class>
  4200 
  4201     code_class <and_list of classes>
  4202       {(target) <and-list of class target syntax>}+
  4203         where class target syntax ::= <class name> {where {<classop> == <target syntax>}+}?
  4204 
  4205 code_instance and code_class only are effective to target Haskell.
  4206 
  4207 For example usage see src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator.thy and
  4208 src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator_Pretty.thy.  A separate tutorial on code
  4209 generation from Isabelle/HOL theories is available via "isatool doc
  4210 codegen".
  4211 
  4212 * Code generator: consts in 'consts_code' Isar commands are now
  4213 referred to by usual term syntax (including optional type
  4214 annotations).
  4215 
  4216 * Command 'no_translations' removes translation rules from theory
  4217 syntax.
  4218 
  4219 * Overloaded definitions are now actually checked for acyclic
  4220 dependencies.  The overloading scheme is slightly more general than
  4221 that of Haskell98, although Isabelle does not demand an exact
  4222 correspondence to type class and instance declarations.
  4223 INCOMPATIBILITY, use ``defs (unchecked overloaded)'' to admit more
  4224 exotic versions of overloading -- at the discretion of the user!
  4225 
  4226 Polymorphic constants are represented via type arguments, i.e. the
  4227 instantiation that matches an instance against the most general
  4228 declaration given in the signature.  For example, with the declaration
  4229 c :: 'a => 'a => 'a, an instance c :: nat => nat => nat is represented
  4230 as c(nat).  Overloading is essentially simultaneous structural
  4231 recursion over such type arguments.  Incomplete specification patterns
  4232 impose global constraints on all occurrences, e.g. c('a * 'a) on the
  4233 LHS means that more general c('a * 'b) will be disallowed on any RHS.
  4234 Command 'print_theory' outputs the normalized system of recursive
  4235 equations, see section "definitions".
  4236 
  4237 * Configuration options are maintained within the theory or proof
  4238 context (with name and type bool/int/string), providing a very simple
  4239 interface to a poor-man's version of general context data.  Tools may
  4240 declare options in ML (e.g. using Attrib.config_int) and then refer to
  4241 these values using Config.get etc.  Users may change options via an
  4242 associated attribute of the same name.  This form of context
  4243 declaration works particularly well with commands 'declare' or
  4244 'using', for example ``declare [[foo = 42]]''.  Thus it has become
  4245 very easy to avoid global references, which would not observe Isar
  4246 toplevel undo/redo and fail to work with multithreading.
  4247 
  4248 Various global ML references of Pure and HOL have been turned into
  4249 configuration options:
  4250 
  4251   Unify.search_bound		unify_search_bound
  4252   Unify.trace_bound		unify_trace_bound
  4253   Unify.trace_simp		unify_trace_simp
  4254   Unify.trace_types		unify_trace_types
  4255   Simplifier.simp_depth_limit	simp_depth_limit
  4256   Blast.depth_limit		blast_depth_limit
  4257   DatatypeProp.dtK		datatype_distinctness_limit
  4258   fast_arith_neq_limit  	fast_arith_neq_limit
  4259   fast_arith_split_limit	fast_arith_split_limit
  4260 
  4261 * Named collections of theorems may be easily installed as context
  4262 data using the functor NamedThmsFun (see also
  4263 src/Pure/Tools/named_thms.ML).  The user may add or delete facts via
  4264 attributes; there is also a toplevel print command.  This facility is
  4265 just a common case of general context data, which is the preferred way
  4266 for anything more complex than just a list of facts in canonical
  4267 order.
  4268 
  4269 * Isar: command 'declaration' augments a local theory by generic
  4270 declaration functions written in ML.  This enables arbitrary content
  4271 being added to the context, depending on a morphism that tells the
  4272 difference of the original declaration context wrt. the application
  4273 context encountered later on.
  4274 
  4275 * Isar: proper interfaces for simplification procedures.  Command
  4276 'simproc_setup' declares named simprocs (with match patterns, and body
  4277 text in ML).  Attribute "simproc" adds/deletes simprocs in the current
  4278 context.  ML antiquotation @{simproc name} retrieves named simprocs.
  4279 
  4280 * Isar: an extra pair of brackets around attribute declarations
  4281 abbreviates a theorem reference involving an internal dummy fact,
  4282 which will be ignored later --- only the effect of the attribute on
  4283 the background context will persist.  This form of in-place
  4284 declarations is particularly useful with commands like 'declare' and
  4285 'using', for example ``have A using [[simproc a]] by simp''.
  4286 
  4287 * Isar: method "assumption" (and implicit closing of subproofs) now
  4288 takes simple non-atomic goal assumptions into account: after applying
  4289 an assumption as a rule the resulting subgoals are solved by atomic
  4290 assumption steps.  This is particularly useful to finish 'obtain'
  4291 goals, such as "!!x. (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> P x ==> thesis",
  4292 without referring to the original premise "!!x. P x ==> thesis" in the
  4293 Isar proof context.  POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY: method "assumption" is
  4294 more permissive.
  4295 
  4296 * Isar: implicit use of prems from the Isar proof context is
  4297 considered a legacy feature.  Common applications like ``have A .''
  4298 may be replaced by ``have A by fact'' or ``note `A`''.  In general,
  4299 referencing facts explicitly here improves readability and
  4300 maintainability of proof texts.
  4301 
  4302 * Isar: improper proof element 'guess' is like 'obtain', but derives
  4303 the obtained context from the course of reasoning!  For example:
  4304 
  4305   assume "EX x y. A x & B y"   -- "any previous fact"
  4306   then guess x and y by clarify
  4307 
  4308 This technique is potentially adventurous, depending on the facts and
  4309 proof tools being involved here.
  4310 
  4311 * Isar: known facts from the proof context may be specified as literal
  4312 propositions, using ASCII back-quote syntax.  This works wherever
  4313 named facts used to be allowed so far, in proof commands, proof
  4314 methods, attributes etc.  Literal facts are retrieved from the context
  4315 according to unification of type and term parameters.  For example,
  4316 provided that "A" and "A ==> B" and "!!x. P x ==> Q x" are known
  4317 theorems in the current context, then these are valid literal facts:
  4318 `A` and `A ==> B` and `!!x. P x ==> Q x" as well as `P a ==> Q a` etc.
  4319 
  4320 There is also a proof method "fact" which does the same composition
  4321 for explicit goal states, e.g. the following proof texts coincide with
  4322 certain special cases of literal facts:
  4323 
  4324   have "A" by fact                 ==  note `A`
  4325   have "A ==> B" by fact           ==  note `A ==> B`
  4326   have "!!x. P x ==> Q x" by fact  ==  note `!!x. P x ==> Q x`
  4327   have "P a ==> Q a" by fact       ==  note `P a ==> Q a`
  4328 
  4329 * Isar: ":" (colon) is no longer a symbolic identifier character in
  4330 outer syntax.  Thus symbolic identifiers may be used without
  4331 additional white space in declarations like this: ``assume *: A''.
  4332 
  4333 * Isar: 'print_facts' prints all local facts of the current context,
  4334 both named and unnamed ones.
  4335 
  4336 * Isar: 'def' now admits simultaneous definitions, e.g.:
  4337 
  4338   def x == "t" and y == "u"
  4339 
  4340 * Isar: added command 'unfolding', which is structurally similar to
  4341 'using', but affects both the goal state and facts by unfolding given
  4342 rewrite rules.  Thus many occurrences of the 'unfold' method or
  4343 'unfolded' attribute may be replaced by first-class proof text.
  4344 
  4345 * Isar: methods 'unfold' / 'fold', attributes 'unfolded' / 'folded',
  4346 and command 'unfolding' now all support object-level equalities
  4347 (potentially conditional).  The underlying notion of rewrite rule is
  4348 analogous to the 'rule_format' attribute, but *not* that of the
  4349 Simplifier (which is usually more generous).
  4350 
  4351 * Isar: the new attribute [rotated n] (default n = 1) rotates the
  4352 premises of a theorem by n. Useful in conjunction with drule.
  4353 
  4354 * Isar: the goal restriction operator [N] (default N = 1) evaluates a
  4355 method expression within a sandbox consisting of the first N
  4356 sub-goals, which need to exist.  For example, ``simp_all [3]''
  4357 simplifies the first three sub-goals, while (rule foo, simp_all)[]
  4358 simplifies all new goals that emerge from applying rule foo to the
  4359 originally first one.
  4360 
  4361 * Isar: schematic goals are no longer restricted to higher-order
  4362 patterns; e.g. ``lemma "?P(?x)" by (rule TrueI)'' now works as
  4363 expected.
  4364 
  4365 * Isar: the conclusion of a long theorem statement is now either
  4366 'shows' (a simultaneous conjunction, as before), or 'obtains'
  4367 (essentially a disjunction of cases with local parameters and
  4368 assumptions).  The latter allows to express general elimination rules
  4369 adequately; in this notation common elimination rules look like this:
  4370 
  4371   lemma exE:    -- "EX x. P x ==> (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4372     assumes "EX x. P x"
  4373     obtains x where "P x"
  4374 
  4375   lemma conjE:  -- "A & B ==> (A ==> B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4376     assumes "A & B"
  4377     obtains A and B
  4378 
  4379   lemma disjE:  -- "A | B ==> (A ==> thesis) ==> (B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4380     assumes "A | B"
  4381     obtains
  4382       A
  4383     | B
  4384 
  4385 The subsequent classical rules even refer to the formal "thesis"
  4386 explicitly:
  4387 
  4388   lemma classical:     -- "(~ thesis ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4389     obtains "~ thesis"
  4390 
  4391   lemma Peirce's_Law:  -- "((thesis ==> something) ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4392     obtains "thesis ==> something"
  4393 
  4394 The actual proof of an 'obtains' statement is analogous to that of the
  4395 Isar proof element 'obtain', only that there may be several cases.
  4396 Optional case names may be specified in parentheses; these will be
  4397 available both in the present proof and as annotations in the
  4398 resulting rule, for later use with the 'cases' method (cf. attribute
  4399 case_names).
  4400 
  4401 * Isar: the assumptions of a long theorem statement are available as
  4402 "assms" fact in the proof context.  This is more appropriate than the
  4403 (historical) "prems", which refers to all assumptions of the current
  4404 context, including those from the target locale, proof body etc.
  4405 
  4406 * Isar: 'print_statement' prints theorems from the current theory or
  4407 proof context in long statement form, according to the syntax of a
  4408 top-level lemma.
  4409 
  4410 * Isar: 'obtain' takes an optional case name for the local context
  4411 introduction rule (default "that").
  4412 
  4413 * Isar: removed obsolete 'concl is' patterns.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  4414 explicit (is "_ ==> ?foo") in the rare cases where this still happens
  4415 to occur.
  4416 
  4417 * Pure: syntax "CONST name" produces a fully internalized constant
  4418 according to the current context.  This is particularly useful for
  4419 syntax translations that should refer to internal constant
  4420 representations independently of name spaces.
  4421 
  4422 * Pure: syntax constant for foo (binder "FOO ") is called "foo_binder"
  4423 instead of "FOO ". This allows multiple binder declarations to coexist
  4424 in the same context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4425 
  4426 * Isar/locales: 'notation' provides a robust interface to the 'syntax'
  4427 primitive that also works in a locale context (both for constants and
  4428 fixed variables). Type declaration and internal syntactic representation
  4429 of given constants retrieved from the context. Likewise, the
  4430 'no_notation' command allows to remove given syntax annotations from the
  4431 current context.
  4432 
  4433 * Isar/locales: new derived specification elements 'axiomatization',
  4434 'definition', 'abbreviation', which support type-inference, admit
  4435 object-level specifications (equality, equivalence).  See also the
  4436 isar-ref manual.  Examples:
  4437 
  4438   axiomatization
  4439     eq  (infix "===" 50) where
  4440     eq_refl: "x === x" and eq_subst: "x === y ==> P x ==> P y"
  4441 
  4442   definition "f x y = x + y + 1"
  4443   definition g where "g x = f x x"
  4444 
  4445   abbreviation
  4446     neq  (infix "=!=" 50) where
  4447     "x =!= y == ~ (x === y)"
  4448 
  4449 These specifications may be also used in a locale context.  Then the
  4450 constants being introduced depend on certain fixed parameters, and the
  4451 constant name is qualified by the locale base name.  An internal
  4452 abbreviation takes care for convenient input and output, making the
  4453 parameters implicit and using the original short name.  See also
  4454 src/HOL/ex/Abstract_NAT.thy for an example of deriving polymorphic
  4455 entities from a monomorphic theory.
  4456 
  4457 Presently, abbreviations are only available 'in' a target locale, but
  4458 not inherited by general import expressions.  Also note that
  4459 'abbreviation' may be used as a type-safe replacement for 'syntax' +
  4460 'translations' in common applications.  The "no_abbrevs" print mode
  4461 prevents folding of abbreviations in term output.
  4462 
  4463 Concrete syntax is attached to specified constants in internal form,
  4464 independently of name spaces.  The parse tree representation is
  4465 slightly different -- use 'notation' instead of raw 'syntax', and
  4466 'translations' with explicit "CONST" markup to accommodate this.
  4467 
  4468 * Pure/Isar: unified syntax for new-style specification mechanisms
  4469 (e.g.  'definition', 'abbreviation', or 'inductive' in HOL) admits
  4470 full type inference and dummy patterns ("_").  For example:
  4471 
  4472   definition "K x _ = x"
  4473 
  4474   inductive conj for A B
  4475   where "A ==> B ==> conj A B"
  4476 
  4477 * Pure: command 'print_abbrevs' prints all constant abbreviations of
  4478 the current context.  Print mode "no_abbrevs" prevents inversion of
  4479 abbreviations on output.
  4480 
  4481 * Isar/locales: improved parameter handling: use of locales "var" and
  4482 "struct" no longer necessary; - parameter renamings are no longer
  4483 required to be injective.  For example, this allows to define
  4484 endomorphisms as locale endom = homom mult mult h.
  4485 
  4486 * Isar/locales: changed the way locales with predicates are defined.
  4487 Instead of accumulating the specification, the imported expression is
  4488 now an interpretation.  INCOMPATIBILITY: different normal form of
  4489 locale expressions.  In particular, in interpretations of locales with
  4490 predicates, goals repesenting already interpreted fragments are not
  4491 removed automatically.  Use methods `intro_locales' and
  4492 `unfold_locales'; see below.
  4493 
  4494 * Isar/locales: new methods `intro_locales' and `unfold_locales'
  4495 provide backward reasoning on locales predicates.  The methods are
  4496 aware of interpretations and discharge corresponding goals.
  4497 `intro_locales' is less aggressive then `unfold_locales' and does not
  4498 unfold predicates to assumptions.
  4499 
  4500 * Isar/locales: the order in which locale fragments are accumulated
  4501 has changed.  This enables to override declarations from fragments due
  4502 to interpretations -- for example, unwanted simp rules.
  4503 
  4504 * Isar/locales: interpretation in theories and proof contexts has been
  4505 extended.  One may now specify (and prove) equations, which are
  4506 unfolded in interpreted theorems.  This is useful for replacing
  4507 defined concepts (constants depending on locale parameters) by
  4508 concepts already existing in the target context.  Example:
  4509 
  4510   interpretation partial_order ["op <= :: [int, int] => bool"]
  4511     where "partial_order.less (op <=) (x::int) y = (x < y)"
  4512 
  4513 Typically, the constant `partial_order.less' is created by a
  4514 definition specification element in the context of locale
  4515 partial_order.
  4516 
  4517 * Method "induct": improved internal context management to support
  4518 local fixes and defines on-the-fly. Thus explicit meta-level
  4519 connectives !!  and ==> are rarely required anymore in inductive goals
  4520 (using object-logic connectives for this purpose has been long
  4521 obsolete anyway). Common proof patterns are explained in
  4522 src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, see also
  4523 src/HOL/Isar_examples/Puzzle.thy and src/HOL/Lambda for realistic
  4524 examples.
  4525 
  4526 * Method "induct": improved handling of simultaneous goals. Instead of
  4527 introducing object-level conjunction, the statement is now split into
  4528 several conclusions, while the corresponding symbolic cases are nested
  4529 accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY, proofs need to be structured explicitly,
  4530 see src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, for example.
  4531 
  4532 * Method "induct": mutual induction rules are now specified as a list
  4533 of rule sharing the same induction cases. HOL packages usually provide
  4534 foo_bar.inducts for mutually defined items foo and bar (e.g. inductive
  4535 predicates/sets or datatypes). INCOMPATIBILITY, users need to specify
  4536 mutual induction rules differently, i.e. like this:
  4537 
  4538   (induct rule: foo_bar.inducts)
  4539   (induct set: foo bar)
  4540   (induct pred: foo bar)
  4541   (induct type: foo bar)
  4542 
  4543 The ML function ProjectRule.projections turns old-style rules into the
  4544 new format.
  4545 
  4546 * Method "coinduct": dual of induction, see
  4547 src/HOL/Library/Coinductive_List.thy for various examples.
  4548 
  4549 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": the ``(open)'' option is
  4550 considered a legacy feature.
  4551 
  4552 * Attribute "symmetric" produces result with standardized schematic
  4553 variables (index 0).  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4554 
  4555 * Simplifier: by default the simplifier trace only shows top level
  4556 rewrites now. That is, trace_simp_depth_limit is set to 1 by
  4557 default. Thus there is less danger of being flooded by the trace. The
  4558 trace indicates where parts have been suppressed.
  4559   
  4560 * Provers/classical: removed obsolete classical version of elim_format
  4561 attribute; classical elim/dest rules are now treated uniformly when
  4562 manipulating the claset.
  4563 
  4564 * Provers/classical: stricter checks to ensure that supplied intro,
  4565 dest and elim rules are well-formed; dest and elim rules must have at
  4566 least one premise.
  4567 
  4568 * Provers/classical: attributes dest/elim/intro take an optional
  4569 weight argument for the rule (just as the Pure versions).  Weights are
  4570 ignored by automated tools, but determine the search order of single
  4571 rule steps.
  4572 
  4573 * Syntax: input syntax now supports dummy variable binding "%_. b",
  4574 where the body does not mention the bound variable.  Note that dummy
  4575 patterns implicitly depend on their context of bounds, which makes
  4576 "{_. _}" match any set comprehension as expected.  Potential
  4577 INCOMPATIBILITY -- parse translations need to cope with syntactic
  4578 constant "_idtdummy" in the binding position.
  4579 
  4580 * Syntax: removed obsolete syntactic constant "_K" and its associated
  4581 parse translation.  INCOMPATIBILITY -- use dummy abstraction instead,
  4582 for example "A -> B" => "Pi A (%_. B)".
  4583 
  4584 * Pure: 'class_deps' command visualizes the subclass relation, using
  4585 the graph browser tool.
  4586 
  4587 * Pure: 'print_theory' now suppresses certain internal declarations by
  4588 default; use '!' option for full details.
  4589 
  4590 
  4591 *** HOL ***
  4592 
  4593 * Method "metis" proves goals by applying the Metis general-purpose
  4594 resolution prover (see also http://gilith.com/software/metis/).
  4595 Examples are in the directory MetisExamples.  WARNING: the
  4596 Isabelle/HOL-Metis integration does not yet work properly with
  4597 multi-threading.
  4598   
  4599 * Command 'sledgehammer' invokes external automatic theorem provers as
  4600 background processes.  It generates calls to the "metis" method if
  4601 successful. These can be pasted into the proof.  Users do not have to
  4602 wait for the automatic provers to return.  WARNING: does not really
  4603 work with multi-threading.
  4604 
  4605 * New "auto_quickcheck" feature tests outermost goal statements for
  4606 potential counter-examples.  Controlled by ML references
  4607 auto_quickcheck (default true) and auto_quickcheck_time_limit (default
  4608 5000 milliseconds).  Fails silently if statements is outside of
  4609 executable fragment, or any other codgenerator problem occurs.
  4610 
  4611 * New constant "undefined" with axiom "undefined x = undefined".
  4612 
  4613 * Added class "HOL.eq", allowing for code generation with polymorphic
  4614 equality.
  4615 
  4616 * Some renaming of class constants due to canonical name prefixing in
  4617 the new 'class' package:
  4618 
  4619     HOL.abs ~> HOL.abs_class.abs
  4620     HOL.divide ~> HOL.divide_class.divide
  4621     0 ~> HOL.zero_class.zero
  4622     1 ~> HOL.one_class.one
  4623     op + ~> HOL.plus_class.plus
  4624     op - ~> HOL.minus_class.minus
  4625     uminus ~> HOL.minus_class.uminus
  4626     op * ~> HOL.times_class.times
  4627     op < ~> HOL.ord_class.less
  4628     op <= > HOL.ord_class.less_eq
  4629     Nat.power ~> Power.power_class.power
  4630     Nat.size ~> Nat.size_class.size
  4631     Numeral.number_of ~> Numeral.number_class.number_of
  4632     FixedPoint.Inf ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Inf
  4633     FixedPoint.Sup ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Sup
  4634     Orderings.min ~> Orderings.ord_class.min
  4635     Orderings.max ~> Orderings.ord_class.max
  4636     Divides.op div ~> Divides.div_class.div
  4637     Divides.op mod ~> Divides.div_class.mod
  4638     Divides.op dvd ~> Divides.div_class.dvd
  4639 
  4640 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Adaptions may be required in the following cases:
  4641 
  4642 a) User-defined constants using any of the names "plus", "minus",
  4643 "times", "less" or "less_eq". The standard syntax translations for
  4644 "+", "-" and "*" may go wrong.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific
  4645 names.
  4646 
  4647 b) Variables named "plus", "minus", "times", "less", "less_eq"
  4648 INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific names.
  4649 
  4650 c) Permutative equations (e.g. "a + b = b + a")
  4651 Since the change of names also changes the order of terms, permutative
  4652 rewrite rules may get applied in a different order. Experience shows
  4653 that this is rarely the case (only two adaptions in the whole Isabelle
  4654 distribution).  INCOMPATIBILITY: rewrite proofs
  4655 
  4656 d) ML code directly refering to constant names
  4657 This in general only affects hand-written proof tactics, simprocs and
  4658 so on.  INCOMPATIBILITY: grep your sourcecode and replace names.
  4659 Consider using @{const_name} antiquotation.
  4660 
  4661 * New class "default" with associated constant "default".
  4662 
  4663 * Function "sgn" is now overloaded and available on int, real, complex
  4664 (and other numeric types), using class "sgn".  Two possible defs of
  4665 sgn are given as equational assumptions in the classes sgn_if and
  4666 sgn_div_norm; ordered_idom now also inherits from sgn_if.
  4667 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4668 
  4669 * Locale "partial_order" now unified with class "order" (cf. theory
  4670 Orderings), added parameter "less".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4671 
  4672 * Renamings in classes "order" and "linorder": facts "refl", "trans" and
  4673 "cases" to "order_refl", "order_trans" and "linorder_cases", to avoid
  4674 clashes with HOL "refl" and "trans".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4675 
  4676 * Classes "order" and "linorder": potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to
  4677 changed order of proof goals in instance proofs.
  4678 
  4679 * The transitivity reasoner for partial and linear orders is set up
  4680 for classes "order" and "linorder".  Instances of the reasoner are available
  4681 in all contexts importing or interpreting the corresponding locales.
  4682 Method "order" invokes the reasoner separately; the reasoner
  4683 is also integrated with the Simplifier as a solver.  Diagnostic
  4684 command 'print_orders' shows the available instances of the reasoner
  4685 in the current context.
  4686 
  4687 * Localized monotonicity predicate in theory "Orderings"; integrated
  4688 lemmas max_of_mono and min_of_mono with this predicate.
  4689 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4690 
  4691 * Formulation of theorem "dense" changed slightly due to integration
  4692 with new class dense_linear_order.
  4693 
  4694 * Uniform lattice theory development in HOL.
  4695 
  4696     constants "meet" and "join" now named "inf" and "sup"
  4697     constant "Meet" now named "Inf"
  4698 
  4699     classes "meet_semilorder" and "join_semilorder" now named
  4700       "lower_semilattice" and "upper_semilattice"
  4701     class "lorder" now named "lattice"
  4702     class "comp_lat" now named "complete_lattice"
  4703 
  4704     Instantiation of lattice classes allows explicit definitions
  4705     for "inf" and "sup" operations (or "Inf" and "Sup" for complete lattices).
  4706 
  4707   INCOMPATIBILITY.  Theorem renames:
  4708 
  4709     meet_left_le            ~> inf_le1
  4710     meet_right_le           ~> inf_le2
  4711     join_left_le            ~> sup_ge1
  4712     join_right_le           ~> sup_ge2
  4713     meet_join_le            ~> inf_sup_ord
  4714     le_meetI                ~> le_infI
  4715     join_leI                ~> le_supI
  4716     le_meet                 ~> le_inf_iff
  4717     le_join                 ~> ge_sup_conv
  4718     meet_idempotent         ~> inf_idem
  4719     join_idempotent         ~> sup_idem
  4720     meet_comm               ~> inf_commute
  4721     join_comm               ~> sup_commute
  4722     meet_leI1               ~> le_infI1
  4723     meet_leI2               ~> le_infI2
  4724     le_joinI1               ~> le_supI1
  4725     le_joinI2               ~> le_supI2
  4726     meet_assoc              ~> inf_assoc
  4727     join_assoc              ~> sup_assoc
  4728     meet_left_comm          ~> inf_left_commute
  4729     meet_left_idempotent    ~> inf_left_idem
  4730     join_left_comm          ~> sup_left_commute
  4731     join_left_idempotent    ~> sup_left_idem
  4732     meet_aci                ~> inf_aci
  4733     join_aci                ~> sup_aci
  4734     le_def_meet             ~> le_iff_inf
  4735     le_def_join             ~> le_iff_sup
  4736     join_absorp2            ~> sup_absorb2
  4737     join_absorp1            ~> sup_absorb1
  4738     meet_absorp1            ~> inf_absorb1
  4739     meet_absorp2            ~> inf_absorb2
  4740     meet_join_absorp        ~> inf_sup_absorb
  4741     join_meet_absorp        ~> sup_inf_absorb
  4742     distrib_join_le         ~> distrib_sup_le
  4743     distrib_meet_le         ~> distrib_inf_le
  4744 
  4745     add_meet_distrib_left   ~> add_inf_distrib_left
  4746     add_join_distrib_left   ~> add_sup_distrib_left
  4747     is_join_neg_meet        ~> is_join_neg_inf
  4748     is_meet_neg_join        ~> is_meet_neg_sup
  4749     add_meet_distrib_right  ~> add_inf_distrib_right
  4750     add_join_distrib_right  ~> add_sup_distrib_right
  4751     add_meet_join_distribs  ~> add_sup_inf_distribs
  4752     join_eq_neg_meet        ~> sup_eq_neg_inf
  4753     meet_eq_neg_join        ~> inf_eq_neg_sup
  4754     add_eq_meet_join        ~> add_eq_inf_sup
  4755     meet_0_imp_0            ~> inf_0_imp_0
  4756     join_0_imp_0            ~> sup_0_imp_0
  4757     meet_0_eq_0             ~> inf_0_eq_0
  4758     join_0_eq_0             ~> sup_0_eq_0
  4759     neg_meet_eq_join        ~> neg_inf_eq_sup
  4760     neg_join_eq_meet        ~> neg_sup_eq_inf
  4761     join_eq_if              ~> sup_eq_if
  4762 
  4763     mono_meet               ~> mono_inf
  4764     mono_join               ~> mono_sup
  4765     meet_bool_eq            ~> inf_bool_eq
  4766     join_bool_eq            ~> sup_bool_eq
  4767     meet_fun_eq             ~> inf_fun_eq
  4768     join_fun_eq             ~> sup_fun_eq
  4769     meet_set_eq             ~> inf_set_eq
  4770     join_set_eq             ~> sup_set_eq
  4771     meet1_iff               ~> inf1_iff
  4772     meet2_iff               ~> inf2_iff
  4773     meet1I                  ~> inf1I
  4774     meet2I                  ~> inf2I
  4775     meet1D1                 ~> inf1D1
  4776     meet2D1                 ~> inf2D1
  4777     meet1D2                 ~> inf1D2
  4778     meet2D2                 ~> inf2D2
  4779     meet1E                  ~> inf1E
  4780     meet2E                  ~> inf2E
  4781     join1_iff               ~> sup1_iff
  4782     join2_iff               ~> sup2_iff
  4783     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  4784     join2I1                 ~> sup2I1
  4785     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  4786     join2I2                 ~> sup1I2
  4787     join1CI                 ~> sup1CI
  4788     join2CI                 ~> sup2CI
  4789     join1E                  ~> sup1E
  4790     join2E                  ~> sup2E
  4791 
  4792     is_meet_Meet            ~> is_meet_Inf
  4793     Meet_bool_def           ~> Inf_bool_def
  4794     Meet_fun_def            ~> Inf_fun_def
  4795     Meet_greatest           ~> Inf_greatest
  4796     Meet_lower              ~> Inf_lower
  4797     Meet_set_def            ~> Inf_set_def
  4798 
  4799     Sup_def                 ~> Sup_Inf
  4800     Sup_bool_eq             ~> Sup_bool_def
  4801     Sup_fun_eq              ~> Sup_fun_def
  4802     Sup_set_eq              ~> Sup_set_def
  4803 
  4804     listsp_meetI            ~> listsp_infI
  4805     listsp_meet_eq          ~> listsp_inf_eq
  4806 
  4807     meet_min                ~> inf_min
  4808     join_max                ~> sup_max
  4809 
  4810 * Added syntactic class "size"; overloaded constant "size" now has
  4811 type "'a::size ==> bool"
  4812 
  4813 * Internal reorganisation of `size' of datatypes: size theorems
  4814 "foo.size" are no longer subsumed by "foo.simps" (but are still
  4815 simplification rules by default!); theorems "prod.size" now named
  4816 "*.size".
  4817 
  4818 * Class "div" now inherits from class "times" rather than "type".
  4819 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4820 
  4821 * HOL/Finite_Set: "name-space" locales Lattice, Distrib_lattice,
  4822 Linorder etc.  have disappeared; operations defined in terms of
  4823 fold_set now are named Inf_fin, Sup_fin.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4824 
  4825 * HOL/Nat: neq0_conv no longer declared as iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4826 
  4827 * HOL-Word: New extensive library and type for generic, fixed size
  4828 machine words, with arithmetic, bit-wise, shifting and rotating
  4829 operations, reflection into int, nat, and bool lists, automation for
  4830 linear arithmetic (by automatic reflection into nat or int), including
  4831 lemmas on overflow and monotonicity.  Instantiated to all appropriate
  4832 arithmetic type classes, supporting automatic simplification of
  4833 numerals on all operations.
  4834 
  4835 * Library/Boolean_Algebra: locales for abstract boolean algebras.
  4836 
  4837 * Library/Numeral_Type: numbers as types, e.g. TYPE(32).
  4838 
  4839 * Code generator library theories:
  4840   - Code_Integer represents HOL integers by big integer literals in target
  4841     languages.
  4842   - Code_Char represents HOL characters by character literals in target
  4843     languages.
  4844   - Code_Char_chr like Code_Char, but also offers treatment of character
  4845     codes; includes Code_Integer.
  4846   - Executable_Set allows to generate code for finite sets using lists.
  4847   - Executable_Rat implements rational numbers as triples (sign, enumerator,
  4848     denominator).
  4849   - Executable_Real implements a subset of real numbers, namly those
  4850     representable by rational numbers.
  4851   - Efficient_Nat implements natural numbers by integers, which in general will
  4852     result in higher efficency; pattern matching with 0/Suc is eliminated;
  4853     includes Code_Integer.
  4854   - Code_Index provides an additional datatype index which is mapped to
  4855     target-language built-in integers.
  4856   - Code_Message provides an additional datatype message_string which is isomorphic to
  4857     strings; messages are mapped to target-language strings.
  4858 
  4859 * New package for inductive predicates
  4860 
  4861   An n-ary predicate p with m parameters z_1, ..., z_m can now be defined via
  4862 
  4863     inductive
  4864       p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4865       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4866     where
  4867       rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  4868     | ...
  4869 
  4870   with full support for type-inference, rather than
  4871 
  4872     consts s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4873 
  4874     abbreviation p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4875     where "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4876 
  4877     inductive "s z_1 ... z_m"
  4878     intros
  4879       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4880       ...
  4881 
  4882   For backward compatibility, there is a wrapper allowing inductive
  4883   sets to be defined with the new package via
  4884 
  4885     inductive_set
  4886       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4887       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4888     where
  4889       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4890     | ...
  4891 
  4892   or
  4893 
  4894     inductive_set
  4895       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  4896       and p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  4897       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  4898     where
  4899       "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  4900     | rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  4901     | ...
  4902 
  4903   if the additional syntax "p ..." is required.
  4904 
  4905   Numerous examples can be found in the subdirectories src/HOL/Auth,
  4906   src/HOL/Bali, src/HOL/Induct, and src/HOL/MicroJava.
  4907 
  4908   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  4909 
  4910   - Since declaration and definition of inductive sets or predicates
  4911     is no longer separated, abbreviations involving the newly
  4912     introduced sets or predicates must be specified together with the
  4913     introduction rules after the 'where' keyword (see above), rather
  4914     than before the actual inductive definition.
  4915 
  4916   - The variables in induction and elimination rules are now
  4917     quantified in the order of their occurrence in the introduction
  4918     rules, rather than in alphabetical order. Since this may break
  4919     some proofs, these proofs either have to be repaired, e.g. by
  4920     reordering the variables a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i} in Isar 'case'
  4921     statements of the form
  4922 
  4923       case (rule_i a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i})
  4924 
  4925     or the old order of quantification has to be restored by explicitly adding
  4926     meta-level quantifiers in the introduction rules, i.e.
  4927 
  4928       | rule_i: "!!a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i}. ... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_i_1 ... t_i_n"
  4929 
  4930   - The format of the elimination rules is now
  4931 
  4932       p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n ==>
  4933         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  4934         ==> ... ==> P
  4935 
  4936     for predicates and
  4937 
  4938       (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  4939         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  4940         ==> ... ==> P
  4941 
  4942     for sets rather than
  4943 
  4944       x : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  4945         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x = (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) ==> ... ==> P)
  4946         ==> ... ==> P
  4947 
  4948     This may require terms in goals to be expanded to n-tuples
  4949     (e.g. using case_tac or simplification with the split_paired_all
  4950     rule) before the above elimination rule is applicable.
  4951 
  4952   - The elimination or case analysis rules for (mutually) inductive
  4953     sets or predicates are now called "p_1.cases" ... "p_k.cases". The
  4954     list of rules "p_1_..._p_k.elims" is no longer available.
  4955 
  4956 * New package "function"/"fun" for general recursive functions,
  4957 supporting mutual and nested recursion, definitions in local contexts,
  4958 more general pattern matching and partiality. See HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy
  4959 for small examples, and the separate tutorial on the function
  4960 package. The old recdef "package" is still available as before, but
  4961 users are encouraged to use the new package.
  4962 
  4963 * Method "lexicographic_order" automatically synthesizes termination
  4964 relations as lexicographic combinations of size measures. 
  4965 
  4966 * Case-expressions allow arbitrary constructor-patterns (including
  4967 "_") and take their order into account, like in functional
  4968 programming.  Internally, this is translated into nested
  4969 case-expressions; missing cases are added and mapped to the predefined
  4970 constant "undefined". In complicated cases printing may no longer show
  4971 the original input but the internal form. Lambda-abstractions allow
  4972 the same form of pattern matching: "% pat1 => e1 | ..." is an
  4973 abbreviation for "%x. case x of pat1 => e1 | ..." where x is a new
  4974 variable.
  4975 
  4976 * IntDef: The constant "int :: nat => int" has been removed; now "int"
  4977 is an abbreviation for "of_nat :: nat => int". The simplification
  4978 rules for "of_nat" have been changed to work like "int" did
  4979 previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4980   - "of_nat (Suc m)" simplifies to "1 + of_nat m" instead of "of_nat m + 1"
  4981   - of_nat_diff and of_nat_mult are no longer default simp rules
  4982 
  4983 * Method "algebra" solves polynomial equations over (semi)rings using
  4984 Groebner bases. The (semi)ring structure is defined by locales and the
  4985 tool setup depends on that generic context. Installing the method for
  4986 a specific type involves instantiating the locale and possibly adding
  4987 declarations for computation on the coefficients.  The method is
  4988 already instantiated for natural numbers and for the axiomatic class
  4989 of idoms with numerals.  See also the paper by Chaieb and Wenzel at
  4990 CALCULEMUS 2007 for the general principles underlying this
  4991 architecture of context-aware proof-tools.
  4992 
  4993 * Method "ferrack" implements quantifier elimination over
  4994 special-purpose dense linear orders using locales (analogous to
  4995 "algebra"). The method is already installed for class
  4996 {ordered_field,recpower,number_ring} which subsumes real, hyperreal,
  4997 rat, etc.
  4998 
  4999 * Former constant "List.op @" now named "List.append".  Use ML
  5000 antiquotations @{const_name List.append} or @{term " ... @ ... "} to
  5001 circumvent possible incompatibilities when working on ML level.
  5002 
  5003 * primrec: missing cases mapped to "undefined" instead of "arbitrary".
  5004 
  5005 * New function listsum :: 'a list => 'a for arbitrary monoids.
  5006 Special syntax: "SUM x <- xs. f x" (and latex variants)
  5007 
  5008 * New syntax for Haskell-like list comprehension (input only), eg.
  5009 [(x,y). x <- xs, y <- ys, x ~= y], see also src/HOL/List.thy.
  5010 
  5011 * The special syntax for function "filter" has changed from [x :
  5012 xs. P] to [x <- xs. P] to avoid an ambiguity caused by list
  5013 comprehension syntax, and for uniformity.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5014 
  5015 * [a..b] is now defined for arbitrary linear orders.  It used to be
  5016 defined on nat only, as an abbreviation for [a..<Suc b]
  5017 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5018 
  5019 * Renamed lemma "set_take_whileD"  to "set_takeWhileD".
  5020 
  5021 * New functions "sorted" and "sort" in src/HOL/List.thy.
  5022 
  5023 * New lemma collection field_simps (an extension of ring_simps) for
  5024 manipulating (in)equations involving division. Multiplies with all
  5025 denominators that can be proved to be non-zero (in equations) or
  5026 positive/negative (in inequations).
  5027 
  5028 * Lemma collections ring_eq_simps, group_eq_simps and ring_distrib
  5029 have been improved and renamed to ring_simps, group_simps and
  5030 ring_distribs.  Removed lemmas field_xyz in theory Ring_and_Field
  5031 because they were subsumed by lemmas xyz.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5032 
  5033 * Theory Library/Commutative_Ring: switched from recdef to function
  5034 package; constants add, mul, pow now curried.  Infix syntax for
  5035 algebraic operations.
  5036 
  5037 * Dropped redundant lemma def_imp_eq in favor of meta_eq_to_obj_eq.
  5038 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5039 
  5040 * Dropped redundant lemma if_def2 in favor of if_bool_eq_conj.
  5041 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5042 
  5043 * HOL/records: generalised field-update to take a function on the
  5044 field rather than the new value: r(|A := x|) is translated to A_update
  5045 (K x) r The K-combinator that is internally used is called K_record.
  5046 INCOMPATIBILITY: Usage of the plain update functions has to be
  5047 adapted.
  5048  
  5049 * Class "semiring_0" now contains annihilation axioms x * 0 = 0 and 0
  5050 * x = 0, which are required for a semiring.  Richer structures do not
  5051 inherit from semiring_0 anymore, because this property is a theorem
  5052 there, not an axiom.  INCOMPATIBILITY: In instances of semiring_0,
  5053 there is more to prove, but this is mostly trivial.
  5054 
  5055 * Class "recpower" is generalized to arbitrary monoids, not just
  5056 commutative semirings.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to incorporate
  5057 commutativity or semiring properties additionally.
  5058 
  5059 * Constant "List.list_all2" in List.thy now uses authentic syntax.
  5060 INCOMPATIBILITY: translations containing list_all2 may go wrong,
  5061 better use 'abbreviation'.
  5062 
  5063 * Renamed constant "List.op mem" to "List.member".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5064 
  5065 * Numeral syntax: type 'bin' which was a mere type copy of 'int' has
  5066 been abandoned in favour of plain 'int'.  INCOMPATIBILITY --
  5067 significant changes for setting up numeral syntax for types:
  5068   - New constants Numeral.pred and Numeral.succ instead
  5069       of former Numeral.bin_pred and Numeral.bin_succ.
  5070   - Use integer operations instead of bin_add, bin_mult and so on.
  5071   - Numeral simplification theorems named Numeral.numeral_simps instead of Bin_simps.
  5072   - ML structure Bin_Simprocs now named Int_Numeral_Base_Simprocs.
  5073 
  5074 See src/HOL/Integ/IntArith.thy for an example setup.
  5075 
  5076 * Command 'normal_form' computes the normal form of a term that may
  5077 contain free variables.  For example ``normal_form "rev [a, b, c]"''
  5078 produces ``[b, c, a]'' (without proof).  This command is suitable for
  5079 heavy-duty computations because the functions are compiled to ML
  5080 first.  Correspondingly, a method "normalization" is provided.  See
  5081 further src/HOL/ex/NormalForm.thy and src/Tools/nbe.ML.
  5082 
  5083 * Alternative iff syntax "A <-> B" for equality on bool (with priority
  5084 25 like -->); output depends on the "iff" print_mode, the default is
  5085 "A = B" (with priority 50).
  5086 
  5087 * Relations less (<) and less_eq (<=) are also available on type bool.
  5088 Modified syntax to disallow nesting without explicit parentheses,
  5089 e.g. "(x < y) < z" or "x < (y < z)", but NOT "x < y < z".  Potential
  5090 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5091 
  5092 * "LEAST x:A. P" expands to "LEAST x. x:A & P" (input only).
  5093 
  5094 * Relation composition operator "op O" now has precedence 75 and binds
  5095 stronger than union and intersection. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5096 
  5097 * The old set interval syntax "{m..n(}" (and relatives) has been
  5098 removed.  Use "{m..<n}" (and relatives) instead.
  5099 
  5100 * In the context of the assumption "~(s = t)" the Simplifier rewrites
  5101 "t = s" to False (by simproc "neq").  INCOMPATIBILITY, consider using
  5102 ``declare [[simproc del: neq]]''.
  5103 
  5104 * Simplifier: "m dvd n" where m and n are numbers is evaluated to
  5105 True/False.
  5106 
  5107 * Theorem Cons_eq_map_conv no longer declared as "simp".
  5108 
  5109 * Theorem setsum_mult renamed to setsum_right_distrib.
  5110 
  5111 * Prefer ex1I over ex_ex1I in single-step reasoning, e.g. by the
  5112 ``rule'' method.
  5113 
  5114 * Reimplemented methods "sat" and "satx", with several improvements:
  5115 goals no longer need to be stated as "<prems> ==> False", equivalences
  5116 (i.e. "=" on type bool) are handled, variable names of the form
  5117 "lit_<n>" are no longer reserved, significant speedup.
  5118 
  5119 * Methods "sat" and "satx" can now replay MiniSat proof traces.
  5120 zChaff is still supported as well.
  5121 
  5122 * 'inductive' and 'datatype': provide projections of mutual rules,
  5123 bundled as foo_bar.inducts;
  5124 
  5125 * Library: moved theories Parity, GCD, Binomial, Infinite_Set to
  5126 Library.
  5127 
  5128 * Library: moved theory Accessible_Part to main HOL.
  5129 
  5130 * Library: added theory Coinductive_List of potentially infinite lists
  5131 as greatest fixed-point.
  5132 
  5133 * Library: added theory AssocList which implements (finite) maps as
  5134 association lists.
  5135 
  5136 * Method "evaluation" solves goals (i.e. a boolean expression)
  5137 efficiently by compiling it to ML.  The goal is "proved" (via an
  5138 oracle) if it evaluates to True.
  5139 
  5140 * Linear arithmetic now splits certain operators (e.g. min, max, abs)
  5141 also when invoked by the simplifier.  This results in the Simplifier
  5142 being more powerful on arithmetic goals.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5143 Configuration option fast_arith_split_limit=0 recovers the old
  5144 behavior.
  5145 
  5146 * Support for hex (0x20) and binary (0b1001) numerals.
  5147 
  5148 * New method: reify eqs (t), where eqs are equations for an
  5149 interpretation I :: 'a list => 'b => 'c and t::'c is an optional
  5150 parameter, computes a term s::'b and a list xs::'a list and proves the
  5151 theorem I xs s = t. This is also known as reification or quoting. The
  5152 resulting theorem is applied to the subgoal to substitute t with I xs
  5153 s.  If t is omitted, the subgoal itself is reified.
  5154 
  5155 * New method: reflection corr_thm eqs (t). The parameters eqs and (t)
  5156 are as explained above. corr_thm is a theorem for I vs (f t) = I vs t,
  5157 where f is supposed to be a computable function (in the sense of code
  5158 generattion). The method uses reify to compute s and xs as above then
  5159 applies corr_thm and uses normalization by evaluation to "prove" f s =
  5160 r and finally gets the theorem t = r, which is again applied to the
  5161 subgoal. An Example is available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy.
  5162 
  5163 * Reflection: Automatic reification now handels binding, an example is
  5164 available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy
  5165 
  5166 * HOL-Statespace: ``State Spaces: The Locale Way'' introduces a
  5167 command 'statespace' that is similar to 'record', but introduces an
  5168 abstract specification based on the locale infrastructure instead of
  5169 HOL types.  This leads to extra flexibility in composing state spaces,
  5170 in particular multiple inheritance and renaming of components.
  5171 
  5172 
  5173 *** HOL-Complex ***
  5174 
  5175 * Hyperreal: Functions root and sqrt are now defined on negative real
  5176 inputs so that root n (- x) = - root n x and sqrt (- x) = - sqrt x.
  5177 Nonnegativity side conditions have been removed from many lemmas, so
  5178 that more subgoals may now be solved by simplification; potential
  5179 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5180 
  5181 * Real: new type classes formalize real normed vector spaces and
  5182 algebras, using new overloaded constants scaleR :: real => 'a => 'a
  5183 and norm :: 'a => real.
  5184 
  5185 * Real: constant of_real :: real => 'a::real_algebra_1 injects from
  5186 reals into other types. The overloaded constant Reals :: 'a set is now
  5187 defined as range of_real; potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5188 
  5189 * Real: proper support for ML code generation, including 'quickcheck'.
  5190 Reals are implemented as arbitrary precision rationals.
  5191 
  5192 * Hyperreal: Several constants that previously worked only for the
  5193 reals have been generalized, so they now work over arbitrary vector
  5194 spaces. Type annotations may need to be added in some cases; potential
  5195 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5196 
  5197   Infinitesimal  :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5198   HFinite        :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5199   HInfinite      :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5200   approx         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star => bool
  5201   monad          :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5202   galaxy         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5203   (NS)LIMSEQ     :: [nat => 'a::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5204   (NS)convergent :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5205   (NS)Bseq       :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5206   (NS)Cauchy     :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5207   (NS)LIM        :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a, 'b] => bool
  5208   is(NS)Cont     :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5209   deriv          :: ['a::real_normed_field => 'a, 'a, 'a] => bool
  5210   sgn            :: 'a::real_normed_vector => 'a
  5211   exp            :: 'a::{recpower,real_normed_field,banach} => 'a
  5212 
  5213 * Complex: Some complex-specific constants are now abbreviations for
  5214 overloaded ones: complex_of_real = of_real, cmod = norm, hcmod =
  5215 hnorm.  Other constants have been entirely removed in favor of the
  5216 polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5217 
  5218   approx        <-- capprox
  5219   HFinite       <-- CFinite
  5220   HInfinite     <-- CInfinite
  5221   Infinitesimal <-- CInfinitesimal
  5222   monad         <-- cmonad
  5223   galaxy        <-- cgalaxy
  5224   (NS)LIM       <-- (NS)CLIM, (NS)CRLIM
  5225   is(NS)Cont    <-- is(NS)Contc, is(NS)contCR
  5226   (ns)deriv     <-- (ns)cderiv
  5227 
  5228 
  5229 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  5230 
  5231 * Formalisation of ideals and the quotient construction over rings.
  5232 
  5233 * Order and lattice theory no longer based on records.
  5234 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5235 
  5236 * Renamed lemmas least_carrier -> least_closed and greatest_carrier ->
  5237 greatest_closed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5238 
  5239 * Method algebra is now set up via an attribute.  For examples see
  5240 Ring.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY: the method is now weaker on combinations
  5241 of algebraic structures.
  5242 
  5243 * Renamed theory CRing to Ring.
  5244 
  5245 
  5246 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  5247 
  5248 * Substantial, yet incomplete support for nominal datatypes (binding
  5249 structures) based on HOL-Nominal logic.  See src/HOL/Nominal and
  5250 src/HOL/Nominal/Examples.  Prospective users should consult
  5251 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/
  5252 
  5253 
  5254 *** ML ***
  5255 
  5256 * ML basics: just one true type int, which coincides with IntInf.int
  5257 (even on SML/NJ).
  5258 
  5259 * ML within Isar: antiquotations allow to embed statically-checked
  5260 formal entities in the source, referring to the context available at
  5261 compile-time.  For example:
  5262 
  5263 ML {* @{sort "{zero,one}"} *}
  5264 ML {* @{typ "'a => 'b"} *}
  5265 ML {* @{term "%x. x"} *}
  5266 ML {* @{prop "x == y"} *}
  5267 ML {* @{ctyp "'a => 'b"} *}
  5268 ML {* @{cterm "%x. x"} *}
  5269 ML {* @{cprop "x == y"} *}
  5270 ML {* @{thm asm_rl} *}
  5271 ML {* @{thms asm_rl} *}
  5272 ML {* @{type_name c} *}
  5273 ML {* @{type_syntax c} *}
  5274 ML {* @{const_name c} *}
  5275 ML {* @{const_syntax c} *}
  5276 ML {* @{context} *}
  5277 ML {* @{theory} *}
  5278 ML {* @{theory Pure} *}
  5279 ML {* @{theory_ref} *}
  5280 ML {* @{theory_ref Pure} *}
  5281 ML {* @{simpset} *}
  5282 ML {* @{claset} *}
  5283 ML {* @{clasimpset} *}
  5284 
  5285 The same works for sources being ``used'' within an Isar context.
  5286 
  5287 * ML in Isar: improved error reporting; extra verbosity with
  5288 ML_Context.trace enabled.
  5289 
  5290 * Pure/General/table.ML: the join operations now works via exceptions
  5291 DUP/SAME instead of type option. This is simpler in simple cases, and
  5292 admits slightly more efficient complex applications.
  5293 
  5294 * Pure: 'advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) now
  5295 use Context.generic instead of just theory.
  5296 
  5297 * Pure: datatype Context.generic joins theory/Proof.context and
  5298 provides some facilities for code that works in either kind of
  5299 context, notably GenericDataFun for uniform theory and proof data.
  5300 
  5301 * Pure: simplified internal attribute type, which is now always
  5302 Context.generic * thm -> Context.generic * thm. Global (theory) vs.
  5303 local (Proof.context) attributes have been discontinued, while
  5304 minimizing code duplication. Thm.rule_attribute and
  5305 Thm.declaration_attribute build canonical attributes; see also structure
  5306 Context for further operations on Context.generic, notably
  5307 GenericDataFun. INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt attribute type
  5308 declarations and definitions.
  5309 
  5310 * Context data interfaces (Theory/Proof/GenericDataFun): removed
  5311 name/print, uninitialized data defaults to ad-hoc copy of empty value,
  5312 init only required for impure data. INCOMPATIBILITY: empty really need
  5313 to be empty (no dependencies on theory content!)
  5314 
  5315 * Pure/kernel: consts certification ignores sort constraints given in
  5316 signature declarations. (This information is not relevant to the
  5317 logic, but only for type inference.) SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL CHANGE,
  5318 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5319 
  5320 * Pure: axiomatic type classes are now purely definitional, with
  5321 explicit proofs of class axioms and super class relations performed
  5322 internally. See Pure/axclass.ML for the main internal interfaces --
  5323 notably AxClass.define_class supercedes AxClass.add_axclass, and
  5324 AxClass.axiomatize_class/classrel/arity supersede
  5325 Sign.add_classes/classrel/arities.
  5326 
  5327 * Pure/Isar: Args/Attrib parsers operate on Context.generic --
  5328 global/local versions on theory vs. Proof.context have been
  5329 discontinued; Attrib.syntax and Method.syntax have been adapted
  5330 accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt parser expressions for
  5331 attributes, methods, etc.
  5332 
  5333 * Pure: several functions of signature "... -> theory -> theory * ..."
  5334 have been reoriented to "... -> theory -> ... * theory" in order to
  5335 allow natural usage in combination with the ||>, ||>>, |-> and
  5336 fold_map combinators.
  5337 
  5338 * Pure: official theorem names (closed derivations) and additional
  5339 comments (tags) are now strictly separate.  Name hints -- which are
  5340 maintained as tags -- may be attached any time without affecting the
  5341 derivation.
  5342 
  5343 * Pure: primitive rule lift_rule now takes goal cterm instead of an
  5344 actual goal state (thm).  Use Thm.lift_rule (Thm.cprem_of st i) to
  5345 achieve the old behaviour.
  5346 
  5347 * Pure: the "Goal" constant is now called "prop", supporting a
  5348 slightly more general idea of ``protecting'' meta-level rule
  5349 statements.
  5350 
  5351 * Pure: Logic.(un)varify only works in a global context, which is now
  5352 enforced instead of silently assumed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use
  5353 Logic.legacy_(un)varify as temporary workaround.
  5354 
  5355 * Pure: structure Name provides scalable operations for generating
  5356 internal variable names, notably Name.variants etc.  This replaces
  5357 some popular functions from term.ML:
  5358 
  5359   Term.variant		->  Name.variant
  5360   Term.variantlist	->  Name.variant_list
  5361   Term.invent_names	->  Name.invent_list
  5362 
  5363 Note that low-level renaming rarely occurs in new code -- operations
  5364 from structure Variable are used instead (see below).
  5365 
  5366 * Pure: structure Variable provides fundamental operations for proper
  5367 treatment of fixed/schematic variables in a context.  For example,
  5368 Variable.import introduces fixes for schematics of given facts and
  5369 Variable.export reverses the effect (up to renaming) -- this replaces
  5370 various freeze_thaw operations.
  5371 
  5372 * Pure: structure Goal provides simple interfaces for
  5373 init/conclude/finish and tactical prove operations (replacing former
  5374 Tactic.prove).  Goal.prove is the canonical way to prove results
  5375 within a given context; Goal.prove_global is a degraded version for
  5376 theory level goals, including a global Drule.standard.  Note that
  5377 OldGoals.prove_goalw_cterm has long been obsolete, since it is
  5378 ill-behaved in a local proof context (e.g. with local fixes/assumes or
  5379 in a locale context).
  5380 
  5381 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for parsing (Syntax.parse_term etc.)
  5382 and type checking (Syntax.check_term etc.), with common combinations
  5383 (Syntax.read_term etc.). These supersede former Sign.read_term etc.
  5384 which are considered legacy and await removal.
  5385 
  5386 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for type unchecking
  5387 (Syntax.uncheck_terms etc.) and unparsing (Syntax.unparse_term etc.),
  5388 with common combinations (Syntax.pretty_term, Syntax.string_of_term
  5389 etc.).  Former Sign.pretty_term, Sign.string_of_term etc. are still
  5390 available for convenience, but refer to the very same operations using
  5391 a mere theory instead of a full context.
  5392 
  5393 * Isar: simplified treatment of user-level errors, using exception
  5394 ERROR of string uniformly.  Function error now merely raises ERROR,
  5395 without any side effect on output channels.  The Isar toplevel takes
  5396 care of proper display of ERROR exceptions.  ML code may use plain
  5397 handle/can/try; cat_error may be used to concatenate errors like this:
  5398 
  5399   ... handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg "..."
  5400 
  5401 Toplevel ML code (run directly or through the Isar toplevel) may be
  5402 embedded into the Isar toplevel with exception display/debug like
  5403 this:
  5404 
  5405   Isar.toplevel (fn () => ...)
  5406 
  5407 INCOMPATIBILITY, removed special transform_error facilities, removed
  5408 obsolete variants of user-level exceptions (ERROR_MESSAGE,
  5409 Context.PROOF, ProofContext.CONTEXT, Proof.STATE, ProofHistory.FAIL)
  5410 -- use plain ERROR instead.
  5411 
  5412 * Isar: theory setup now has type (theory -> theory), instead of a
  5413 list.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use #> to compose setup functions.
  5414 
  5415 * Isar: ML toplevel pretty printer for type Proof.context, subject to
  5416 ProofContext.debug/verbose flags.
  5417 
  5418 * Isar: Toplevel.theory_to_proof admits transactions that modify the
  5419 theory before entering a proof state.  Transactions now always see a
  5420 quasi-functional intermediate checkpoint, both in interactive and
  5421 batch mode.
  5422 
  5423 * Isar: simplified interfaces for outer syntax.  Renamed
  5424 OuterSyntax.add_keywords to OuterSyntax.keywords.  Removed
  5425 OuterSyntax.add_parsers -- this functionality is now included in
  5426 OuterSyntax.command etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5427 
  5428 * Simplifier: the simpset of a running simplification process now
  5429 contains a proof context (cf. Simplifier.the_context), which is the
  5430 very context that the initial simpset has been retrieved from (by
  5431 simpset_of/local_simpset_of).  Consequently, all plug-in components
  5432 (solver, looper etc.) may depend on arbitrary proof data.
  5433 
  5434 * Simplifier.inherit_context inherits the proof context (plus the
  5435 local bounds) of the current simplification process; any simproc
  5436 etc. that calls the Simplifier recursively should do this!  Removed
  5437 former Simplifier.inherit_bounds, which is already included here --
  5438 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Tools based on low-level rewriting may even have to
  5439 specify an explicit context using Simplifier.context/theory_context.
  5440 
  5441 * Simplifier/Classical Reasoner: more abstract interfaces
  5442 change_simpset/claset for modifying the simpset/claset reference of a
  5443 theory; raw versions simpset/claset_ref etc. have been discontinued --
  5444 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5445 
  5446 * Provers: more generic wrt. syntax of object-logics, avoid hardwired
  5447 "Trueprop" etc.
  5448 
  5449 
  5450 *** System ***
  5451 
  5452 * settings: the default heap location within ISABELLE_HOME_USER now
  5453 includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER.  This simplifies use of multiple
  5454 Isabelle installations.
  5455 
  5456 * isabelle-process: option -S (secure mode) disables some critical
  5457 operations, notably runtime compilation and evaluation of ML source
  5458 code.
  5459 
  5460 * Basic Isabelle mode for jEdit, see Isabelle/lib/jedit/.
  5461 
  5462 * Support for parallel execution, using native multicore support of
  5463 Poly/ML 5.1.  The theory loader exploits parallelism when processing
  5464 independent theories, according to the given theory header
  5465 specifications. The maximum number of worker threads is specified via
  5466 usedir option -M or the "max-threads" setting in Proof General. A
  5467 speedup factor of 1.5--3.5 can be expected on a 4-core machine, and up
  5468 to 6 on a 8-core machine.  User-code needs to observe certain
  5469 guidelines for thread-safe programming, see appendix A in the Isar
  5470 Implementation manual.
  5471 
  5472 
  5473 
  5474 New in Isabelle2005 (October 2005)
  5475 ----------------------------------
  5476 
  5477 *** General ***
  5478 
  5479 * Theory headers: the new header syntax for Isar theories is
  5480 
  5481   theory <name>
  5482   imports <theory1> ... <theoryN>
  5483   uses <file1> ... <fileM>
  5484   begin
  5485 
  5486 where the 'uses' part is optional.  The previous syntax
  5487 
  5488   theory <name> = <theory1> + ... + <theoryN>:
  5489 
  5490 will disappear in the next release.  Use isatool fixheaders to convert
  5491 existing theory files.  Note that there is no change in ancient
  5492 non-Isar theories now, but these will disappear soon.
  5493 
  5494 * Theory loader: parent theories can now also be referred to via
  5495 relative and absolute paths.
  5496 
  5497 * Command 'find_theorems' searches for a list of criteria instead of a
  5498 list of constants. Known criteria are: intro, elim, dest, name:string,
  5499 simp:term, and any term. Criteria can be preceded by '-' to select
  5500 theorems that do not match. Intro, elim, dest select theorems that
  5501 match the current goal, name:s selects theorems whose fully qualified
  5502 name contain s, and simp:term selects all simplification rules whose
  5503 lhs match term.  Any other term is interpreted as pattern and selects
  5504 all theorems matching the pattern. Available in ProofGeneral under
  5505 'ProofGeneral -> Find Theorems' or C-c C-f.  Example:
  5506 
  5507   C-c C-f (100) "(_::nat) + _ + _" intro -name: "HOL."
  5508 
  5509 prints the last 100 theorems matching the pattern "(_::nat) + _ + _",
  5510 matching the current goal as introduction rule and not having "HOL."
  5511 in their name (i.e. not being defined in theory HOL).
  5512 
  5513 * Command 'thms_containing' has been discontinued in favour of
  5514 'find_theorems'; INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5515 
  5516 * Communication with Proof General is now 8bit clean, which means that
  5517 Unicode text in UTF-8 encoding may be used within theory texts (both
  5518 formal and informal parts).  Cf. option -U of the Isabelle Proof
  5519 General interface.  Here are some simple examples (cf. src/HOL/ex):
  5520 
  5521   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Hebrew.html
  5522   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Chinese.html
  5523 
  5524 * Improved efficiency of the Simplifier and, to a lesser degree, the
  5525 Classical Reasoner.  Typical big applications run around 2 times
  5526 faster.
  5527 
  5528 
  5529 *** Document preparation ***
  5530 
  5531 * Commands 'display_drafts' and 'print_drafts' perform simple output
  5532 of raw sources.  Only those symbols that do not require additional
  5533 LaTeX packages (depending on comments in isabellesym.sty) are
  5534 displayed properly, everything else is left verbatim.  isatool display
  5535 and isatool print are used as front ends (these are subject to the
  5536 DVI/PDF_VIEWER and PRINT_COMMAND settings, respectively).
  5537 
  5538 * Command tags control specific markup of certain regions of text,
  5539 notably folding and hiding.  Predefined tags include "theory" (for
  5540 theory begin and end), "proof" for proof commands, and "ML" for
  5541 commands involving ML code; the additional tags "visible" and
  5542 "invisible" are unused by default.  Users may give explicit tag
  5543 specifications in the text, e.g. ''by %invisible (auto)''.  The
  5544 interpretation of tags is determined by the LaTeX job during document
  5545 preparation: see option -V of isatool usedir, or options -n and -t of
  5546 isatool document, or even the LaTeX macros \isakeeptag, \isafoldtag,
  5547 \isadroptag.
  5548 
  5549 Several document versions may be produced at the same time via isatool
  5550 usedir (the generated index.html will link all of them).  Typical
  5551 specifications include ''-V document=theory,proof,ML'' to present
  5552 theory/proof/ML parts faithfully, ''-V outline=/proof,/ML'' to fold
  5553 proof and ML commands, and ''-V mutilated=-theory,-proof,-ML'' to omit
  5554 these parts without any formal replacement text.  The Isabelle site
  5555 default settings produce ''document'' and ''outline'' versions as
  5556 specified above.
  5557 
  5558 * Several new antiquotations:
  5559 
  5560   @{term_type term} prints a term with its type annotated;
  5561 
  5562   @{typeof term} prints the type of a term;
  5563 
  5564   @{const const} is the same as @{term const}, but checks that the
  5565   argument is a known logical constant;
  5566 
  5567   @{term_style style term} and @{thm_style style thm} print a term or
  5568   theorem applying a "style" to it
  5569 
  5570   @{ML text}
  5571 
  5572 Predefined styles are 'lhs' and 'rhs' printing the lhs/rhs of
  5573 definitions, equations, inequations etc., 'concl' printing only the
  5574 conclusion of a meta-logical statement theorem, and 'prem1' .. 'prem19'
  5575 to print the specified premise.  TermStyle.add_style provides an ML
  5576 interface for introducing further styles.  See also the "LaTeX Sugar"
  5577 document practical applications.  The ML antiquotation prints
  5578 type-checked ML expressions verbatim.
  5579 
  5580 * Markup commands 'chapter', 'section', 'subsection', 'subsubsection',
  5581 and 'text' support optional locale specification '(in loc)', which
  5582 specifies the default context for interpreting antiquotations.  For
  5583 example: 'text (in lattice) {* @{thm inf_assoc}*}'.
  5584 
  5585 * Option 'locale=NAME' of antiquotations specifies an alternative
  5586 context interpreting the subsequent argument.  For example: @{thm
  5587 [locale=lattice] inf_assoc}.
  5588 
  5589 * Proper output of proof terms (@{prf ...} and @{full_prf ...}) within
  5590 a proof context.
  5591 
  5592 * Proper output of antiquotations for theory commands involving a
  5593 proof context (such as 'locale' or 'theorem (in loc) ...').
  5594 
  5595 * Delimiters of outer tokens (string etc.) now produce separate LaTeX
  5596 macros (\isachardoublequoteopen, isachardoublequoteclose etc.).
  5597 
  5598 * isatool usedir: new option -C (default true) controls whether option
  5599 -D should include a copy of the original document directory; -C false
  5600 prevents unwanted effects such as copying of administrative CVS data.
  5601 
  5602 
  5603 *** Pure ***
  5604 
  5605 * Considerably improved version of 'constdefs' command.  Now performs
  5606 automatic type-inference of declared constants; additional support for
  5607 local structure declarations (cf. locales and HOL records), see also
  5608 isar-ref manual.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to observe strictly
  5609 sequential dependencies of definitions within a single 'constdefs'
  5610 section; moreover, the declared name needs to be an identifier.  If
  5611 all fails, consider to fall back on 'consts' and 'defs' separately.
  5612 
  5613 * Improved indexed syntax and implicit structures.  First of all,
  5614 indexed syntax provides a notational device for subscripted
  5615 application, using the new syntax \<^bsub>term\<^esub> for arbitrary
  5616 expressions.  Secondly, in a local context with structure
  5617 declarations, number indexes \<^sub>n or the empty index (default
  5618 number 1) refer to a certain fixed variable implicitly; option
  5619 show_structs controls printing of implicit structures.  Typical
  5620 applications of these concepts involve record types and locales.
  5621 
  5622 * New command 'no_syntax' removes grammar declarations (and
  5623 translations) resulting from the given syntax specification, which is
  5624 interpreted in the same manner as for the 'syntax' command.
  5625 
  5626 * 'Advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) may depend
  5627 on the signature of the theory context being presently used for
  5628 parsing/printing, see also isar-ref manual.
  5629 
  5630 * Improved 'oracle' command provides a type-safe interface to turn an
  5631 ML expression of type theory -> T -> term into a primitive rule of
  5632 type theory -> T -> thm (i.e. the functionality of Thm.invoke_oracle
  5633 is already included here); see also FOL/ex/IffExample.thy;
  5634 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5635 
  5636 * axclass: name space prefix for class "c" is now "c_class" (was "c"
  5637 before); "cI" is no longer bound, use "c.intro" instead.
  5638 INCOMPATIBILITY.  This change avoids clashes of fact bindings for
  5639 axclasses vs. locales.
  5640 
  5641 * Improved internal renaming of symbolic identifiers -- attach primes
  5642 instead of base 26 numbers.
  5643 
  5644 * New flag show_question_marks controls printing of leading question
  5645 marks in schematic variable names.
  5646 
  5647 * In schematic variable names, *any* symbol following \<^isub> or
  5648 \<^isup> is now treated as part of the base name.  For example, the
  5649 following works without printing of awkward ".0" indexes:
  5650 
  5651   lemma "x\<^isub>1 = x\<^isub>2 ==> x\<^isub>2 = x\<^isub>1"
  5652     by simp
  5653 
  5654 * Inner syntax includes (*(*nested*) comments*).
  5655 
  5656 * Pretty printer now supports unbreakable blocks, specified in mixfix
  5657 annotations as "(00...)".
  5658 
  5659 * Clear separation of logical types and nonterminals, where the latter
  5660 may only occur in 'syntax' specifications or type abbreviations.
  5661 Before that distinction was only partially implemented via type class
  5662 "logic" vs. "{}".  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY in rare cases of improper
  5663 use of 'types'/'consts' instead of 'nonterminals'/'syntax'.  Some very
  5664 exotic syntax specifications may require further adaption
  5665 (e.g. Cube/Cube.thy).
  5666 
  5667 * Removed obsolete type class "logic", use the top sort {} instead.
  5668 Note that non-logical types should be declared as 'nonterminals'
  5669 rather than 'types'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for new object-logic
  5670 specifications.
  5671 
  5672 * Attributes 'induct' and 'cases': type or set names may now be
  5673 locally fixed variables as well.
  5674 
  5675 * Simplifier: can now control the depth to which conditional rewriting
  5676 is traced via the PG menu Isabelle -> Settings -> Trace Simp Depth
  5677 Limit.
  5678 
  5679 * Simplifier: simplification procedures may now take the current
  5680 simpset into account (cf. Simplifier.simproc(_i) / mk_simproc
  5681 interface), which is very useful for calling the Simplifier
  5682 recursively.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY: the 'prems' argument of simprocs
  5683 is gone -- use prems_of_ss on the simpset instead.  Moreover, the
  5684 low-level mk_simproc no longer applies Logic.varify internally, to
  5685 allow for use in a context of fixed variables.
  5686 
  5687 * thin_tac now works even if the assumption being deleted contains !!
  5688 or ==>.  More generally, erule now works even if the major premise of
  5689 the elimination rule contains !! or ==>.
  5690 
  5691 * Method 'rules' has been renamed to 'iprover'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5692 
  5693 * Reorganized bootstrapping of the Pure theories; CPure is now derived
  5694 from Pure, which contains all common declarations already.  Both
  5695 theories are defined via plain Isabelle/Isar .thy files.
  5696 INCOMPATIBILITY: elements of CPure (such as the CPure.intro /
  5697 CPure.elim / CPure.dest attributes) now appear in the Pure name space;
  5698 use isatool fixcpure to adapt your theory and ML sources.
  5699 
  5700 * New syntax 'name(i-j, i-, i, ...)' for referring to specific
  5701 selections of theorems in named facts via index ranges.
  5702 
  5703 * 'print_theorems': in theory mode, really print the difference
  5704 wrt. the last state (works for interactive theory development only),
  5705 in proof mode print all local facts (cf. 'print_facts');
  5706 
  5707 * 'hide': option '(open)' hides only base names.
  5708 
  5709 * More efficient treatment of intermediate checkpoints in interactive
  5710 theory development.
  5711 
  5712 * Code generator is now invoked via code_module (incremental code
  5713 generation) and code_library (modular code generation, ML structures
  5714 for each theory).  INCOMPATIBILITY: new keywords 'file' and 'contains'
  5715 must be quoted when used as identifiers.
  5716 
  5717 * New 'value' command for reading, evaluating and printing terms using
  5718 the code generator.  INCOMPATIBILITY: command keyword 'value' must be
  5719 quoted when used as identifier.
  5720 
  5721 
  5722 *** Locales ***
  5723 
  5724 * New commands for the interpretation of locale expressions in
  5725 theories (1), locales (2) and proof contexts (3).  These generate
  5726 proof obligations from the expression specification.  After the
  5727 obligations have been discharged, theorems of the expression are added
  5728 to the theory, target locale or proof context.  The synopsis of the
  5729 commands is a follows:
  5730 
  5731   (1) interpretation expr inst
  5732   (2) interpretation target < expr
  5733   (3) interpret expr inst
  5734 
  5735 Interpretation in theories and proof contexts require a parameter
  5736 instantiation of terms from the current context.  This is applied to
  5737 specifications and theorems of the interpreted expression.
  5738 Interpretation in locales only permits parameter renaming through the
  5739 locale expression.  Interpretation is smart in that interpretations
  5740 that are active already do not occur in proof obligations, neither are
  5741 instantiated theorems stored in duplicate.  Use 'print_interps' to
  5742 inspect active interpretations of a particular locale.  For details,
  5743 see the Isar Reference manual.  Examples can be found in
  5744 HOL/Finite_Set.thy and HOL/Algebra/UnivPoly.thy.
  5745 
  5746 INCOMPATIBILITY: former 'instantiate' has been withdrawn, use
  5747 'interpret' instead.
  5748 
  5749 * New context element 'constrains' for adding type constraints to
  5750 parameters.
  5751 
  5752 * Context expressions: renaming of parameters with syntax
  5753 redeclaration.
  5754 
  5755 * Locale declaration: 'includes' disallowed.
  5756 
  5757 * Proper static binding of attribute syntax -- i.e. types / terms /
  5758 facts mentioned as arguments are always those of the locale definition
  5759 context, independently of the context of later invocations.  Moreover,
  5760 locale operations (renaming and type / term instantiation) are applied
  5761 to attribute arguments as expected.
  5762 
  5763 INCOMPATIBILITY of the ML interface: always pass Attrib.src instead of
  5764 actual attributes; rare situations may require Attrib.attribute to
  5765 embed those attributes into Attrib.src that lack concrete syntax.
  5766 Attribute implementations need to cooperate properly with the static
  5767 binding mechanism.  Basic parsers Args.XXX_typ/term/prop and
  5768 Attrib.XXX_thm etc. already do the right thing without further
  5769 intervention.  Only unusual applications -- such as "where" or "of"
  5770 (cf. src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML), which process arguments depending both
  5771 on the context and the facts involved -- may have to assign parsed
  5772 values to argument tokens explicitly.
  5773 
  5774 * Changed parameter management in theorem generation for long goal
  5775 statements with 'includes'.  INCOMPATIBILITY: produces a different
  5776 theorem statement in rare situations.
  5777 
  5778 * Locale inspection command 'print_locale' omits notes elements.  Use
  5779 'print_locale!' to have them included in the output.
  5780 
  5781 
  5782 *** Provers ***
  5783 
  5784 * Provers/hypsubst.ML: improved version of the subst method, for
  5785 single-step rewriting: it now works in bound variable contexts. New is
  5786 'subst (asm)', for rewriting an assumption.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may
  5787 rewrite a different subterm than the original subst method, which is
  5788 still available as 'simplesubst'.
  5789 
  5790 * Provers/quasi.ML: new transitivity reasoners for transitivity only
  5791 and quasi orders.
  5792 
  5793 * Provers/trancl.ML: new transitivity reasoner for transitive and
  5794 reflexive-transitive closure of relations.
  5795 
  5796 * Provers/blast.ML: new reference depth_limit to make blast's depth
  5797 limit (previously hard-coded with a value of 20) user-definable.
  5798 
  5799 * Provers/simplifier.ML has been moved to Pure, where Simplifier.setup
  5800 is peformed already.  Object-logics merely need to finish their
  5801 initial simpset configuration as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5802 
  5803 
  5804 *** HOL ***
  5805 
  5806 * Symbolic syntax of Hilbert Choice Operator is now as follows:
  5807 
  5808   syntax (epsilon)
  5809     "_Eps" :: "[pttrn, bool] => 'a"    ("(3\<some>_./ _)" [0, 10] 10)
  5810 
  5811 The symbol \<some> is displayed as the alternative epsilon of LaTeX
  5812 and x-symbol; use option '-m epsilon' to get it actually printed.
  5813 Moreover, the mathematically important symbolic identifier \<epsilon>
  5814 becomes available as variable, constant etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  5815 
  5816 * "x > y" abbreviates "y < x" and "x >= y" abbreviates "y <= x".
  5817 Similarly for all quantifiers: "ALL x > y" etc.  The x-symbol for >=
  5818 is \<ge>. New transitivity rules have been added to HOL/Orderings.thy to
  5819 support corresponding Isar calculations.
  5820 
  5821 * "{x:A. P}" abbreviates "{x. x:A & P}", and similarly for "\<in>"
  5822 instead of ":".
  5823 
  5824 * theory SetInterval: changed the syntax for open intervals:
  5825 
  5826   Old       New
  5827   {..n(}    {..<n}
  5828   {)n..}    {n<..}
  5829   {m..n(}   {m..<n}
  5830   {)m..n}   {m<..n}
  5831   {)m..n(}  {m<..<n}
  5832 
  5833 The old syntax is still supported but will disappear in the next
  5834 release.  For conversion use the following Emacs search and replace
  5835 patterns (these are not perfect but work quite well):
  5836 
  5837   {)\([^\.]*\)\.\.  ->  {\1<\.\.}
  5838   \.\.\([^(}]*\)(}  ->  \.\.<\1}
  5839 
  5840 * Theory Commutative_Ring (in Library): method comm_ring for proving
  5841 equalities in commutative rings; method 'algebra' provides a generic
  5842 interface.
  5843 
  5844 * Theory Finite_Set: changed the syntax for 'setsum', summation over
  5845 finite sets: "setsum (%x. e) A", which used to be "\<Sum>x:A. e", is
  5846 now either "SUM x:A. e" or "\<Sum>x \<in> A. e". The bound variable can
  5847 be a tuple pattern.
  5848 
  5849 Some new syntax forms are available:
  5850 
  5851   "\<Sum>x | P. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {x. P}"
  5852   "\<Sum>x = a..b. e"   for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..b}"
  5853   "\<Sum>x = a..<b. e"  for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..<b}"
  5854   "\<Sum>x < k. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {..<k}"
  5855 
  5856 The latter form "\<Sum>x < k. e" used to be based on a separate
  5857 function "Summation", which has been discontinued.
  5858 
  5859 * theory Finite_Set: in structured induction proofs, the insert case
  5860 is now 'case (insert x F)' instead of the old counterintuitive 'case
  5861 (insert F x)'.
  5862 
  5863 * The 'refute' command has been extended to support a much larger
  5864 fragment of HOL, including axiomatic type classes, constdefs and
  5865 typedefs, inductive datatypes and recursion.
  5866 
  5867 * New tactics 'sat' and 'satx' to prove propositional tautologies.
  5868 Requires zChaff with proof generation to be installed.  See
  5869 HOL/ex/SAT_Examples.thy for examples.
  5870 
  5871 * Datatype induction via method 'induct' now preserves the name of the
  5872 induction variable. For example, when proving P(xs::'a list) by
  5873 induction on xs, the induction step is now P(xs) ==> P(a#xs) rather
  5874 than P(list) ==> P(a#list) as previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  5875 in unstructured proof scripts.
  5876 
  5877 * Reworked implementation of records.  Improved scalability for
  5878 records with many fields, avoiding performance problems for type
  5879 inference. Records are no longer composed of nested field types, but
  5880 of nested extension types. Therefore the record type only grows linear
  5881 in the number of extensions and not in the number of fields.  The
  5882 top-level (users) view on records is preserved.  Potential
  5883 INCOMPATIBILITY only in strange cases, where the theory depends on the
  5884 old record representation. The type generated for a record is called
  5885 <record_name>_ext_type.
  5886 
  5887 Flag record_quick_and_dirty_sensitive can be enabled to skip the
  5888 proofs triggered by a record definition or a simproc (if
  5889 quick_and_dirty is enabled).  Definitions of large records can take
  5890 quite long.
  5891 
  5892 New simproc record_upd_simproc for simplification of multiple record
  5893 updates enabled by default.  Moreover, trivial updates are also
  5894 removed: r(|x := x r|) = r.  INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break
  5895 occasionally, since simplification is more powerful by default.
  5896 
  5897 * typedef: proper support for polymorphic sets, which contain extra
  5898 type-variables in the term.
  5899 
  5900 * Simplifier: automatically reasons about transitivity chains
  5901 involving "trancl" (r^+) and "rtrancl" (r^*) by setting up tactics
  5902 provided by Provers/trancl.ML as additional solvers.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  5903 old proofs break occasionally as simplification may now solve more
  5904 goals than previously.
  5905 
  5906 * Simplifier: converts x <= y into x = y if assumption y <= x is
  5907 present.  Works for all partial orders (class "order"), in particular
  5908 numbers and sets.  For linear orders (e.g. numbers) it treats ~ x < y
  5909 just like y <= x.
  5910 
  5911 * Simplifier: new simproc for "let x = a in f x".  If a is a free or
  5912 bound variable or a constant then the let is unfolded.  Otherwise
  5913 first a is simplified to b, and then f b is simplified to g. If
  5914 possible we abstract b from g arriving at "let x = b in h x",
  5915 otherwise we unfold the let and arrive at g.  The simproc can be
  5916 enabled/disabled by the reference use_let_simproc.  Potential
  5917 INCOMPATIBILITY since simplification is more powerful by default.
  5918 
  5919 * Classical reasoning: the meson method now accepts theorems as arguments.
  5920 
  5921 * Prover support: pre-release of the Isabelle-ATP linkup, which runs background
  5922 jobs to provide advice on the provability of subgoals.
  5923 
  5924 * Theory OrderedGroup and Ring_and_Field: various additions and
  5925 improvements to faciliate calculations involving equalities and
  5926 inequalities.
  5927 
  5928 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5929 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5930 
  5931   abs_eq             now named abs_of_nonneg
  5932   abs_of_ge_0        now named abs_of_nonneg
  5933   abs_minus_eq       now named abs_of_nonpos
  5934   imp_abs_id         now named abs_of_nonneg
  5935   imp_abs_neg_id     now named abs_of_nonpos
  5936   mult_pos           now named mult_pos_pos
  5937   mult_pos_le        now named mult_nonneg_nonneg
  5938   mult_pos_neg_le    now named mult_nonneg_nonpos
  5939   mult_pos_neg2_le   now named mult_nonneg_nonpos2
  5940   mult_neg           now named mult_neg_neg
  5941   mult_neg_le        now named mult_nonpos_nonpos
  5942 
  5943 * The following lemmas in Ring_and_Field have been added to the simplifier:
  5944      
  5945      zero_le_square
  5946      not_square_less_zero 
  5947 
  5948   The following lemmas have been deleted from Real/RealPow:
  5949   
  5950      realpow_zero_zero
  5951      realpow_two
  5952      realpow_less
  5953      zero_le_power
  5954      realpow_two_le
  5955      abs_realpow_two
  5956      realpow_two_abs     
  5957 
  5958 * Theory Parity: added rules for simplifying exponents.
  5959 
  5960 * Theory List:
  5961 
  5962 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5963 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5964 
  5965   list_all_Nil       now named list_all.simps(1)
  5966   list_all_Cons      now named list_all.simps(2)
  5967   list_all_conv      now named list_all_iff
  5968   set_mem_eq         now named mem_iff
  5969 
  5970 * Theories SetsAndFunctions and BigO (see HOL/Library) support
  5971 asymptotic "big O" calculations.  See the notes in BigO.thy.
  5972 
  5973 
  5974 *** HOL-Complex ***
  5975 
  5976 * Theory RealDef: better support for embedding natural numbers and
  5977 integers in the reals.
  5978 
  5979 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  5980 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5981 
  5982   exp_ge_add_one_self  now requires no hypotheses
  5983   real_of_int_add      reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5984   real_of_int_minus    reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5985   real_of_int_diff     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5986   real_of_int_mult     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  5987 
  5988 * Theory RComplete: expanded support for floor and ceiling functions.
  5989 
  5990 * Theory Ln is new, with properties of the natural logarithm
  5991 
  5992 * Hyperreal: There is a new type constructor "star" for making
  5993 nonstandard types.  The old type names are now type synonyms:
  5994 
  5995   hypreal = real star
  5996   hypnat = nat star
  5997   hcomplex = complex star
  5998 
  5999 * Hyperreal: Many groups of similarly-defined constants have been
  6000 replaced by polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6001 
  6002   star_of <-- hypreal_of_real, hypnat_of_nat, hcomplex_of_complex
  6003 
  6004   starset      <-- starsetNat, starsetC
  6005   *s*          <-- *sNat*, *sc*
  6006   starset_n    <-- starsetNat_n, starsetC_n
  6007   *sn*         <-- *sNatn*, *scn*
  6008   InternalSets <-- InternalNatSets, InternalCSets
  6009 
  6010   starfun      <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6011   *f*          <-- *fNat*, *fNat2*, *fc*, *fRc*, *fcR*
  6012   starfun_n    <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n
  6013   *fn*         <-- *fNatn*, *fNat2n*, *fcn*, *fRcn*, *fcRn*
  6014   InternalFuns <-- InternalNatFuns, InternalNatFuns2, Internal{C,RC,CR}Funs
  6015 
  6016 * Hyperreal: Many type-specific theorems have been removed in favor of
  6017 theorems specific to various axiomatic type classes (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6018 
  6019   add_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_commute
  6020   add_assoc   <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_assocs
  6021   OrderedGroup.add_0 <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_zero_left
  6022   OrderedGroup.add_0_right <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_zero_right
  6023   right_minus <-- hypreal_add_minus
  6024   left_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_minus_left
  6025   mult_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_commute
  6026   mult_assoc <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_assoc
  6027   mult_1_left <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_1, hcomplex_mult_one_left
  6028   mult_1_right <-- hcomplex_mult_one_right
  6029   mult_zero_left <-- hcomplex_mult_zero_left
  6030   left_distrib <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_mult_distrib
  6031   right_distrib <-- hypnat_add_mult_distrib2
  6032   zero_neq_one <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_not_eq_one
  6033   right_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse
  6034   left_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse_left, hcomplex_mult_inv_left
  6035   order_refl <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_refl
  6036   order_trans <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_trans
  6037   order_antisym <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_anti_sym
  6038   order_less_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less_le
  6039   linorder_linear <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_linear
  6040   add_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_add_left_mono
  6041   mult_strict_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_less_mono2
  6042   add_nonneg_nonneg <-- hypreal_le_add_order
  6043 
  6044 * Hyperreal: Separate theorems having to do with type-specific
  6045 versions of constants have been merged into theorems that apply to the
  6046 new polymorphic constants (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6047 
  6048   STAR_UNIV_set <-- {STAR_real,NatStar_real,STARC_complex}_set
  6049   STAR_empty_set <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_empty_set
  6050   STAR_Un <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Un
  6051   STAR_Int <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Int
  6052   STAR_Compl <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Compl
  6053   STAR_subset <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_subset
  6054   STAR_mem <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_mem
  6055   STAR_mem_Compl <-- {STAR,STARC}_mem_Compl
  6056   STAR_diff <-- {STAR,STARC}_diff
  6057   STAR_star_of_image_subset <-- {STAR_hypreal_of_real, NatStar_hypreal_of_real,
  6058     STARC_hcomplex_of_complex}_image_subset
  6059   starset_n_Un <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Un
  6060   starset_n_Int <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Int
  6061   starset_n_Compl <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Compl
  6062   starset_n_diff <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_diff
  6063   InternalSets_Un <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Un
  6064   InternalSets_Int <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Int
  6065   InternalSets_Compl <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Compl
  6066   InternalSets_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_diff
  6067   InternalSets_UNIV_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_UNIV_diff
  6068   InternalSets_starset_n <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_starset{Nat,C}_n
  6069   starset_starset_n_eq <-- starset{Nat,C}_starset{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6070   starset_n_starset <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_starset{Nat,C}
  6071   starfun_n_starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n_starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6072   starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6073   starfun_mult <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_mult
  6074   starfun_add <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_add
  6075   starfun_minus <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_minus
  6076   starfun_diff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_diff
  6077   starfun_o <-- starfun{NatNat2,Nat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o
  6078   starfun_o2 <-- starfun{NatNat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o2
  6079   starfun_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_const_fun
  6080   starfun_inverse <-- starfun{Nat,C,RC,CR}_inverse
  6081   starfun_eq <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_eq
  6082   starfun_eq_iff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_eq_iff
  6083   starfun_Id <-- starfunC_Id
  6084   starfun_approx <-- starfun{Nat,CR}_approx
  6085   starfun_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_capprox
  6086   starfun_abs <-- starfunNat_rabs
  6087   starfun_lambda_cancel <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel
  6088   starfun_lambda_cancel2 <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel2
  6089   starfun_mult_HFinite_approx <-- starfunCR_mult_HFinite_capprox
  6090   starfun_mult_CFinite_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_mult_CFinite_capprox
  6091   starfun_add_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_add_capprox
  6092   starfun_add_approx <-- starfunCR_add_approx
  6093   starfun_inverse_inverse <-- starfunC_inverse_inverse
  6094   starfun_divide <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_divide
  6095   starfun_n <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n
  6096   starfun_n_mult <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_mult
  6097   starfun_n_add <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_add
  6098   starfun_n_add_minus <-- starfunNat_n_add_minus
  6099   starfun_n_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_const_fun
  6100   starfun_n_minus <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_minus
  6101   starfun_n_eq <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6102 
  6103   star_n_add <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add
  6104   star_n_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_minus
  6105   star_n_diff <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_diff
  6106   star_n_mult <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_mult
  6107   star_n_inverse <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_inverse
  6108   star_n_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le
  6109   star_n_less <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less
  6110   star_n_zero_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_num
  6111   star_n_one_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_one_num
  6112   star_n_abs <-- hypreal_hrabs
  6113   star_n_divide <-- hcomplex_divide
  6114 
  6115   star_of_add <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_add
  6116   star_of_minus <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_minus
  6117   star_of_diff <-- hypreal_of_real_diff
  6118   star_of_mult <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_mult
  6119   star_of_one <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_one
  6120   star_of_zero <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_zero
  6121   star_of_le <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_le_iff
  6122   star_of_less <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_less_iff
  6123   star_of_eq <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_eq_iff
  6124   star_of_inverse <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_inverse
  6125   star_of_divide <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_divide
  6126   star_of_of_nat <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_nat
  6127   star_of_of_int <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_int
  6128   star_of_number_of <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_number_of
  6129   star_of_number_less <-- number_of_less_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6130   star_of_number_le <-- number_of_le_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6131   star_of_eq_number <-- hypreal_of_real_eq_number_of_iff
  6132   star_of_less_number <-- hypreal_of_real_less_number_of_iff
  6133   star_of_le_number <-- hypreal_of_real_le_number_of_iff
  6134   star_of_power <-- hypreal_of_real_power
  6135   star_of_eq_0 <-- hcomplex_of_complex_zero_iff
  6136 
  6137 * Hyperreal: new method "transfer" that implements the transfer
  6138 principle of nonstandard analysis. With a subgoal that mentions
  6139 nonstandard types like "'a star", the command "apply transfer"
  6140 replaces it with an equivalent one that mentions only standard types.
  6141 To be successful, all free variables must have standard types; non-
  6142 standard variables must have explicit universal quantifiers.
  6143 
  6144 * Hyperreal: A theory of Taylor series.
  6145 
  6146 
  6147 *** HOLCF ***
  6148 
  6149 * Discontinued special version of 'constdefs' (which used to support
  6150 continuous functions) in favor of the general Pure one with full
  6151 type-inference.
  6152 
  6153 * New simplification procedure for solving continuity conditions; it
  6154 is much faster on terms with many nested lambda abstractions (cubic
  6155 instead of exponential time).
  6156 
  6157 * New syntax for domain package: selector names are now optional.
  6158 Parentheses should be omitted unless argument is lazy, for example:
  6159 
  6160   domain 'a stream = cons "'a" (lazy "'a stream")
  6161 
  6162 * New command 'fixrec' for defining recursive functions with pattern
  6163 matching; defining multiple functions with mutual recursion is also
  6164 supported.  Patterns may include the constants cpair, spair, up, sinl,
  6165 sinr, or any data constructor defined by the domain package. The given
  6166 equations are proven as rewrite rules. See HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  6167 syntax and examples.
  6168 
  6169 * New commands 'cpodef' and 'pcpodef' for defining predicate subtypes
  6170 of cpo and pcpo types. Syntax is exactly like the 'typedef' command,
  6171 but the proof obligation additionally includes an admissibility
  6172 requirement. The packages generate instances of class cpo or pcpo,
  6173 with continuity and strictness theorems for Rep and Abs.
  6174 
  6175 * HOLCF: Many theorems have been renamed according to a more standard naming
  6176 scheme (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6177 
  6178   foo_inject:  "foo$x = foo$y ==> x = y"
  6179   foo_eq:      "(foo$x = foo$y) = (x = y)"
  6180   foo_less:    "(foo$x << foo$y) = (x << y)"
  6181   foo_strict:  "foo$UU = UU"
  6182   foo_defined: "... ==> foo$x ~= UU"
  6183   foo_defined_iff: "(foo$x = UU) = (x = UU)"
  6184 
  6185 
  6186 *** ZF ***
  6187 
  6188 * ZF/ex: theories Group and Ring provide examples in abstract algebra,
  6189 including the First Isomorphism Theorem (on quotienting by the kernel
  6190 of a homomorphism).
  6191 
  6192 * ZF/Simplifier: install second copy of type solver that actually
  6193 makes use of TC rules declared to Isar proof contexts (or locales);
  6194 the old version is still required for ML proof scripts.
  6195 
  6196 
  6197 *** Cube ***
  6198 
  6199 * Converted to Isar theory format; use locales instead of axiomatic
  6200 theories.
  6201 
  6202 
  6203 *** ML ***
  6204 
  6205 * Pure/library.ML: added ##>, ##>>, #>> -- higher-order counterparts
  6206 for ||>, ||>>, |>>,
  6207 
  6208 * Pure/library.ML no longer defines its own option datatype, but uses
  6209 that of the SML basis, which has constructors NONE and SOME instead of
  6210 None and Some, as well as exception Option.Option instead of OPTION.
  6211 The functions the, if_none, is_some, is_none have been adapted
  6212 accordingly, while Option.map replaces apsome.
  6213 
  6214 * Pure/library.ML: the exception LIST has been given up in favour of
  6215 the standard exceptions Empty and Subscript, as well as
  6216 Library.UnequalLengths.  Function like Library.hd and Library.tl are
  6217 superceded by the standard hd and tl functions etc.
  6218 
  6219 A number of basic list functions are no longer exported to the ML
  6220 toplevel, as they are variants of predefined functions.  The following
  6221 suggests how one can translate existing code:
  6222 
  6223     rev_append xs ys = List.revAppend (xs, ys)
  6224     nth_elem (i, xs) = List.nth (xs, i)
  6225     last_elem xs = List.last xs
  6226     flat xss = List.concat xss
  6227     seq fs = List.app fs
  6228     partition P xs = List.partition P xs
  6229     mapfilter f xs = List.mapPartial f xs
  6230 
  6231 * Pure/library.ML: several combinators for linear functional
  6232 transformations, notably reverse application and composition:
  6233 
  6234   x |> f                f #> g
  6235   (x, y) |-> f          f #-> g
  6236 
  6237 * Pure/library.ML: introduced/changed precedence of infix operators:
  6238 
  6239   infix 1 |> |-> ||> ||>> |>> |>>> #> #->;
  6240   infix 2 ?;
  6241   infix 3 o oo ooo oooo;
  6242   infix 4 ~~ upto downto;
  6243 
  6244 Maybe INCOMPATIBILITY when any of those is used in conjunction with other
  6245 infix operators.
  6246 
  6247 * Pure/library.ML: natural list combinators fold, fold_rev, and
  6248 fold_map support linear functional transformations and nesting.  For
  6249 example:
  6250 
  6251   fold f [x1, ..., xN] y =
  6252     y |> f x1 |> ... |> f xN
  6253 
  6254   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] y =
  6255     y |> fold f xs1 |> ... |> fold f xsN
  6256 
  6257   fold f [x1, ..., xN] =
  6258     f x1 #> ... #> f xN
  6259 
  6260   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] =
  6261     fold f xs1 #> ... #> fold f xsN
  6262 
  6263 * Pure/library.ML: the following selectors on type 'a option are
  6264 available:
  6265 
  6266   the:               'a option -> 'a  (*partial*)
  6267   these:             'a option -> 'a  where 'a = 'b list
  6268   the_default: 'a -> 'a option -> 'a
  6269   the_list:          'a option -> 'a list
  6270 
  6271 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6272 basic operations for association lists, following natural argument
  6273 order; moreover the explicit equality predicate passed here avoids
  6274 potentially expensive polymorphic runtime equality checks.
  6275 The old functions may be expressed as follows:
  6276 
  6277   assoc = uncurry (AList.lookup (op =))
  6278   assocs = these oo AList.lookup (op =)
  6279   overwrite = uncurry (AList.update (op =)) o swap
  6280 
  6281 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6282 
  6283   val make: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a list -> ('a * 'b) list
  6284   val find: ('a * 'b -> bool) -> ('c * 'b) list -> 'a -> 'c list
  6285 
  6286 replacing make_keylist and keyfilter (occassionally used)
  6287 Naive rewrites:
  6288 
  6289   make_keylist = AList.make
  6290   keyfilter = AList.find (op =)
  6291 
  6292 * eq_fst and eq_snd now take explicit equality parameter, thus
  6293   avoiding eqtypes. Naive rewrites:
  6294 
  6295     eq_fst = eq_fst (op =)
  6296     eq_snd = eq_snd (op =)
  6297 
  6298 * Removed deprecated apl and apr (rarely used).
  6299   Naive rewrites:
  6300 
  6301     apl (n, op) =>>= curry op n
  6302     apr (op, m) =>>= fn n => op (n, m)
  6303 
  6304 * Pure/General: structure OrdList (cf. Pure/General/ord_list.ML)
  6305 provides a reasonably efficient light-weight implementation of sets as
  6306 lists.
  6307 
  6308 * Pure/General: generic tables (cf. Pure/General/table.ML) provide a
  6309 few new operations; existing lookup and update are now curried to
  6310 follow natural argument order (for use with fold etc.);
  6311 INCOMPATIBILITY, use (uncurry Symtab.lookup) etc. as last resort.
  6312 
  6313 * Pure/General: output via the Isabelle channels of
  6314 writeln/warning/error etc. is now passed through Output.output, with a
  6315 hook for arbitrary transformations depending on the print_mode
  6316 (cf. Output.add_mode -- the first active mode that provides a output
  6317 function wins).  Already formatted output may be embedded into further
  6318 text via Output.raw; the result of Pretty.string_of/str_of and derived
  6319 functions (string_of_term/cterm/thm etc.) is already marked raw to
  6320 accommodate easy composition of diagnostic messages etc.  Programmers
  6321 rarely need to care about Output.output or Output.raw at all, with
  6322 some notable exceptions: Output.output is required when bypassing the
  6323 standard channels (writeln etc.), or in token translations to produce
  6324 properly formatted results; Output.raw is required when capturing
  6325 already output material that will eventually be presented to the user
  6326 a second time.  For the default print mode, both Output.output and
  6327 Output.raw have no effect.
  6328 
  6329 * Pure/General: Output.time_accumulator NAME creates an operator ('a
  6330 -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b to measure runtime and count invocations; the
  6331 cumulative results are displayed at the end of a batch session.
  6332 
  6333 * Pure/General: File.sysify_path and File.quote_sysify path have been
  6334 replaced by File.platform_path and File.shell_path (with appropriate
  6335 hooks).  This provides a clean interface for unusual systems where the
  6336 internal and external process view of file names are different.
  6337 
  6338 * Pure: more efficient orders for basic syntactic entities: added
  6339 fast_string_ord, fast_indexname_ord, fast_term_ord; changed sort_ord
  6340 and typ_ord to use fast_string_ord and fast_indexname_ord (term_ord is
  6341 NOT affected); structures Symtab, Vartab, Typtab, Termtab use the fast
  6342 orders now -- potential INCOMPATIBILITY for code that depends on a
  6343 particular order for Symtab.keys, Symtab.dest, etc. (consider using
  6344 Library.sort_strings on result).
  6345 
  6346 * Pure/term.ML: combinators fold_atyps, fold_aterms, fold_term_types,
  6347 fold_types traverse types/terms from left to right, observing natural
  6348 argument order.  Supercedes previous foldl_XXX versions, add_frees,
  6349 add_vars etc. have been adapted as well: INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6350 
  6351 * Pure: name spaces have been refined, with significant changes of the
  6352 internal interfaces -- INCOMPATIBILITY.  Renamed cond_extern(_table)
  6353 to extern(_table).  The plain name entry path is superceded by a
  6354 general 'naming' context, which also includes the 'policy' to produce
  6355 a fully qualified name and external accesses of a fully qualified
  6356 name; NameSpace.extend is superceded by context dependent
  6357 Sign.declare_name.  Several theory and proof context operations modify
  6358 the naming context.  Especially note Theory.restore_naming and
  6359 ProofContext.restore_naming to get back to a sane state; note that
  6360 Theory.add_path is no longer sufficient to recover from
  6361 Theory.absolute_path in particular.
  6362 
  6363 * Pure: new flags short_names (default false) and unique_names
  6364 (default true) for controlling output of qualified names.  If
  6365 short_names is set, names are printed unqualified.  If unique_names is
  6366 reset, the name prefix is reduced to the minimum required to achieve
  6367 the original result when interning again, even if there is an overlap
  6368 with earlier declarations.
  6369 
  6370 * Pure/TheoryDataFun: change of the argument structure; 'prep_ext' is
  6371 now 'extend', and 'merge' gets an additional Pretty.pp argument
  6372 (useful for printing error messages).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6373 
  6374 * Pure: major reorganization of the theory context.  Type Sign.sg and
  6375 Theory.theory are now identified, referring to the universal
  6376 Context.theory (see Pure/context.ML).  Actual signature and theory
  6377 content is managed as theory data.  The old code and interfaces were
  6378 spread over many files and structures; the new arrangement introduces
  6379 considerable INCOMPATIBILITY to gain more clarity:
  6380 
  6381   Context -- theory management operations (name, identity, inclusion,
  6382     parents, ancestors, merge, etc.), plus generic theory data;
  6383 
  6384   Sign -- logical signature and syntax operations (declaring consts,
  6385     types, etc.), plus certify/read for common entities;
  6386 
  6387   Theory -- logical theory operations (stating axioms, definitions,
  6388     oracles), plus a copy of logical signature operations (consts,
  6389     types, etc.); also a few basic management operations (Theory.copy,
  6390     Theory.merge, etc.)
  6391 
  6392 The most basic sign_of operations (Theory.sign_of, Thm.sign_of_thm
  6393 etc.) as well as the sign field in Thm.rep_thm etc. have been retained
  6394 for convenience -- they merely return the theory.
  6395 
  6396 * Pure: type Type.tsig is superceded by theory in most interfaces.
  6397 
  6398 * Pure: the Isar proof context type is already defined early in Pure
  6399 as Context.proof (note that ProofContext.context and Proof.context are
  6400 aliases, where the latter is the preferred name).  This enables other
  6401 Isabelle components to refer to that type even before Isar is present.
  6402 
  6403 * Pure/sign/theory: discontinued named name spaces (i.e. classK,
  6404 typeK, constK, axiomK, oracleK), but provide explicit operations for
  6405 any of these kinds.  For example, Sign.intern typeK is now
  6406 Sign.intern_type, Theory.hide_space Sign.typeK is now
  6407 Theory.hide_types.  Also note that former
  6408 Theory.hide_classes/types/consts are now
  6409 Theory.hide_classes_i/types_i/consts_i, while the non '_i' versions
  6410 internalize their arguments!  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6411 
  6412 * Pure: get_thm interface (of PureThy and ProofContext) expects
  6413 datatype thmref (with constructors Name and NameSelection) instead of
  6414 plain string -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6415 
  6416 * Pure: cases produced by proof methods specify options, where NONE
  6417 means to remove case bindings -- INCOMPATIBILITY in
  6418 (RAW_)METHOD_CASES.
  6419 
  6420 * Pure: the following operations retrieve axioms or theorems from a
  6421 theory node or theory hierarchy, respectively:
  6422 
  6423   Theory.axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  6424   Theory.all_axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  6425   PureThy.thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  6426   PureThy.all_thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  6427 
  6428 * Pure: print_tac now outputs the goal through the trace channel.
  6429 
  6430 * Isar toplevel: improved diagnostics, mostly for Poly/ML only.
  6431 Reference Toplevel.debug (default false) controls detailed printing
  6432 and tracing of low-level exceptions; Toplevel.profiling (default 0)
  6433 controls execution profiling -- set to 1 for time and 2 for space
  6434 (both increase the runtime).
  6435 
  6436 * Isar session: The initial use of ROOT.ML is now always timed,
  6437 i.e. the log will show the actual process times, in contrast to the
  6438 elapsed wall-clock time that the outer shell wrapper produces.
  6439 
  6440 * Simplifier: improved handling of bound variables (nameless
  6441 representation, avoid allocating new strings).  Simprocs that invoke
  6442 the Simplifier recursively should use Simplifier.inherit_bounds to
  6443 avoid local name clashes.  Failure to do so produces warnings
  6444 "Simplifier: renamed bound variable ..."; set Simplifier.debug_bounds
  6445 for further details.
  6446 
  6447 * ML functions legacy_bindings and use_legacy_bindings produce ML fact
  6448 bindings for all theorems stored within a given theory; this may help
  6449 in porting non-Isar theories to Isar ones, while keeping ML proof
  6450 scripts for the time being.
  6451 
  6452 * ML operator HTML.with_charset specifies the charset begin used for
  6453 generated HTML files.  For example:
  6454 
  6455   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Hebrew";
  6456   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Chinese";
  6457 
  6458 
  6459 *** System ***
  6460 
  6461 * Allow symlinks to all proper Isabelle executables (Isabelle,
  6462 isabelle, isatool etc.).
  6463 
  6464 * ISABELLE_DOC_FORMAT setting specifies preferred document format (for
  6465 isatool doc, isatool mkdir, display_drafts etc.).
  6466 
  6467 * isatool usedir: option -f allows specification of the ML file to be
  6468 used by Isabelle; default is ROOT.ML.
  6469 
  6470 * New isatool version outputs the version identifier of the Isabelle
  6471 distribution being used.
  6472 
  6473 * HOL: new isatool dimacs2hol converts files in DIMACS CNF format
  6474 (containing Boolean satisfiability problems) into Isabelle/HOL
  6475 theories.
  6476 
  6477 
  6478 
  6479 New in Isabelle2004 (April 2004)
  6480 --------------------------------
  6481 
  6482 *** General ***
  6483 
  6484 * Provers/order.ML:  new efficient reasoner for partial and linear orders.
  6485   Replaces linorder.ML.
  6486 
  6487 * Pure: Greek letters (except small lambda, \<lambda>), as well as Gothic
  6488   (\<aa>...\<zz>\<AA>...\<ZZ>), calligraphic (\<A>...\<Z>), and Euler
  6489   (\<a>...\<z>), are now considered normal letters, and can therefore
  6490   be used anywhere where an ASCII letter (a...zA...Z) has until
  6491   now. COMPATIBILITY: This obviously changes the parsing of some
  6492   terms, especially where a symbol has been used as a binder, say
  6493   '\<Pi>x. ...', which is now a type error since \<Pi>x will be parsed
  6494   as an identifier.  Fix it by inserting a space around former
  6495   symbols.  Call 'isatool fixgreek' to try to fix parsing errors in
  6496   existing theory and ML files.
  6497 
  6498 * Pure: Macintosh and Windows line-breaks are now allowed in theory files.
  6499 
  6500 * Pure: single letter sub/superscripts (\<^isub> and \<^isup>) are now
  6501   allowed in identifiers. Similar to Greek letters \<^isub> is now considered
  6502   a normal (but invisible) letter. For multiple letter subscripts repeat
  6503   \<^isub> like this: x\<^isub>1\<^isub>2.
  6504 
  6505 * Pure: There are now sub-/superscripts that can span more than one
  6506   character. Text between \<^bsub> and \<^esub> is set in subscript in
  6507   ProofGeneral and LaTeX, text between \<^bsup> and \<^esup> in
  6508   superscript. The new control characters are not identifier parts.
  6509 
  6510 * Pure: Control-symbols of the form \<^raw:...> will literally print the
  6511   content of "..." to the latex file instead of \isacntrl... . The "..."
  6512   may consist of any printable characters excluding the end bracket >.
  6513 
  6514 * Pure: Using new Isar command "finalconsts" (or the ML functions
  6515   Theory.add_finals or Theory.add_finals_i) it is now possible to
  6516   declare constants "final", which prevents their being given a definition
  6517   later.  It is useful for constants whose behaviour is fixed axiomatically
  6518   rather than definitionally, such as the meta-logic connectives.
  6519 
  6520 * Pure: 'instance' now handles general arities with general sorts
  6521   (i.e. intersections of classes),
  6522 
  6523 * Presentation: generated HTML now uses a CSS style sheet to make layout
  6524   (somewhat) independent of content. It is copied from lib/html/isabelle.css.
  6525   It can be changed to alter the colors/layout of generated pages.
  6526 
  6527 
  6528 *** Isar ***
  6529 
  6530 * Tactic emulation methods rule_tac, erule_tac, drule_tac, frule_tac,
  6531   cut_tac, subgoal_tac and thin_tac:
  6532   - Now understand static (Isar) contexts.  As a consequence, users of Isar
  6533     locales are no longer forced to write Isar proof scripts.
  6534     For details see Isar Reference Manual, paragraph 4.3.2: Further tactic
  6535     emulations.
  6536   - INCOMPATIBILITY: names of variables to be instantiated may no
  6537     longer be enclosed in quotes.  Instead, precede variable name with `?'.
  6538     This is consistent with the instantiation attribute "where".
  6539 
  6540 * Attributes "where" and "of":
  6541   - Now take type variables of instantiated theorem into account when reading
  6542     the instantiation string.  This fixes a bug that caused instantiated
  6543     theorems to have too special types in some circumstances.
  6544   - "where" permits explicit instantiations of type variables.
  6545 
  6546 * Calculation commands "moreover" and "also" no longer interfere with
  6547   current facts ("this"), admitting arbitrary combinations with "then"
  6548   and derived forms.
  6549 
  6550 * Locales:
  6551   - Goal statements involving the context element "includes" no longer
  6552     generate theorems with internal delta predicates (those ending on
  6553     "_axioms") in the premise.
  6554     Resolve particular premise with <locale>.intro to obtain old form.
  6555   - Fixed bug in type inference ("unify_frozen") that prevented mix of target
  6556     specification and "includes" elements in goal statement.
  6557   - Rule sets <locale>.intro and <locale>.axioms no longer declared as
  6558     [intro?] and [elim?] (respectively) by default.
  6559   - Experimental command for instantiation of locales in proof contexts:
  6560         instantiate <label>[<attrs>]: <loc>
  6561     Instantiates locale <loc> and adds all its theorems to the current context
  6562     taking into account their attributes.  Label and attrs are optional
  6563     modifiers, like in theorem declarations.  If present, names of
  6564     instantiated theorems are qualified with <label>, and the attributes
  6565     <attrs> are applied after any attributes these theorems might have already.
  6566       If the locale has assumptions, a chained fact of the form
  6567     "<loc> t1 ... tn" is expected from which instantiations of the parameters
  6568     are derived.  The command does not support old-style locales declared
  6569     with "locale (open)".
  6570       A few (very simple) examples can be found in FOL/ex/LocaleInst.thy.
  6571 
  6572 * HOL: Tactic emulation methods induct_tac and case_tac understand static
  6573   (Isar) contexts.
  6574 
  6575 
  6576 *** HOL ***
  6577 
  6578 * Proof import: new image HOL4 contains the imported library from
  6579   the HOL4 system with about 2500 theorems. It is imported by
  6580   replaying proof terms produced by HOL4 in Isabelle. The HOL4 image
  6581   can be used like any other Isabelle image.  See
  6582   HOL/Import/HOL/README for more information.
  6583 
  6584 * Simplifier:
  6585   - Much improved handling of linear and partial orders.
  6586     Reasoners for linear and partial orders are set up for type classes
  6587     "linorder" and "order" respectively, and are added to the default simpset
  6588     as solvers.  This means that the simplifier can build transitivity chains
  6589     to solve goals from the assumptions.
  6590   - INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break occasionally.  Typically, applications
  6591     of blast or auto after simplification become unnecessary because the goal
  6592     is solved by simplification already.
  6593 
  6594 * Numerics: new theory Ring_and_Field contains over 250 basic numerical laws,
  6595     all proved in axiomatic type classes for semirings, rings and fields.
  6596 
  6597 * Numerics:
  6598   - Numeric types (nat, int, and in HOL-Complex rat, real, complex, etc.) are
  6599     now formalized using the Ring_and_Field theory mentioned above.
  6600   - INCOMPATIBILITY: simplification and arithmetic behaves somewhat differently
  6601     than before, because now they are set up once in a generic manner.
  6602   - INCOMPATIBILITY: many type-specific arithmetic laws have gone.
  6603     Look for the general versions in Ring_and_Field (and Power if they concern
  6604     exponentiation).
  6605 
  6606 * Type "rat" of the rational numbers is now available in HOL-Complex.
  6607 
  6608 * Records:
  6609   - Record types are now by default printed with their type abbreviation
  6610     instead of the list of all field types. This can be configured via
  6611     the reference "print_record_type_abbr".
  6612   - Simproc "record_upd_simproc" for simplification of multiple updates added
  6613     (not enabled by default).
  6614   - Simproc "record_ex_sel_eq_simproc" to simplify EX x. sel r = x resp.
  6615     EX x. x = sel r to True (not enabled by default).
  6616   - Tactic "record_split_simp_tac" to split and simplify records added.
  6617 
  6618 * 'specification' command added, allowing for definition by
  6619   specification.  There is also an 'ax_specification' command that
  6620   introduces the new constants axiomatically.
  6621 
  6622 * arith(_tac) is now able to generate counterexamples for reals as well.
  6623 
  6624 * HOL-Algebra: new locale "ring" for non-commutative rings.
  6625 
  6626 * HOL-ex: InductiveInvariant_examples illustrates advanced recursive function
  6627   definitions, thanks to Sava Krsti\'{c} and John Matthews.
  6628 
  6629 * HOL-Matrix: a first theory for matrices in HOL with an application of
  6630   matrix theory to linear programming.
  6631 
  6632 * Unions and Intersections:
  6633   The latex output syntax of UN and INT has been changed
  6634   from "\Union x \in A. B" to "\Union_{x \in A} B"
  6635   i.e. the index formulae has become a subscript.
  6636   Similarly for "\Union x. B", and for \Inter instead of \Union.
  6637 
  6638 * Unions and Intersections over Intervals:
  6639   There is new short syntax "UN i<=n. A" for "UN i:{0..n}. A". There is
  6640   also an x-symbol version with subscripts "\<Union>\<^bsub>i <= n\<^esub>. A"
  6641   like in normal math, and corresponding versions for < and for intersection.
  6642 
  6643 * HOL/List: Ordering "lexico" is renamed "lenlex" and the standard
  6644   lexicographic dictonary ordering has been added as "lexord".
  6645 
  6646 * ML: the legacy theory structures Int and List have been removed. They had
  6647   conflicted with ML Basis Library structures having the same names.
  6648 
  6649 * 'refute' command added to search for (finite) countermodels.  Only works
  6650   for a fragment of HOL.  The installation of an external SAT solver is
  6651   highly recommended.  See "HOL/Refute.thy" for details.
  6652 
  6653 * 'quickcheck' command: Allows to find counterexamples by evaluating
  6654   formulae under an assignment of free variables to random values.
  6655   In contrast to 'refute', it can deal with inductive datatypes,
  6656   but cannot handle quantifiers. See "HOL/ex/Quickcheck_Examples.thy"
  6657   for examples.
  6658 
  6659 
  6660 *** HOLCF ***
  6661 
  6662 * Streams now come with concatenation and are part of the HOLCF image
  6663 
  6664 
  6665 
  6666 New in Isabelle2003 (May 2003)
  6667 ------------------------------
  6668 
  6669 *** General ***
  6670 
  6671 * Provers/simplifier:
  6672 
  6673   - Completely reimplemented method simp (ML: Asm_full_simp_tac):
  6674     Assumptions are now subject to complete mutual simplification,
  6675     not just from left to right. The simplifier now preserves
  6676     the order of assumptions.
  6677 
  6678     Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  6679 
  6680     -- simp sometimes diverges where the old version did
  6681        not, e.g. invoking simp on the goal
  6682 
  6683         [| P (f x); y = x; f x = f y |] ==> Q
  6684 
  6685        now gives rise to the infinite reduction sequence
  6686 
  6687         P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> P(f y) --(y = x)--> P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> ...
  6688 
  6689        Using "simp (asm_lr)" (ML: Asm_lr_simp_tac) instead often solves this
  6690        kind of problem.
  6691 
  6692     -- Tactics combining classical reasoner and simplification (such as auto)
  6693        are also affected by this change, because many of them rely on
  6694        simp. They may sometimes diverge as well or yield a different numbers
  6695        of subgoals. Try to use e.g. force, fastsimp, or safe instead of auto
  6696        in case of problems. Sometimes subsequent calls to the classical
  6697        reasoner will fail because a preceeding call to the simplifier too
  6698        eagerly simplified the goal, e.g. deleted redundant premises.
  6699 
  6700   - The simplifier trace now shows the names of the applied rewrite rules
  6701 
  6702   - You can limit the number of recursive invocations of the simplifier
  6703     during conditional rewriting (where the simplifie tries to solve the
  6704     conditions before applying the rewrite rule):
  6705     ML "simp_depth_limit := n"
  6706     where n is an integer. Thus you can force termination where previously
  6707     the simplifier would diverge.
  6708 
  6709   - Accepts free variables as head terms in congruence rules.  Useful in Isar.
  6710 
  6711   - No longer aborts on failed congruence proof.  Instead, the
  6712     congruence is ignored.
  6713 
  6714 * Pure: New generic framework for extracting programs from constructive
  6715   proofs. See HOL/Extraction.thy for an example instantiation, as well
  6716   as HOL/Extraction for some case studies.
  6717 
  6718 * Pure: The main goal of the proof state is no longer shown by default, only
  6719 the subgoals. This behaviour is controlled by a new flag.
  6720    PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Settings -> Show Main Goal
  6721 (ML: Proof.show_main_goal).
  6722 
  6723 * Pure: You can find all matching introduction rules for subgoal 1, i.e. all
  6724 rules whose conclusion matches subgoal 1:
  6725       PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Show me -> matching rules
  6726 The rules are ordered by how closely they match the subgoal.
  6727 In particular, rules that solve a subgoal outright are displayed first
  6728 (or rather last, the way they are printed).
  6729 (ML: ProofGeneral.print_intros())
  6730 
  6731 * Pure: New flag trace_unify_fail causes unification to print
  6732 diagnostic information (PG: in trace buffer) when it fails. This is
  6733 useful for figuring out why single step proofs like rule, erule or
  6734 assumption failed.
  6735 
  6736 * Pure: Locale specifications now produce predicate definitions
  6737 according to the body of text (covering assumptions modulo local
  6738 definitions); predicate "loc_axioms" covers newly introduced text,
  6739 while "loc" is cumulative wrt. all included locale expressions; the
  6740 latter view is presented only on export into the global theory
  6741 context; potential INCOMPATIBILITY, use "(open)" option to fall back
  6742 on the old view without predicates;
  6743 
  6744 * Pure: predefined locales "var" and "struct" are useful for sharing
  6745 parameters (as in CASL, for example); just specify something like
  6746 ``var x + var y + struct M'' as import;
  6747 
  6748 * Pure: improved thms_containing: proper indexing of facts instead of
  6749 raw theorems; check validity of results wrt. current name space;
  6750 include local facts of proof configuration (also covers active
  6751 locales), cover fixed variables in index; may use "_" in term
  6752 specification; an optional limit for the number of printed facts may
  6753 be given (the default is 40);
  6754 
  6755 * Pure: disallow duplicate fact bindings within new-style theory files
  6756 (batch-mode only);
  6757 
  6758 * Provers: improved induct method: assumptions introduced by case
  6759 "foo" are split into "foo.hyps" (from the rule) and "foo.prems" (from
  6760 the goal statement); "foo" still refers to all facts collectively;
  6761 
  6762 * Provers: the function blast.overloaded has been removed: all constants
  6763 are regarded as potentially overloaded, which improves robustness in exchange
  6764 for slight decrease in efficiency;
  6765 
  6766 * Provers/linorder: New generic prover for transitivity reasoning over
  6767 linear orders.  Note: this prover is not efficient!
  6768 
  6769 * Isar: preview of problems to finish 'show' now produce an error
  6770 rather than just a warning (in interactive mode);
  6771 
  6772 
  6773 *** HOL ***
  6774 
  6775 * arith(_tac)
  6776 
  6777  - Produces a counter example if it cannot prove a goal.
  6778    Note that the counter example may be spurious if the goal is not a formula
  6779    of quantifier-free linear arithmetic.
  6780    In ProofGeneral the counter example appears in the trace buffer.
  6781 
  6782  - Knows about div k and mod k where k is a numeral of type nat or int.
  6783 
  6784  - Calls full Presburger arithmetic (by Amine Chaieb) if quantifier-free
  6785    linear arithmetic fails. This takes account of quantifiers and divisibility.
  6786    Presburger arithmetic can also be called explicitly via presburger(_tac).
  6787 
  6788 * simp's arithmetic capabilities have been enhanced a bit: it now
  6789 takes ~= in premises into account (by performing a case split);
  6790 
  6791 * simp reduces "m*(n div m) + n mod m" to n, even if the two summands
  6792 are distributed over a sum of terms;
  6793 
  6794 * New tactic "trans_tac" and method "trans" instantiate
  6795 Provers/linorder.ML for axclasses "order" and "linorder" (predicates
  6796 "<=", "<" and "=").
  6797 
  6798 * function INCOMPATIBILITIES: Pi-sets have been redefined and moved from main
  6799 HOL to Library/FuncSet; constant "Fun.op o" is now called "Fun.comp";
  6800 
  6801 * 'typedef' command has new option "open" to suppress the set
  6802 definition;
  6803 
  6804 * functions Min and Max on finite sets have been introduced (theory
  6805 Finite_Set);
  6806 
  6807 * attribute [symmetric] now works for relations as well; it turns
  6808 (x,y) : R^-1 into (y,x) : R, and vice versa;
  6809 
  6810 * induct over a !!-quantified statement (say !!x1..xn):
  6811   each "case" automatically performs "fix x1 .. xn" with exactly those names.
  6812 
  6813 * Map: `empty' is no longer a constant but a syntactic abbreviation for
  6814 %x. None. Warning: empty_def now refers to the previously hidden definition
  6815 of the empty set.
  6816 
  6817 * Algebra: formalization of classical algebra.  Intended as base for
  6818 any algebraic development in Isabelle.  Currently covers group theory
  6819 (up to Sylow's theorem) and ring theory (Universal Property of
  6820 Univariate Polynomials).  Contributions welcome;
  6821 
  6822 * GroupTheory: deleted, since its material has been moved to Algebra;
  6823 
  6824 * Complex: new directory of the complex numbers with numeric constants,
  6825 nonstandard complex numbers, and some complex analysis, standard and
  6826 nonstandard (Jacques Fleuriot);
  6827 
  6828 * HOL-Complex: new image for analysis, replacing HOL-Real and HOL-Hyperreal;
  6829 
  6830 * Hyperreal: introduced Gauge integration and hyperreal logarithms (Jacques
  6831 Fleuriot);
  6832 
  6833 * Real/HahnBanach: updated and adapted to locales;
  6834 
  6835 * NumberTheory: added Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity (by Avigad,
  6836 Gray and Kramer);
  6837 
  6838 * UNITY: added the Meier-Sanders theory of progress sets;
  6839 
  6840 * MicroJava: bytecode verifier and lightweight bytecode verifier
  6841 as abstract algorithms, instantiated to the JVM;
  6842 
  6843 * Bali: Java source language formalization. Type system, operational
  6844 semantics, axiomatic semantics. Supported language features:
  6845 classes, interfaces, objects,virtual methods, static methods,
  6846 static/instance fields, arrays, access modifiers, definite
  6847 assignment, exceptions.
  6848 
  6849 
  6850 *** ZF ***
  6851 
  6852 * ZF/Constructible: consistency proof for AC (Gdel's constructible
  6853 universe, etc.);
  6854 
  6855 * Main ZF: virtually all theories converted to new-style format;
  6856 
  6857 
  6858 *** ML ***
  6859 
  6860 * Pure: Tactic.prove provides sane interface for internal proofs;
  6861 omits the infamous "standard" operation, so this is more appropriate
  6862 than prove_goalw_cterm in many situations (e.g. in simprocs);
  6863 
  6864 * Pure: improved error reporting of simprocs;
  6865 
  6866 * Provers: Simplifier.simproc(_i) provides sane interface for setting
  6867 up simprocs;
  6868 
  6869 
  6870 *** Document preparation ***
  6871 
  6872 * uses \par instead of \\ for line breaks in theory text. This may
  6873 shift some page breaks in large documents. To get the old behaviour
  6874 use \renewcommand{\isanewline}{\mbox{}\\\mbox{}} in root.tex.
  6875 
  6876 * minimized dependencies of isabelle.sty and isabellesym.sty on
  6877 other packages
  6878 
  6879 * \<euro> now needs package babel/greek instead of marvosym (which
  6880 broke \Rightarrow)
  6881 
  6882 * normal size for \<zero>...\<nine> (uses \mathbf instead of
  6883 textcomp package)
  6884 
  6885 
  6886 
  6887 New in Isabelle2002 (March 2002)
  6888 --------------------------------
  6889 
  6890 *** Document preparation ***
  6891 
  6892 * greatly simplified document preparation setup, including more
  6893 graceful interpretation of isatool usedir -i/-d/-D options, and more
  6894 instructive isatool mkdir; users should basically be able to get
  6895 started with "isatool mkdir HOL Test && isatool make"; alternatively,
  6896 users may run a separate document processing stage manually like this:
  6897 "isatool usedir -D output HOL Test && isatool document Test/output";
  6898 
  6899 * theory dependency graph may now be incorporated into documents;
  6900 isatool usedir -g true will produce session_graph.eps/.pdf for use
  6901 with \includegraphics of LaTeX;
  6902 
  6903 * proper spacing of consecutive markup elements, especially text
  6904 blocks after section headings;
  6905 
  6906 * support bold style (for single symbols only), input syntax is like
  6907 this: "\<^bold>\<alpha>" or "\<^bold>A";
  6908 
  6909 * \<bullet> is now output as bold \cdot by default, which looks much
  6910 better in printed text;
  6911 
  6912 * added default LaTeX bindings for \<tturnstile> and \<TTurnstile>;
  6913 note that these symbols are currently unavailable in Proof General /
  6914 X-Symbol; new symbols \<zero>, \<one>, ..., \<nine>, and \<euro>;
  6915 
  6916 * isatool latex no longer depends on changed TEXINPUTS, instead
  6917 isatool document copies the Isabelle style files to the target
  6918 location;
  6919 
  6920 
  6921 *** Isar ***
  6922 
  6923 * Pure/Provers: improved proof by cases and induction;
  6924   - 'case' command admits impromptu naming of parameters (such as
  6925     "case (Suc n)");
  6926   - 'induct' method divinates rule instantiation from the inductive
  6927     claim; no longer requires excessive ?P bindings for proper
  6928     instantiation of cases;
  6929   - 'induct' method properly enumerates all possibilities of set/type
  6930     rules; as a consequence facts may be also passed through *type*
  6931     rules without further ado;
  6932   - 'induct' method now derives symbolic cases from the *rulified*
  6933     rule (before it used to rulify cases stemming from the internal
  6934     atomized version); this means that the context of a non-atomic
  6935     statement becomes is included in the hypothesis, avoiding the
  6936     slightly cumbersome show "PROP ?case" form;
  6937   - 'induct' may now use elim-style induction rules without chaining
  6938     facts, using ``missing'' premises from the goal state; this allows
  6939     rules stemming from inductive sets to be applied in unstructured
  6940     scripts, while still benefitting from proper handling of non-atomic
  6941     statements; NB: major inductive premises need to be put first, all
  6942     the rest of the goal is passed through the induction;
  6943   - 'induct' proper support for mutual induction involving non-atomic
  6944     rule statements (uses the new concept of simultaneous goals, see
  6945     below);
  6946   - append all possible rule selections, but only use the first
  6947     success (no backtracking);
  6948   - removed obsolete "(simplified)" and "(stripped)" options of methods;
  6949   - undeclared rule case names default to numbers 1, 2, 3, ...;
  6950   - added 'print_induct_rules' (covered by help item in recent Proof
  6951     General versions);
  6952   - moved induct/cases attributes to Pure, methods to Provers;
  6953   - generic method setup instantiated for FOL and HOL;
  6954 
  6955 * Pure: support multiple simultaneous goal statements, for example
  6956 "have a: A and b: B" (same for 'theorem' etc.); being a pure
  6957 meta-level mechanism, this acts as if several individual goals had
  6958 been stated separately; in particular common proof methods need to be
  6959 repeated in order to cover all claims; note that a single elimination
  6960 step is *not* sufficient to establish the two conjunctions, so this
  6961 fails:
  6962 
  6963   assume "A & B" then have A and B ..   (*".." fails*)
  6964 
  6965 better use "obtain" in situations as above; alternative refer to
  6966 multi-step methods like 'auto', 'simp_all', 'blast+' etc.;
  6967 
  6968 * Pure: proper integration with ``locales''; unlike the original
  6969 version by Florian Kammller, Isar locales package high-level proof
  6970 contexts rather than raw logical ones (e.g. we admit to include
  6971 attributes everywhere); operations on locales include merge and
  6972 rename; support for implicit arguments (``structures''); simultaneous
  6973 type-inference over imports and text; see also HOL/ex/Locales.thy for
  6974 some examples;
  6975 
  6976 * Pure: the following commands have been ``localized'', supporting a
  6977 target locale specification "(in name)": 'lemma', 'theorem',
  6978 'corollary', 'lemmas', 'theorems', 'declare'; the results will be
  6979 stored both within the locale and at the theory level (exported and
  6980 qualified by the locale name);
  6981 
  6982 * Pure: theory goals may now be specified in ``long'' form, with
  6983 ad-hoc contexts consisting of arbitrary locale elements. for example
  6984 ``lemma foo: fixes x assumes "A x" shows "B x"'' (local syntax and
  6985 definitions may be given, too); the result is a meta-level rule with
  6986 the context elements being discharged in the obvious way;
  6987 
  6988 * Pure: new proof command 'using' allows to augment currently used
  6989 facts after a goal statement ('using' is syntactically analogous to
  6990 'apply', but acts on the goal's facts only); this allows chained facts
  6991 to be separated into parts given before and after a claim, as in
  6992 ``from a and b have C using d and e <proof>'';
  6993 
  6994 * Pure: renamed "antecedent" case to "rule_context";
  6995 
  6996 * Pure: new 'judgment' command records explicit information about the
  6997 object-logic embedding (used by several tools internally); no longer
  6998 use hard-wired "Trueprop";
  6999 
  7000 * Pure: added 'corollary' command;
  7001 
  7002 * Pure: fixed 'token_translation' command;
  7003 
  7004 * Pure: removed obsolete 'exported' attribute;
  7005 
  7006 * Pure: dummy pattern "_" in is/let is now automatically lifted over
  7007 bound variables: "ALL x. P x --> Q x" (is "ALL x. _ --> ?C x")
  7008 supersedes more cumbersome ... (is "ALL x. _ x --> ?C x");
  7009 
  7010 * Pure: method 'atomize' presents local goal premises as object-level
  7011 statements (atomic meta-level propositions); setup controlled via
  7012 rewrite rules declarations of 'atomize' attribute; example
  7013 application: 'induct' method with proper rule statements in improper
  7014 proof *scripts*;
  7015 
  7016 * Pure: emulation of instantiation tactics (rule_tac, cut_tac, etc.)
  7017 now consider the syntactic context of assumptions, giving a better
  7018 chance to get type-inference of the arguments right (this is
  7019 especially important for locales);
  7020 
  7021 * Pure: "sorry" no longer requires quick_and_dirty in interactive
  7022 mode;
  7023 
  7024 * Pure/obtain: the formal conclusion "thesis", being marked as
  7025 ``internal'', may no longer be reference directly in the text;
  7026 potential INCOMPATIBILITY, may need to use "?thesis" in rare
  7027 situations;
  7028 
  7029 * Pure: generic 'sym' attribute which declares a rule both as pure
  7030 'elim?' and for the 'symmetric' operation;
  7031 
  7032 * Pure: marginal comments ``--'' may now occur just anywhere in the
  7033 text; the fixed correlation with particular command syntax has been
  7034 discontinued;
  7035 
  7036 * Pure: new method 'rules' is particularly well-suited for proof
  7037 search in intuitionistic logic; a bit slower than 'blast' or 'fast',
  7038 but often produces more compact proof terms with less detours;
  7039 
  7040 * Pure/Provers/classical: simplified integration with pure rule
  7041 attributes and methods; the classical "intro?/elim?/dest?"
  7042 declarations coincide with the pure ones; the "rule" method no longer
  7043 includes classically swapped intros; "intro" and "elim" methods no
  7044 longer pick rules from the context; also got rid of ML declarations
  7045 AddXIs/AddXEs/AddXDs; all of this has some potential for
  7046 INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7047 
  7048 * Provers/classical: attribute 'swapped' produces classical inversions
  7049 of introduction rules;
  7050 
  7051 * Provers/simplifier: 'simplified' attribute may refer to explicit
  7052 rules instead of full simplifier context; 'iff' attribute handles
  7053 conditional rules;
  7054 
  7055 * HOL: 'typedef' now allows alternative names for Rep/Abs morphisms;
  7056 
  7057 * HOL: 'recdef' now fails on unfinished automated proofs, use
  7058 "(permissive)" option to recover old behavior;
  7059 
  7060 * HOL: 'inductive' no longer features separate (collective) attributes
  7061 for 'intros' (was found too confusing);
  7062 
  7063 * HOL: properly declared induction rules less_induct and
  7064 wf_induct_rule;
  7065 
  7066 
  7067 *** HOL ***
  7068 
  7069 * HOL: moved over to sane numeral syntax; the new policy is as
  7070 follows:
  7071 
  7072   - 0 and 1 are polymorphic constants, which are defined on any
  7073   numeric type (nat, int, real etc.);
  7074 
  7075   - 2, 3, 4, ... and -1, -2, -3, ... are polymorphic numerals, based
  7076   binary representation internally;
  7077 
  7078   - type nat has special constructor Suc, and generally prefers Suc 0
  7079   over 1::nat and Suc (Suc 0) over 2::nat;
  7080 
  7081 This change may cause significant problems of INCOMPATIBILITY; here
  7082 are some hints on converting existing sources:
  7083 
  7084   - due to the new "num" token, "-0" and "-1" etc. are now atomic
  7085   entities, so expressions involving "-" (unary or binary minus) need
  7086   to be spaced properly;
  7087 
  7088   - existing occurrences of "1" may need to be constraint "1::nat" or
  7089   even replaced by Suc 0; similar for old "2";
  7090 
  7091   - replace "#nnn" by "nnn", and "#-nnn" by "-nnn";
  7092 
  7093   - remove all special provisions on numerals in proofs;
  7094 
  7095 * HOL: simp rules nat_number expand numerals on nat to Suc/0
  7096 representation (depends on bin_arith_simps in the default context);
  7097 
  7098 * HOL: symbolic syntax for x^2 (numeral 2);
  7099 
  7100 * HOL: the class of all HOL types is now called "type" rather than
  7101 "term"; INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt references to this type class
  7102 in axclass/classes, instance/arities, and (usually rare) occurrences
  7103 in typings (of consts etc.); internally the class is called
  7104 "HOL.type", ML programs should refer to HOLogic.typeS;
  7105 
  7106 * HOL/record package improvements:
  7107   - new derived operations "fields" to build a partial record section,
  7108     "extend" to promote a fixed record to a record scheme, and
  7109     "truncate" for the reverse; cf. theorems "xxx.defs", which are *not*
  7110     declared as simp by default;
  7111   - shared operations ("more", "fields", etc.) now need to be always
  7112     qualified) --- potential INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7113   - removed "make_scheme" operations (use "make" with "extend") --
  7114     INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7115   - removed "more" class (simply use "term") -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7116   - provides cases/induct rules for use with corresponding Isar
  7117     methods (for concrete records, record schemes, concrete more
  7118     parts, and schematic more parts -- in that order);
  7119   - internal definitions directly based on a light-weight abstract
  7120     theory of product types over typedef rather than datatype;
  7121 
  7122 * HOL: generic code generator for generating executable ML code from
  7123 specifications; specific support for HOL constructs such as inductive
  7124 datatypes and sets, as well as recursive functions; can be invoked
  7125 via 'generate_code' theory section;
  7126 
  7127 * HOL: canonical cases/induct rules for n-tuples (n = 3..7);
  7128 
  7129 * HOL: consolidated and renamed several theories.  In particular:
  7130         Ord.thy has been absorbed into HOL.thy
  7131         String.thy has been absorbed into List.thy
  7132 
  7133 * HOL: concrete setsum syntax "\<Sum>i:A. b" == "setsum (%i. b) A"
  7134 (beware of argument permutation!);
  7135 
  7136 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
  7137 
  7138 * HOL/List: "nodups" renamed to "distinct";
  7139 
  7140 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
  7141 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice"; some INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  7142   - Ex_def has changed, now need to use some_eq_ex
  7143 
  7144 * HOL: made split_all_tac safe; EXISTING PROOFS MAY FAIL OR LOOP, so
  7145 in this (rare) case use:
  7146 
  7147   delSWrapper "split_all_tac"
  7148   addSbefore ("unsafe_split_all_tac", unsafe_split_all_tac)
  7149 
  7150 * HOL: added safe wrapper "split_conv_tac" to claset; EXISTING PROOFS
  7151 MAY FAIL;
  7152 
  7153 * HOL: introduced f^n = f o ... o f; warning: due to the limits of
  7154 Isabelle's type classes, ^ on functions and relations has too general
  7155 a domain, namely ('a * 'b) set and 'a => 'b; this means that it may be
  7156 necessary to attach explicit type constraints;
  7157 
  7158 * HOL/Relation: the prefix name of the infix "O" has been changed from
  7159 "comp" to "rel_comp"; INCOMPATIBILITY: a few theorems have been
  7160 renamed accordingly (eg "compI" -> "rel_compI").
  7161 
  7162 * HOL: syntax translations now work properly with numerals and records
  7163 expressions;
  7164 
  7165 * HOL: bounded abstraction now uses syntax "%" / "\<lambda>" instead
  7166 of "lam" -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7167 
  7168 * HOL: got rid of some global declarations (potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  7169 for ML tools): const "()" renamed "Product_Type.Unity", type "unit"
  7170 renamed "Product_Type.unit";
  7171 
  7172 * HOL: renamed rtrancl_into_rtrancl2 to converse_rtrancl_into_rtrancl
  7173 
  7174 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem "optionE" (use "option.exhaust", or
  7175 the "cases" method);
  7176 
  7177 * HOL/GroupTheory: group theory examples including Sylow's theorem (by
  7178 Florian Kammller);
  7179 
  7180 * HOL/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory format; several
  7181 parts turned into readable document, with proper Isar proof texts and
  7182 some explanations (by Gerwin Klein);
  7183 
  7184 * HOL-Real: added Complex_Numbers (by Gertrud Bauer);
  7185 
  7186 * HOL-Hyperreal is now a logic image;
  7187 
  7188 
  7189 *** HOLCF ***
  7190 
  7191 * Isar: consts/constdefs supports mixfix syntax for continuous
  7192 operations;
  7193 
  7194 * Isar: domain package adapted to new-style theory format, e.g. see
  7195 HOLCF/ex/Dnat.thy;
  7196 
  7197 * theory Lift: proper use of rep_datatype lift instead of ML hacks --
  7198 potential INCOMPATIBILITY; now use plain induct_tac instead of former
  7199 lift.induct_tac, always use UU instead of Undef;
  7200 
  7201 * HOLCF/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory;
  7202 
  7203 
  7204 *** ZF ***
  7205 
  7206 * Isar: proper integration of logic-specific tools and packages,
  7207 including theory commands '(co)inductive', '(co)datatype',
  7208 'rep_datatype', 'inductive_cases', as well as methods 'ind_cases',
  7209 'induct_tac', 'case_tac', and 'typecheck' (with attribute 'TC');
  7210 
  7211 * theory Main no longer includes AC; for the Axiom of Choice, base
  7212 your theory on Main_ZFC;
  7213 
  7214 * the integer library now covers quotients and remainders, with many
  7215 laws relating division to addition, multiplication, etc.;
  7216 
  7217 * ZF/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY is now available in ZF, giving a
  7218 typeless version of the formalism;
  7219 
  7220 * ZF/AC, Coind, IMP, Resid: updated and converted to new-style theory
  7221 format;
  7222 
  7223 * ZF/Induct: new directory for examples of inductive definitions,
  7224 including theory Multiset for multiset orderings; converted to
  7225 new-style theory format;
  7226 
  7227 * ZF: many new theorems about lists, ordinals, etc.;
  7228 
  7229 
  7230 *** General ***
  7231 
  7232 * Pure/kernel: meta-level proof terms (by Stefan Berghofer); reference
  7233 variable proof controls level of detail: 0 = no proofs (only oracle
  7234 dependencies), 1 = lemma dependencies, 2 = compact proof terms; see
  7235 also ref manual for further ML interfaces;
  7236 
  7237 * Pure/axclass: removed obsolete ML interface
  7238 goal_subclass/goal_arity;
  7239 
  7240 * Pure/syntax: new token syntax "num" for plain numerals (without "#"
  7241 of "xnum"); potential INCOMPATIBILITY, since -0, -1 etc. are now
  7242 separate tokens, so expressions involving minus need to be spaced
  7243 properly;
  7244 
  7245 * Pure/syntax: support non-oriented infixes, using keyword "infix"
  7246 rather than "infixl" or "infixr";
  7247 
  7248 * Pure/syntax: concrete syntax for dummy type variables admits genuine
  7249 sort constraint specifications in type inference; e.g. "x::_::foo"
  7250 ensures that the type of "x" is of sort "foo" (but not necessarily a
  7251 type variable);
  7252 
  7253 * Pure/syntax: print modes "type_brackets" and "no_type_brackets"
  7254 control output of nested => (types); the default behavior is
  7255 "type_brackets";
  7256 
  7257 * Pure/syntax: builtin parse translation for "_constify" turns valued
  7258 tokens into AST constants;
  7259 
  7260 * Pure/syntax: prefer later declarations of translations and print
  7261 translation functions; potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to reverse
  7262 multiple declarations for same syntax element constant;
  7263 
  7264 * Pure/show_hyps reset by default (in accordance to existing Isar
  7265 practice);
  7266 
  7267 * Provers/classical: renamed addaltern to addafter, addSaltern to
  7268 addSafter;
  7269 
  7270 * Provers/clasimp: ``iff'' declarations now handle conditional rules
  7271 as well;
  7272 
  7273 * system: tested support for MacOS X; should be able to get Isabelle +
  7274 Proof General to work in a plain Terminal after installing Poly/ML
  7275 (e.g. from the Isabelle distribution area) and GNU bash alone
  7276 (e.g. from http://www.apple.com); full X11, XEmacs and X-Symbol
  7277 support requires further installations, e.g. from
  7278 http://fink.sourceforge.net/);
  7279 
  7280 * system: support Poly/ML 4.1.1 (able to manage larger heaps);
  7281 
  7282 * system: reduced base memory usage by Poly/ML (approx. 20 MB instead
  7283 of 40 MB), cf. ML_OPTIONS;
  7284 
  7285 * system: Proof General keywords specification is now part of the
  7286 Isabelle distribution (see etc/isar-keywords.el);
  7287 
  7288 * system: support for persistent Proof General sessions (refrain from
  7289 outdating all loaded theories on startup); user may create writable
  7290 logic images like this: ``isabelle -q HOL Test'';
  7291 
  7292 * system: smart selection of Isabelle process versus Isabelle
  7293 interface, accommodates case-insensitive file systems (e.g. HFS+); may
  7294 run both "isabelle" and "Isabelle" even if file names are badly
  7295 damaged (executable inspects the case of the first letter of its own
  7296 name); added separate "isabelle-process" and "isabelle-interface";
  7297 
  7298 * system: refrain from any attempt at filtering input streams; no
  7299 longer support ``8bit'' encoding of old isabelle font, instead proper
  7300 iso-latin characters may now be used; the related isatools
  7301 "symbolinput" and "nonascii" have disappeared as well;
  7302 
  7303 * system: removed old "xterm" interface (the print modes "xterm" and
  7304 "xterm_color" are still available for direct use in a suitable
  7305 terminal);
  7306 
  7307 
  7308 
  7309 New in Isabelle99-2 (February 2001)
  7310 -----------------------------------
  7311 
  7312 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  7313 
  7314 * HOL: please note that theories in the Library and elsewhere often use the
  7315 new-style (Isar) format; to refer to their theorems in an ML script you must
  7316 bind them to ML identifers by e.g.      val thm_name = thm "thm_name";
  7317 
  7318 * HOL: inductive package no longer splits induction rule aggressively,
  7319 but only as far as specified by the introductions given; the old
  7320 format may be recovered via ML function complete_split_rule or attribute
  7321 'split_rule (complete)';
  7322 
  7323 * HOL: induct renamed to lfp_induct, lfp_Tarski to lfp_unfold,
  7324 gfp_Tarski to gfp_unfold;
  7325 
  7326 * HOL: contrapos, contrapos2 renamed to contrapos_nn, contrapos_pp;
  7327 
  7328 * HOL: infix "dvd" now has priority 50 rather than 70 (because it is a
  7329 relation); infix "^^" has been renamed "``"; infix "``" has been
  7330 renamed "`"; "univalent" has been renamed "single_valued";
  7331 
  7332 * HOL/Real: "rinv" and "hrinv" replaced by overloaded "inverse"
  7333 operation;
  7334 
  7335 * HOLCF: infix "`" has been renamed "$"; the symbol syntax is \<cdot>;
  7336 
  7337 * Isar: 'obtain' no longer declares "that" fact as simp/intro;
  7338 
  7339 * Isar/HOL: method 'induct' now handles non-atomic goals; as a
  7340 consequence, it is no longer monotonic wrt. the local goal context
  7341 (which is now passed through the inductive cases);
  7342 
  7343 * Document preparation: renamed standard symbols \<ll> to \<lless> and
  7344 \<gg> to \<ggreater>;
  7345 
  7346 
  7347 *** Document preparation ***
  7348 
  7349 * \isabellestyle{NAME} selects version of Isabelle output (currently
  7350 available: are "it" for near math-mode best-style output, "sl" for
  7351 slanted text style, and "tt" for plain type-writer; if no
  7352 \isabellestyle command is given, output is according to slanted
  7353 type-writer);
  7354 
  7355 * support sub/super scripts (for single symbols only), input syntax is
  7356 like this: "A\<^sup>*" or "A\<^sup>\<star>";
  7357 
  7358 * some more standard symbols; see Appendix A of the system manual for
  7359 the complete list of symbols defined in isabellesym.sty;
  7360 
  7361 * improved isabelle style files; more abstract symbol implementation
  7362 (should now use \isamath{...} and \isatext{...} in custom symbol
  7363 definitions);
  7364 
  7365 * antiquotation @{goals} and @{subgoals} for output of *dynamic* goals
  7366 state; Note that presentation of goal states does not conform to
  7367 actual human-readable proof documents.  Please do not include goal
  7368 states into document output unless you really know what you are doing!
  7369 
  7370 * proper indentation of antiquoted output with proportional LaTeX
  7371 fonts;
  7372 
  7373 * no_document ML operator temporarily disables LaTeX document
  7374 generation;
  7375 
  7376 * isatool unsymbolize tunes sources for plain ASCII communication;
  7377 
  7378 
  7379 *** Isar ***
  7380 
  7381 * Pure: Isar now suffers initial goal statements to contain unbound
  7382 schematic variables (this does not conform to actual readable proof
  7383 documents, due to unpredictable outcome and non-compositional proof
  7384 checking); users who know what they are doing may use schematic goals
  7385 for Prolog-style synthesis of proven results;
  7386 
  7387 * Pure: assumption method (an implicit finishing) now handles actual
  7388 rules as well;
  7389 
  7390 * Pure: improved 'obtain' --- moved to Pure, insert "that" into
  7391 initial goal, declare "that" only as Pure intro (only for single
  7392 steps); the "that" rule assumption may now be involved in implicit
  7393 finishing, thus ".." becomes a feasible for trivial obtains;
  7394 
  7395 * Pure: default proof step now includes 'intro_classes'; thus trivial
  7396 instance proofs may be performed by "..";
  7397 
  7398 * Pure: ?thesis / ?this / "..." now work for pure meta-level
  7399 statements as well;
  7400 
  7401 * Pure: more robust selection of calculational rules;
  7402 
  7403 * Pure: the builtin notion of 'finished' goal now includes the ==-refl
  7404 rule (as well as the assumption rule);
  7405 
  7406 * Pure: 'thm_deps' command visualizes dependencies of theorems and
  7407 lemmas, using the graph browser tool;
  7408 
  7409 * Pure: predict failure of "show" in interactive mode;
  7410 
  7411 * Pure: 'thms_containing' now takes actual terms as arguments;
  7412 
  7413 * HOL: improved method 'induct' --- now handles non-atomic goals
  7414 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY); tuned error handling;
  7415 
  7416 * HOL: cases and induct rules now provide explicit hints about the
  7417 number of facts to be consumed (0 for "type" and 1 for "set" rules);
  7418 any remaining facts are inserted into the goal verbatim;
  7419 
  7420 * HOL: local contexts (aka cases) may now contain term bindings as
  7421 well; the 'cases' and 'induct' methods new provide a ?case binding for
  7422 the result to be shown in each case;
  7423 
  7424 * HOL: added 'recdef_tc' command;
  7425 
  7426 * isatool convert assists in eliminating legacy ML scripts;
  7427 
  7428 
  7429 *** HOL ***
  7430 
  7431 * HOL/Library: a collection of generic theories to be used together
  7432 with main HOL; the theory loader path already includes this directory
  7433 by default; the following existing theories have been moved here:
  7434 HOL/Induct/Multiset, HOL/Induct/Acc (as Accessible_Part), HOL/While
  7435 (as While_Combinator), HOL/Lex/Prefix (as List_Prefix);
  7436 
  7437 * HOL/Unix: "Some aspects of Unix file-system security", a typical
  7438 modelling and verification task performed in Isabelle/HOL +
  7439 Isabelle/Isar + Isabelle document preparation (by Markus Wenzel).
  7440 
  7441 * HOL/Algebra: special summation operator SUM no longer exists, it has
  7442 been replaced by setsum; infix 'assoc' now has priority 50 (like
  7443 'dvd'); axiom 'one_not_zero' has been moved from axclass 'ring' to
  7444 'domain', this makes the theory consistent with mathematical
  7445 literature;
  7446 
  7447 * HOL basics: added overloaded operations "inverse" and "divide"
  7448 (infix "/"), syntax for generic "abs" operation, generic summation
  7449 operator \<Sum>;
  7450 
  7451 * HOL/typedef: simplified package, provide more useful rules (see also
  7452 HOL/subset.thy);
  7453 
  7454 * HOL/datatype: induction rule for arbitrarily branching datatypes is
  7455 now expressed as a proper nested rule (old-style tactic scripts may
  7456 require atomize_strip_tac to cope with non-atomic premises);
  7457 
  7458 * HOL: renamed theory "Prod" to "Product_Type", renamed "split" rule
  7459 to "split_conv" (old name still available for compatibility);
  7460 
  7461 * HOL: improved concrete syntax for strings (e.g. allows translation
  7462 rules with string literals);
  7463 
  7464 * HOL-Real-Hyperreal: this extends HOL-Real with the hyperreals
  7465  and Fleuriot's mechanization of analysis, including the transcendental
  7466  functions for the reals;
  7467 
  7468 * HOL/Real, HOL/Hyperreal: improved arithmetic simplification;
  7469 
  7470 
  7471 *** CTT ***
  7472 
  7473 * CTT: x-symbol support for Pi, Sigma, -->, : (membership); note that
  7474 "lam" is displayed as TWO lambda-symbols
  7475 
  7476 * CTT: theory Main now available, containing everything (that is, Bool
  7477 and Arith);
  7478 
  7479 
  7480 *** General ***
  7481 
  7482 * Pure: the Simplifier has been implemented properly as a derived rule
  7483 outside of the actual kernel (at last!); the overall performance
  7484 penalty in practical applications is about 50%, while reliability of
  7485 the Isabelle inference kernel has been greatly improved;
  7486 
  7487 * print modes "brackets" and "no_brackets" control output of nested =>
  7488 (types) and ==> (props); the default behaviour is "brackets";
  7489 
  7490 * Provers: fast_tac (and friends) now handle actual object-logic rules
  7491 as assumptions as well;
  7492 
  7493 * system: support Poly/ML 4.0;
  7494 
  7495 * system: isatool install handles KDE version 1 or 2;
  7496 
  7497 
  7498 
  7499 New in Isabelle99-1 (October 2000)
  7500 ----------------------------------
  7501 
  7502 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  7503 
  7504 * HOL: simplification of natural numbers is much changed; to partly
  7505 recover the old behaviour (e.g. to prevent n+n rewriting to #2*n)
  7506 issue the following ML commands:
  7507 
  7508   Delsimprocs Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.cancel_numerals;
  7509   Delsimprocs [Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.combine_numerals];
  7510 
  7511 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions; this is
  7512 controlled by "t.weak_case_cong" for each datatype t;
  7513 
  7514 * HOL: nat_less_induct renamed to less_induct;
  7515 
  7516 * HOL: systematic renaming of the SOME (Eps) rules, may use isatool
  7517 fixsome to patch .thy and .ML sources automatically;
  7518 
  7519   select_equality  -> some_equality
  7520   select_eq_Ex     -> some_eq_ex
  7521   selectI2EX       -> someI2_ex
  7522   selectI2         -> someI2
  7523   selectI          -> someI
  7524   select1_equality -> some1_equality
  7525   Eps_sym_eq       -> some_sym_eq_trivial
  7526   Eps_eq           -> some_eq_trivial
  7527 
  7528 * HOL: exhaust_tac on datatypes superceded by new generic case_tac;
  7529 
  7530 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem binding expand_if (refer to split_if
  7531 instead);
  7532 
  7533 * HOL: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' are now called
  7534 f.simps instead of f.rules;
  7535 
  7536 * HOL: qed_spec_mp now also handles bounded ALL as well;
  7537 
  7538 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded, so the type constraint ":: nat" may
  7539 sometimes be needed;
  7540 
  7541 * HOL: the constant for "f``x" is now "image" rather than "op ``";
  7542 
  7543 * HOL: the constant for "f-``x" is now "vimage" rather than "op -``";
  7544 
  7545 * HOL: the disjoint sum is now "<+>" instead of "Plus"; the cartesian
  7546 product is now "<*>" instead of "Times"; the lexicographic product is
  7547 now "<*lex*>" instead of "**";
  7548 
  7549 * HOL: theory Sexp is now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part
  7550 of main HOL, but was unused); better use HOL's datatype package;
  7551 
  7552 * HOL: removed "symbols" syntax for constant "override" of theory Map;
  7553 the old syntax may be recovered as follows:
  7554 
  7555   syntax (symbols)
  7556     override  :: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)"
  7557       (infixl "\\<oplus>" 100)
  7558 
  7559 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  7560 
  7561 * HOL/ML: even fewer consts are declared as global (see theories Ord,
  7562 Lfp, Gfp, WF); this only affects ML packages that refer to const names
  7563 internally;
  7564 
  7565 * HOL and ZF: syntax for quotienting wrt an equivalence relation
  7566 changed from A/r to A//r;
  7567 
  7568 * ZF: new treatment of arithmetic (nat & int) may break some old
  7569 proofs;
  7570 
  7571 * Isar: renamed some attributes (RS -> THEN, simplify -> simplified,
  7572 rulify -> rule_format, elimify -> elim_format, ...);
  7573 
  7574 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  7575 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (in most cases, one
  7576 should have to change intro!! to intro? only); replaced "delrule" by
  7577 "rule del";
  7578 
  7579 * Isar/HOL: renamed "intrs" to "intros" in inductive definitions;
  7580 
  7581 * Provers: strengthened force_tac by using new first_best_tac;
  7582 
  7583 * LaTeX document preparation: several changes of isabelle.sty (see
  7584 lib/texinputs);
  7585 
  7586 
  7587 *** Document preparation ***
  7588 
  7589 * formal comments (text blocks etc.) in new-style theories may now
  7590 contain antiquotations of thm/prop/term/typ/text to be presented
  7591 according to latex print mode; concrete syntax is like this:
  7592 @{term[show_types] "f(x) = a + x"};
  7593 
  7594 * isatool mkdir provides easy setup of Isabelle session directories,
  7595 including proper document sources;
  7596 
  7597 * generated LaTeX sources are now deleted after successful run
  7598 (isatool document -c); may retain a copy somewhere else via -D option
  7599 of isatool usedir;
  7600 
  7601 * isatool usedir -D now lets isatool latex -o sty update the Isabelle
  7602 style files, achieving self-contained LaTeX sources and simplifying
  7603 LaTeX debugging;
  7604 
  7605 * old-style theories now produce (crude) LaTeX output as well;
  7606 
  7607 * browser info session directories are now self-contained (may be put
  7608 on WWW server seperately); improved graphs of nested sessions; removed
  7609 graph for 'all sessions';
  7610 
  7611 * several improvements in isabelle style files; \isabellestyle{it}
  7612 produces fake math mode output; \isamarkupheader is now \section by
  7613 default; see lib/texinputs/isabelle.sty etc.;
  7614 
  7615 
  7616 *** Isar ***
  7617 
  7618 * Isar/Pure: local results and corresponding term bindings are now
  7619 subject to Hindley-Milner polymorphism (similar to ML); this
  7620 accommodates incremental type-inference very nicely;
  7621 
  7622 * Isar/Pure: new derived language element 'obtain' supports
  7623 generalized existence reasoning;
  7624 
  7625 * Isar/Pure: new calculational elements 'moreover' and 'ultimately'
  7626 support accumulation of results, without applying any rules yet;
  7627 useful to collect intermediate results without explicit name
  7628 references, and for use with transitivity rules with more than 2
  7629 premises;
  7630 
  7631 * Isar/Pure: scalable support for case-analysis type proofs: new
  7632 'case' language element refers to local contexts symbolically, as
  7633 produced by certain proof methods; internally, case names are attached
  7634 to theorems as "tags";
  7635 
  7636 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'hide' removes declarations from
  7637 class/type/const name spaces;
  7638 
  7639 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'defs' supports option "(overloaded)" to
  7640 indicate potential overloading;
  7641 
  7642 * Isar/Pure: changed syntax of local blocks from {{ }} to { };
  7643 
  7644 * Isar/Pure: syntax of sorts made 'inner', i.e. have to write
  7645 "{a,b,c}" instead of {a,b,c};
  7646 
  7647 * Isar/Pure now provides its own version of intro/elim/dest
  7648 attributes; useful for building new logics, but beware of confusion
  7649 with the version in Provers/classical;
  7650 
  7651 * Isar/Pure: the local context of (non-atomic) goals is provided via
  7652 case name 'antecedent';
  7653 
  7654 * Isar/Pure: removed obsolete 'transfer' attribute (transfer of thms
  7655 to the current context is now done automatically);
  7656 
  7657 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'method_setup' provides a simple interface
  7658 for definining proof methods in ML;
  7659 
  7660 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  7661 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  7662 most cases, one should have to change intro!! to intro? only);
  7663 replaced "delrule" by "rule del";
  7664 
  7665 * Isar/Provers: new 'hypsubst' method, plain 'subst' method and
  7666 'symmetric' attribute (the latter supercedes [RS sym]);
  7667 
  7668 * Isar/Provers: splitter support (via 'split' attribute and 'simp'
  7669 method modifier); 'simp' method: 'only:' modifier removes loopers as
  7670 well (including splits);
  7671 
  7672 * Isar/Provers: Simplifier and Classical methods now support all kind
  7673 of modifiers used in the past, including 'cong', 'iff', etc.
  7674 
  7675 * Isar/Provers: added 'fastsimp' and 'clarsimp' methods (combination
  7676 of Simplifier and Classical reasoner);
  7677 
  7678 * Isar/HOL: new proof method 'cases' and improved version of 'induct'
  7679 now support named cases; major packages (inductive, datatype, primrec,
  7680 recdef) support case names and properly name parameters;
  7681 
  7682 * Isar/HOL: new transitivity rules for substitution in inequalities --
  7683 monotonicity conditions are extracted to be proven at end of
  7684 calculations;
  7685 
  7686 * Isar/HOL: removed 'case_split' thm binding, should use 'cases' proof
  7687 method anyway;
  7688 
  7689 * Isar/HOL: removed old expand_if = split_if; theorems if_splits =
  7690 split_if split_if_asm; datatype package provides theorems foo.splits =
  7691 foo.split foo.split_asm for each datatype;
  7692 
  7693 * Isar/HOL: tuned inductive package, rename "intrs" to "intros"
  7694 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY), emulation of mk_cases feature for proof
  7695 scripts: new 'inductive_cases' command and 'ind_cases' method; (Note:
  7696 use "(cases (simplified))" method in proper proof texts);
  7697 
  7698 * Isar/HOL: added global 'arith_split' attribute for 'arith' method;
  7699 
  7700 * Isar: names of theorems etc. may be natural numbers as well;
  7701 
  7702 * Isar: 'pr' command: optional arguments for goals_limit and
  7703 ProofContext.prems_limit; no longer prints theory contexts, but only
  7704 proof states;
  7705 
  7706 * Isar: diagnostic commands 'pr', 'thm', 'prop', 'term', 'typ' admit
  7707 additional print modes to be specified; e.g. "pr(latex)" will print
  7708 proof state according to the Isabelle LaTeX style;
  7709 
  7710 * Isar: improved support for emulating tactic scripts, including proof
  7711 methods 'rule_tac' etc., 'cut_tac', 'thin_tac', 'subgoal_tac',
  7712 'rename_tac', 'rotate_tac', 'tactic', and 'case_tac' / 'induct_tac'
  7713 (for HOL datatypes);
  7714 
  7715 * Isar: simplified (more robust) goal selection of proof methods: 1st
  7716 goal, all goals, or explicit goal specifier (tactic emulation); thus
  7717 'proof method scripts' have to be in depth-first order;
  7718 
  7719 * Isar: tuned 'let' syntax: replaced 'as' keyword by 'and';
  7720 
  7721 * Isar: removed 'help' command, which hasn't been too helpful anyway;
  7722 should instead use individual commands for printing items
  7723 (print_commands, print_methods etc.);
  7724 
  7725 * Isar: added 'nothing' --- the empty list of theorems;
  7726 
  7727 
  7728 *** HOL ***
  7729 
  7730 * HOL/MicroJava: formalization of a fragment of Java, together with a
  7731 corresponding virtual machine and a specification of its bytecode
  7732 verifier and a lightweight bytecode verifier, including proofs of
  7733 type-safety; by Gerwin Klein, Tobias Nipkow, David von Oheimb, and
  7734 Cornelia Pusch (see also the homepage of project Bali at
  7735 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Bali/);
  7736 
  7737 * HOL/Algebra: new theory of rings and univariate polynomials, by
  7738 Clemens Ballarin;
  7739 
  7740 * HOL/NumberTheory: fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Chinese
  7741 Remainder Theorem, Fermat/Euler Theorem, Wilson's Theorem, by Thomas M
  7742 Rasmussen;
  7743 
  7744 * HOL/Lattice: fundamental concepts of lattice theory and order
  7745 structures, including duals, properties of bounds versus algebraic
  7746 laws, lattice operations versus set-theoretic ones, the Knaster-Tarski
  7747 Theorem for complete lattices etc.; may also serve as a demonstration
  7748 for abstract algebraic reasoning using axiomatic type classes, and
  7749 mathematics-style proof in Isabelle/Isar; by Markus Wenzel;
  7750 
  7751 * HOL/Prolog: a (bare-bones) implementation of Lambda-Prolog, by David
  7752 von Oheimb;
  7753 
  7754 * HOL/IMPP: extension of IMP with local variables and mutually
  7755 recursive procedures, by David von Oheimb;
  7756 
  7757 * HOL/Lambda: converted into new-style theory and document;
  7758 
  7759 * HOL/ex/Multiquote: example of multiple nested quotations and
  7760 anti-quotations -- basically a generalized version of de-Bruijn
  7761 representation; very useful in avoiding lifting of operations;
  7762 
  7763 * HOL/record: added general record equality rule to simpset; fixed
  7764 select-update simplification procedure to handle extended records as
  7765 well; admit "r" as field name;
  7766 
  7767 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded over the new sort "zero", allowing its use with
  7768 other numeric types and also as the identity of groups, rings, etc.;
  7769 
  7770 * HOL: new axclass plus_ac0 for addition with the AC-laws and 0 as identity.
  7771 Types nat and int belong to this axclass;
  7772 
  7773 * HOL: greatly improved simplification involving numerals of type nat, int, real:
  7774    (i + #8 + j) = Suc k simplifies to  #7 + (i + j) = k
  7775    i*j + k + j*#3*i     simplifies to  #4*(i*j) + k
  7776   two terms #m*u and #n*u are replaced by #(m+n)*u
  7777     (where #m, #n and u can implicitly be 1; this is simproc combine_numerals)
  7778   and the term/formula #m*u+x ~~ #n*u+y simplifies simplifies to #(m-n)+x ~~ y
  7779     or x ~~ #(n-m)+y, where ~~ is one of = < <= or - (simproc cancel_numerals);
  7780 
  7781 * HOL: meson_tac is available (previously in ex/meson.ML); it is a
  7782 powerful prover for predicate logic but knows nothing of clasets; see
  7783 ex/mesontest.ML and ex/mesontest2.ML for example applications;
  7784 
  7785 * HOL: new version of "case_tac" subsumes both boolean case split and
  7786 "exhaust_tac" on datatypes; INCOMPATIBILITY: exhaust_tac no longer
  7787 exists, may define val exhaust_tac = case_tac for ad-hoc portability;
  7788 
  7789 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions: only the
  7790 selector expression is simplified, but not the remaining arms; to
  7791 enable full simplification of case-expressions for datatype t, you may
  7792 remove t.weak_case_cong from the simpset, either globally (Delcongs
  7793 [thm"t.weak_case_cong"];) or locally (delcongs [...]).
  7794 
  7795 * HOL/recdef: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' for
  7796 function 'f' are now called f.simps instead of f.rules; if all
  7797 termination conditions are proved automatically, these simplification
  7798 rules are added to the simpset, as in primrec; rules may be named
  7799 individually as well, resulting in a separate list of theorems for
  7800 each equation;
  7801 
  7802 * HOL/While is a new theory that provides a while-combinator. It
  7803 permits the definition of tail-recursive functions without the
  7804 provision of a termination measure. The latter is necessary once the
  7805 invariant proof rule for while is applied.
  7806 
  7807 * HOL: new (overloaded) notation for the set of elements below/above
  7808 some element: {..u}, {..u(}, {l..}, {)l..}. See theory SetInterval.
  7809 
  7810 * HOL: theorems impI, allI, ballI bound as "strip";
  7811 
  7812 * HOL: new tactic induct_thm_tac: thm -> string -> int -> tactic
  7813 induct_tac th "x1 ... xn" expects th to have a conclusion of the form
  7814 P v1 ... vn and abbreviates res_inst_tac [("v1","x1"),...,("vn","xn")] th;
  7815 
  7816 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  7817 
  7818 * HOL: theory Sexp now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part of
  7819 main HOL, but was unused);
  7820 
  7821 * HOL: fewer consts declared as global (e.g. have to refer to
  7822 "Lfp.lfp" instead of "lfp" internally; affects ML packages only);
  7823 
  7824 * HOL: tuned AST representation of nested pairs, avoiding bogus output
  7825 in case of overlap with user translations (e.g. judgements over
  7826 tuples); (note that the underlying logical represenation is still
  7827 bogus);
  7828 
  7829 
  7830 *** ZF ***
  7831 
  7832 * ZF: simplification automatically cancels common terms in arithmetic
  7833 expressions over nat and int;
  7834 
  7835 * ZF: new treatment of nat to minimize type-checking: all operators
  7836 coerce their operands to a natural number using the function natify,
  7837 making the algebraic laws unconditional;
  7838 
  7839 * ZF: as above, for int: operators coerce their operands to an integer
  7840 using the function intify;
  7841 
  7842 * ZF: the integer library now contains many of the usual laws for the
  7843 orderings, including $<=, and monotonicity laws for $+ and $*;
  7844 
  7845 * ZF: new example ZF/ex/NatSum to demonstrate integer arithmetic
  7846 simplification;
  7847 
  7848 * FOL and ZF: AddIffs now available, giving theorems of the form P<->Q
  7849 to the simplifier and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  7850 
  7851 
  7852 *** General ***
  7853 
  7854 * Provers: blast_tac now handles actual object-logic rules as
  7855 assumptions; note that auto_tac uses blast_tac internally as well;
  7856 
  7857 * Provers: new functions rulify/rulify_no_asm: thm -> thm for turning
  7858 outer -->/All/Ball into ==>/!!; qed_spec_mp now uses rulify_no_asm;
  7859 
  7860 * Provers: delrules now handles destruct rules as well (no longer need
  7861 explicit make_elim);
  7862 
  7863 * Provers: Blast_tac now warns of and ignores "weak elimination rules" e.g.
  7864   [| inj ?f;          ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  7865 use instead the strong form,
  7866   [| inj ?f; ~ ?W ==> ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  7867 in HOL, FOL and ZF the function cla_make_elim will create such rules
  7868 from destruct-rules;
  7869 
  7870 * Provers: Simplifier.easy_setup provides a fast path to basic
  7871 Simplifier setup for new object-logics;
  7872 
  7873 * Pure: AST translation rules no longer require constant head on LHS;
  7874 
  7875 * Pure: improved name spaces: ambiguous output is qualified; support
  7876 for hiding of names;
  7877 
  7878 * system: smart setup of canonical ML_HOME, ISABELLE_INTERFACE, and
  7879 XSYMBOL_HOME; no longer need to do manual configuration in most
  7880 situations;
  7881 
  7882 * system: compression of ML heaps images may now be controlled via -c
  7883 option of isabelle and isatool usedir (currently only observed by
  7884 Poly/ML);
  7885 
  7886 * system: isatool installfonts may handle X-Symbol fonts as well (very
  7887 useful for remote X11);
  7888 
  7889 * system: provide TAGS file for Isabelle sources;
  7890 
  7891 * ML: infix 'OF' is a version of 'MRS' with more appropriate argument
  7892 order;
  7893 
  7894 * ML: renamed flags Syntax.trace_norm_ast to Syntax.trace_ast; global
  7895 timing flag supersedes proof_timing and Toplevel.trace;
  7896 
  7897 * ML: new combinators |>> and |>>> for incremental transformations
  7898 with secondary results (e.g. certain theory extensions):
  7899 
  7900 * ML: PureThy.add_defs gets additional argument to indicate potential
  7901 overloading (usually false);
  7902 
  7903 * ML: PureThy.add_thms/add_axioms/add_defs now return theorems as
  7904 results;
  7905 
  7906 
  7907 
  7908 New in Isabelle99 (October 1999)
  7909 --------------------------------
  7910 
  7911 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  7912 
  7913 * HOL: The THEN and ELSE parts of conditional expressions (if P then x else y)
  7914 are no longer simplified.  (This allows the simplifier to unfold recursive
  7915 functional programs.)  To restore the old behaviour, declare
  7916 
  7917     Delcongs [if_weak_cong];
  7918 
  7919 * HOL: Removed the obsolete syntax "Compl A"; use -A for set
  7920 complement;
  7921 
  7922 * HOL: the predicate "inj" is now defined by translation to "inj_on";
  7923 
  7924 * HOL/datatype: mutual_induct_tac no longer exists --
  7925   use induct_tac "x_1 ... x_n" instead of mutual_induct_tac ["x_1", ..., "x_n"]
  7926 
  7927 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  7928 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  7929 
  7930 * ZF: The con_defs part of an inductive definition may no longer refer
  7931 to constants declared in the same theory;
  7932 
  7933 * HOL, ZF: the function mk_cases, generated by the inductive
  7934 definition package, has lost an argument.  To simplify its result, it
  7935 uses the default simpset instead of a supplied list of theorems.
  7936 
  7937 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  7938 
  7939 * Simplifier: the type of the infix ML functions
  7940         setSSolver addSSolver setSolver addSolver
  7941 is now  simpset * solver -> simpset  where `solver' is a new abstract type
  7942 for packaging solvers. A solver is created via
  7943         mk_solver: string -> (thm list -> int -> tactic) -> solver
  7944 where the string argument is only a comment.
  7945 
  7946 
  7947 *** Proof tools ***
  7948 
  7949 * Provers/Arith/fast_lin_arith.ML contains a functor for creating a
  7950 decision procedure for linear arithmetic. Currently it is used for
  7951 types `nat', `int', and `real' in HOL (see below); it can, should and
  7952 will be instantiated for other types and logics as well.
  7953 
  7954 * The simplifier now accepts rewrite rules with flexible heads, eg
  7955      hom ?f ==> ?f(?x+?y) = ?f ?x + ?f ?y
  7956   They are applied like any rule with a non-pattern lhs, i.e. by first-order
  7957   matching.
  7958 
  7959 
  7960 *** General ***
  7961 
  7962 * New Isabelle/Isar subsystem provides an alternative to traditional
  7963 tactical theorem proving; together with the ProofGeneral/isar user
  7964 interface it offers an interactive environment for developing human
  7965 readable proof documents (Isar == Intelligible semi-automated
  7966 reasoning); for further information see isatool doc isar-ref,
  7967 src/HOL/Isar_examples and http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Isar/
  7968 
  7969 * improved and simplified presentation of theories: better HTML markup
  7970 (including colors), graph views in several sizes; isatool usedir now
  7971 provides a proper interface for user theories (via -P option); actual
  7972 document preparation based on (PDF)LaTeX is available as well (for
  7973 new-style theories only); see isatool doc system for more information;
  7974 
  7975 * native support for Proof General, both for classic Isabelle and
  7976 Isabelle/Isar;
  7977 
  7978 * ML function thm_deps visualizes dependencies of theorems and lemmas,
  7979 using the graph browser tool;
  7980 
  7981 * Isabelle manuals now also available as PDF;
  7982 
  7983 * theory loader rewritten from scratch (may not be fully
  7984 bug-compatible); old loadpath variable has been replaced by show_path,
  7985 add_path, del_path, reset_path functions; new operations such as
  7986 update_thy, touch_thy, remove_thy, use/update_thy_only (see also
  7987 isatool doc ref);
  7988 
  7989 * improved isatool install: option -k creates KDE application icon,
  7990 option -p DIR installs standalone binaries;
  7991 
  7992 * added ML_PLATFORM setting (useful for cross-platform installations);
  7993 more robust handling of platform specific ML images for SML/NJ;
  7994 
  7995 * the settings environment is now statically scoped, i.e. it is never
  7996 created again in sub-processes invoked from isabelle, isatool, or
  7997 Isabelle;
  7998 
  7999 * path element specification '~~' refers to '$ISABELLE_HOME';
  8000 
  8001 * in locales, the "assumes" and "defines" parts may be omitted if
  8002 empty;
  8003 
  8004 * new print_mode "xsymbols" for extended symbol support (e.g. genuine
  8005 long arrows);
  8006 
  8007 * new print_mode "HTML";
  8008 
  8009 * new flag show_tags controls display of tags of theorems (which are
  8010 basically just comments that may be attached by some tools);
  8011 
  8012 * Isamode 2.6 requires patch to accomodate change of Isabelle font
  8013 mode and goal output format:
  8014 
  8015 diff -r Isamode-2.6/elisp/isa-load.el Isamode/elisp/isa-load.el
  8016 244c244
  8017 <       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8018 ---
  8019 >       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-misabelle_font" "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8020 diff -r Isabelle-2.6/elisp/isa-proofstate.el Isamode/elisp/isa-proofstate.el
  8021 181c181
  8022 < (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+$"
  8023 ---
  8024 > (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+"
  8025 
  8026 * function bind_thms stores lists of theorems (cf. bind_thm);
  8027 
  8028 * new shorthand tactics ftac, eatac, datac, fatac;
  8029 
  8030 * qed (and friends) now accept "" as result name; in that case the
  8031 theorem is not stored, but proper checks and presentation of the
  8032 result still apply;
  8033 
  8034 * theorem database now also indexes constants "Trueprop", "all",
  8035 "==>", "=="; thus thms_containing, findI etc. may retrieve more rules;
  8036 
  8037 
  8038 *** HOL ***
  8039 
  8040 ** HOL arithmetic **
  8041 
  8042 * There are now decision procedures for linear arithmetic over nat and
  8043 int:
  8044 
  8045 1. arith_tac copes with arbitrary formulae involving `=', `<', `<=',
  8046 `+', `-', `Suc', `min', `max' and numerical constants; other subterms
  8047 are treated as atomic; subformulae not involving type `nat' or `int'
  8048 are ignored; quantified subformulae are ignored unless they are
  8049 positive universal or negative existential. The tactic has to be
  8050 invoked by hand and can be a little bit slow. In particular, the
  8051 running time is exponential in the number of occurrences of `min' and
  8052 `max', and `-' on `nat'.
  8053 
  8054 2. fast_arith_tac is a cut-down version of arith_tac: it only takes
  8055 (negated) (in)equalities among the premises and the conclusion into
  8056 account (i.e. no compound formulae) and does not know about `min' and
  8057 `max', and `-' on `nat'. It is fast and is used automatically by the
  8058 simplifier.
  8059 
  8060 NB: At the moment, these decision procedures do not cope with mixed
  8061 nat/int formulae where the two parts interact, such as `m < n ==>
  8062 int(m) < int(n)'.
  8063 
  8064 * HOL/Numeral provides a generic theory of numerals (encoded
  8065 efficiently as bit strings); setup for types nat/int/real is in place;
  8066 INCOMPATIBILITY: since numeral syntax is now polymorphic, rather than
  8067 int, existing theories and proof scripts may require a few additional
  8068 type constraints;
  8069 
  8070 * integer division and remainder can now be performed on constant
  8071 arguments;
  8072 
  8073 * many properties of integer multiplication, division and remainder
  8074 are now available;
  8075 
  8076 * An interface to the Stanford Validity Checker (SVC) is available through the
  8077 tactic svc_tac.  Propositional tautologies and theorems of linear arithmetic
  8078 are proved automatically.  SVC must be installed separately, and its results
  8079 must be TAKEN ON TRUST (Isabelle does not check the proofs, but tags any
  8080 invocation of the underlying oracle).  For SVC see
  8081   http://verify.stanford.edu/SVC
  8082 
  8083 * IsaMakefile: the HOL-Real target now builds an actual image;
  8084 
  8085 
  8086 ** HOL misc **
  8087 
  8088 * HOL/Real/HahnBanach: the Hahn-Banach theorem for real vector spaces
  8089 (in Isabelle/Isar) -- by Gertrud Bauer;
  8090 
  8091 * HOL/BCV: generic model of bytecode verification, i.e. data-flow
  8092 analysis for assembly languages with subtypes;
  8093 
  8094 * HOL/TLA (Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions): major reorganization
  8095 -- avoids syntactic ambiguities and treats state, transition, and
  8096 temporal levels more uniformly; introduces INCOMPATIBILITIES due to
  8097 changed syntax and (many) tactics;
  8098 
  8099 * HOL/inductive: Now also handles more general introduction rules such
  8100   as "ALL y. (y, x) : r --> y : acc r ==> x : acc r"; monotonicity
  8101   theorems are now maintained within the theory (maintained via the
  8102   "mono" attribute);
  8103 
  8104 * HOL/datatype: Now also handles arbitrarily branching datatypes
  8105   (using function types) such as
  8106 
  8107   datatype 'a tree = Atom 'a | Branch "nat => 'a tree"
  8108 
  8109 * HOL/record: record_simproc (part of the default simpset) takes care
  8110 of selectors applied to updated records; record_split_tac is no longer
  8111 part of the default claset; update_defs may now be removed from the
  8112 simpset in many cases; COMPATIBILITY: old behavior achieved by
  8113 
  8114   claset_ref () := claset() addSWrapper record_split_wrapper;
  8115   Delsimprocs [record_simproc]
  8116 
  8117 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  8118 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  8119 
  8120 * HOL/recdef (TFL): 'congs' syntax now expects comma separated list of theorem
  8121 names rather than an ML expression;
  8122 
  8123 * HOL/defer_recdef (TFL): like recdef but the well-founded relation can be
  8124 supplied later.  Program schemes can be defined, such as
  8125     "While B C s = (if B s then While B C (C s) else s)"
  8126 where the well-founded relation can be chosen after B and C have been given.
  8127 
  8128 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  8129 INCOMPATIBILITY: while [] and infix # syntax is still there, of
  8130 course, ML tools referring to List.list.op # etc. have to be adapted;
  8131 
  8132 * HOL_quantifiers flag superseded by "HOL" print mode, which is
  8133 disabled by default; run isabelle with option -m HOL to get back to
  8134 the original Gordon/HOL-style output;
  8135 
  8136 * HOL/Ord.thy: new bounded quantifier syntax (input only): ALL x<y. P,
  8137 ALL x<=y. P, EX x<y. P, EX x<=y. P;
  8138 
  8139 * HOL basic syntax simplified (more orthogonal): all variants of
  8140 All/Ex now support plain / symbolic / HOL notation; plain syntax for
  8141 Eps operator is provided as well: "SOME x. P[x]";
  8142 
  8143 * HOL/Sum.thy: sum_case has been moved to HOL/Datatype;
  8144 
  8145 * HOL/Univ.thy: infix syntax <*>, <+>, <**>, <+> eliminated and made
  8146 thus available for user theories;
  8147 
  8148 * HOLCF/IOA/Sequents: renamed 'Cons' to 'Consq' to avoid clash with
  8149 HOL/List; hardly an INCOMPATIBILITY since '>>' syntax is used all the
  8150 time;
  8151 
  8152 * HOL: new tactic smp_tac: int -> int -> tactic, which applies spec
  8153 several times and then mp;
  8154 
  8155 
  8156 *** LK ***
  8157 
  8158 * the notation <<...>> is now available as a notation for sequences of
  8159 formulas;
  8160 
  8161 * the simplifier is now installed
  8162 
  8163 * the axiom system has been generalized (thanks to Soren Heilmann)
  8164 
  8165 * the classical reasoner now has a default rule database
  8166 
  8167 
  8168 *** ZF ***
  8169 
  8170 * new primrec section allows primitive recursive functions to be given
  8171 directly (as in HOL) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8172 
  8173 * new tactics induct_tac and exhaust_tac for induction (or case
  8174 analysis) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8175 
  8176 * the datatype declaration of type T now defines the recursor T_rec;
  8177 
  8178 * simplification automatically does freeness reasoning for datatype
  8179 constructors;
  8180 
  8181 * automatic type-inference, with AddTCs command to insert new
  8182 type-checking rules;
  8183 
  8184 * datatype introduction rules are now added as Safe Introduction rules
  8185 to the claset;
  8186 
  8187 * the syntax "if P then x else y" is now available in addition to
  8188 if(P,x,y);
  8189 
  8190 
  8191 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  8192 
  8193 * tuned simplifier trace output; new flag debug_simp;
  8194 
  8195 * structures Vartab / Termtab (instances of TableFun) offer efficient
  8196 tables indexed by indexname_ord / term_ord (compatible with aconv);
  8197 
  8198 * AxClass.axclass_tac lost the theory argument;
  8199 
  8200 * tuned current_goals_markers semantics: begin / end goal avoids
  8201 printing empty lines;
  8202 
  8203 * removed prs and prs_fn hook, which was broken because it did not
  8204 include \n in its semantics, forcing writeln to add one
  8205 uncoditionally; replaced prs_fn by writeln_fn; consider std_output:
  8206 string -> unit if you really want to output text without newline;
  8207 
  8208 * Symbol.output subject to print mode; INCOMPATIBILITY: defaults to
  8209 plain output, interface builders may have to enable 'isabelle_font'
  8210 mode to get Isabelle font glyphs as before;
  8211 
  8212 * refined token_translation interface; INCOMPATIBILITY: output length
  8213 now of type real instead of int;
  8214 
  8215 * theory loader actions may be traced via new ThyInfo.add_hook
  8216 interface (see src/Pure/Thy/thy_info.ML); example application: keep
  8217 your own database of information attached to *whole* theories -- as
  8218 opposed to intra-theory data slots offered via TheoryDataFun;
  8219 
  8220 * proper handling of dangling sort hypotheses (at last!);
  8221 Thm.strip_shyps and Drule.strip_shyps_warning take care of removing
  8222 extra sort hypotheses that can be witnessed from the type signature;
  8223 the force_strip_shyps flag is gone, any remaining shyps are simply
  8224 left in the theorem (with a warning issued by strip_shyps_warning);
  8225 
  8226 
  8227 
  8228 New in Isabelle98-1 (October 1998)
  8229 ----------------------------------
  8230 
  8231 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8232 
  8233 * several changes of automated proof tools;
  8234 
  8235 * HOL: major changes to the inductive and datatype packages, including
  8236 some minor incompatibilities of theory syntax;
  8237 
  8238 * HOL: renamed r^-1 to 'converse' from 'inverse'; 'inj_onto' is now
  8239 called `inj_on';
  8240 
  8241 * HOL: removed duplicate thms in Arith:
  8242   less_imp_add_less  should be replaced by  trans_less_add1
  8243   le_imp_add_le      should be replaced by  trans_le_add1
  8244 
  8245 * HOL: unary minus is now overloaded (new type constraints may be
  8246 required);
  8247 
  8248 * HOL and ZF: unary minus for integers is now #- instead of #~.  In
  8249 ZF, expressions such as n#-1 must be changed to n#- 1, since #-1 is
  8250 now taken as an integer constant.
  8251 
  8252 * Pure: ML function 'theory_of' renamed to 'theory';
  8253 
  8254 
  8255 *** Proof tools ***
  8256 
  8257 * Simplifier:
  8258   1. Asm_full_simp_tac is now more aggressive.
  8259      1. It will sometimes reorient premises if that increases their power to
  8260         simplify.
  8261      2. It does no longer proceed strictly from left to right but may also
  8262         rotate premises to achieve further simplification.
  8263      For compatibility reasons there is now Asm_lr_simp_tac which is like the
  8264      old Asm_full_simp_tac in that it does not rotate premises.
  8265   2. The simplifier now knows a little bit about nat-arithmetic.
  8266 
  8267 * Classical reasoner: wrapper mechanism for the classical reasoner now
  8268 allows for selected deletion of wrappers, by introduction of names for
  8269 wrapper functionals.  This implies that addbefore, addSbefore,
  8270 addaltern, and addSaltern now take a pair (name, tactic) as argument,
  8271 and that adding two tactics with the same name overwrites the first
  8272 one (emitting a warning).
  8273   type wrapper = (int -> tactic) -> (int -> tactic)
  8274   setWrapper, setSWrapper, compWrapper and compSWrapper are replaced by
  8275   addWrapper, addSWrapper: claset * (string * wrapper) -> claset
  8276   delWrapper, delSWrapper: claset *  string            -> claset
  8277   getWrapper is renamed to appWrappers, getSWrapper to appSWrappers;
  8278 
  8279 * Classical reasoner: addbefore/addSbefore now have APPEND/ORELSE
  8280 semantics; addbefore now affects only the unsafe part of step_tac
  8281 etc.; this affects addss/auto_tac/force_tac, so EXISTING PROOFS MAY
  8282 FAIL, but proofs should be fixable easily, e.g. by replacing Auto_tac
  8283 by Force_tac;
  8284 
  8285 * Classical reasoner: setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to
  8286 compWrapper; added safe wrapper (and access functions for it);
  8287 
  8288 * HOL/split_all_tac is now much faster and fails if there is nothing
  8289 to split.  Some EXISTING PROOFS MAY REQUIRE ADAPTION because the order
  8290 and the names of the automatically generated variables have changed.
  8291 split_all_tac has moved within claset() from unsafe wrappers to safe
  8292 wrappers, which means that !!-bound variables are split much more
  8293 aggressively, and safe_tac and clarify_tac now split such variables.
  8294 If this splitting is not appropriate, use delSWrapper "split_all_tac".
  8295 Note: the same holds for record_split_tac, which does the job of
  8296 split_all_tac for record fields.
  8297 
  8298 * HOL/Simplifier: Rewrite rules for case distinctions can now be added
  8299 permanently to the default simpset using Addsplits just like
  8300 Addsimps. They can be removed via Delsplits just like
  8301 Delsimps. Lower-case versions are also available.
  8302 
  8303 * HOL/Simplifier: The rule split_if is now part of the default
  8304 simpset. This means that the simplifier will eliminate all occurrences
  8305 of if-then-else in the conclusion of a goal. To prevent this, you can
  8306 either remove split_if completely from the default simpset by
  8307 `Delsplits [split_if]' or remove it in a specific call of the
  8308 simplifier using `... delsplits [split_if]'.  You can also add/delete
  8309 other case splitting rules to/from the default simpset: every datatype
  8310 generates suitable rules `split_t_case' and `split_t_case_asm' (where
  8311 t is the name of the datatype).
  8312 
  8313 * Classical reasoner / Simplifier combination: new force_tac (and
  8314 derivatives Force_tac, force) combines rewriting and classical
  8315 reasoning (and whatever other tools) similarly to auto_tac, but is
  8316 aimed to solve the given subgoal completely.
  8317 
  8318 
  8319 *** General ***
  8320 
  8321 * new top-level commands `Goal' and `Goalw' that improve upon `goal'
  8322 and `goalw': the theory is no longer needed as an explicit argument -
  8323 the current theory context is used; assumptions are no longer returned
  8324 at the ML-level unless one of them starts with ==> or !!; it is
  8325 recommended to convert to these new commands using isatool fixgoal
  8326 (backup your sources first!);
  8327 
  8328 * new top-level commands 'thm' and 'thms' for retrieving theorems from
  8329 the current theory context, and 'theory' to lookup stored theories;
  8330 
  8331 * new theory section 'locale' for declaring constants, assumptions and
  8332 definitions that have local scope;
  8333 
  8334 * new theory section 'nonterminals' for purely syntactic types;
  8335 
  8336 * new theory section 'setup' for generic ML setup functions
  8337 (e.g. package initialization);
  8338 
  8339 * the distribution now includes Isabelle icons: see
  8340 lib/logo/isabelle-{small,tiny}.xpm;
  8341 
  8342 * isatool install - install binaries with absolute references to
  8343 ISABELLE_HOME/bin;
  8344 
  8345 * isatool logo -- create instances of the Isabelle logo (as EPS);
  8346 
  8347 * print mode 'emacs' reserved for Isamode;
  8348 
  8349 * support multiple print (ast) translations per constant name;
  8350 
  8351 * theorems involving oracles are now printed with a suffixed [!];
  8352 
  8353 
  8354 *** HOL ***
  8355 
  8356 * there is now a tutorial on Isabelle/HOL (do 'isatool doc tutorial');
  8357 
  8358 * HOL/inductive package reorganized and improved: now supports mutual
  8359 definitions such as
  8360 
  8361   inductive EVEN ODD
  8362     intrs
  8363       null "0 : EVEN"
  8364       oddI "n : EVEN ==> Suc n : ODD"
  8365       evenI "n : ODD ==> Suc n : EVEN"
  8366 
  8367 new theorem list "elims" contains an elimination rule for each of the
  8368 recursive sets; inductive definitions now handle disjunctive premises
  8369 correctly (also ZF);
  8370 
  8371 INCOMPATIBILITIES: requires Inductive as an ancestor; component
  8372 "mutual_induct" no longer exists - the induction rule is always
  8373 contained in "induct";
  8374 
  8375 
  8376 * HOL/datatype package re-implemented and greatly improved: now
  8377 supports mutually recursive datatypes such as
  8378 
  8379   datatype
  8380     'a aexp = IF_THEN_ELSE ('a bexp) ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8381             | SUM ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8382             | DIFF ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8383             | NUM 'a
  8384   and
  8385     'a bexp = LESS ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8386             | AND ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  8387             | OR ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  8388 
  8389 as well as indirectly recursive datatypes such as
  8390 
  8391   datatype
  8392     ('a, 'b) term = Var 'a
  8393                   | App 'b ((('a, 'b) term) list)
  8394 
  8395 The new tactic  mutual_induct_tac [<var_1>, ..., <var_n>] i  performs
  8396 induction on mutually / indirectly recursive datatypes.
  8397 
  8398 Primrec equations are now stored in theory and can be accessed via
  8399 <function_name>.simps.
  8400 
  8401 INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  8402 
  8403   - Theories using datatypes must now have theory Datatype as an
  8404     ancestor.
  8405   - The specific <typename>.induct_tac no longer exists - use the
  8406     generic induct_tac instead.
  8407   - natE has been renamed to nat.exhaust - use exhaust_tac
  8408     instead of res_inst_tac ... natE. Note that the variable
  8409     names in nat.exhaust differ from the names in natE, this
  8410     may cause some "fragile" proofs to fail.
  8411   - The theorems split_<typename>_case and split_<typename>_case_asm
  8412     have been renamed to <typename>.split and <typename>.split_asm.
  8413   - Since default sorts of type variables are now handled correctly,
  8414     some datatype definitions may have to be annotated with explicit
  8415     sort constraints.
  8416   - Primrec definitions no longer require function name and type
  8417     of recursive argument.
  8418 
  8419 Consider using isatool fixdatatype to adapt your theories and proof
  8420 scripts to the new package (backup your sources first!).
  8421 
  8422 
  8423 * HOL/record package: considerably improved implementation; now
  8424 includes concrete syntax for record types, terms, updates; theorems
  8425 for surjective pairing and splitting !!-bound record variables; proof
  8426 support is as follows:
  8427 
  8428   1) standard conversions (selectors or updates applied to record
  8429 constructor terms) are part of the standard simpset;
  8430 
  8431   2) inject equations of the form ((x, y) = (x', y')) == x=x' & y=y' are
  8432 made part of standard simpset and claset via addIffs;
  8433 
  8434   3) a tactic for record field splitting (record_split_tac) is part of
  8435 the standard claset (addSWrapper);
  8436 
  8437 To get a better idea about these rules you may retrieve them via
  8438 something like 'thms "foo.simps"' or 'thms "foo.iffs"', where "foo" is
  8439 the name of your record type.
  8440 
  8441 The split tactic 3) conceptually simplifies by the following rule:
  8442 
  8443   "(!!x. PROP ?P x) == (!!a b. PROP ?P (a, b))"
  8444 
  8445 Thus any record variable that is bound by meta-all will automatically
  8446 blow up into some record constructor term, consequently the
  8447 simplifications of 1), 2) apply.  Thus force_tac, auto_tac etc. shall
  8448 solve record problems automatically.
  8449 
  8450 
  8451 * reorganized the main HOL image: HOL/Integ and String loaded by
  8452 default; theory Main includes everything;
  8453 
  8454 * automatic simplification of integer sums and comparisons, using cancellation;
  8455 
  8456 * added option_map_eq_Some and not_Some_eq to the default simpset and claset;
  8457 
  8458 * added disj_not1 = "(~P | Q) = (P --> Q)" to the default simpset;
  8459 
  8460 * many new identities for unions, intersections, set difference, etc.;
  8461 
  8462 * expand_if, expand_split, expand_sum_case and expand_nat_case are now
  8463 called split_if, split_split, split_sum_case and split_nat_case (to go
  8464 with add/delsplits);
  8465 
  8466 * HOL/Prod introduces simplification procedure unit_eq_proc rewriting
  8467 (?x::unit) = (); this is made part of the default simpset, which COULD
  8468 MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL under rare circumstances (consider
  8469 'Delsimprocs [unit_eq_proc];' as last resort); also note that
  8470 unit_abs_eta_conv is added in order to counter the effect of
  8471 unit_eq_proc on (%u::unit. f u), replacing it by f rather than by
  8472 %u.f();
  8473 
  8474 * HOL/Fun INCOMPATIBILITY: `inj_onto' is now called `inj_on' (which
  8475 makes more sense);
  8476 
  8477 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  8478   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  8479   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  8480 
  8481 * HOL/Relation INCOMPATIBILITY: renamed the relational operator r^-1
  8482 to 'converse' from 'inverse' (for compatibility with ZF and some
  8483 literature);
  8484 
  8485 * HOL/recdef can now declare non-recursive functions, with {} supplied as
  8486 the well-founded relation;
  8487 
  8488 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: the complement of set A is now written -A instead of
  8489     Compl A.  The "Compl" syntax remains available as input syntax for this
  8490     release ONLY.
  8491 
  8492 * HOL/Update: new theory of function updates:
  8493     f(a:=b) == %x. if x=a then b else f x
  8494 may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  8495 
  8496 * HOL/Vimage: new theory for inverse image of a function, syntax f-``B;
  8497 
  8498 * HOL/List:
  8499   - new function list_update written xs[i:=v] that updates the i-th
  8500     list position. May also be iterated as in xs[i:=a,j:=b,...].
  8501   - new function `upt' written [i..j(] which generates the list
  8502     [i,i+1,...,j-1], i.e. the upper bound is excluded. To include the upper
  8503     bound write [i..j], which is a shorthand for [i..j+1(].
  8504   - new lexicographic orderings and corresponding wellfoundedness theorems.
  8505 
  8506 * HOL/Arith:
  8507   - removed 'pred' (predecessor) function;
  8508   - generalized some theorems about n-1;
  8509   - many new laws about "div" and "mod";
  8510   - new laws about greatest common divisors (see theory ex/Primes);
  8511 
  8512 * HOL/Relation: renamed the relational operator r^-1 "converse"
  8513 instead of "inverse";
  8514 
  8515 * HOL/Induct/Multiset: a theory of multisets, including the wellfoundedness
  8516   of the multiset ordering;
  8517 
  8518 * directory HOL/Real: a construction of the reals using Dedekind cuts
  8519   (not included by default);
  8520 
  8521 * directory HOL/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY formalism;
  8522 
  8523 * directory HOL/Hoare: a new version of Hoare logic which permits many-sorted
  8524   programs, i.e. different program variables may have different types.
  8525 
  8526 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  8527   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  8528   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  8529 
  8530 
  8531 *** ZF ***
  8532 
  8533 * theory Main includes everything; INCOMPATIBILITY: theory ZF.thy contains
  8534   only the theorems proved on ZF.ML;
  8535 
  8536 * ZF INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  8537   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  8538   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  8539 
  8540 * ZF/Update: new theory of function updates
  8541     with default rewrite rule  f(x:=y) ` z = if(z=x, y, f`z)
  8542   may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  8543 
  8544 * in  let x=t in u(x), neither t nor u(x) has to be an FOL term.
  8545 
  8546 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  8547   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  8548   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  8549 
  8550 * case_tac provided for compatibility with HOL
  8551     (like the old excluded_middle_tac, but with subgoals swapped)
  8552 
  8553 
  8554 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  8555 
  8556 * Pure: several new basic modules made available for general use, see
  8557 also src/Pure/README;
  8558 
  8559 * improved the theory data mechanism to support encapsulation (data
  8560 kind name replaced by private Object.kind, acting as authorization
  8561 key); new type-safe user interface via functor TheoryDataFun; generic
  8562 print_data function becomes basically useless;
  8563 
  8564 * removed global_names compatibility flag -- all theory declarations
  8565 are qualified by default;
  8566 
  8567 * module Pure/Syntax now offers quote / antiquote translation
  8568 functions (useful for Hoare logic etc. with implicit dependencies);
  8569 see HOL/ex/Antiquote for an example use;
  8570 
  8571 * Simplifier now offers conversions (asm_)(full_)rewrite: simpset ->
  8572 cterm -> thm;
  8573 
  8574 * new tactical CHANGED_GOAL for checking that a tactic modifies a
  8575 subgoal;
  8576 
  8577 * Display.print_goals function moved to Locale.print_goals;
  8578 
  8579 * standard print function for goals supports current_goals_markers
  8580 variable for marking begin of proof, end of proof, start of goal; the
  8581 default is ("", "", ""); setting current_goals_markers := ("<proof>",
  8582 "</proof>", "<goal>") causes SGML like tagged proof state printing,
  8583 for example;
  8584 
  8585 
  8586 
  8587 New in Isabelle98 (January 1998)
  8588 --------------------------------
  8589 
  8590 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8591 
  8592 * changed lexical syntax of terms / types: dots made part of long
  8593 identifiers, e.g. "%x.x" no longer possible, should be "%x. x";
  8594 
  8595 * simpset (and claset) reference variable replaced by functions
  8596 simpset / simpset_ref;
  8597 
  8598 * no longer supports theory aliases (via merge) and non-trivial
  8599 implicit merge of thms' signatures;
  8600 
  8601 * most internal names of constants changed due to qualified names;
  8602 
  8603 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML);
  8604 
  8605 
  8606 *** General Changes ***
  8607 
  8608 * hierachically structured name spaces (for consts, types, axms, thms
  8609 etc.); new lexical class 'longid' (e.g. Foo.bar.x) may render much of
  8610 old input syntactically incorrect (e.g. "%x.x"); COMPATIBILITY:
  8611 isatool fixdots ensures space after dots (e.g. "%x. x"); set
  8612 long_names for fully qualified output names; NOTE: ML programs
  8613 (special tactics, packages etc.) referring to internal names may have
  8614 to be adapted to cope with fully qualified names; in case of severe
  8615 backward campatibility problems try setting 'global_names' at compile
  8616 time to have enrything declared within a flat name space; one may also
  8617 fine tune name declarations in theories via the 'global' and 'local'
  8618 section;
  8619 
  8620 * reimplemented the implicit simpset and claset using the new anytype
  8621 data filed in signatures; references simpset:simpset ref etc. are
  8622 replaced by functions simpset:unit->simpset and
  8623 simpset_ref:unit->simpset ref; COMPATIBILITY: use isatool fixclasimp
  8624 to patch your ML files accordingly;
  8625 
  8626 * HTML output now includes theory graph data for display with Java
  8627 applet or isatool browser; data generated automatically via isatool
  8628 usedir (see -i option, ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS);
  8629 
  8630 * defs may now be conditional; improved rewrite_goals_tac to handle
  8631 conditional equations;
  8632 
  8633 * defs now admits additional type arguments, using TYPE('a) syntax;
  8634 
  8635 * theory aliases via merge (e.g. M=A+B+C) no longer supported, always
  8636 creates a new theory node; implicit merge of thms' signatures is
  8637 restricted to 'trivial' ones; COMPATIBILITY: one may have to use
  8638 transfer:theory->thm->thm in (rare) cases;
  8639 
  8640 * improved handling of draft signatures / theories; draft thms (and
  8641 ctyps, cterms) are automatically promoted to real ones;
  8642 
  8643 * slightly changed interfaces for oracles: admit many per theory, named
  8644 (e.g. oracle foo = mlfun), additional name argument for invoke_oracle;
  8645 
  8646 * print_goals: optional output of const types (set show_consts and
  8647 show_types);
  8648 
  8649 * improved output of warnings (###) and errors (***);
  8650 
  8651 * subgoal_tac displays a warning if the new subgoal has type variables;
  8652 
  8653 * removed old README and Makefiles;
  8654 
  8655 * replaced print_goals_ref hook by print_current_goals_fn and result_error_fn;
  8656 
  8657 * removed obsolete init_pps and init_database;
  8658 
  8659 * deleted the obsolete tactical STATE, which was declared by
  8660     fun STATE tacfun st = tacfun st st;
  8661 
  8662 * cd and use now support path variables, e.g. $ISABELLE_HOME, or ~
  8663 (which abbreviates $HOME);
  8664 
  8665 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML); COMPATIBILITY:
  8666 use isatool fixseq to adapt your ML programs (this works for fully
  8667 qualified references to the Sequence structure only!);
  8668 
  8669 * use_thy no longer requires writable current directory; it always
  8670 reloads .ML *and* .thy file, if either one is out of date;
  8671 
  8672 
  8673 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  8674 
  8675 * Clarify_tac, clarify_tac, clarify_step_tac, Clarify_step_tac: new
  8676 tactics that use classical reasoning to simplify a subgoal without
  8677 splitting it into several subgoals;
  8678 
  8679 * Safe_tac: like safe_tac but uses the default claset;
  8680 
  8681 
  8682 *** Simplifier ***
  8683 
  8684 * added simplification meta rules:
  8685     (asm_)(full_)simplify: simpset -> thm -> thm;
  8686 
  8687 * simplifier.ML no longer part of Pure -- has to be loaded by object
  8688 logics (again);
  8689 
  8690 * added prems argument to simplification procedures;
  8691 
  8692 * HOL, FOL, ZF: added infix function `addsplits':
  8693   instead of `<simpset> setloop (split_tac <thms>)'
  8694   you can simply write `<simpset> addsplits <thms>'
  8695 
  8696 
  8697 *** Syntax ***
  8698 
  8699 * TYPE('a) syntax for type reflection terms;
  8700 
  8701 * no longer handles consts with name "" -- declare as 'syntax' instead;
  8702 
  8703 * pretty printer: changed order of mixfix annotation preference (again!);
  8704 
  8705 * Pure: fixed idt/idts vs. pttrn/pttrns syntactic categories;
  8706 
  8707 
  8708 *** HOL ***
  8709 
  8710 * HOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  8711   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  8712 
  8713 * HOL/TLA: Stephan Merz's formalization of Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions;
  8714 
  8715 * HOL/Auth: new protocol proofs including some for the Internet
  8716   protocol TLS;
  8717 
  8718 * HOL/Map: new theory of `maps' a la VDM;
  8719 
  8720 * HOL/simplifier: simplification procedures nat_cancel_sums for
  8721 cancelling out common nat summands from =, <, <= (in)equalities, or
  8722 differences; simplification procedures nat_cancel_factor for
  8723 cancelling common factor from =, <, <= (in)equalities over natural
  8724 sums; nat_cancel contains both kinds of procedures, it is installed by
  8725 default in Arith.thy -- this COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL;
  8726 
  8727 * HOL/simplifier: terms of the form
  8728   `? x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x)'  (or t=x)
  8729   are rewritten to
  8730   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t)',
  8731   and those of the form
  8732   `! x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x) --> R(x)'  (or t=x)
  8733   are rewritten to
  8734   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t) --> R(t)',
  8735 
  8736 * HOL/datatype
  8737   Each datatype `t' now comes with a theorem `split_t_case' of the form
  8738 
  8739   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  8740      ( (!y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 --> P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) &
  8741         ...
  8742        (!y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn --> P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  8743      )
  8744 
  8745   and a theorem `split_t_case_asm' of the form
  8746 
  8747   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  8748     ~( (? y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 & ~P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) |
  8749         ...
  8750        (? y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn & ~P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  8751      )
  8752   which can be added to a simpset via `addsplits'. The existing theorems
  8753   expand_list_case and expand_option_case have been renamed to
  8754   split_list_case and split_option_case.
  8755 
  8756 * HOL/Arithmetic:
  8757   - `pred n' is automatically converted to `n-1'.
  8758     Users are strongly encouraged not to use `pred' any longer,
  8759     because it will disappear altogether at some point.
  8760   - Users are strongly encouraged to write "0 < n" rather than
  8761     "n ~= 0". Theorems and proof tools have been modified towards this
  8762     `standard'.
  8763 
  8764 * HOL/Lists:
  8765   the function "set_of_list" has been renamed "set" (and its theorems too);
  8766   the function "nth" now takes its arguments in the reverse order and
  8767   has acquired the infix notation "!" as in "xs!n".
  8768 
  8769 * HOL/Set: UNIV is now a constant and is no longer translated to Compl{};
  8770 
  8771 * HOL/Set: The operator (UN x.B x) now abbreviates (UN x:UNIV. B x) and its
  8772   specialist theorems (like UN1_I) are gone.  Similarly for (INT x.B x);
  8773 
  8774 * HOL/record: extensible records with schematic structural subtyping
  8775 (single inheritance); EXPERIMENTAL version demonstrating the encoding,
  8776 still lacks various theorems and concrete record syntax;
  8777 
  8778 
  8779 *** HOLCF ***
  8780 
  8781 * removed "axioms" and "generated by" sections;
  8782 
  8783 * replaced "ops" section by extended "consts" section, which is capable of
  8784   handling the continuous function space "->" directly;
  8785 
  8786 * domain package:
  8787   . proves theorems immediately and stores them in the theory,
  8788   . creates hierachical name space,
  8789   . now uses normal mixfix annotations (instead of cinfix...),
  8790   . minor changes to some names and values (for consistency),
  8791   . e.g. cases -> casedist, dists_eq -> dist_eqs, [take_lemma] -> take_lemmas,
  8792   . separator between mutual domain defs: changed "," to "and",
  8793   . improved handling of sort constraints;  now they have to
  8794     appear on the left-hand side of the equations only;
  8795 
  8796 * fixed LAM <x,y,zs>.b syntax;
  8797 
  8798 * added extended adm_tac to simplifier in HOLCF -- can now discharge
  8799 adm (%x. P (t x)), where P is chainfinite and t continuous;
  8800 
  8801 
  8802 *** FOL and ZF ***
  8803 
  8804 * FOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  8805   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  8806 
  8807 * qed_spec_mp, qed_goal_spec_mp, qed_goalw_spec_mp are available, as
  8808 in HOL, they strip ALL and --> from proved theorems;
  8809 
  8810 
  8811 
  8812 New in Isabelle94-8 (May 1997)
  8813 ------------------------------
  8814 
  8815 *** General Changes ***
  8816 
  8817 * new utilities to build / run / maintain Isabelle etc. (in parts
  8818 still somewhat experimental); old Makefiles etc. still functional;
  8819 
  8820 * new 'Isabelle System Manual';
  8821 
  8822 * INSTALL text, together with ./configure and ./build scripts;
  8823 
  8824 * reimplemented type inference for greater efficiency, better error
  8825 messages and clean internal interface;
  8826 
  8827 * prlim command for dealing with lots of subgoals (an easier way of
  8828 setting goals_limit);
  8829 
  8830 
  8831 *** Syntax ***
  8832 
  8833 * supports alternative (named) syntax tables (parser and pretty
  8834 printer); internal interface is provided by add_modesyntax(_i);
  8835 
  8836 * Pure, FOL, ZF, HOL, HOLCF now support symbolic input and output; to
  8837 be used in conjunction with the Isabelle symbol font; uses the
  8838 "symbols" syntax table;
  8839 
  8840 * added token_translation interface (may translate name tokens in
  8841 arbitrary ways, dependent on their type (free, bound, tfree, ...) and
  8842 the current print_mode); IMPORTANT: user print translation functions
  8843 are responsible for marking newly introduced bounds
  8844 (Syntax.mark_boundT);
  8845 
  8846 * token translations for modes "xterm" and "xterm_color" that display
  8847 names in bold, underline etc. or colors (which requires a color
  8848 version of xterm);
  8849 
  8850 * infixes may now be declared with names independent of their syntax;
  8851 
  8852 * added typed_print_translation (like print_translation, but may
  8853 access type of constant);
  8854 
  8855 
  8856 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  8857 
  8858 Blast_tac: a new tactic!  It is often more powerful than fast_tac, but has
  8859 some limitations.  Blast_tac...
  8860   + ignores addss, addbefore, addafter; this restriction is intrinsic
  8861   + ignores elimination rules that don't have the correct format
  8862         (the conclusion MUST be a formula variable)
  8863   + ignores types, which can make HOL proofs fail
  8864   + rules must not require higher-order unification, e.g. apply_type in ZF
  8865     [message "Function Var's argument not a bound variable" relates to this]
  8866   + its proof strategy is more general but can actually be slower
  8867 
  8868 * substitution with equality assumptions no longer permutes other
  8869 assumptions;
  8870 
  8871 * minor changes in semantics of addafter (now called addaltern); renamed
  8872 setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to compWrapper; added safe wrapper
  8873 (and access functions for it);
  8874 
  8875 * improved combination of classical reasoner and simplifier:
  8876   + functions for handling clasimpsets
  8877   + improvement of addss: now the simplifier is called _after_ the
  8878     safe steps.
  8879   + safe variant of addss called addSss: uses safe simplifications
  8880     _during_ the safe steps. It is more complete as it allows multiple
  8881     instantiations of unknowns (e.g. with slow_tac).
  8882 
  8883 *** Simplifier ***
  8884 
  8885 * added interface for simplification procedures (functions that
  8886 produce *proven* rewrite rules on the fly, depending on current
  8887 redex);
  8888 
  8889 * ordering on terms as parameter (used for ordered rewriting);
  8890 
  8891 * new functions delcongs, deleqcongs, and Delcongs. richer rep_ss;
  8892 
  8893 * the solver is now split into a safe and an unsafe part.
  8894 This should be invisible for the normal user, except that the
  8895 functions setsolver and addsolver have been renamed to setSolver and
  8896 addSolver; added safe_asm_full_simp_tac;
  8897 
  8898 
  8899 *** HOL ***
  8900 
  8901 * a generic induction tactic `induct_tac' which works for all datatypes and
  8902 also for type `nat';
  8903 
  8904 * a generic case distinction tactic `exhaust_tac' which works for all
  8905 datatypes and also for type `nat';
  8906 
  8907 * each datatype comes with a function `size';
  8908 
  8909 * patterns in case expressions allow tuple patterns as arguments to
  8910 constructors, for example `case x of [] => ... | (x,y,z)#ps => ...';
  8911 
  8912 * primrec now also works with type nat;
  8913 
  8914 * recdef: a new declaration form, allows general recursive functions to be
  8915 defined in theory files.  See HOL/ex/Fib, HOL/ex/Primes, HOL/Subst/Unify.
  8916 
  8917 * the constant for negation has been renamed from "not" to "Not" to
  8918 harmonize with FOL, ZF, LK, etc.;
  8919 
  8920 * HOL/ex/LFilter theory of a corecursive "filter" functional for
  8921 infinite lists;
  8922 
  8923 * HOL/Modelcheck demonstrates invocation of model checker oracle;
  8924 
  8925 * HOL/ex/Ring.thy declares cring_simp, which solves equational
  8926 problems in commutative rings, using axiomatic type classes for + and *;
  8927 
  8928 * more examples in HOL/MiniML and HOL/Auth;
  8929 
  8930 * more default rewrite rules for quantifiers, union/intersection;
  8931 
  8932 * a new constant `arbitrary == @x.False';
  8933 
  8934 * HOLCF/IOA replaces old HOL/IOA;
  8935 
  8936 * HOLCF changes: derived all rules and arities
  8937   + axiomatic type classes instead of classes
  8938   + typedef instead of faking type definitions
  8939   + eliminated the internal constants less_fun, less_cfun, UU_fun, UU_cfun etc.
  8940   + new axclasses cpo, chfin, flat with flat < chfin < pcpo < cpo < po
  8941   + eliminated the types void, one, tr
  8942   + use unit lift and bool lift (with translations) instead of one and tr
  8943   + eliminated blift from Lift3.thy (use Def instead of blift)
  8944   all eliminated rules are derived as theorems --> no visible changes ;
  8945 
  8946 
  8947 *** ZF ***
  8948 
  8949 * ZF now has Fast_tac, Simp_tac and Auto_tac.  Union_iff is a now a default
  8950 rewrite rule; this may affect some proofs.  eq_cs is gone but can be put back
  8951 as ZF_cs addSIs [equalityI];
  8952 
  8953 
  8954 
  8955 New in Isabelle94-7 (November 96)
  8956 ---------------------------------
  8957 
  8958 * allowing negative levels (as offsets) in prlev and choplev;
  8959 
  8960 * super-linear speedup for large simplifications;
  8961 
  8962 * FOL, ZF and HOL now use miniscoping: rewriting pushes
  8963 quantifications in as far as possible (COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS
  8964 FAIL); can suppress it using the command Delsimps (ex_simps @
  8965 all_simps); De Morgan laws are also now included, by default;
  8966 
  8967 * improved printing of ==>  :  ~:
  8968 
  8969 * new object-logic "Sequents" adds linear logic, while replacing LK
  8970 and Modal (thanks to Sara Kalvala);
  8971 
  8972 * HOL/Auth: correctness proofs for authentication protocols;
  8973 
  8974 * HOL: new auto_tac combines rewriting and classical reasoning (many
  8975 examples on HOL/Auth);
  8976 
  8977 * HOL: new command AddIffs for declaring theorems of the form P=Q to
  8978 the rewriter and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  8979 
  8980 * function uresult no longer returns theorems in "standard" format;
  8981 regain previous version by: val uresult = standard o uresult;
  8982 
  8983 
  8984 
  8985 New in Isabelle94-6
  8986 -------------------
  8987 
  8988 * oracles -- these establish an interface between Isabelle and trusted
  8989 external reasoners, which may deliver results as theorems;
  8990 
  8991 * proof objects (in particular record all uses of oracles);
  8992 
  8993 * Simp_tac, Fast_tac, etc. that refer to implicit simpset / claset;
  8994 
  8995 * "constdefs" section in theory files;
  8996 
  8997 * "primrec" section (HOL) no longer requires names;
  8998 
  8999 * internal type "tactic" now simply "thm -> thm Sequence.seq";
  9000 
  9001 
  9002 
  9003 New in Isabelle94-5
  9004 -------------------
  9005 
  9006 * reduced space requirements;
  9007 
  9008 * automatic HTML generation from theories;
  9009 
  9010 * theory files no longer require "..." (quotes) around most types;
  9011 
  9012 * new examples, including two proofs of the Church-Rosser theorem;
  9013 
  9014 * non-curried (1994) version of HOL is no longer distributed;
  9015 
  9016 
  9017 
  9018 New in Isabelle94-4
  9019 -------------------
  9020 
  9021 * greatly reduced space requirements;
  9022 
  9023 * theory files (.thy) no longer require \...\ escapes at line breaks;
  9024 
  9025 * searchable theorem database (see the section "Retrieving theorems" on
  9026 page 8 of the Reference Manual);
  9027 
  9028 * new examples, including Grabczewski's monumental case study of the
  9029 Axiom of Choice;
  9030 
  9031 * The previous version of HOL renamed to Old_HOL;
  9032 
  9033 * The new version of HOL (previously called CHOL) uses a curried syntax
  9034 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b);
  9035 
  9036 * Mutually recursive inductive definitions finally work in HOL;
  9037 
  9038 * In ZF, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions and
  9039 translates to the operator "split";
  9040 
  9041 
  9042 
  9043 New in Isabelle94-3
  9044 -------------------
  9045 
  9046 * new infix operator, addss, allowing the classical reasoner to
  9047 perform simplification at each step of its search.  Example:
  9048         fast_tac (cs addss ss)
  9049 
  9050 * a new logic, CHOL, the same as HOL, but with a curried syntax
  9051 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b).  Also pairs
  9052 look like (a,b) instead of <a,b>;
  9053 
  9054 * PLEASE NOTE: CHOL will eventually replace HOL!
  9055 
  9056 * In CHOL, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions.
  9057 It translates to the operator "split".  A new theory of integers is available;
  9058 
  9059 * In ZF, integer numerals now denote two's-complement binary integers.
  9060 Arithmetic operations can be performed by rewriting.  See ZF/ex/Bin.ML;
  9061 
  9062 * Many new examples: I/O automata, Church-Rosser theorem, equivalents
  9063 of the Axiom of Choice;
  9064 
  9065 
  9066 
  9067 New in Isabelle94-2
  9068 -------------------
  9069 
  9070 * Significantly faster resolution;
  9071 
  9072 * the different sections in a .thy file can now be mixed and repeated
  9073 freely;
  9074 
  9075 * Database of theorems for FOL, HOL and ZF.  New
  9076 commands including qed, qed_goal and bind_thm store theorems in the database.
  9077 
  9078 * Simple database queries: return a named theorem (get_thm) or all theorems of
  9079 a given theory (thms_of), or find out what theory a theorem was proved in
  9080 (theory_of_thm);
  9081 
  9082 * Bugs fixed in the inductive definition and datatype packages;
  9083 
  9084 * The classical reasoner provides deepen_tac and depth_tac, making FOL_dup_cs
  9085 and HOL_dup_cs obsolete;
  9086 
  9087 * Syntactic ambiguities caused by the new treatment of syntax in Isabelle94-1
  9088 have been removed;
  9089 
  9090 * Simpler definition of function space in ZF;
  9091 
  9092 * new results about cardinal and ordinal arithmetic in ZF;
  9093 
  9094 * 'subtype' facility in HOL for introducing new types as subsets of existing
  9095 types;
  9096 
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