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     1 Isabelle NEWS -- history user-relevant changes
     2 ==============================================
     3 
     4 New in Isabelle2012 (May 2012)
     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   - improved support for Unicode outside original 16bit range
    15     e.g. glyph for \<A> (thanks to jEdit 4.5.1)
    16 
    17 * Updated and extended reference manuals ("isar-ref" and
    18 "implementation"); reduced remaining material in old "ref" manual.
    19 
    20 * Rule attributes in local theory declarations (e.g. locale or class)
    21 are now statically evaluated: the resulting theorem is stored instead
    22 of the original expression.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
    23 the historic accident of dynamic re-evaluation in interpretations
    24 etc. was exploited.
    25 
    26 * Commands 'lemmas' and 'theorems' allow local variables using 'for'
    27 declaration, and results are standardized before being stored.  Thus
    28 old-style "standard" after instantiation or composition of facts
    29 becomes obsolete.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, due to potential change of
    30 indices of schematic variables.
    31 
    32 * Renamed some inner syntax categories:
    33 
    34     num ~> num_token
    35     xnum ~> xnum_token
    36     xstr ~> str_token
    37 
    38 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that in practice "num_const" or
    39 "num_position" etc. are mainly used instead (which also include
    40 position information via constraints).
    41 
    42 * Simplified configuration options for syntax ambiguity: see
    43 "syntax_ambiguity_warning" and "syntax_ambiguity_limit" in isar-ref
    44 manual.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
    45 
    46 * Forward declaration of outer syntax keywords within the theory
    47 header -- minor INCOMPATIBILITY for user-defined commands.  Allow new
    48 commands to be used in the same theory where defined.
    49 
    50 
    51 *** Pure ***
    52 
    53 * Auxiliary contexts indicate block structure for specifications with
    54 additional parameters and assumptions.  Such unnamed contexts may be
    55 nested within other targets, like 'theory', 'locale', 'class',
    56 'instantiation' etc.  Results from the local context are generalized
    57 accordingly and applied to the enclosing target context.  Example:
    58 
    59   context
    60     fixes x y z :: 'a
    61     assumes xy: "x = y" and yz: "y = z"
    62   begin
    63 
    64   lemma my_trans: "x = z" using xy yz by simp
    65 
    66   end
    67 
    68   thm my_trans
    69 
    70 The most basic application is to factor-out context elements of
    71 several fixes/assumes/shows theorem statements, e.g. see
    72 ~~/src/HOL/Isar_Examples/Group_Context.thy
    73 
    74 Any other local theory specification element works within the "context
    75 ... begin ... end" block as well.
    76 
    77 * Bundled declarations associate attributed fact expressions with a
    78 given name in the context.  These may be later included in other
    79 contexts.  This allows to manage context extensions casually, without
    80 the logical dependencies of locales and locale interpretation.
    81 
    82 See commands 'bundle', 'include', 'including' etc. in the isar-ref
    83 manual.
    84 
    85 * Rule composition via attribute "OF" (or ML functions OF/MRS) is more
    86 tolerant against multiple unifiers, as long as the final result is
    87 unique.  (As before, rules are composed in canonical right-to-left
    88 order to accommodate newly introduced premises.)
    89 
    90 * Command 'definition' no longer exports the foundational "raw_def"
    91 into the user context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, may use the regular
    92 "def" result with attribute "abs_def" to imitate the old version.
    93 
    94 * Attribute "abs_def" turns an equation of the form "f x y == t" into
    95 "f == %x y. t", which ensures that "simp" or "unfold" steps always
    96 expand it.  This also works for object-logic equality.  (Formerly
    97 undocumented feature.)
    98 
    99 * Discontinued old "prems" fact, which used to refer to the accidental
   100 collection of foundational premises in the context (already marked as
   101 legacy since Isabelle2011).
   102 
   103 * Obsolete command 'types' has been discontinued.  Use 'type_synonym'
   104 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   105 
   106 * Old code generator for SML and its commands 'code_module',
   107 'code_library', 'consts_code', 'types_code' have been discontinued.
   108 Use commands of the generic code generator instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   109 
   110 * Redundant attribute "code_inline" has been discontinued. Use
   111 "code_unfold" instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   112 
   113 * Dropped attribute "code_unfold_post" in favor of the its dual
   114 "code_abbrev", which yields a common pattern in definitions like
   115 
   116   definition [code_abbrev]: "f = t"
   117 
   118 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   119 
   120 * Sort constraints are now propagated in simultaneous statements, just
   121 like type constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
   122 distinct sorts used to be assigned accidentally.  For example:
   123 
   124   lemma "P (x::'a::foo)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"  -- "now illegal"
   125 
   126   lemma "P (x::'a)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"
   127     -- "now uniform 'a::bar instead of default sort for first occurrence (!)"
   128 
   129 
   130 *** HOL ***
   131 
   132 * New tutorial "Programming and Proving in Isabelle/HOL" ("prog-prove").
   133 It completely supercedes "A Tutorial Introduction to Structured Isar Proofs",
   134 which has been removed. It supercedes "Isabelle/HOL, A Proof Assistant
   135 for Higher-Order Logic" as the recommended beginners tutorial
   136 but does not cover all of the material of that old tutorial.
   137 
   138 * Discontinued old Tutorial on Isar ("isar-overview");
   139 
   140 * Type 'a set is now a proper type constructor (just as before
   141 Isabelle2008).  Definitions mem_def and Collect_def have disappeared.
   142 Non-trivial INCOMPATIBILITY.  For developments keeping predicates and
   143 sets separate, it is often sufficient to rephrase sets S accidentally
   144 used as predicates by "%x. x : S" and predicates P accidentally used
   145 as sets by "{x. P x}".  Corresponding proofs in a first step should be
   146 pruned from any tinkering with former theorems mem_def and Collect_def
   147 as far as possible.
   148 
   149 For developments which deliberately mixed predicates and sets, a
   150 planning step is necessary to determine what should become a predicate
   151 and what a set.  It can be helpful to carry out that step in
   152 Isabelle2011-1 before jumping right into the current release.
   153 
   154 * The representation of numerals has changed.  Datatype "num"
   155 represents strictly positive binary numerals, along with functions
   156 "numeral :: num => 'a" and "neg_numeral :: num => 'a" to represent
   157 positive and negated numeric literals, respectively. (See definitions
   158 in ~~/src/HOL/Num.thy.) Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, some user theories
   159 may require adaptations as follows:
   160 
   161   - Theorems with number_ring or number_semiring constraints: These
   162     classes are gone; use comm_ring_1 or comm_semiring_1 instead.
   163 
   164   - Theories defining numeric types: Remove number, number_semiring,
   165     and number_ring instances. Defer all theorems about numerals until
   166     after classes one and semigroup_add have been instantiated.
   167 
   168   - Numeral-only simp rules: Replace each rule having a "number_of v"
   169     pattern with two copies, one for numeral and one for neg_numeral.
   170 
   171   - Theorems about subclasses of semiring_1 or ring_1: These classes
   172     automatically support numerals now, so more simp rules and
   173     simprocs may now apply within the proof.
   174 
   175   - Definitions and theorems using old constructors Pls/Min/Bit0/Bit1:
   176     Redefine using other integer operations.
   177 
   178 * Code generation by default implements sets as container type rather
   179 than predicates.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   180 
   181 * New proof import from HOL Light: Faster, simpler, and more scalable.
   182 Requires a proof bundle, which is available as an external component.
   183 Discontinued old (and mostly dead) Importer for HOL4 and HOL Light.
   184 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   185 
   186 * New type synonym 'a rel = ('a * 'a) set
   187 
   188 * More default pred/set conversions on a couple of relation operations
   189 and predicates.  Added powers of predicate relations.  Consolidation
   190 of some relation theorems:
   191 
   192   converse_def ~> converse_unfold
   193   rel_comp_def ~> relcomp_unfold
   194   symp_def ~> (dropped, use symp_def and sym_def instead)
   195   transp_def ~> transp_trans
   196   Domain_def ~> Domain_unfold
   197   Range_def ~> Domain_converse [symmetric]
   198 
   199 Generalized theorems INF_INT_eq, INF_INT_eq2, SUP_UN_eq, SUP_UN_eq2.
   200 
   201 See theory "Relation" for examples for making use of pred/set
   202 conversions by means of attributes "to_set" and "to_pred".
   203 
   204 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   205 
   206 * Renamed facts about the power operation on relations, i.e., relpow
   207 to match the constant's name:
   208 
   209   rel_pow_1 ~> relpow_1
   210   rel_pow_0_I ~> relpow_0_I
   211   rel_pow_Suc_I ~> relpow_Suc_I
   212   rel_pow_Suc_I2 ~> relpow_Suc_I2
   213   rel_pow_0_E ~> relpow_0_E
   214   rel_pow_Suc_E ~> relpow_Suc_E
   215   rel_pow_E ~> relpow_E
   216   rel_pow_Suc_D2 ~> relpow_Suc_D2
   217   rel_pow_Suc_E2 ~> relpow_Suc_E2
   218   rel_pow_Suc_D2' ~> relpow_Suc_D2'
   219   rel_pow_E2 ~> relpow_E2
   220   rel_pow_add ~> relpow_add
   221   rel_pow_commute ~> relpow
   222   rel_pow_empty ~> relpow_empty:
   223   rtrancl_imp_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_UN_relpow
   224   rel_pow_imp_rtrancl ~> relpow_imp_rtrancl
   225   rtrancl_is_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_is_UN_relpow
   226   rtrancl_imp_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_relpow
   227   rel_pow_fun_conv ~> relpow_fun_conv
   228   rel_pow_finite_bounded1 ~> relpow_finite_bounded1
   229   rel_pow_finite_bounded ~> relpow_finite_bounded
   230   rtrancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_finite_eq_relpow
   231   trancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> trancl_finite_eq_relpow
   232   single_valued_rel_pow ~> single_valued_relpow
   233 
   234 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   235 
   236 * Theory Relation: Consolidated constant name for relation composition
   237 and corresponding theorem names:
   238 
   239   - Renamed constant rel_comp to relcomp.
   240 
   241   - Dropped abbreviation pred_comp. Use relcompp instead.
   242 
   243   - Renamed theorems:
   244 
   245     rel_compI ~> relcompI
   246     rel_compEpair ~> relcompEpair
   247     rel_compE ~> relcompE
   248     pred_comp_rel_comp_eq ~> relcompp_relcomp_eq
   249     rel_comp_empty1 ~> relcomp_empty1
   250     rel_comp_mono ~> relcomp_mono
   251     rel_comp_subset_Sigma ~> relcomp_subset_Sigma
   252     rel_comp_distrib ~> relcomp_distrib
   253     rel_comp_distrib2 ~> relcomp_distrib2
   254     rel_comp_UNION_distrib ~> relcomp_UNION_distrib
   255     rel_comp_UNION_distrib2 ~> relcomp_UNION_distrib2
   256     single_valued_rel_comp ~> single_valued_relcomp
   257     rel_comp_def ~> relcomp_unfold
   258     converse_rel_comp ~> converse_relcomp
   259     pred_compI ~> relcomppI
   260     pred_compE ~> relcomppE
   261     pred_comp_bot1 ~> relcompp_bot1
   262     pred_comp_bot2 ~> relcompp_bot2
   263     transp_pred_comp_less_eq ~> transp_relcompp_less_eq
   264     pred_comp_mono ~> relcompp_mono
   265     pred_comp_distrib ~> relcompp_distrib
   266     pred_comp_distrib2 ~> relcompp_distrib2
   267     converse_pred_comp ~> converse_relcompp
   268 
   269     finite_rel_comp ~> finite_relcomp
   270 
   271     set_rel_comp ~> set_relcomp
   272 
   273 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   274 
   275 * Theory Divides: Discontinued redundant theorems about div and mod.
   276 INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems instead.
   277 
   278   DIVISION_BY_ZERO ~> div_by_0, mod_by_0
   279   zdiv_self ~> div_self
   280   zmod_self ~> mod_self
   281   zdiv_zero ~> div_0
   282   zmod_zero ~> mod_0
   283   zdiv_zmod_equality ~> div_mod_equality2
   284   zdiv_zmod_equality2 ~> div_mod_equality
   285   zmod_zdiv_trivial ~> mod_div_trivial
   286   zdiv_zminus_zminus ~> div_minus_minus
   287   zmod_zminus_zminus ~> mod_minus_minus
   288   zdiv_zminus2 ~> div_minus_right
   289   zmod_zminus2 ~> mod_minus_right
   290   zdiv_minus1_right ~> div_minus1_right
   291   zmod_minus1_right ~> mod_minus1_right
   292   zdvd_mult_div_cancel ~> dvd_mult_div_cancel
   293   zmod_zmult1_eq ~> mod_mult_right_eq
   294   zpower_zmod ~> power_mod
   295   zdvd_zmod ~> dvd_mod
   296   zdvd_zmod_imp_zdvd ~> dvd_mod_imp_dvd
   297   mod_mult_distrib ~> mult_mod_left
   298   mod_mult_distrib2 ~> mult_mod_right
   299 
   300 * Removed redundant theorems nat_mult_2 and nat_mult_2_right; use
   301 generic mult_2 and mult_2_right instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   302 
   303 * Finite_Set.fold now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   304 
   305 * Consolidated theorem names concerning fold combinators:
   306 
   307   inf_INFI_fold_inf ~> inf_INF_fold_inf
   308   sup_SUPR_fold_sup ~> sup_SUP_fold_sup
   309   INFI_fold_inf ~> INF_fold_inf
   310   SUPR_fold_sup ~> SUP_fold_sup
   311   union_set ~> union_set_fold
   312   minus_set ~> minus_set_fold
   313   INFI_set_fold ~> INF_set_fold
   314   SUPR_set_fold ~> SUP_set_fold
   315   INF_code ~> INF_set_foldr
   316   SUP_code ~> SUP_set_foldr
   317   foldr.simps ~> foldr.simps (in point-free formulation)
   318   foldr_fold_rev ~> foldr_conv_fold
   319   foldl_fold ~> foldl_conv_fold
   320   foldr_foldr ~> foldr_conv_foldl
   321   foldl_foldr ~> foldl_conv_foldr
   322   fold_set_remdups ~> fold_set_fold_remdups
   323   fold_set ~> fold_set_fold
   324   fold1_set ~> fold1_set_fold
   325 
   326 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   327 
   328 * Dropped rarely useful theorems concerning fold combinators:
   329 foldl_apply, foldl_fun_comm, foldl_rev, fold_weak_invariant,
   330 rev_foldl_cons, fold_set_remdups, fold_set, fold_set1,
   331 concat_conv_foldl, foldl_weak_invariant, foldl_invariant,
   332 foldr_invariant, foldl_absorb0, foldl_foldr1_lemma, foldl_foldr1,
   333 listsum_conv_fold, listsum_foldl, sort_foldl_insort, foldl_assoc,
   334 foldr_conv_foldl, start_le_sum, elem_le_sum, sum_eq_0_conv.
   335 INCOMPATIBILITY.  For the common phrases "%xs. List.foldr plus xs 0"
   336 and "List.foldl plus 0", prefer "List.listsum".  Otherwise it can be
   337 useful to boil down "List.foldr" and "List.foldl" to "List.fold" by
   338 unfolding "foldr_conv_fold" and "foldl_conv_fold".
   339 
   340 * Dropped lemmas minus_set_foldr, union_set_foldr, union_coset_foldr,
   341 inter_coset_foldr, Inf_fin_set_foldr, Sup_fin_set_foldr,
   342 Min_fin_set_foldr, Max_fin_set_foldr, Inf_set_foldr, Sup_set_foldr,
   343 INF_set_foldr, SUP_set_foldr.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Prefer corresponding
   344 lemmas over fold rather than foldr, or make use of lemmas
   345 fold_conv_foldr and fold_rev.
   346 
   347 * Congruence rules Option.map_cong and Option.bind_cong for recursion
   348 through option types.
   349 
   350 * Concrete syntax for case expressions includes constraints for source
   351 positions, and thus produces Prover IDE markup for its bindings.
   352 INCOMPATIBILITY for old-style syntax translations that augment the
   353 pattern notation; e.g. see src/HOL/HOLCF/One.thy for translations of
   354 one_case.
   355 
   356 * Discontinued configuration option "syntax_positions": atomic terms
   357 in parse trees are always annotated by position constraints.
   358 
   359 * New theory HOL/Library/DAList provides an abstract type for
   360 association lists with distinct keys.
   361 
   362 * 'datatype' specifications allow explicit sort constraints.
   363 
   364 * Theory HOL/Library/Diagonalize has been removed. INCOMPATIBILITY,
   365 use theory HOL/Library/Nat_Bijection instead.
   366 
   367 * Theory HOL/Library/RBT_Impl: Backing implementation of red-black
   368 trees is now inside a type class context.  Names of affected
   369 operations and lemmas have been prefixed by rbt_.  INCOMPATIBILITY for
   370 theories working directly with raw red-black trees, adapt the names as
   371 follows:
   372 
   373   Operations:
   374   bulkload -> rbt_bulkload
   375   del_from_left -> rbt_del_from_left
   376   del_from_right -> rbt_del_from_right
   377   del -> rbt_del
   378   delete -> rbt_delete
   379   ins -> rbt_ins
   380   insert -> rbt_insert
   381   insertw -> rbt_insert_with
   382   insert_with_key -> rbt_insert_with_key
   383   map_entry -> rbt_map_entry
   384   lookup -> rbt_lookup
   385   sorted -> rbt_sorted
   386   tree_greater -> rbt_greater
   387   tree_less -> rbt_less
   388   tree_less_symbol -> rbt_less_symbol
   389   union -> rbt_union
   390   union_with -> rbt_union_with
   391   union_with_key -> rbt_union_with_key
   392 
   393   Lemmas:
   394   balance_left_sorted -> balance_left_rbt_sorted
   395   balance_left_tree_greater -> balance_left_rbt_greater
   396   balance_left_tree_less -> balance_left_rbt_less
   397   balance_right_sorted -> balance_right_rbt_sorted
   398   balance_right_tree_greater -> balance_right_rbt_greater
   399   balance_right_tree_less -> balance_right_rbt_less
   400   balance_sorted -> balance_rbt_sorted
   401   balance_tree_greater -> balance_rbt_greater
   402   balance_tree_less -> balance_rbt_less
   403   bulkload_is_rbt -> rbt_bulkload_is_rbt
   404   combine_sorted -> combine_rbt_sorted
   405   combine_tree_greater -> combine_rbt_greater
   406   combine_tree_less -> combine_rbt_less
   407   delete_in_tree -> rbt_delete_in_tree
   408   delete_is_rbt -> rbt_delete_is_rbt
   409   del_from_left_tree_greater -> rbt_del_from_left_rbt_greater
   410   del_from_left_tree_less -> rbt_del_from_left_rbt_less
   411   del_from_right_tree_greater -> rbt_del_from_right_rbt_greater
   412   del_from_right_tree_less -> rbt_del_from_right_rbt_less
   413   del_in_tree -> rbt_del_in_tree
   414   del_inv1_inv2 -> rbt_del_inv1_inv2
   415   del_sorted -> rbt_del_rbt_sorted
   416   del_tree_greater -> rbt_del_rbt_greater
   417   del_tree_less -> rbt_del_rbt_less
   418   dom_lookup_Branch -> dom_rbt_lookup_Branch
   419   entries_lookup -> entries_rbt_lookup
   420   finite_dom_lookup -> finite_dom_rbt_lookup
   421   insert_sorted -> rbt_insert_rbt_sorted
   422   insertw_is_rbt -> rbt_insertw_is_rbt
   423   insertwk_is_rbt -> rbt_insertwk_is_rbt
   424   insertwk_sorted -> rbt_insertwk_rbt_sorted
   425   insertw_sorted -> rbt_insertw_rbt_sorted
   426   ins_sorted -> ins_rbt_sorted
   427   ins_tree_greater -> ins_rbt_greater
   428   ins_tree_less -> ins_rbt_less
   429   is_rbt_sorted -> is_rbt_rbt_sorted
   430   lookup_balance -> rbt_lookup_balance
   431   lookup_bulkload -> rbt_lookup_rbt_bulkload
   432   lookup_delete -> rbt_lookup_rbt_delete
   433   lookup_Empty -> rbt_lookup_Empty
   434   lookup_from_in_tree -> rbt_lookup_from_in_tree
   435   lookup_in_tree -> rbt_lookup_in_tree
   436   lookup_ins -> rbt_lookup_ins
   437   lookup_insert -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insert
   438   lookup_insertw -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insertw
   439   lookup_insertwk -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insertwk
   440   lookup_keys -> rbt_lookup_keys
   441   lookup_map -> rbt_lookup_map
   442   lookup_map_entry -> rbt_lookup_rbt_map_entry
   443   lookup_tree_greater -> rbt_lookup_rbt_greater
   444   lookup_tree_less -> rbt_lookup_rbt_less
   445   lookup_union -> rbt_lookup_rbt_union
   446   map_entry_color_of -> rbt_map_entry_color_of
   447   map_entry_inv1 -> rbt_map_entry_inv1
   448   map_entry_inv2 -> rbt_map_entry_inv2
   449   map_entry_is_rbt -> rbt_map_entry_is_rbt
   450   map_entry_sorted -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_sorted
   451   map_entry_tree_greater -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_greater
   452   map_entry_tree_less -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_less
   453   map_tree_greater -> map_rbt_greater
   454   map_tree_less -> map_rbt_less
   455   map_sorted -> map_rbt_sorted
   456   paint_sorted -> paint_rbt_sorted
   457   paint_lookup -> paint_rbt_lookup
   458   paint_tree_greater -> paint_rbt_greater
   459   paint_tree_less -> paint_rbt_less
   460   sorted_entries -> rbt_sorted_entries
   461   tree_greater_eq_trans -> rbt_greater_eq_trans
   462   tree_greater_nit -> rbt_greater_nit
   463   tree_greater_prop -> rbt_greater_prop
   464   tree_greater_simps -> rbt_greater_simps
   465   tree_greater_trans -> rbt_greater_trans
   466   tree_less_eq_trans -> rbt_less_eq_trans
   467   tree_less_nit -> rbt_less_nit
   468   tree_less_prop -> rbt_less_prop
   469   tree_less_simps -> rbt_less_simps
   470   tree_less_trans -> rbt_less_trans
   471   tree_ord_props -> rbt_ord_props
   472   union_Branch -> rbt_union_Branch
   473   union_is_rbt -> rbt_union_is_rbt
   474   unionw_is_rbt -> rbt_unionw_is_rbt
   475   unionwk_is_rbt -> rbt_unionwk_is_rbt
   476   unionwk_sorted -> rbt_unionwk_rbt_sorted
   477 
   478 * Session HOL-Word: Discontinued many redundant theorems specific to
   479 type 'a word. INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems
   480 instead.
   481 
   482   word_sub_alt ~> word_sub_wi
   483   word_add_alt ~> word_add_def
   484   word_mult_alt ~> word_mult_def
   485   word_minus_alt ~> word_minus_def
   486   word_0_alt ~> word_0_wi
   487   word_1_alt ~> word_1_wi
   488   word_add_0 ~> add_0_left
   489   word_add_0_right ~> add_0_right
   490   word_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   491   word_mult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   492   word_add_commute ~> add_commute
   493   word_add_assoc ~> add_assoc
   494   word_add_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   495   word_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
   496   word_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   497   word_mult_left_commute ~> mult_left_commute
   498   word_left_distrib ~> left_distrib
   499   word_right_distrib ~> right_distrib
   500   word_left_minus ~> left_minus
   501   word_diff_0_right ~> diff_0_right
   502   word_diff_self ~> diff_self
   503   word_sub_def ~> diff_minus
   504   word_diff_minus ~> diff_minus
   505   word_add_ac ~> add_ac
   506   word_mult_ac ~> mult_ac
   507   word_plus_ac0 ~> add_0_left add_0_right add_ac
   508   word_times_ac1 ~> mult_1_left mult_1_right mult_ac
   509   word_order_trans ~> order_trans
   510   word_order_refl ~> order_refl
   511   word_order_antisym ~> order_antisym
   512   word_order_linear ~> linorder_linear
   513   lenw1_zero_neq_one ~> zero_neq_one
   514   word_number_of_eq ~> number_of_eq
   515   word_of_int_add_hom ~> wi_hom_add
   516   word_of_int_sub_hom ~> wi_hom_sub
   517   word_of_int_mult_hom ~> wi_hom_mult
   518   word_of_int_minus_hom ~> wi_hom_neg
   519   word_of_int_succ_hom ~> wi_hom_succ
   520   word_of_int_pred_hom ~> wi_hom_pred
   521   word_of_int_0_hom ~> word_0_wi
   522   word_of_int_1_hom ~> word_1_wi
   523 
   524 * New tactic "word_bitwise" for splitting machine word equalities and
   525 inequalities into logical circuits. Requires theory "WordBitwise" from HOL-Word
   526 session. Supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, shifting by
   527 constants, bitwise operators and numeric constants. Requires fixed-length word
   528 types, cannot operate on 'a word. Solves many standard word identies outright
   529 and converts more into first order problems amenable to blast or similar. See
   530 HOL/Word/WordBitwise.thy and examples in HOL/Word/Examples/WordExamples.thy.
   531 
   532 * Clarified attribute "mono_set": pure declaration without modifying
   533 the result of the fact expression.
   534 
   535 * "Transitive_Closure.ntrancl": bounded transitive closure on
   536 relations.
   537 
   538 * Constant "Set.not_member" now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   539 
   540 * Theory Int: Discontinued many legacy theorems specific to type int.
   541 INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems instead.
   542 
   543   zminus_zminus ~> minus_minus
   544   zminus_0 ~> minus_zero
   545   zminus_zadd_distrib ~> minus_add_distrib
   546   zadd_commute ~> add_commute
   547   zadd_assoc ~> add_assoc
   548   zadd_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   549   zadd_ac ~> add_ac
   550   zmult_ac ~> mult_ac
   551   zadd_0 ~> add_0_left
   552   zadd_0_right ~> add_0_right
   553   zadd_zminus_inverse2 ~> left_minus
   554   zmult_zminus ~> mult_minus_left
   555   zmult_commute ~> mult_commute
   556   zmult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   557   zadd_zmult_distrib ~> left_distrib
   558   zadd_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_distrib
   559   zdiff_zmult_distrib ~> left_diff_distrib
   560   zdiff_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_diff_distrib
   561   zmult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   562   zmult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   563   zle_refl ~> order_refl
   564   zle_trans ~> order_trans
   565   zle_antisym ~> order_antisym
   566   zle_linear ~> linorder_linear
   567   zless_linear ~> linorder_less_linear
   568   zadd_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
   569   zadd_strict_right_mono ~> add_strict_right_mono
   570   zadd_zless_mono ~> add_less_le_mono
   571   int_0_less_1 ~> zero_less_one
   572   int_0_neq_1 ~> zero_neq_one
   573   zless_le ~> less_le
   574   zpower_zadd_distrib ~> power_add
   575   zero_less_zpower_abs_iff ~> zero_less_power_abs_iff
   576   zero_le_zpower_abs ~> zero_le_power_abs
   577 
   578 * Theory Deriv: Renamed
   579 
   580   DERIV_nonneg_imp_nonincreasing ~> DERIV_nonneg_imp_nondecreasing
   581 
   582 * New "case_product" attribute to generate a case rule doing multiple
   583 case distinctions at the same time.  E.g.
   584 
   585   list.exhaust [case_product nat.exhaust]
   586 
   587 produces a rule which can be used to perform case distinction on both
   588 a list and a nat.
   589 
   590 * Theory Library/Multiset: Improved code generation of multisets.
   591 
   592 * New diagnostic command 'find_unused_assms' to find potentially
   593 superfluous assumptions in theorems using Quickcheck.
   594 
   595 * Quickcheck:
   596 
   597   - Quickcheck returns variable assignments as counterexamples, which
   598     allows to reveal the underspecification of functions under test.
   599     For example, refuting "hd xs = x", it presents the variable
   600     assignment xs = [] and x = a1 as a counterexample, assuming that
   601     any property is false whenever "hd []" occurs in it.
   602 
   603     These counterexample are marked as potentially spurious, as
   604     Quickcheck also returns "xs = []" as a counterexample to the
   605     obvious theorem "hd xs = hd xs".
   606 
   607     After finding a potentially spurious counterexample, Quickcheck
   608     continues searching for genuine ones.
   609 
   610     By default, Quickcheck shows potentially spurious and genuine
   611     counterexamples. The option "genuine_only" sets quickcheck to only
   612     show genuine counterexamples.
   613 
   614   - The command 'quickcheck_generator' creates random and exhaustive
   615     value generators for a given type and operations.
   616 
   617     It generates values by using the operations as if they were
   618     constructors of that type.
   619 
   620   - Support for multisets.
   621 
   622   - Added "use_subtype" options.
   623 
   624   - Added "quickcheck_locale" configuration to specify how to process
   625     conjectures in a locale context.
   626 
   627 * Nitpick:
   628   - Fixed infinite loop caused by the 'peephole_optim' option and
   629     affecting 'rat' and 'real'.
   630 
   631 * Sledgehammer:
   632   - Integrated more tightly with SPASS, as described in the ITP 2012 paper "More
   633     SPASS with Isabelle".
   634   - Made it try "smt" as a fallback if "metis" fails or times out.
   635   - Added support for the following provers: Alt-Ergo (via Why3 and TFF1),
   636     iProver, iProver-Eq.
   637   - Replaced remote E-SInE with remote Satallax in the default setup.
   638   - Sped up the minimizer.
   639   - Added "lam_trans", "uncurry_aliases", and "minimize" options.
   640   - Renamed "slicing" ("no_slicing") option to "slice" ("dont_slice").
   641   - Renamed "sound" option to "strict".
   642 
   643 * Metis:
   644   - Added possibility to specify lambda translations scheme as a
   645     parenthesized argument (e.g., "by (metis (lifting) ...)").
   646 
   647 * SMT:
   648   - Renamed "smt_fixed" option to "smt_read_only_certificates".
   649 
   650 * Command 'try0':
   651   - Renamed from 'try_methods'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   652 
   653 * New "eventually_elim" method as a generalized variant of the
   654 eventually_elim* rules. Supports structured proofs.
   655 
   656 * HOL/TPTP: support to parse and import TPTP problems (all languages)
   657 into Isabelle/HOL.
   658 
   659 
   660 *** FOL ***
   661 
   662 * New "case_product" attribute (see HOL).
   663 
   664 
   665 *** ZF ***
   666 
   667 * Greater support for structured proofs involving induction or case
   668 analysis.
   669 
   670 * Much greater use of mathematical symbols.
   671 
   672 * Removal of many ML theorem bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   673 
   674 
   675 *** ML ***
   676 
   677 * Antiquotation @{keyword "name"} produces a parser for outer syntax
   678 from a minor keyword introduced via theory header declaration.
   679 
   680 * Antiquotation @{command_spec "name"} produces the
   681 Outer_Syntax.command_spec from a major keyword introduced via theory
   682 header declaration; it can be passed to Outer_Syntax.command etc.
   683 
   684 * Local_Theory.define no longer hard-wires default theorem name
   685 "foo_def", but retains the binding as given.  If that is Binding.empty
   686 / Attrib.empty_binding, the result is not registered as user-level
   687 fact.  The Local_Theory.define_internal variant allows to specify a
   688 non-empty name (used for the foundation in the background theory),
   689 while omitting the fact binding in the user-context.  Potential
   690 INCOMPATIBILITY for derived definitional packages: need to specify
   691 naming policy for primitive definitions more explicitly.
   692 
   693 * Renamed Thm.capply to Thm.apply, and Thm.cabs to Thm.lambda in
   694 conformance with similar operations in structure Term and Logic.
   695 
   696 * Antiquotation @{attributes [...]} embeds attribute source
   697 representation into the ML text, which is particularly useful with
   698 declarations like Local_Theory.note.
   699 
   700 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
   701 ProofContext has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   702 
   703 * Refined Local_Theory.declaration {syntax, pervasive}, with subtle
   704 change of semantics: update is applied to auxiliary local theory
   705 context as well.
   706 
   707 * Modernized some old-style infix operations:
   708 
   709   addeqcongs    ~> Simplifier.add_eqcong
   710   deleqcongs    ~> Simplifier.del_eqcong
   711   addcongs      ~> Simplifier.add_cong
   712   delcongs      ~> Simplifier.del_cong
   713   setmksimps    ~> Simplifier.set_mksimps
   714   setmkcong     ~> Simplifier.set_mkcong
   715   setmksym      ~> Simplifier.set_mksym
   716   setmkeqTrue   ~> Simplifier.set_mkeqTrue
   717   settermless   ~> Simplifier.set_termless
   718   setsubgoaler  ~> Simplifier.set_subgoaler
   719   addsplits     ~> Splitter.add_split
   720   delsplits     ~> Splitter.del_split
   721 
   722 
   723 *** System ***
   724 
   725 * ISABELLE_JDK_HOME settings variable points to JDK with javac and jar
   726 (not just JRE).
   727 
   728 * ISABELLE_HOME_WINDOWS refers to ISABELLE_HOME in windows file name
   729 notation, which is useful for the jEdit file browser, for example.
   730 
   731 
   732 
   733 New in Isabelle2011-1 (October 2011)
   734 ------------------------------------
   735 
   736 *** General ***
   737 
   738 * Improved Isabelle/jEdit Prover IDE (PIDE), which can be invoked as
   739 "isabelle jedit" or "ISABELLE_HOME/Isabelle" on the command line.
   740 
   741   - Management of multiple theory files directly from the editor
   742     buffer store -- bypassing the file-system (no requirement to save
   743     files for checking).
   744 
   745   - Markup of formal entities within the text buffer, with semantic
   746     highlighting, tooltips and hyperlinks to jump to defining source
   747     positions.
   748 
   749   - Improved text rendering, with sub/superscripts in the source
   750     buffer (including support for copy/paste wrt. output panel, HTML
   751     theory output and other non-Isabelle text boxes).
   752 
   753   - Refined scheduling of proof checking and printing of results,
   754     based on interactive editor view.  (Note: jEdit folding and
   755     narrowing allows to restrict buffer perspectives explicitly.)
   756 
   757   - Reduced CPU performance requirements, usable on machines with few
   758     cores.
   759 
   760   - Reduced memory requirements due to pruning of unused document
   761     versions (garbage collection).
   762 
   763 See also ~~/src/Tools/jEdit/README.html for further information,
   764 including some remaining limitations.
   765 
   766 * Theory loader: source files are exclusively located via the master
   767 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
   768 The global load path (such as src/HOL/Library) has been discontinued.
   769 Note that the path element ~~ may be used to reference theories in the
   770 Isabelle home folder -- for instance, "~~/src/HOL/Library/FuncSet".
   771 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   772 
   773 * Theory loader: source files are identified by content via SHA1
   774 digests.  Discontinued former path/modtime identification and optional
   775 ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT plugin scripts.
   776 
   777 * Parallelization of nested Isar proofs is subject to
   778 Goal.parallel_proofs_threshold (default 100).  See also isabelle
   779 usedir option -Q.
   780 
   781 * Name space: former unsynchronized references are now proper
   782 configuration options, with more conventional names:
   783 
   784   long_names   ~> names_long
   785   short_names  ~> names_short
   786   unique_names ~> names_unique
   787 
   788 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, need to declare options in context like this:
   789 
   790   declare [[names_unique = false]]
   791 
   792 * Literal facts `prop` may contain dummy patterns, e.g. `_ = _`.  Note
   793 that the result needs to be unique, which means fact specifications
   794 may have to be refined after enriching a proof context.
   795 
   796 * Attribute "case_names" has been refined: the assumptions in each case
   797 can be named now by following the case name with [name1 name2 ...].
   798 
   799 * Isabelle/Isar reference manual has been updated and extended:
   800   - "Synopsis" provides a catalog of main Isar language concepts.
   801   - Formal references in syntax diagrams, via @{rail} antiquotation.
   802   - Updated material from classic "ref" manual, notably about
   803     "Classical Reasoner".
   804 
   805 
   806 *** HOL ***
   807 
   808 * Class bot and top require underlying partial order rather than
   809 preorder: uniqueness of bot and top is guaranteed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   810 
   811 * Class complete_lattice: generalized a couple of lemmas from sets;
   812 generalized theorems INF_cong and SUP_cong.  New type classes for
   813 complete boolean algebras and complete linear orders.  Lemmas
   814 Inf_less_iff, less_Sup_iff, INF_less_iff, less_SUP_iff now reside in
   815 class complete_linorder.
   816 
   817 Changed proposition of lemmas Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, Inf_fun_def,
   818 Sup_fun_def, Inf_apply, Sup_apply.
   819 
   820 Removed redundant lemmas (the right hand side gives hints how to
   821 replace them for (metis ...), or (simp only: ...) proofs):
   822 
   823   Inf_singleton ~> Inf_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Inf_empty inf_top_right]
   824   Sup_singleton ~> Sup_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Sup_empty sup_bot_right]
   825   Inf_binary ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
   826   Sup_binary ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
   827   Int_eq_Inter ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
   828   Un_eq_Union ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
   829   Inter_def ~> INF_def, image_def
   830   Union_def ~> SUP_def, image_def
   831   INT_eq ~> INF_def, and image_def
   832   UN_eq ~> SUP_def, and image_def
   833   INF_subset ~> INF_superset_mono [OF _ order_refl]
   834 
   835 More consistent and comprehensive names:
   836 
   837   INTER_eq_Inter_image ~> INF_def
   838   UNION_eq_Union_image ~> SUP_def
   839   INFI_def ~> INF_def
   840   SUPR_def ~> SUP_def
   841   INF_leI ~> INF_lower
   842   INF_leI2 ~> INF_lower2
   843   le_INFI ~> INF_greatest
   844   le_SUPI ~> SUP_upper
   845   le_SUPI2 ~> SUP_upper2
   846   SUP_leI ~> SUP_least
   847   INFI_bool_eq ~> INF_bool_eq
   848   SUPR_bool_eq ~> SUP_bool_eq
   849   INFI_apply ~> INF_apply
   850   SUPR_apply ~> SUP_apply
   851   INTER_def ~> INTER_eq
   852   UNION_def ~> UNION_eq
   853 
   854 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   855 
   856 * Renamed theory Complete_Lattice to Complete_Lattices.
   857 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   858 
   859 * Theory Complete_Lattices: lemmas Inf_eq_top_iff, INF_eq_top_iff,
   860 INF_image, Inf_insert, INF_top, Inf_top_conv, INF_top_conv, SUP_bot,
   861 Sup_bot_conv, SUP_bot_conv, Sup_eq_top_iff, SUP_eq_top_iff, SUP_image,
   862 Sup_insert are now declared as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   863 
   864 * Theory Lattice: lemmas compl_inf_bot, compl_le_comp_iff,
   865 compl_sup_top, inf_idem, inf_left_idem, inf_sup_absorb, sup_idem,
   866 sup_inf_absob, sup_left_idem are now declared as [simp].  Minor
   867 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   868 
   869 * Added syntactic classes "inf" and "sup" for the respective
   870 constants.  INCOMPATIBILITY: Changes in the argument order of the
   871 (mostly internal) locale predicates for some derived classes.
   872 
   873 * Theorem collections ball_simps and bex_simps do not contain theorems
   874 referring to UNION any longer; these have been moved to collection
   875 UN_ball_bex_simps.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   876 
   877 * Theory Archimedean_Field: floor now is defined as parameter of a
   878 separate type class floor_ceiling.
   879 
   880 * Theory Finite_Set: more coherent development of fold_set locales:
   881 
   882     locale fun_left_comm ~> locale comp_fun_commute
   883     locale fun_left_comm_idem ~> locale comp_fun_idem
   884 
   885 Both use point-free characterization; interpretation proofs may need
   886 adjustment.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   887 
   888 * Theory Limits: Type "'a net" has been renamed to "'a filter", in
   889 accordance with standard mathematical terminology. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   890 
   891 * Theory Complex_Main: The locale interpretations for the
   892 bounded_linear and bounded_bilinear locales have been removed, in
   893 order to reduce the number of duplicate lemmas. Users must use the
   894 original names for distributivity theorems, potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
   895 
   896   divide.add ~> add_divide_distrib
   897   divide.diff ~> diff_divide_distrib
   898   divide.setsum ~> setsum_divide_distrib
   899   mult.add_right ~> right_distrib
   900   mult.diff_right ~> right_diff_distrib
   901   mult_right.setsum ~> setsum_right_distrib
   902   mult_left.diff ~> left_diff_distrib
   903 
   904 * Theory Complex_Main: Several redundant theorems have been removed or
   905 replaced by more general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   906 
   907   real_diff_def ~> minus_real_def
   908   real_divide_def ~> divide_real_def
   909   real_less_def ~> less_le
   910   real_abs_def ~> abs_real_def
   911   real_sgn_def ~> sgn_real_def
   912   real_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
   913   real_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   914   real_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   915   real_add_mult_distrib ~> left_distrib
   916   real_zero_not_eq_one ~> zero_neq_one
   917   real_mult_inverse_left ~> left_inverse
   918   INVERSE_ZERO ~> inverse_zero
   919   real_le_refl ~> order_refl
   920   real_le_antisym ~> order_antisym
   921   real_le_trans ~> order_trans
   922   real_le_linear ~> linear
   923   real_le_eq_diff ~> le_iff_diff_le_0
   924   real_add_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
   925   real_mult_order ~> mult_pos_pos
   926   real_mult_less_mono2 ~> mult_strict_left_mono
   927   real_of_int_real_of_nat ~> real_of_int_of_nat_eq
   928   real_0_le_divide_iff ~> zero_le_divide_iff
   929   realpow_two_disj ~> power2_eq_iff
   930   real_squared_diff_one_factored ~> square_diff_one_factored
   931   realpow_two_diff ~> square_diff_square_factored
   932   reals_complete2 ~> complete_real
   933   real_sum_squared_expand ~> power2_sum
   934   exp_ln_eq ~> ln_unique
   935   expi_add ~> exp_add
   936   expi_zero ~> exp_zero
   937   lemma_DERIV_subst ~> DERIV_cong
   938   LIMSEQ_Zfun_iff ~> tendsto_Zfun_iff
   939   LIMSEQ_const ~> tendsto_const
   940   LIMSEQ_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   941   LIMSEQ_add ~> tendsto_add
   942   LIMSEQ_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   943   LIMSEQ_minus_cancel ~> tendsto_minus_cancel
   944   LIMSEQ_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   945   bounded_linear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   946   bounded_bilinear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   947   LIMSEQ_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   948   LIMSEQ_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   949   LIMSEQ_divide ~> tendsto_divide
   950   LIMSEQ_pow ~> tendsto_power
   951   LIMSEQ_setsum ~> tendsto_setsum
   952   LIMSEQ_setprod ~> tendsto_setprod
   953   LIMSEQ_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   954   LIMSEQ_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   955   LIMSEQ_imp_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   956   LIMSEQ_add_minus ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_minus]
   957   LIMSEQ_add_const ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_const]
   958   LIMSEQ_diff_const ~> tendsto_diff [OF _ tendsto_const]
   959   LIMSEQ_Complex ~> tendsto_Complex
   960   LIM_ident ~> tendsto_ident_at
   961   LIM_const ~> tendsto_const
   962   LIM_add ~> tendsto_add
   963   LIM_add_zero ~> tendsto_add_zero
   964   LIM_minus ~> tendsto_minus
   965   LIM_diff ~> tendsto_diff
   966   LIM_norm ~> tendsto_norm
   967   LIM_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero
   968   LIM_norm_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_norm_zero_cancel
   969   LIM_norm_zero_iff ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
   970   LIM_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
   971   LIM_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero
   972   LIM_rabs_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_cancel
   973   LIM_rabs_zero_iff ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
   974   LIM_compose ~> tendsto_compose
   975   LIM_mult ~> tendsto_mult
   976   LIM_scaleR ~> tendsto_scaleR
   977   LIM_of_real ~> tendsto_of_real
   978   LIM_power ~> tendsto_power
   979   LIM_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
   980   LIM_sgn ~> tendsto_sgn
   981   isCont_LIM_compose ~> isCont_tendsto_compose
   982   bounded_linear.LIM ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
   983   bounded_linear.LIM_zero ~> bounded_linear.tendsto_zero
   984   bounded_bilinear.LIM ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
   985   bounded_bilinear.LIM_prod_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_zero
   986   bounded_bilinear.LIM_left_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_left_zero
   987   bounded_bilinear.LIM_right_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_right_zero
   988   LIM_inverse_fun ~> tendsto_inverse [OF tendsto_ident_at]
   989 
   990 * Theory Complex_Main: The definition of infinite series was
   991 generalized.  Now it is defined on the type class {topological_space,
   992 comm_monoid_add}.  Hence it is useable also for extended real numbers.
   993 
   994 * Theory Complex_Main: The complex exponential function "expi" is now
   995 a type-constrained abbreviation for "exp :: complex => complex"; thus
   996 several polymorphic lemmas about "exp" are now applicable to "expi".
   997 
   998 * Code generation:
   999 
  1000   - Theory Library/Code_Char_ord provides native ordering of
  1001     characters in the target language.
  1002 
  1003   - Commands code_module and code_library are legacy, use export_code
  1004     instead.
  1005 
  1006   - Method "evaluation" is legacy, use method "eval" instead.
  1007 
  1008   - Legacy evaluator "SML" is deactivated by default.  May be
  1009     reactivated by the following theory command:
  1010 
  1011       setup {* Value.add_evaluator ("SML", Codegen.eval_term) *}
  1012 
  1013 * Declare ext [intro] by default.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1014 
  1015 * New proof method "induction" that gives induction hypotheses the
  1016 name "IH", thus distinguishing them from further hypotheses that come
  1017 from rule induction.  The latter are still called "hyps".  Method
  1018 "induction" is a thin wrapper around "induct" and follows the same
  1019 syntax.
  1020 
  1021 * Method "fastsimp" has been renamed to "fastforce", but "fastsimp" is
  1022 still available as a legacy feature for some time.
  1023 
  1024 * Nitpick:
  1025   - Added "need" and "total_consts" options.
  1026   - Reintroduced "show_skolems" option by popular demand.
  1027   - Renamed attribute: nitpick_def ~> nitpick_unfold.
  1028     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1029 
  1030 * Sledgehammer:
  1031   - Use quasi-sound (and efficient) translations by default.
  1032   - Added support for the following provers: E-ToFoF, LEO-II,
  1033     Satallax, SNARK, Waldmeister, and Z3 with TPTP syntax.
  1034   - Automatically preplay and minimize proofs before showing them if
  1035     this can be done within reasonable time.
  1036   - sledgehammer available_provers ~> sledgehammer supported_provers.
  1037     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1038   - Added "preplay_timeout", "slicing", "type_enc", "sound",
  1039     "max_mono_iters", and "max_new_mono_instances" options.
  1040   - Removed "explicit_apply" and "full_types" options as well as "Full
  1041     Types" Proof General menu item. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1042 
  1043 * Metis:
  1044   - Removed "metisF" -- use "metis" instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1045   - Obsoleted "metisFT" -- use "metis (full_types)" instead.
  1046     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1047 
  1048 * Command 'try':
  1049   - Renamed 'try_methods' and added "simp:", "intro:", "dest:", and
  1050     "elim:" options. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1051   - Introduced 'try' that not only runs 'try_methods' but also
  1052     'solve_direct', 'sledgehammer', 'quickcheck', and 'nitpick'.
  1053 
  1054 * Quickcheck:
  1055   - Added "eval" option to evaluate terms for the found counterexample
  1056     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
  1057   - Added post-processing of terms to obtain readable counterexamples
  1058     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
  1059   - New counterexample generator quickcheck[narrowing] enables
  1060     narrowing-based testing.  Requires the Glasgow Haskell compiler
  1061     with its installation location defined in the Isabelle settings
  1062     environment as ISABELLE_GHC.
  1063   - Removed quickcheck tester "SML" based on the SML code generator
  1064     (formly in HOL/Library).
  1065 
  1066 * Function package: discontinued option "tailrec".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  1067 use 'partial_function' instead.
  1068 
  1069 * Theory Library/Extended_Reals replaces now the positive extended
  1070 reals found in probability theory. This file is extended by
  1071 Multivariate_Analysis/Extended_Real_Limits.
  1072 
  1073 * Theory Library/Old_Recdef: old 'recdef' package has been moved here,
  1074 from where it must be imported explicitly if it is really required.
  1075 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1076 
  1077 * Theory Library/Wfrec: well-founded recursion combinator "wfrec" has
  1078 been moved here.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1079 
  1080 * Theory Library/Saturated provides type of numbers with saturated
  1081 arithmetic.
  1082 
  1083 * Theory Library/Product_Lattice defines a pointwise ordering for the
  1084 product type 'a * 'b, and provides instance proofs for various order
  1085 and lattice type classes.
  1086 
  1087 * Theory Library/Countable now provides the "countable_datatype" proof
  1088 method for proving "countable" class instances for datatypes.
  1089 
  1090 * Theory Library/Cset_Monad allows do notation for computable sets
  1091 (cset) via the generic monad ad-hoc overloading facility.
  1092 
  1093 * Library: Theories of common data structures are split into theories
  1094 for implementation, an invariant-ensuring type, and connection to an
  1095 abstract type. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1096 
  1097   - RBT is split into RBT and RBT_Mapping.
  1098   - AssocList is split and renamed into AList and AList_Mapping.
  1099   - DList is split into DList_Impl, DList, and DList_Cset.
  1100   - Cset is split into Cset and List_Cset.
  1101 
  1102 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity has been renamed to
  1103 Library/Extended_Nat, with name changes of the following types and
  1104 constants:
  1105 
  1106   type inat   ~> type enat
  1107   Fin         ~> enat
  1108   Infty       ~> infinity (overloaded)
  1109   iSuc        ~> eSuc
  1110   the_Fin     ~> the_enat
  1111 
  1112 Every theorem name containing "inat", "Fin", "Infty", or "iSuc" has
  1113 been renamed accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1114 
  1115 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: The euclidean_space type class now
  1116 fixes a constant "Basis :: 'a set" consisting of the standard
  1117 orthonormal basis for the type. Users now have the option of
  1118 quantifying over this set instead of using the "basis" function, e.g.
  1119 "ALL x:Basis. P x" vs "ALL i<DIM('a). P (basis i)".
  1120 
  1121 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Type "('a, 'b) cart" has been renamed
  1122 to "('a, 'b) vec" (the syntax "'a ^ 'b" remains unaffected). Constants
  1123 "Cart_nth" and "Cart_lambda" have been respectively renamed to
  1124 "vec_nth" and "vec_lambda"; theorems mentioning those names have
  1125 changed to match. Definition theorems for overloaded constants now use
  1126 the standard "foo_vec_def" naming scheme. A few other theorems have
  1127 been renamed as follows (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  1128 
  1129   Cart_eq          ~> vec_eq_iff
  1130   dist_nth_le_cart ~> dist_vec_nth_le
  1131   tendsto_vector   ~> vec_tendstoI
  1132   Cauchy_vector    ~> vec_CauchyI
  1133 
  1134 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Several duplicate theorems have been
  1135 removed, and other theorems have been renamed or replaced with more
  1136 general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1137 
  1138   finite_choice ~> finite_set_choice
  1139   eventually_conjI ~> eventually_conj
  1140   eventually_and ~> eventually_conj_iff
  1141   eventually_false ~> eventually_False
  1142   setsum_norm ~> norm_setsum
  1143   Lim_sequentially ~> LIMSEQ_def
  1144   Lim_ident_at ~> LIM_ident
  1145   Lim_const ~> tendsto_const
  1146   Lim_cmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF tendsto_const]
  1147   Lim_neg ~> tendsto_minus
  1148   Lim_add ~> tendsto_add
  1149   Lim_sub ~> tendsto_diff
  1150   Lim_mul ~> tendsto_scaleR
  1151   Lim_vmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF _ tendsto_const]
  1152   Lim_null_norm ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff [symmetric]
  1153   Lim_linear ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
  1154   Lim_component ~> tendsto_euclidean_component
  1155   Lim_component_cart ~> tendsto_vec_nth
  1156   Lim_inner ~> tendsto_inner [OF tendsto_const]
  1157   dot_lsum ~> inner_setsum_left
  1158   dot_rsum ~> inner_setsum_right
  1159   continuous_cmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF continuous_const]
  1160   continuous_neg ~> continuous_minus
  1161   continuous_sub ~> continuous_diff
  1162   continuous_vmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF _ continuous_const]
  1163   continuous_mul ~> continuous_scaleR
  1164   continuous_inv ~> continuous_inverse
  1165   continuous_at_within_inv ~> continuous_at_within_inverse
  1166   continuous_at_inv ~> continuous_at_inverse
  1167   continuous_at_norm ~> continuous_norm [OF continuous_at_id]
  1168   continuous_at_infnorm ~> continuous_infnorm [OF continuous_at_id]
  1169   continuous_at_component ~> continuous_component [OF continuous_at_id]
  1170   continuous_on_neg ~> continuous_on_minus
  1171   continuous_on_sub ~> continuous_on_diff
  1172   continuous_on_cmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF continuous_on_const]
  1173   continuous_on_vmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF _ continuous_on_const]
  1174   continuous_on_mul ~> continuous_on_scaleR
  1175   continuous_on_mul_real ~> continuous_on_mult
  1176   continuous_on_inner ~> continuous_on_inner [OF continuous_on_const]
  1177   continuous_on_norm ~> continuous_on_norm [OF continuous_on_id]
  1178   continuous_on_inverse ~> continuous_on_inv
  1179   uniformly_continuous_on_neg ~> uniformly_continuous_on_minus
  1180   uniformly_continuous_on_sub ~> uniformly_continuous_on_diff
  1181   subset_interior ~> interior_mono
  1182   subset_closure ~> closure_mono
  1183   closure_univ ~> closure_UNIV
  1184   real_arch_lt ~> reals_Archimedean2
  1185   real_arch ~> reals_Archimedean3
  1186   real_abs_norm ~> abs_norm_cancel
  1187   real_abs_sub_norm ~> norm_triangle_ineq3
  1188   norm_cauchy_schwarz_abs ~> Cauchy_Schwarz_ineq2
  1189 
  1190 * Session HOL-Probability:
  1191   - Caratheodory's extension lemma is now proved for ring_of_sets.
  1192   - Infinite products of probability measures are now available.
  1193   - Sigma closure is independent, if the generator is independent
  1194   - Use extended reals instead of positive extended
  1195     reals. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1196 
  1197 * Session HOLCF: Discontinued legacy theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1198 
  1199   expand_fun_below ~> fun_below_iff
  1200   below_fun_ext ~> fun_belowI
  1201   expand_cfun_eq ~> cfun_eq_iff
  1202   ext_cfun ~> cfun_eqI
  1203   expand_cfun_below ~> cfun_below_iff
  1204   below_cfun_ext ~> cfun_belowI
  1205   monofun_fun_fun ~> fun_belowD
  1206   monofun_fun_arg ~> monofunE
  1207   monofun_lub_fun ~> adm_monofun [THEN admD]
  1208   cont_lub_fun ~> adm_cont [THEN admD]
  1209   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  1210   cont_Rep_CFun_app ~> cont_APP_app
  1211   cont_Rep_CFun_app_app ~> cont_APP_app_app
  1212   cont_cfun_fun ~> cont_Rep_cfun1 [THEN contE]
  1213   cont_cfun_arg ~> cont_Rep_cfun2 [THEN contE]
  1214   contlub_cfun ~> lub_APP [symmetric]
  1215   contlub_LAM ~> lub_LAM [symmetric]
  1216   thelubI ~> lub_eqI
  1217   UU_I ~> bottomI
  1218   lift_distinct1 ~> lift.distinct(1)
  1219   lift_distinct2 ~> lift.distinct(2)
  1220   Def_not_UU ~> lift.distinct(2)
  1221   Def_inject ~> lift.inject
  1222   below_UU_iff ~> below_bottom_iff
  1223   eq_UU_iff ~> eq_bottom_iff
  1224 
  1225 
  1226 *** Document preparation ***
  1227 
  1228 * Antiquotation @{rail} layouts railroad syntax diagrams, see also
  1229 isar-ref manual, both for description and actual application of the
  1230 same.
  1231 
  1232 * Antiquotation @{value} evaluates the given term and presents its
  1233 result.
  1234 
  1235 * Antiquotations: term style "isub" provides ad-hoc conversion of
  1236 variables x1, y23 into subscripted form x\<^isub>1,
  1237 y\<^isub>2\<^isub>3.
  1238 
  1239 * Predefined LaTeX macros for Isabelle symbols \<bind> and \<then>
  1240 (e.g. see ~~/src/HOL/Library/Monad_Syntax.thy).
  1241 
  1242 * Localized \isabellestyle switch can be used within blocks or groups
  1243 like this:
  1244 
  1245   \isabellestyle{it}  %preferred default
  1246   {\isabellestylett @{text "typewriter stuff"}}
  1247 
  1248 * Discontinued special treatment of hard tabulators.  Implicit
  1249 tab-width is now defined as 1.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY for visual
  1250 layouts.
  1251 
  1252 
  1253 *** ML ***
  1254 
  1255 * The inner syntax of sort/type/term/prop supports inlined YXML
  1256 representations within quoted string tokens.  By encoding logical
  1257 entities via Term_XML (in ML or Scala) concrete syntax can be
  1258 bypassed, which is particularly useful for producing bits of text
  1259 under external program control.
  1260 
  1261 * Antiquotations for ML and document preparation are managed as theory
  1262 data, which requires explicit setup.
  1263 
  1264 * Isabelle_Process.is_active allows tools to check if the official
  1265 process wrapper is running (Isabelle/Scala/jEdit) or the old TTY loop
  1266 (better known as Proof General).
  1267 
  1268 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
  1269 ProofContext is still available for some time as legacy alias.
  1270 
  1271 * Structure Timing provides various operations for timing; supersedes
  1272 former start_timing/end_timing etc.
  1273 
  1274 * Path.print is the official way to show file-system paths to users
  1275 (including quotes etc.).
  1276 
  1277 * Inner syntax: identifiers in parse trees of generic categories
  1278 "logic", "aprop", "idt" etc. carry position information (disguised as
  1279 type constraints).  Occasional INCOMPATIBILITY with non-compliant
  1280 translations that choke on unexpected type constraints.  Positions can
  1281 be stripped in ML translations via Syntax.strip_positions /
  1282 Syntax.strip_positions_ast, or via the syntax constant
  1283 "_strip_positions" within parse trees.  As last resort, positions can
  1284 be disabled via the configuration option Syntax.positions, which is
  1285 called "syntax_positions" in Isar attribute syntax.
  1286 
  1287 * Discontinued special status of various ML structures that contribute
  1288 to structure Syntax (Ast, Lexicon, Mixfix, Parser, Printer etc.): less
  1289 pervasive content, no inclusion in structure Syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  1290 refer directly to Ast.Constant, Lexicon.is_identifier,
  1291 Syntax_Trans.mk_binder_tr etc.
  1292 
  1293 * Typed print translation: discontinued show_sorts argument, which is
  1294 already available via context of "advanced" translation.
  1295 
  1296 * Refined PARALLEL_GOALS tactical: degrades gracefully for schematic
  1297 goal states; body tactic needs to address all subgoals uniformly.
  1298 
  1299 * Slightly more special eq_list/eq_set, with shortcut involving
  1300 pointer equality (assumes that eq relation is reflexive).
  1301 
  1302 * Classical tactics use proper Proof.context instead of historic types
  1303 claset/clasimpset.  Old-style declarations like addIs, addEs, addDs
  1304 operate directly on Proof.context.  Raw type claset retains its use as
  1305 snapshot of the classical context, which can be recovered via
  1306 (put_claset HOL_cs) etc.  Type clasimpset has been discontinued.
  1307 INCOMPATIBILITY, classical tactics and derived proof methods require
  1308 proper Proof.context.
  1309 
  1310 
  1311 *** System ***
  1312 
  1313 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2, which was the last version
  1314 without proper multithreading and TimeLimit implementation.
  1315 
  1316 * Discontinued old lib/scripts/polyml-platform, which has been
  1317 obsolete since Isabelle2009-2.
  1318 
  1319 * Various optional external tools are referenced more robustly and
  1320 uniformly by explicit Isabelle settings as follows:
  1321 
  1322   ISABELLE_CSDP   (formerly CSDP_EXE)
  1323   ISABELLE_GHC    (formerly EXEC_GHC or GHC_PATH)
  1324   ISABELLE_OCAML  (formerly EXEC_OCAML)
  1325   ISABELLE_SWIPL  (formerly EXEC_SWIPL)
  1326   ISABELLE_YAP    (formerly EXEC_YAP)
  1327 
  1328 Note that automated detection from the file-system or search path has
  1329 been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1330 
  1331 * Scala layer provides JVM method invocation service for static
  1332 methods of type (String)String, see Invoke_Scala.method in ML.  For
  1333 example:
  1334 
  1335   Invoke_Scala.method "java.lang.System.getProperty" "java.home"
  1336 
  1337 Together with YXML.string_of_body/parse_body and XML.Encode/Decode
  1338 this allows to pass structured values between ML and Scala.
  1339 
  1340 * The IsabelleText fonts includes some further glyphs to support the
  1341 Prover IDE.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: users who happen to have
  1342 installed a local copy (which is normally *not* required) need to
  1343 delete or update it from ~~/lib/fonts/.
  1344 
  1345 
  1346 
  1347 New in Isabelle2011 (January 2011)
  1348 ----------------------------------
  1349 
  1350 *** General ***
  1351 
  1352 * Experimental Prover IDE based on Isabelle/Scala and jEdit (see
  1353 src/Tools/jEdit).  This also serves as IDE for Isabelle/ML, with
  1354 useful tooltips and hyperlinks produced from its static analysis.  The
  1355 bundled component provides an executable Isabelle tool that can be run
  1356 like this:
  1357 
  1358   Isabelle2011/bin/isabelle jedit
  1359 
  1360 * Significantly improved Isabelle/Isar implementation manual.
  1361 
  1362 * System settings: ISABELLE_HOME_USER now includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER
  1363 (and thus refers to something like $HOME/.isabelle/Isabelle2011),
  1364 while the default heap location within that directory lacks that extra
  1365 suffix.  This isolates multiple Isabelle installations from each
  1366 other, avoiding problems with old settings in new versions.
  1367 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to copy/upgrade old user settings manually.
  1368 
  1369 * Source files are always encoded as UTF-8, instead of old-fashioned
  1370 ISO-Latin-1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Isabelle LaTeX documents might require
  1371 the following package declarations:
  1372 
  1373   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  1374   \usepackage{textcomp}
  1375 
  1376 * Explicit treatment of UTF-8 sequences as Isabelle symbols, such that
  1377 a Unicode character is treated as a single symbol, not a sequence of
  1378 non-ASCII bytes as before.  Since Isabelle/ML string literals may
  1379 contain symbols without further backslash escapes, Unicode can now be
  1380 used here as well.  Recall that Symbol.explode in ML provides a
  1381 consistent view on symbols, while raw explode (or String.explode)
  1382 merely give a byte-oriented representation.
  1383 
  1384 * Theory loader: source files are primarily located via the master
  1385 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
  1386 The global load path is still partially available as legacy feature.
  1387 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY due to subtle change in file lookup: use
  1388 explicit paths, relatively to the theory.
  1389 
  1390 * Special treatment of ML file names has been discontinued.
  1391 Historically, optional extensions .ML or .sml were added on demand --
  1392 at the cost of clarity of file dependencies.  Recall that Isabelle/ML
  1393 files exclusively use the .ML extension.  Minor INCOMPATIBILTY.
  1394 
  1395 * Various options that affect pretty printing etc. are now properly
  1396 handled within the context via configuration options, instead of
  1397 unsynchronized references or print modes.  There are both ML Config.T
  1398 entities and Isar declaration attributes to access these.
  1399 
  1400   ML (Config.T)                 Isar (attribute)
  1401 
  1402   eta_contract                  eta_contract
  1403   show_brackets                 show_brackets
  1404   show_sorts                    show_sorts
  1405   show_types                    show_types
  1406   show_question_marks           show_question_marks
  1407   show_consts                   show_consts
  1408   show_abbrevs                  show_abbrevs
  1409 
  1410   Syntax.ast_trace              syntax_ast_trace
  1411   Syntax.ast_stat               syntax_ast_stat
  1412   Syntax.ambiguity_level        syntax_ambiguity_level
  1413 
  1414   Goal_Display.goals_limit      goals_limit
  1415   Goal_Display.show_main_goal   show_main_goal
  1416 
  1417   Method.rule_trace             rule_trace
  1418 
  1419   Thy_Output.display            thy_output_display
  1420   Thy_Output.quotes             thy_output_quotes
  1421   Thy_Output.indent             thy_output_indent
  1422   Thy_Output.source             thy_output_source
  1423   Thy_Output.break              thy_output_break
  1424 
  1425 Note that corresponding "..._default" references in ML may only be
  1426 changed globally at the ROOT session setup, but *not* within a theory.
  1427 The option "show_abbrevs" supersedes the former print mode
  1428 "no_abbrevs" with inverted meaning.
  1429 
  1430 * More systematic naming of some configuration options.
  1431 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1432 
  1433   trace_simp  ~>  simp_trace
  1434   debug_simp  ~>  simp_debug
  1435 
  1436 * Support for real valued configuration options, using simplistic
  1437 floating-point notation that coincides with the inner syntax for
  1438 float_token.
  1439 
  1440 * Support for real valued preferences (with approximative PGIP type):
  1441 front-ends need to accept "pgint" values in float notation.
  1442 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1443 
  1444 * The IsabelleText font now includes Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic from
  1445 DejaVu Sans.
  1446 
  1447 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.0 and 5.1 versions.
  1448 
  1449 
  1450 *** Pure ***
  1451 
  1452 * Command 'type_synonym' (with single argument) replaces somewhat
  1453 outdated 'types', which is still available as legacy feature for some
  1454 time.
  1455 
  1456 * Command 'nonterminal' (with 'and' separated list of arguments)
  1457 replaces somewhat outdated 'nonterminals'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1458 
  1459 * Command 'notepad' replaces former 'example_proof' for
  1460 experimentation in Isar without any result.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1461 
  1462 * Locale interpretation commands 'interpret' and 'sublocale' accept
  1463 lists of equations to map definitions in a locale to appropriate
  1464 entities in the context of the interpretation.  The 'interpretation'
  1465 command already provided this functionality.
  1466 
  1467 * Diagnostic command 'print_dependencies' prints the locale instances
  1468 that would be activated if the specified expression was interpreted in
  1469 the current context.  Variant "print_dependencies!" assumes a context
  1470 without interpretations.
  1471 
  1472 * Diagnostic command 'print_interps' prints interpretations in proofs
  1473 in addition to interpretations in theories.
  1474 
  1475 * Discontinued obsolete 'global' and 'local' commands to manipulate
  1476 the theory name space.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.  The ML functions
  1477 Sign.root_path and Sign.local_path may be applied directly where this
  1478 feature is still required for historical reasons.
  1479 
  1480 * Discontinued obsolete 'constdefs' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  1481 'definition' instead.
  1482 
  1483 * The "prems" fact, which refers to the accidental collection of
  1484 foundational premises in the context, is now explicitly marked as
  1485 legacy feature and will be discontinued soon.  Consider using "assms"
  1486 of the head statement or reference facts by explicit names.
  1487 
  1488 * Document antiquotations @{class} and @{type} print classes and type
  1489 constructors.
  1490 
  1491 * Document antiquotation @{file} checks file/directory entries within
  1492 the local file system.
  1493 
  1494 
  1495 *** HOL ***
  1496 
  1497 * Coercive subtyping: functions can be declared as coercions and type
  1498 inference will add them as necessary upon input of a term.  Theory
  1499 Complex_Main declares real :: nat => real and real :: int => real as
  1500 coercions. A coercion function f is declared like this:
  1501 
  1502   declare [[coercion f]]
  1503 
  1504 To lift coercions through type constructors (e.g. from nat => real to
  1505 nat list => real list), map functions can be declared, e.g.
  1506 
  1507   declare [[coercion_map map]]
  1508 
  1509 Currently coercion inference is activated only in theories including
  1510 real numbers, i.e. descendants of Complex_Main.  This is controlled by
  1511 the configuration option "coercion_enabled", e.g. it can be enabled in
  1512 other theories like this:
  1513 
  1514   declare [[coercion_enabled]]
  1515 
  1516 * Command 'partial_function' provides basic support for recursive
  1517 function definitions over complete partial orders.  Concrete instances
  1518 are provided for i) the option type, ii) tail recursion on arbitrary
  1519 types, and iii) the heap monad of Imperative_HOL.  See
  1520 src/HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy and src/HOL/Imperative_HOL/ex/Linked_Lists.thy
  1521 for examples.
  1522 
  1523 * Function package: f.psimps rules are no longer implicitly declared
  1524 as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1525 
  1526 * Datatype package: theorems generated for executable equality (class
  1527 "eq") carry proper names and are treated as default code equations.
  1528 
  1529 * Inductive package: now offers command 'inductive_simps' to
  1530 automatically derive instantiated and simplified equations for
  1531 inductive predicates, similar to 'inductive_cases'.
  1532 
  1533 * Command 'enriched_type' allows to register properties of the
  1534 functorial structure of types.
  1535 
  1536 * Improved infrastructure for term evaluation using code generator
  1537 techniques, in particular static evaluation conversions.
  1538 
  1539 * Code generator: Scala (2.8 or higher) has been added to the target
  1540 languages.
  1541 
  1542 * Code generator: globbing constant expressions "*" and "Theory.*"
  1543 have been replaced by the more idiomatic "_" and "Theory._".
  1544 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1545 
  1546 * Code generator: export_code without explicit file declaration prints
  1547 to standard output.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1548 
  1549 * Code generator: do not print function definitions for case
  1550 combinators any longer.
  1551 
  1552 * Code generator: simplification with rules determined with
  1553 src/Tools/Code/code_simp.ML and method "code_simp".
  1554 
  1555 * Code generator for records: more idiomatic representation of record
  1556 types.  Warning: records are not covered by ancient SML code
  1557 generation any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  In cases of need, a suitable
  1558 rep_datatype declaration helps to succeed then:
  1559 
  1560   record 'a foo = ...
  1561   ...
  1562   rep_datatype foo_ext ...
  1563 
  1564 * Records: logical foundation type for records does not carry a
  1565 '_type' suffix any longer (obsolete due to authentic syntax).
  1566 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1567 
  1568 * Quickcheck now by default uses exhaustive testing instead of random
  1569 testing.  Random testing can be invoked by "quickcheck [random]",
  1570 exhaustive testing by "quickcheck [exhaustive]".
  1571 
  1572 * Quickcheck instantiates polymorphic types with small finite
  1573 datatypes by default. This enables a simple execution mechanism to
  1574 handle quantifiers and function equality over the finite datatypes.
  1575 
  1576 * Quickcheck random generator has been renamed from "code" to
  1577 "random".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1578 
  1579 * Quickcheck now has a configurable time limit which is set to 30
  1580 seconds by default. This can be changed by adding [timeout = n] to the
  1581 quickcheck command. The time limit for Auto Quickcheck is still set
  1582 independently.
  1583 
  1584 * Quickcheck in locales considers interpretations of that locale for
  1585 counter example search.
  1586 
  1587 * Sledgehammer:
  1588   - Added "smt" and "remote_smt" provers based on the "smt" proof
  1589     method. See the Sledgehammer manual for details ("isabelle doc
  1590     sledgehammer").
  1591   - Renamed commands:
  1592     sledgehammer atp_info ~> sledgehammer running_provers
  1593     sledgehammer atp_kill ~> sledgehammer kill_provers
  1594     sledgehammer available_atps ~> sledgehammer available_provers
  1595     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1596   - Renamed options:
  1597     sledgehammer [atps = ...] ~> sledgehammer [provers = ...]
  1598     sledgehammer [atp = ...] ~> sledgehammer [prover = ...]
  1599     sledgehammer [timeout = 77 s] ~> sledgehammer [timeout = 77]
  1600     (and "ms" and "min" are no longer supported)
  1601     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1602 
  1603 * Nitpick:
  1604   - Renamed options:
  1605     nitpick [timeout = 77 s] ~> nitpick [timeout = 77]
  1606     nitpick [tac_timeout = 777 ms] ~> nitpick [tac_timeout = 0.777]
  1607     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1608   - Added support for partial quotient types.
  1609   - Added local versions of the "Nitpick.register_xxx" functions.
  1610   - Added "whack" option.
  1611   - Allow registration of quotient types as codatatypes.
  1612   - Improved "merge_type_vars" option to merge more types.
  1613   - Removed unsound "fast_descrs" option.
  1614   - Added custom symmetry breaking for datatypes, making it possible to reach
  1615     higher cardinalities.
  1616   - Prevent the expansion of too large definitions.
  1617 
  1618 * Proof methods "metis" and "meson" now have configuration options
  1619 "meson_trace", "metis_trace", and "metis_verbose" that can be enabled
  1620 to diagnose these tools. E.g.
  1621 
  1622     using [[metis_trace = true]]
  1623 
  1624 * Auto Solve: Renamed "Auto Solve Direct".  The tool is now available
  1625 manually as command 'solve_direct'.
  1626 
  1627 * The default SMT solver Z3 must be enabled explicitly (due to
  1628 licensing issues) by setting the environment variable
  1629 Z3_NON_COMMERCIAL in etc/settings of the component, for example.  For
  1630 commercial applications, the SMT solver CVC3 is provided as fall-back;
  1631 changing the SMT solver is done via the configuration option
  1632 "smt_solver".
  1633 
  1634 * Remote SMT solvers need to be referred to by the "remote_" prefix,
  1635 i.e. "remote_cvc3" and "remote_z3".
  1636 
  1637 * Added basic SMT support for datatypes, records, and typedefs using
  1638 the oracle mode (no proofs).  Direct support of pairs has been dropped
  1639 in exchange (pass theorems fst_conv snd_conv pair_collapse to the SMT
  1640 support for a similar behavior).  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1641 
  1642 * Changed SMT configuration options:
  1643   - Renamed:
  1644     z3_proofs ~> smt_oracle (with inverted meaning)
  1645     z3_trace_assms ~> smt_trace_used_facts
  1646     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1647   - Added:
  1648     smt_verbose
  1649     smt_random_seed
  1650     smt_datatypes
  1651     smt_infer_triggers
  1652     smt_monomorph_limit
  1653     cvc3_options
  1654     remote_cvc3_options
  1655     remote_z3_options
  1656     yices_options
  1657 
  1658 * Boogie output files (.b2i files) need to be declared in the theory
  1659 header.
  1660 
  1661 * Simplification procedure "list_to_set_comprehension" rewrites list
  1662 comprehensions applied to List.set to set comprehensions.  Occasional
  1663 INCOMPATIBILITY, may be deactivated like this:
  1664 
  1665   declare [[simproc del: list_to_set_comprehension]]
  1666 
  1667 * Removed old version of primrec package.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1668 
  1669 * Removed simplifier congruence rule of "prod_case", as has for long
  1670 been the case with "split".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1671 
  1672 * String.literal is a type, but not a datatype.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1673 
  1674 * Removed [split_format ... and ... and ...] version of
  1675 [split_format].  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1676 
  1677 * Predicate "sorted" now defined inductively, with nice induction
  1678 rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY: former sorted.simps now named sorted_simps.
  1679 
  1680 * Constant "contents" renamed to "the_elem", to free the generic name
  1681 contents for other uses.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1682 
  1683 * Renamed class eq and constant eq (for code generation) to class
  1684 equal and constant equal, plus renaming of related facts and various
  1685 tuning.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1686 
  1687 * Dropped type classes mult_mono and mult_mono1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1688 
  1689 * Removed output syntax "'a ~=> 'b" for "'a => 'b option".
  1690 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1691 
  1692 * Renamed theory Fset to Cset, type Fset.fset to Cset.set, in order to
  1693 avoid confusion with finite sets.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1694 
  1695 * Abandoned locales equiv, congruent and congruent2 for equivalence
  1696 relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use equivI rather than equiv_intro (same
  1697 for congruent(2)).
  1698 
  1699 * Some previously unqualified names have been qualified:
  1700 
  1701   types
  1702     bool ~> HOL.bool
  1703     nat ~> Nat.nat
  1704 
  1705   constants
  1706     Trueprop ~> HOL.Trueprop
  1707     True ~> HOL.True
  1708     False ~> HOL.False
  1709     op & ~> HOL.conj
  1710     op | ~> HOL.disj
  1711     op --> ~> HOL.implies
  1712     op = ~> HOL.eq
  1713     Not ~> HOL.Not
  1714     The ~> HOL.The
  1715     All ~> HOL.All
  1716     Ex ~> HOL.Ex
  1717     Ex1 ~> HOL.Ex1
  1718     Let ~> HOL.Let
  1719     If ~> HOL.If
  1720     Ball ~> Set.Ball
  1721     Bex ~> Set.Bex
  1722     Suc ~> Nat.Suc
  1723     Pair ~> Product_Type.Pair
  1724     fst ~> Product_Type.fst
  1725     snd ~> Product_Type.snd
  1726     curry ~> Product_Type.curry
  1727     op : ~> Set.member
  1728     Collect ~> Set.Collect
  1729 
  1730 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1731 
  1732 * More canonical naming convention for some fundamental definitions:
  1733 
  1734     bot_bool_eq ~> bot_bool_def
  1735     top_bool_eq ~> top_bool_def
  1736     inf_bool_eq ~> inf_bool_def
  1737     sup_bool_eq ~> sup_bool_def
  1738     bot_fun_eq  ~> bot_fun_def
  1739     top_fun_eq  ~> top_fun_def
  1740     inf_fun_eq  ~> inf_fun_def
  1741     sup_fun_eq  ~> sup_fun_def
  1742 
  1743 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1744 
  1745 * More stylized fact names:
  1746 
  1747   expand_fun_eq ~> fun_eq_iff
  1748   expand_set_eq ~> set_eq_iff
  1749   set_ext       ~> set_eqI
  1750   nat_number    ~> eval_nat_numeral
  1751 
  1752 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1753 
  1754 * Refactoring of code-generation specific operations in theory List:
  1755 
  1756   constants
  1757     null ~> List.null
  1758 
  1759   facts
  1760     mem_iff ~> member_def
  1761     null_empty ~> null_def
  1762 
  1763 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that these were not supposed to be used
  1764 regularly unless for striking reasons; their main purpose was code
  1765 generation.
  1766 
  1767 Various operations from the Haskell prelude are used for generating
  1768 Haskell code.
  1769 
  1770 * Term "bij f" is now an abbreviation of "bij_betw f UNIV UNIV".  Term
  1771 "surj f" is now an abbreviation of "range f = UNIV".  The theorems
  1772 bij_def and surj_def are unchanged.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1773 
  1774 * Abolished some non-alphabetic type names: "prod" and "sum" replace
  1775 "*" and "+" respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1776 
  1777 * Name "Plus" of disjoint sum operator "<+>" is now hidden.  Write
  1778 "Sum_Type.Plus" instead.
  1779 
  1780 * Constant "split" has been merged with constant "prod_case"; names of
  1781 ML functions, facts etc. involving split have been retained so far,
  1782 though.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1783 
  1784 * Dropped old infix syntax "_ mem _" for List.member; use "_ : set _"
  1785 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1786 
  1787 * Removed lemma "Option.is_none_none" which duplicates "is_none_def".
  1788 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1789 
  1790 * Former theory Library/Enum is now part of the HOL-Main image.
  1791 INCOMPATIBILITY: all constants of the Enum theory now have to be
  1792 referred to by its qualified name.
  1793 
  1794   enum    ~>  Enum.enum
  1795   nlists  ~>  Enum.nlists
  1796   product ~>  Enum.product
  1797 
  1798 * Theory Library/Monad_Syntax provides do-syntax for monad types.
  1799 Syntax in Library/State_Monad has been changed to avoid ambiguities.
  1800 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1801 
  1802 * Theory Library/SetsAndFunctions has been split into
  1803 Library/Function_Algebras and Library/Set_Algebras; canonical names
  1804 for instance definitions for functions; various improvements.
  1805 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1806 
  1807 * Theory Library/Multiset provides stable quicksort implementation of
  1808 sort_key.
  1809 
  1810 * Theory Library/Multiset: renamed empty_idemp ~> empty_neutral.
  1811 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1812 
  1813 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: introduced a type class for euclidean
  1814 space.  Most theorems are now stated in terms of euclidean spaces
  1815 instead of finite cartesian products.
  1816 
  1817   types
  1818     real ^ 'n ~>  'a::real_vector
  1819               ~>  'a::euclidean_space
  1820               ~>  'a::ordered_euclidean_space
  1821         (depends on your needs)
  1822 
  1823   constants
  1824      _ $ _        ~> _ $$ _
  1825      \<chi> x. _  ~> \<chi>\<chi> x. _
  1826      CARD('n)     ~> DIM('a)
  1827 
  1828 Also note that the indices are now natural numbers and not from some
  1829 finite type. Finite cartesian products of euclidean spaces, products
  1830 of euclidean spaces the real and complex numbers are instantiated to
  1831 be euclidean_spaces.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1832 
  1833 * Session Probability: introduced pextreal as positive extended real
  1834 numbers.  Use pextreal as value for measures.  Introduce the
  1835 Radon-Nikodym derivative, product spaces and Fubini's theorem for
  1836 arbitrary sigma finite measures.  Introduces Lebesgue measure based on
  1837 the integral in Multivariate Analysis.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1838 
  1839 * Session Imperative_HOL: revamped, corrected dozens of inadequacies.
  1840 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1841 
  1842 * Session SPARK (with image HOL-SPARK) provides commands to load and
  1843 prove verification conditions generated by the SPARK Ada program
  1844 verifier.  See also src/HOL/SPARK and src/HOL/SPARK/Examples.
  1845 
  1846 
  1847 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  1848 
  1849 * Theorems for additive ring operations (locale abelian_monoid and
  1850 descendants) are generated by interpretation from their multiplicative
  1851 counterparts.  Names (in particular theorem names) have the mandatory
  1852 qualifier 'add'.  Previous theorem names are redeclared for
  1853 compatibility.
  1854 
  1855 * Structure "int_ring" is now an abbreviation (previously a
  1856 definition).  This fits more natural with advanced interpretations.
  1857 
  1858 
  1859 *** HOLCF ***
  1860 
  1861 * The domain package now runs in definitional mode by default: The
  1862 former command 'new_domain' is now called 'domain'.  To use the domain
  1863 package in its original axiomatic mode, use 'domain (unsafe)'.
  1864 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1865 
  1866 * The new class "domain" is now the default sort.  Class "predomain"
  1867 is an unpointed version of "domain". Theories can be updated by
  1868 replacing sort annotations as shown below.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1869 
  1870   'a::type ~> 'a::countable
  1871   'a::cpo  ~> 'a::predomain
  1872   'a::pcpo ~> 'a::domain
  1873 
  1874 * The old type class "rep" has been superseded by class "domain".
  1875 Accordingly, users of the definitional package must remove any
  1876 "default_sort rep" declarations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1877 
  1878 * The domain package (definitional mode) now supports unpointed
  1879 predomain argument types, as long as they are marked 'lazy'. (Strict
  1880 arguments must be in class "domain".) For example, the following
  1881 domain definition now works:
  1882 
  1883   domain natlist = nil | cons (lazy "nat discr") (lazy "natlist")
  1884 
  1885 * Theory HOLCF/Library/HOL_Cpo provides cpo and predomain class
  1886 instances for types from main HOL: bool, nat, int, char, 'a + 'b,
  1887 'a option, and 'a list.  Additionally, it configures fixrec and the
  1888 domain package to work with these types.  For example:
  1889 
  1890   fixrec isInl :: "('a + 'b) u -> tr"
  1891     where "isInl$(up$(Inl x)) = TT" | "isInl$(up$(Inr y)) = FF"
  1892 
  1893   domain V = VFun (lazy "V -> V") | VCon (lazy "nat") (lazy "V list")
  1894 
  1895 * The "(permissive)" option of fixrec has been replaced with a
  1896 per-equation "(unchecked)" option. See
  1897 src/HOL/HOLCF/Tutorial/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1898 
  1899 * The "bifinite" class no longer fixes a constant "approx"; the class
  1900 now just asserts that such a function exists.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1901 
  1902 * Former type "alg_defl" has been renamed to "defl".  HOLCF no longer
  1903 defines an embedding of type 'a defl into udom by default; instances
  1904 of "bifinite" and "domain" classes are available in
  1905 src/HOL/HOLCF/Library/Defl_Bifinite.thy.
  1906 
  1907 * The syntax "REP('a)" has been replaced with "DEFL('a)".
  1908 
  1909 * The predicate "directed" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1910 
  1911 * The type class "finite_po" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1912 
  1913 * The function "cprod_map" has been renamed to "prod_map".
  1914 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1915 
  1916 * The monadic bind operator on each powerdomain has new binder syntax
  1917 similar to sets, e.g. "\<Union>\<sharp>x\<in>xs. t" represents
  1918 "upper_bind\<cdot>xs\<cdot>(\<Lambda> x. t)".
  1919 
  1920 * The infix syntax for binary union on each powerdomain has changed
  1921 from e.g. "+\<sharp>" to "\<union>\<sharp>", for consistency with set
  1922 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1923 
  1924 * The constant "UU" has been renamed to "bottom".  The syntax "UU" is
  1925 still supported as an input translation.
  1926 
  1927 * Renamed some theorems (the original names are also still available).
  1928 
  1929   expand_fun_below   ~> fun_below_iff
  1930   below_fun_ext      ~> fun_belowI
  1931   expand_cfun_eq     ~> cfun_eq_iff
  1932   ext_cfun           ~> cfun_eqI
  1933   expand_cfun_below  ~> cfun_below_iff
  1934   below_cfun_ext     ~> cfun_belowI
  1935   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  1936 
  1937 * The Abs and Rep functions for various types have changed names.
  1938 Related theorem names have also changed to match. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1939 
  1940   Rep_CFun  ~> Rep_cfun
  1941   Abs_CFun  ~> Abs_cfun
  1942   Rep_Sprod ~> Rep_sprod
  1943   Abs_Sprod ~> Abs_sprod
  1944   Rep_Ssum  ~> Rep_ssum
  1945   Abs_Ssum  ~> Abs_ssum
  1946 
  1947 * Lemmas with names of the form *_defined_iff or *_strict_iff have
  1948 been renamed to *_bottom_iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1949 
  1950 * Various changes to bisimulation/coinduction with domain package:
  1951 
  1952   - Definitions of "bisim" constants no longer mention definedness.
  1953   - With mutual recursion, "bisim" predicate is now curried.
  1954   - With mutual recursion, each type gets a separate coind theorem.
  1955   - Variable names in bisim_def and coinduct rules have changed.
  1956 
  1957 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1958 
  1959 * Case combinators generated by the domain package for type "foo" are
  1960 now named "foo_case" instead of "foo_when".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1961 
  1962 * Several theorems have been renamed to more accurately reflect the
  1963 names of constants and types involved.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1964 
  1965   thelub_const    ~> lub_const
  1966   lub_const       ~> is_lub_const
  1967   thelubI         ~> lub_eqI
  1968   is_lub_lub      ~> is_lubD2
  1969   lubI            ~> is_lub_lub
  1970   unique_lub      ~> is_lub_unique
  1971   is_ub_lub       ~> is_lub_rangeD1
  1972   lub_bin_chain   ~> is_lub_bin_chain
  1973   lub_fun         ~> is_lub_fun
  1974   thelub_fun      ~> lub_fun
  1975   thelub_cfun     ~> lub_cfun
  1976   thelub_Pair     ~> lub_Pair
  1977   lub_cprod       ~> is_lub_prod
  1978   thelub_cprod    ~> lub_prod
  1979   minimal_cprod   ~> minimal_prod
  1980   inst_cprod_pcpo ~> inst_prod_pcpo
  1981   UU_I            ~> bottomI
  1982   compact_UU      ~> compact_bottom
  1983   deflation_UU    ~> deflation_bottom
  1984   finite_deflation_UU ~> finite_deflation_bottom
  1985 
  1986 * Many legacy theorem names have been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1987 
  1988   sq_ord_less_eq_trans ~> below_eq_trans
  1989   sq_ord_eq_less_trans ~> eq_below_trans
  1990   refl_less            ~> below_refl
  1991   trans_less           ~> below_trans
  1992   antisym_less         ~> below_antisym
  1993   antisym_less_inverse ~> po_eq_conv [THEN iffD1]
  1994   box_less             ~> box_below
  1995   rev_trans_less       ~> rev_below_trans
  1996   not_less2not_eq      ~> not_below2not_eq
  1997   less_UU_iff          ~> below_UU_iff
  1998   flat_less_iff        ~> flat_below_iff
  1999   adm_less             ~> adm_below
  2000   adm_not_less         ~> adm_not_below
  2001   adm_compact_not_less ~> adm_compact_not_below
  2002   less_fun_def         ~> below_fun_def
  2003   expand_fun_less      ~> fun_below_iff
  2004   less_fun_ext         ~> fun_belowI
  2005   less_discr_def       ~> below_discr_def
  2006   discr_less_eq        ~> discr_below_eq
  2007   less_unit_def        ~> below_unit_def
  2008   less_cprod_def       ~> below_prod_def
  2009   prod_lessI           ~> prod_belowI
  2010   Pair_less_iff        ~> Pair_below_iff
  2011   fst_less_iff         ~> fst_below_iff
  2012   snd_less_iff         ~> snd_below_iff
  2013   expand_cfun_less     ~> cfun_below_iff
  2014   less_cfun_ext        ~> cfun_belowI
  2015   injection_less       ~> injection_below
  2016   less_up_def          ~> below_up_def
  2017   not_Iup_less         ~> not_Iup_below
  2018   Iup_less             ~> Iup_below
  2019   up_less              ~> up_below
  2020   Def_inject_less_eq   ~> Def_below_Def
  2021   Def_less_is_eq       ~> Def_below_iff
  2022   spair_less_iff       ~> spair_below_iff
  2023   less_sprod           ~> below_sprod
  2024   spair_less           ~> spair_below
  2025   sfst_less_iff        ~> sfst_below_iff
  2026   ssnd_less_iff        ~> ssnd_below_iff
  2027   fix_least_less       ~> fix_least_below
  2028   dist_less_one        ~> dist_below_one
  2029   less_ONE             ~> below_ONE
  2030   ONE_less_iff         ~> ONE_below_iff
  2031   less_sinlD           ~> below_sinlD
  2032   less_sinrD           ~> below_sinrD
  2033 
  2034 
  2035 *** FOL and ZF ***
  2036 
  2037 * All constant names are now qualified internally and use proper
  2038 identifiers, e.g. "IFOL.eq" instead of "op =".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2039 
  2040 
  2041 *** ML ***
  2042 
  2043 * Antiquotation @{assert} inlines a function bool -> unit that raises
  2044 Fail if the argument is false.  Due to inlining the source position of
  2045 failed assertions is included in the error output.
  2046 
  2047 * Discontinued antiquotation @{theory_ref}, which is obsolete since ML
  2048 text is in practice always evaluated with a stable theory checkpoint.
  2049 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use (Theory.check_thy @{theory}) instead.
  2050 
  2051 * Antiquotation @{theory A} refers to theory A from the ancestry of
  2052 the current context, not any accidental theory loader state as before.
  2053 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, subtle change in semantics.
  2054 
  2055 * Syntax.pretty_priority (default 0) configures the required priority
  2056 of pretty-printed output and thus affects insertion of parentheses.
  2057 
  2058 * Syntax.default_root (default "any") configures the inner syntax
  2059 category (nonterminal symbol) for parsing of terms.
  2060 
  2061 * Former exception Library.UnequalLengths now coincides with
  2062 ListPair.UnequalLengths.
  2063 
  2064 * Renamed structure MetaSimplifier to Raw_Simplifier.  Note that the
  2065 main functionality is provided by structure Simplifier.
  2066 
  2067 * Renamed raw "explode" function to "raw_explode" to emphasize its
  2068 meaning.  Note that internally to Isabelle, Symbol.explode is used in
  2069 almost all situations.
  2070 
  2071 * Discontinued obsolete function sys_error and exception SYS_ERROR.
  2072 See implementation manual for further details on exceptions in
  2073 Isabelle/ML.
  2074 
  2075 * Renamed setmp_noncritical to Unsynchronized.setmp to emphasize its
  2076 meaning.
  2077 
  2078 * Renamed structure PureThy to Pure_Thy and moved most of its
  2079 operations to structure Global_Theory, to emphasize that this is
  2080 rarely-used global-only stuff.
  2081 
  2082 * Discontinued Output.debug.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use plain writeln
  2083 instead (or tracing for high-volume output).
  2084 
  2085 * Configuration option show_question_marks only affects regular pretty
  2086 printing of types and terms, not raw Term.string_of_vname.
  2087 
  2088 * ML_Context.thm and ML_Context.thms are no longer pervasive.  Rare
  2089 INCOMPATIBILITY, superseded by static antiquotations @{thm} and
  2090 @{thms} for most purposes.
  2091 
  2092 * ML structure Unsynchronized is never opened, not even in Isar
  2093 interaction mode as before.  Old Unsynchronized.set etc. have been
  2094 discontinued -- use plain := instead.  This should be *rare* anyway,
  2095 since modern tools always work via official context data, notably
  2096 configuration options.
  2097 
  2098 * Parallel and asynchronous execution requires special care concerning
  2099 interrupts.  Structure Exn provides some convenience functions that
  2100 avoid working directly with raw Interrupt.  User code must not absorb
  2101 interrupts -- intermediate handling (for cleanup etc.) needs to be
  2102 followed by re-raising of the original exception.  Another common
  2103 source of mistakes are "handle _" patterns, which make the meaning of
  2104 the program subject to physical effects of the environment.
  2105 
  2106 
  2107 
  2108 New in Isabelle2009-2 (June 2010)
  2109 ---------------------------------
  2110 
  2111 *** General ***
  2112 
  2113 * Authentic syntax for *all* logical entities (type classes, type
  2114 constructors, term constants): provides simple and robust
  2115 correspondence between formal entities and concrete syntax.  Within
  2116 the parse tree / AST representations, "constants" are decorated by
  2117 their category (class, type, const) and spelled out explicitly with
  2118 their full internal name.
  2119 
  2120 Substantial INCOMPATIBILITY concerning low-level syntax declarations
  2121 and translations (translation rules and translation functions in ML).
  2122 Some hints on upgrading:
  2123 
  2124   - Many existing uses of 'syntax' and 'translations' can be replaced
  2125     by more modern 'type_notation', 'notation' and 'abbreviation',
  2126     which are independent of this issue.
  2127 
  2128   - 'translations' require markup within the AST; the term syntax
  2129     provides the following special forms:
  2130 
  2131       CONST c   -- produces syntax version of constant c from context
  2132       XCONST c  -- literally c, checked as constant from context
  2133       c         -- literally c, if declared by 'syntax'
  2134 
  2135     Plain identifiers are treated as AST variables -- occasionally the
  2136     system indicates accidental variables via the error "rhs contains
  2137     extra variables".
  2138 
  2139     Type classes and type constructors are marked according to their
  2140     concrete syntax.  Some old translations rules need to be written
  2141     for the "type" category, using type constructor application
  2142     instead of pseudo-term application of the default category
  2143     "logic".
  2144 
  2145   - 'parse_translation' etc. in ML may use the following
  2146     antiquotations:
  2147 
  2148       @{class_syntax c}   -- type class c within parse tree / AST
  2149       @{term_syntax c}    -- type constructor c within parse tree / AST
  2150       @{const_syntax c}   -- ML version of "CONST c" above
  2151       @{syntax_const c}   -- literally c (checked wrt. 'syntax' declarations)
  2152 
  2153   - Literal types within 'typed_print_translations', i.e. those *not*
  2154     represented as pseudo-terms are represented verbatim.  Use @{class
  2155     c} or @{type_name c} here instead of the above syntax
  2156     antiquotations.
  2157 
  2158 Note that old non-authentic syntax was based on unqualified base
  2159 names, so all of the above "constant" names would coincide.  Recall
  2160 that 'print_syntax' and ML_command "set Syntax.trace_ast" help to
  2161 diagnose syntax problems.
  2162 
  2163 * Type constructors admit general mixfix syntax, not just infix.
  2164 
  2165 * Concrete syntax may be attached to local entities without a proof
  2166 body, too.  This works via regular mixfix annotations for 'fix',
  2167 'def', 'obtain' etc. or via the explicit 'write' command, which is
  2168 similar to the 'notation' command in theory specifications.
  2169 
  2170 * Discontinued unnamed infix syntax (legacy feature for many years) --
  2171 need to specify constant name and syntax separately.  Internal ML
  2172 datatype constructors have been renamed from InfixName to Infix etc.
  2173 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2174 
  2175 * Schematic theorem statements need to be explicitly markup as such,
  2176 via commands 'schematic_lemma', 'schematic_theorem',
  2177 'schematic_corollary'.  Thus the relevance of the proof is made
  2178 syntactically clear, which impacts performance in a parallel or
  2179 asynchronous interactive environment.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2180 
  2181 * Use of cumulative prems via "!" in some proof methods has been
  2182 discontinued (old legacy feature).
  2183 
  2184 * References 'trace_simp' and 'debug_simp' have been replaced by
  2185 configuration options stored in the context. Enabling tracing (the
  2186 case of debugging is similar) in proofs works via
  2187 
  2188   using [[trace_simp = true]]
  2189 
  2190 Tracing is then active for all invocations of the simplifier in
  2191 subsequent goal refinement steps. Tracing may also still be enabled or
  2192 disabled via the ProofGeneral settings menu.
  2193 
  2194 * Separate commands 'hide_class', 'hide_type', 'hide_const',
  2195 'hide_fact' replace the former 'hide' KIND command.  Minor
  2196 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2197 
  2198 * Improved parallelism of proof term normalization: usedir -p2 -q0 is
  2199 more efficient than combinations with -q1 or -q2.
  2200 
  2201 
  2202 *** Pure ***
  2203 
  2204 * Proofterms record type-class reasoning explicitly, using the
  2205 "unconstrain" operation internally.  This eliminates all sort
  2206 constraints from a theorem and proof, introducing explicit
  2207 OFCLASS-premises.  On the proof term level, this operation is
  2208 automatically applied at theorem boundaries, such that closed proofs
  2209 are always free of sort constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools that
  2210 inspect proof terms.
  2211 
  2212 * Local theory specifications may depend on extra type variables that
  2213 are not present in the result type -- arguments TYPE('a) :: 'a itself
  2214 are added internally.  For example:
  2215 
  2216   definition unitary :: bool where "unitary = (ALL (x::'a) y. x = y)"
  2217 
  2218 * Predicates of locales introduced by classes carry a mandatory
  2219 "class" prefix.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2220 
  2221 * Vacuous class specifications observe default sort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2222 
  2223 * Old 'axclass' command has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  2224 'class' instead.
  2225 
  2226 * Command 'code_reflect' allows to incorporate generated ML code into
  2227 runtime environment; replaces immature code_datatype antiquotation.
  2228 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2229 
  2230 * Code generator: simple concept for abstract datatypes obeying
  2231 invariants.
  2232 
  2233 * Code generator: details of internal data cache have no impact on the
  2234 user space functionality any longer.
  2235 
  2236 * Methods "unfold_locales" and "intro_locales" ignore non-locale
  2237 subgoals.  This is more appropriate for interpretations with 'where'.
  2238 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2239 
  2240 * Command 'example_proof' opens an empty proof body.  This allows to
  2241 experiment with Isar, without producing any persistent result.
  2242 
  2243 * Commands 'type_notation' and 'no_type_notation' declare type syntax
  2244 within a local theory context, with explicit checking of the
  2245 constructors involved (in contrast to the raw 'syntax' versions).
  2246 
  2247 * Commands 'types' and 'typedecl' now work within a local theory
  2248 context -- without introducing dependencies on parameters or
  2249 assumptions, which is not possible in Isabelle/Pure.
  2250 
  2251 * Command 'defaultsort' has been renamed to 'default_sort', it works
  2252 within a local theory context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2253 
  2254 
  2255 *** HOL ***
  2256 
  2257 * Command 'typedef' now works within a local theory context -- without
  2258 introducing dependencies on parameters or assumptions, which is not
  2259 possible in Isabelle/Pure/HOL.  Note that the logical environment may
  2260 contain multiple interpretations of local typedefs (with different
  2261 non-emptiness proofs), even in a global theory context.
  2262 
  2263 * New package for quotient types.  Commands 'quotient_type' and
  2264 'quotient_definition' may be used for defining types and constants by
  2265 quotient constructions.  An example is the type of integers created by
  2266 quotienting pairs of natural numbers:
  2267 
  2268   fun
  2269     intrel :: "(nat * nat) => (nat * nat) => bool"
  2270   where
  2271     "intrel (x, y) (u, v) = (x + v = u + y)"
  2272 
  2273   quotient_type int = "nat * nat" / intrel
  2274     by (auto simp add: equivp_def expand_fun_eq)
  2275 
  2276   quotient_definition
  2277     "0::int" is "(0::nat, 0::nat)"
  2278 
  2279 The method "lifting" can be used to lift of theorems from the
  2280 underlying "raw" type to the quotient type.  The example
  2281 src/HOL/Quotient_Examples/FSet.thy includes such a quotient
  2282 construction and provides a reasoning infrastructure for finite sets.
  2283 
  2284 * Renamed Library/Quotient.thy to Library/Quotient_Type.thy to avoid
  2285 clash with new theory Quotient in Main HOL.
  2286 
  2287 * Moved the SMT binding into the main HOL session, eliminating
  2288 separate HOL-SMT session.
  2289 
  2290 * List membership infix mem operation is only an input abbreviation.
  2291 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2292 
  2293 * Theory Library/Word.thy has been removed.  Use library Word/Word.thy
  2294 for future developements; former Library/Word.thy is still present in
  2295 the AFP entry RSAPPS.
  2296 
  2297 * Theorem Int.int_induct renamed to Int.int_of_nat_induct and is no
  2298 longer shadowed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2299 
  2300 * Dropped theorem duplicate comp_arith; use semiring_norm instead.
  2301 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2302 
  2303 * Dropped theorem RealPow.real_sq_order; use power2_le_imp_le instead.
  2304 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2305 
  2306 * Dropped normalizing_semiring etc; use the facts in semiring classes
  2307 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2308 
  2309 * Dropped several real-specific versions of lemmas about floor and
  2310 ceiling; use the generic lemmas from theory "Archimedean_Field"
  2311 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2312 
  2313   floor_number_of_eq         ~> floor_number_of
  2314   le_floor_eq_number_of      ~> number_of_le_floor
  2315   le_floor_eq_zero           ~> zero_le_floor
  2316   le_floor_eq_one            ~> one_le_floor
  2317   floor_less_eq_number_of    ~> floor_less_number_of
  2318   floor_less_eq_zero         ~> floor_less_zero
  2319   floor_less_eq_one          ~> floor_less_one
  2320   less_floor_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_less_floor
  2321   less_floor_eq_zero         ~> zero_less_floor
  2322   less_floor_eq_one          ~> one_less_floor
  2323   floor_le_eq_number_of      ~> floor_le_number_of
  2324   floor_le_eq_zero           ~> floor_le_zero
  2325   floor_le_eq_one            ~> floor_le_one
  2326   floor_subtract_number_of   ~> floor_diff_number_of
  2327   floor_subtract_one         ~> floor_diff_one
  2328   ceiling_number_of_eq       ~> ceiling_number_of
  2329   ceiling_le_eq_number_of    ~> ceiling_le_number_of
  2330   ceiling_le_zero_eq         ~> ceiling_le_zero
  2331   ceiling_le_eq_one          ~> ceiling_le_one
  2332   less_ceiling_eq_number_of  ~> number_of_less_ceiling
  2333   less_ceiling_eq_zero       ~> zero_less_ceiling
  2334   less_ceiling_eq_one        ~> one_less_ceiling
  2335   ceiling_less_eq_number_of  ~> ceiling_less_number_of
  2336   ceiling_less_eq_zero       ~> ceiling_less_zero
  2337   ceiling_less_eq_one        ~> ceiling_less_one
  2338   le_ceiling_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_le_ceiling
  2339   le_ceiling_eq_zero         ~> zero_le_ceiling
  2340   le_ceiling_eq_one          ~> one_le_ceiling
  2341   ceiling_subtract_number_of ~> ceiling_diff_number_of
  2342   ceiling_subtract_one       ~> ceiling_diff_one
  2343 
  2344 * Theory "Finite_Set": various folding_XXX locales facilitate the
  2345 application of the various fold combinators on finite sets.
  2346 
  2347 * Library theory "RBT" renamed to "RBT_Impl"; new library theory "RBT"
  2348 provides abstract red-black tree type which is backed by "RBT_Impl" as
  2349 implementation.  INCOMPATIBILTY.
  2350 
  2351 * Theory Library/Coinductive_List has been removed -- superseded by
  2352 AFP/thys/Coinductive.
  2353 
  2354 * Theory PReal, including the type "preal" and related operations, has
  2355 been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2356 
  2357 * Real: new development using Cauchy Sequences.
  2358 
  2359 * Split off theory "Big_Operators" containing setsum, setprod,
  2360 Inf_fin, Sup_fin, Min, Max from theory Finite_Set.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2361 
  2362 * Theory "Rational" renamed to "Rat", for consistency with "Nat",
  2363 "Int" etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2364 
  2365 * Constant Rat.normalize needs to be qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2366 
  2367 * New set of rules "ac_simps" provides combined assoc / commute
  2368 rewrites for all interpretations of the appropriate generic locales.
  2369 
  2370 * Renamed theory "OrderedGroup" to "Groups" and split theory
  2371 "Ring_and_Field" into theories "Rings" and "Fields"; for more
  2372 appropriate and more consistent names suitable for name prefixes
  2373 within the HOL theories.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2374 
  2375 * Some generic constants have been put to appropriate theories:
  2376   - less_eq, less: Orderings
  2377   - zero, one, plus, minus, uminus, times, abs, sgn: Groups
  2378   - inverse, divide: Rings
  2379 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2380 
  2381 * More consistent naming of type classes involving orderings (and
  2382 lattices):
  2383 
  2384     lower_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_inf
  2385     upper_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_sup
  2386 
  2387     dense_linear_order                  ~> dense_linorder
  2388 
  2389     pordered_ab_group_add               ~> ordered_ab_group_add
  2390     pordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> ordered_ab_group_add_abs
  2391     pordered_ab_semigroup_add           ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2392     pordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le    ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le
  2393     pordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add    ~> ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2394     pordered_cancel_comm_semiring       ~> ordered_cancel_comm_semiring
  2395     pordered_cancel_semiring            ~> ordered_cancel_semiring
  2396     pordered_comm_monoid_add            ~> ordered_comm_monoid_add
  2397     pordered_comm_ring                  ~> ordered_comm_ring
  2398     pordered_comm_semiring              ~> ordered_comm_semiring
  2399     pordered_ring                       ~> ordered_ring
  2400     pordered_ring_abs                   ~> ordered_ring_abs
  2401     pordered_semiring                   ~> ordered_semiring
  2402 
  2403     ordered_ab_group_add                ~> linordered_ab_group_add
  2404     ordered_ab_semigroup_add            ~> linordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2405     ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add     ~> linordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2406     ordered_comm_semiring_strict        ~> linordered_comm_semiring_strict
  2407     ordered_field                       ~> linordered_field
  2408     ordered_field_no_lb                 ~> linordered_field_no_lb
  2409     ordered_field_no_ub                 ~> linordered_field_no_ub
  2410     ordered_field_dense_linear_order    ~> dense_linordered_field
  2411     ordered_idom                        ~> linordered_idom
  2412     ordered_ring                        ~> linordered_ring
  2413     ordered_ring_le_cancel_factor       ~> linordered_ring_le_cancel_factor
  2414     ordered_ring_less_cancel_factor     ~> linordered_ring_less_cancel_factor
  2415     ordered_ring_strict                 ~> linordered_ring_strict
  2416     ordered_semidom                     ~> linordered_semidom
  2417     ordered_semiring                    ~> linordered_semiring
  2418     ordered_semiring_1                  ~> linordered_semiring_1
  2419     ordered_semiring_1_strict           ~> linordered_semiring_1_strict
  2420     ordered_semiring_strict             ~> linordered_semiring_strict
  2421 
  2422   The following slightly odd type classes have been moved to a
  2423   separate theory Library/Lattice_Algebras:
  2424 
  2425     lordered_ab_group_add               ~> lattice_ab_group_add
  2426     lordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> lattice_ab_group_add_abs
  2427     lordered_ab_group_add_meet          ~> semilattice_inf_ab_group_add
  2428     lordered_ab_group_add_join          ~> semilattice_sup_ab_group_add
  2429     lordered_ring                       ~> lattice_ring
  2430 
  2431 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2432 
  2433 * Refined field classes:
  2434   - classes division_ring_inverse_zero, field_inverse_zero,
  2435     linordered_field_inverse_zero include rule inverse 0 = 0 --
  2436     subsumes former division_by_zero class;
  2437   - numerous lemmas have been ported from field to division_ring.
  2438 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2439 
  2440 * Refined algebra theorem collections:
  2441   - dropped theorem group group_simps, use algebra_simps instead;
  2442   - dropped theorem group ring_simps, use field_simps instead;
  2443   - proper theorem collection field_simps subsumes former theorem
  2444     groups field_eq_simps and field_simps;
  2445   - dropped lemma eq_minus_self_iff which is a duplicate for
  2446     equal_neg_zero.
  2447 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2448 
  2449 * Theory Finite_Set and List: some lemmas have been generalized from
  2450 sets to lattices:
  2451 
  2452   fun_left_comm_idem_inter      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_inf
  2453   fun_left_comm_idem_union      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_sup
  2454   inter_Inter_fold_inter        ~> inf_Inf_fold_inf
  2455   union_Union_fold_union        ~> sup_Sup_fold_sup
  2456   Inter_fold_inter              ~> Inf_fold_inf
  2457   Union_fold_union              ~> Sup_fold_sup
  2458   inter_INTER_fold_inter        ~> inf_INFI_fold_inf
  2459   union_UNION_fold_union        ~> sup_SUPR_fold_sup
  2460   INTER_fold_inter              ~> INFI_fold_inf
  2461   UNION_fold_union              ~> SUPR_fold_sup
  2462 
  2463 * Theory "Complete_Lattice": lemmas top_def and bot_def have been
  2464 replaced by the more convenient lemmas Inf_empty and Sup_empty.
  2465 Dropped lemmas Inf_insert_simp and Sup_insert_simp, which are subsumed
  2466 by Inf_insert and Sup_insert.  Lemmas Inf_UNIV and Sup_UNIV replace
  2467 former Inf_Univ and Sup_Univ.  Lemmas inf_top_right and sup_bot_right
  2468 subsume inf_top and sup_bot respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2469 
  2470 * Reorganized theory Multiset: swapped notation of pointwise and
  2471 multiset order:
  2472 
  2473   - pointwise ordering is instance of class order with standard syntax
  2474     <= and <;
  2475   - multiset ordering has syntax <=# and <#; partial order properties
  2476     are provided by means of interpretation with prefix
  2477     multiset_order;
  2478   - less duplication, less historical organization of sections,
  2479     conversion from associations lists to multisets, rudimentary code
  2480     generation;
  2481   - use insert_DiffM2 [symmetric] instead of elem_imp_eq_diff_union,
  2482     if needed.
  2483 
  2484 Renamed:
  2485 
  2486   multiset_eq_conv_count_eq  ~>  multiset_ext_iff
  2487   multi_count_ext  ~>  multiset_ext
  2488   diff_union_inverse2  ~>  diff_union_cancelR
  2489 
  2490 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2491 
  2492 * Theory Permutation: replaced local "remove" by List.remove1.
  2493 
  2494 * Code generation: ML and OCaml code is decorated with signatures.
  2495 
  2496 * Theory List: added transpose.
  2497 
  2498 * Library/Nat_Bijection.thy is a collection of bijective functions
  2499 between nat and other types, which supersedes the older libraries
  2500 Library/Nat_Int_Bij.thy and HOLCF/NatIso.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2501 
  2502   Constants:
  2503   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat         ~> prod_encode
  2504   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2         ~> prod_decode
  2505   Nat_Int_Bij.int_to_nat_bij      ~> int_encode
  2506   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_int_bij      ~> int_decode
  2507   Countable.pair_encode           ~> prod_encode
  2508   NatIso.prod2nat                 ~> prod_encode
  2509   NatIso.nat2prod                 ~> prod_decode
  2510   NatIso.sum2nat                  ~> sum_encode
  2511   NatIso.nat2sum                  ~> sum_decode
  2512   NatIso.list2nat                 ~> list_encode
  2513   NatIso.nat2list                 ~> list_decode
  2514   NatIso.set2nat                  ~> set_encode
  2515   NatIso.nat2set                  ~> set_decode
  2516 
  2517   Lemmas:
  2518   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2519   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_inj     ~> inj_prod_encode
  2520   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_surj    ~> surj_prod_encode
  2521   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_inj     ~> inj_prod_decode
  2522   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_surj    ~> surj_prod_decode
  2523   Nat_Int_Bij.i2n_n2i_id          ~> int_encode_inverse
  2524   Nat_Int_Bij.n2i_i2n_id          ~> int_decode_inverse
  2525   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_nat_to_int_bij ~> surj_int_encode
  2526   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_int_to_nat_bij ~> surj_int_decode
  2527   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_nat_to_int_bij  ~> inj_int_encode
  2528   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_int_to_nat_bij  ~> inj_int_decode
  2529   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_encode
  2530   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_int_to_nat_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2531 
  2532 * Sledgehammer:
  2533   - Renamed ATP commands:
  2534     atp_info     ~> sledgehammer running_atps
  2535     atp_kill     ~> sledgehammer kill_atps
  2536     atp_messages ~> sledgehammer messages
  2537     atp_minimize ~> sledgehammer minimize
  2538     print_atps   ~> sledgehammer available_atps
  2539     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2540   - Added user's manual ("isabelle doc sledgehammer").
  2541   - Added option syntax and "sledgehammer_params" to customize
  2542     Sledgehammer's behavior.  See the manual for details.
  2543   - Modified the Isar proof reconstruction code so that it produces
  2544     direct proofs rather than proofs by contradiction.  (This feature
  2545     is still experimental.)
  2546   - Made Isar proof reconstruction work for SPASS, remote ATPs, and in
  2547     full-typed mode.
  2548   - Added support for TPTP syntax for SPASS via the "spass_tptp" ATP.
  2549 
  2550 * Nitpick:
  2551   - Added and implemented "binary_ints" and "bits" options.
  2552   - Added "std" option and implemented support for nonstandard models.
  2553   - Added and implemented "finitize" option to improve the precision
  2554     of infinite datatypes based on a monotonicity analysis.
  2555   - Added support for quotient types.
  2556   - Added support for "specification" and "ax_specification"
  2557     constructs.
  2558   - Added support for local definitions (for "function" and
  2559     "termination" proofs).
  2560   - Added support for term postprocessors.
  2561   - Optimized "Multiset.multiset" and "FinFun.finfun".
  2562   - Improved efficiency of "destroy_constrs" optimization.
  2563   - Fixed soundness bugs related to "destroy_constrs" optimization and
  2564     record getters.
  2565   - Fixed soundness bug related to higher-order constructors.
  2566   - Fixed soundness bug when "full_descrs" is enabled.
  2567   - Improved precision of set constructs.
  2568   - Added "atoms" option.
  2569   - Added cache to speed up repeated Kodkod invocations on the same
  2570     problems.
  2571   - Renamed "MiniSatJNI", "zChaffJNI", "BerkMinAlloy", and
  2572     "SAT4JLight" to "MiniSat_JNI", "zChaff_JNI", "BerkMin_Alloy", and
  2573     "SAT4J_Light".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2574   - Removed "skolemize", "uncurry", "sym_break", "flatten_prop",
  2575     "sharing_depth", and "show_skolems" options.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2576   - Removed "nitpick_intro" attribute.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2577 
  2578 * Method "induct" now takes instantiations of the form t, where t is not
  2579   a variable, as a shorthand for "x == t", where x is a fresh variable.
  2580   If this is not intended, t has to be enclosed in parentheses.
  2581   By default, the equalities generated by definitional instantiations
  2582   are pre-simplified, which may cause parameters of inductive cases
  2583   to disappear, or may even delete some of the inductive cases.
  2584   Use "induct (no_simp)" instead of "induct" to restore the old
  2585   behaviour. The (no_simp) option is also understood by the "cases"
  2586   and "nominal_induct" methods, which now perform pre-simplification, too.
  2587   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2588 
  2589 
  2590 *** HOLCF ***
  2591 
  2592 * Variable names in lemmas generated by the domain package have
  2593 changed; the naming scheme is now consistent with the HOL datatype
  2594 package.  Some proof scripts may be affected, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2595 
  2596 * The domain package no longer defines the function "foo_copy" for
  2597 recursive domain "foo".  The reach lemma is now stated directly in
  2598 terms of "foo_take".  Lemmas and proofs that mention "foo_copy" must
  2599 be reformulated in terms of "foo_take", INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2600 
  2601 * Most definedness lemmas generated by the domain package (previously
  2602 of the form "x ~= UU ==> foo$x ~= UU") now have an if-and-only-if form
  2603 like "foo$x = UU <-> x = UU", which works better as a simp rule.
  2604 Proofs that used definedness lemmas as intro rules may break,
  2605 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2606 
  2607 * Induction and casedist rules generated by the domain package now
  2608 declare proper case_names (one called "bottom", and one named for each
  2609 constructor).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2610 
  2611 * For mutually-recursive domains, separate "reach" and "take_lemma"
  2612 rules are generated for each domain, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2613 
  2614   foo_bar.reach       ~> foo.reach  bar.reach
  2615   foo_bar.take_lemmas ~> foo.take_lemma  bar.take_lemma
  2616 
  2617 * Some lemmas generated by the domain package have been renamed for
  2618 consistency with the datatype package, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2619 
  2620   foo.ind        ~> foo.induct
  2621   foo.finite_ind ~> foo.finite_induct
  2622   foo.coind      ~> foo.coinduct
  2623   foo.casedist   ~> foo.exhaust
  2624   foo.exhaust    ~> foo.nchotomy
  2625 
  2626 * For consistency with other definition packages, the fixrec package
  2627 now generates qualified theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2628 
  2629   foo_simps  ~> foo.simps
  2630   foo_unfold ~> foo.unfold
  2631   foo_induct ~> foo.induct
  2632 
  2633 * The "fixrec_simp" attribute has been removed.  The "fixrec_simp"
  2634 method and internal fixrec proofs now use the default simpset instead.
  2635 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2636 
  2637 * The "contlub" predicate has been removed.  Proof scripts should use
  2638 lemma contI2 in place of monocontlub2cont, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2639 
  2640 * The "admw" predicate has been removed, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2641 
  2642 * The constants cpair, cfst, and csnd have been removed in favor of
  2643 Pair, fst, and snd from Isabelle/HOL, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2644 
  2645 
  2646 *** ML ***
  2647 
  2648 * Antiquotations for basic formal entities:
  2649 
  2650     @{class NAME}         -- type class
  2651     @{class_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of the above
  2652 
  2653     @{type_name NAME}     -- logical type
  2654     @{type_abbrev NAME}   -- type abbreviation
  2655     @{nonterminal NAME}   -- type of concrete syntactic category
  2656     @{type_syntax NAME}   -- syntax representation of any of the above
  2657 
  2658     @{const_name NAME}    -- logical constant (INCOMPATIBILITY)
  2659     @{const_abbrev NAME}  -- abbreviated constant
  2660     @{const_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of any of the above
  2661 
  2662 * Antiquotation @{syntax_const NAME} ensures that NAME refers to a raw
  2663 syntax constant (cf. 'syntax' command).
  2664 
  2665 * Antiquotation @{make_string} inlines a function to print arbitrary
  2666 values similar to the ML toplevel.  The result is compiler dependent
  2667 and may fall back on "?" in certain situations.
  2668 
  2669 * Diagnostic commands 'ML_val' and 'ML_command' may refer to
  2670 antiquotations @{Isar.state} and @{Isar.goal}.  This replaces impure
  2671 Isar.state() and Isar.goal(), which belong to the old TTY loop and do
  2672 not work with the asynchronous Isar document model.
  2673 
  2674 * Configuration options now admit dynamic default values, depending on
  2675 the context or even global references.
  2676 
  2677 * SHA1.digest digests strings according to SHA-1 (see RFC 3174).  It
  2678 uses an efficient external library if available (for Poly/ML).
  2679 
  2680 * Renamed some important ML structures, while keeping the old names
  2681 for some time as aliases within the structure Legacy:
  2682 
  2683   OuterKeyword  ~>  Keyword
  2684   OuterLex      ~>  Token
  2685   OuterParse    ~>  Parse
  2686   OuterSyntax   ~>  Outer_Syntax
  2687   PrintMode     ~>  Print_Mode
  2688   SpecParse     ~>  Parse_Spec
  2689   ThyInfo       ~>  Thy_Info
  2690   ThyLoad       ~>  Thy_Load
  2691   ThyOutput     ~>  Thy_Output
  2692   TypeInfer     ~>  Type_Infer
  2693 
  2694 Note that "open Legacy" simplifies porting of sources, but forgetting
  2695 to remove it again will complicate porting again in the future.
  2696 
  2697 * Most operations that refer to a global context are named
  2698 accordingly, e.g. Simplifier.global_context or
  2699 ProofContext.init_global.  There are some situations where a global
  2700 context actually works, but under normal circumstances one needs to
  2701 pass the proper local context through the code!
  2702 
  2703 * Discontinued old TheoryDataFun with its copy/init operation -- data
  2704 needs to be pure.  Functor Theory_Data_PP retains the traditional
  2705 Pretty.pp argument to merge, which is absent in the standard
  2706 Theory_Data version.
  2707 
  2708 * Sorts.certify_sort and derived "cert" operations for types and terms
  2709 no longer minimize sorts.  Thus certification at the boundary of the
  2710 inference kernel becomes invariant under addition of class relations,
  2711 which is an important monotonicity principle.  Sorts are now minimized
  2712 in the syntax layer only, at the boundary between the end-user and the
  2713 system.  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY, may have to use Sign.minimize_sort
  2714 explicitly in rare situations.
  2715 
  2716 * Renamed old-style Drule.standard to Drule.export_without_context, to
  2717 emphasize that this is in no way a standard operation.
  2718 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2719 
  2720 * Subgoal.FOCUS (and variants): resulting goal state is normalized as
  2721 usual for resolution.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2722 
  2723 * Renamed varify/unvarify operations to varify_global/unvarify_global
  2724 to emphasize that these only work in a global situation (which is
  2725 quite rare).
  2726 
  2727 * Curried take and drop in library.ML; negative length is interpreted
  2728 as infinity (as in chop).  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2729 
  2730 * Proof terms: type substitutions on proof constants now use canonical
  2731 order of type variables.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools working with proof
  2732 terms.
  2733 
  2734 * Raw axioms/defs may no longer carry sort constraints, and raw defs
  2735 may no longer carry premises.  User-level specifications are
  2736 transformed accordingly by Thm.add_axiom/add_def.
  2737 
  2738 
  2739 *** System ***
  2740 
  2741 * Discontinued special HOL_USEDIR_OPTIONS for the main HOL image;
  2742 ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS applies uniformly to all sessions.  Note that
  2743 proof terms are enabled unconditionally in the new HOL-Proofs image.
  2744 
  2745 * Discontinued old ISABELLE and ISATOOL environment settings (legacy
  2746 feature since Isabelle2009).  Use ISABELLE_PROCESS and ISABELLE_TOOL,
  2747 respectively.
  2748 
  2749 * Old lib/scripts/polyml-platform is superseded by the
  2750 ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable, which defaults to the 32 bit
  2751 variant, even on a 64 bit machine.  The following example setting
  2752 prefers 64 bit if available:
  2753 
  2754   ML_PLATFORM="${ISABELLE_PLATFORM64:-$ISABELLE_PLATFORM}"
  2755 
  2756 * The preliminary Isabelle/jEdit application demonstrates the emerging
  2757 Isabelle/Scala layer for advanced prover interaction and integration.
  2758 See src/Tools/jEdit or "isabelle jedit" provided by the properly built
  2759 component.
  2760 
  2761 * "IsabelleText" is a Unicode font derived from Bitstream Vera Mono
  2762 and Bluesky TeX fonts.  It provides the usual Isabelle symbols,
  2763 similar to the default assignment of the document preparation system
  2764 (cf. isabellesym.sty).  The Isabelle/Scala class Isabelle_System
  2765 provides some operations for direct access to the font without asking
  2766 the user for manual installation.
  2767 
  2768 
  2769 
  2770 New in Isabelle2009-1 (December 2009)
  2771 -------------------------------------
  2772 
  2773 *** General ***
  2774 
  2775 * Discontinued old form of "escaped symbols" such as \\<forall>.  Only
  2776 one backslash should be used, even in ML sources.
  2777 
  2778 
  2779 *** Pure ***
  2780 
  2781 * Locale interpretation propagates mixins along the locale hierarchy.
  2782 The currently only available mixins are the equations used to map
  2783 local definitions to terms of the target domain of an interpretation.
  2784 
  2785 * Reactivated diagnostic command 'print_interps'.  Use "print_interps
  2786 loc" to print all interpretations of locale "loc" in the theory.
  2787 Interpretations in proofs are not shown.
  2788 
  2789 * Thoroughly revised locales tutorial.  New section on conditional
  2790 interpretation.
  2791 
  2792 * On instantiation of classes, remaining undefined class parameters
  2793 are formally declared.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2794 
  2795 
  2796 *** Document preparation ***
  2797 
  2798 * New generalized style concept for printing terms: @{foo (style) ...}
  2799 instead of @{foo_style style ...}  (old form is still retained for
  2800 backward compatibility).  Styles can be also applied for
  2801 antiquotations prop, term_type and typeof.
  2802 
  2803 
  2804 *** HOL ***
  2805 
  2806 * New proof method "smt" for a combination of first-order logic with
  2807 equality, linear and nonlinear (natural/integer/real) arithmetic, and
  2808 fixed-size bitvectors; there is also basic support for higher-order
  2809 features (esp. lambda abstractions).  It is an incomplete decision
  2810 procedure based on external SMT solvers using the oracle mechanism;
  2811 for the SMT solver Z3, this method is proof-producing.  Certificates
  2812 are provided to avoid calling the external solvers solely for
  2813 re-checking proofs.  Due to a remote SMT service there is no need for
  2814 installing SMT solvers locally.  See src/HOL/SMT.
  2815 
  2816 * New commands to load and prove verification conditions generated by
  2817 the Boogie program verifier or derived systems (e.g. the Verifying C
  2818 Compiler (VCC) or Spec#).  See src/HOL/Boogie.
  2819 
  2820 * New counterexample generator tool 'nitpick' based on the Kodkod
  2821 relational model finder.  See src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick and
  2822 src/HOL/Nitpick_Examples.
  2823 
  2824 * New commands 'code_pred' and 'values' to invoke the predicate
  2825 compiler and to enumerate values of inductive predicates.
  2826 
  2827 * A tabled implementation of the reflexive transitive closure.
  2828 
  2829 * New implementation of quickcheck uses generic code generator;
  2830 default generators are provided for all suitable HOL types, records
  2831 and datatypes.  Old quickcheck can be re-activated importing theory
  2832 Library/SML_Quickcheck.
  2833 
  2834 * New testing tool Mirabelle for automated proof tools.  Applies
  2835 several tools and tactics like sledgehammer, metis, or quickcheck, to
  2836 every proof step in a theory.  To be used in batch mode via the
  2837 "mirabelle" utility.
  2838 
  2839 * New proof method "sos" (sum of squares) for nonlinear real
  2840 arithmetic (originally due to John Harison). It requires theory
  2841 Library/Sum_Of_Squares.  It is not a complete decision procedure but
  2842 works well in practice on quantifier-free real arithmetic with +, -,
  2843 *, ^, =, <= and <, i.e. boolean combinations of equalities and
  2844 inequalities between polynomials.  It makes use of external
  2845 semidefinite programming solvers.  Method "sos" generates a
  2846 certificate that can be pasted into the proof thus avoiding the need
  2847 to call an external tool every time the proof is checked.  See
  2848 src/HOL/Library/Sum_Of_Squares.
  2849 
  2850 * New method "linarith" invokes existing linear arithmetic decision
  2851 procedure only.
  2852 
  2853 * New command 'atp_minimal' reduces result produced by Sledgehammer.
  2854 
  2855 * New Sledgehammer option "Full Types" in Proof General settings menu.
  2856 Causes full type information to be output to the ATPs.  This slows
  2857 ATPs down considerably but eliminates a source of unsound "proofs"
  2858 that fail later.
  2859 
  2860 * New method "metisFT": A version of metis that uses full type
  2861 information in order to avoid failures of proof reconstruction.
  2862 
  2863 * New evaluator "approximate" approximates an real valued term using
  2864 the same method as the approximation method.
  2865 
  2866 * Method "approximate" now supports arithmetic expressions as
  2867 boundaries of intervals and implements interval splitting and Taylor
  2868 series expansion.
  2869 
  2870 * ML antiquotation @{code_datatype} inserts definition of a datatype
  2871 generated by the code generator; e.g. see src/HOL/Predicate.thy.
  2872 
  2873 * New theory SupInf of the supremum and infimum operators for sets of
  2874 reals.
  2875 
  2876 * New theory Probability, which contains a development of measure
  2877 theory, eventually leading to Lebesgue integration and probability.
  2878 
  2879 * Extended Multivariate Analysis to include derivation and Brouwer's
  2880 fixpoint theorem.
  2881 
  2882 * Reorganization of number theory, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  2883   - new number theory development for nat and int, in theories Divides
  2884     and GCD as well as in new session Number_Theory
  2885   - some constants and facts now suffixed with _nat and _int
  2886     accordingly
  2887   - former session NumberTheory now named Old_Number_Theory, including
  2888     theories Legacy_GCD and Primes (prefer Number_Theory if possible)
  2889   - moved theory Pocklington from src/HOL/Library to
  2890     src/HOL/Old_Number_Theory
  2891 
  2892 * Theory GCD includes functions Gcd/GCD and Lcm/LCM for the gcd and
  2893 lcm of finite and infinite sets. It is shown that they form a complete
  2894 lattice.
  2895 
  2896 * Class semiring_div requires superclass no_zero_divisors and proof of
  2897 div_mult_mult1; theorems div_mult_mult1, div_mult_mult2,
  2898 div_mult_mult1_if, div_mult_mult1 and div_mult_mult2 have been
  2899 generalized to class semiring_div, subsuming former theorems
  2900 zdiv_zmult_zmult1, zdiv_zmult_zmult1_if, zdiv_zmult_zmult1 and
  2901 zdiv_zmult_zmult2.  div_mult_mult1 is now [simp] by default.
  2902 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2903 
  2904 * Refinements to lattice classes and sets:
  2905   - less default intro/elim rules in locale variant, more default
  2906     intro/elim rules in class variant: more uniformity
  2907   - lemma ge_sup_conv renamed to le_sup_iff, in accordance with
  2908     le_inf_iff
  2909   - dropped lemma alias inf_ACI for inf_aci (same for sup_ACI and
  2910     sup_aci)
  2911   - renamed ACI to inf_sup_aci
  2912   - new class "boolean_algebra"
  2913   - class "complete_lattice" moved to separate theory
  2914     "Complete_Lattice"; corresponding constants (and abbreviations)
  2915     renamed and with authentic syntax:
  2916     Set.Inf ~>    Complete_Lattice.Inf
  2917     Set.Sup ~>    Complete_Lattice.Sup
  2918     Set.INFI ~>   Complete_Lattice.INFI
  2919     Set.SUPR ~>   Complete_Lattice.SUPR
  2920     Set.Inter ~>  Complete_Lattice.Inter
  2921     Set.Union ~>  Complete_Lattice.Union
  2922     Set.INTER ~>  Complete_Lattice.INTER
  2923     Set.UNION ~>  Complete_Lattice.UNION
  2924   - authentic syntax for
  2925     Set.Pow
  2926     Set.image
  2927   - mere abbreviations:
  2928     Set.empty               (for bot)
  2929     Set.UNIV                (for top)
  2930     Set.inter               (for inf, formerly Set.Int)
  2931     Set.union               (for sup, formerly Set.Un)
  2932     Complete_Lattice.Inter  (for Inf)
  2933     Complete_Lattice.Union  (for Sup)
  2934     Complete_Lattice.INTER  (for INFI)
  2935     Complete_Lattice.UNION  (for SUPR)
  2936   - object-logic definitions as far as appropriate
  2937 
  2938 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Care is required when theorems Int_subset_iff or
  2939 Un_subset_iff are explicitly deleted as default simp rules; then also
  2940 their lattice counterparts le_inf_iff and le_sup_iff have to be
  2941 deleted to achieve the desired effect.
  2942 
  2943 * Rules inf_absorb1, inf_absorb2, sup_absorb1, sup_absorb2 are no simp
  2944 rules by default any longer; the same applies to min_max.inf_absorb1
  2945 etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2946 
  2947 * Rules sup_Int_eq and sup_Un_eq are no longer declared as
  2948 pred_set_conv by default.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2949 
  2950 * Power operations on relations and functions are now one dedicated
  2951 constant "compow" with infix syntax "^^".  Power operation on
  2952 multiplicative monoids retains syntax "^" and is now defined generic
  2953 in class power.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2954 
  2955 * Relation composition "R O S" now has a more standard argument order:
  2956 "R O S = {(x, z). EX y. (x, y) : R & (y, z) : S}".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  2957 rewrite propositions with "S O R" --> "R O S". Proofs may occasionally
  2958 break, since the O_assoc rule was not rewritten like this.  Fix using
  2959 O_assoc[symmetric].  The same applies to the curried version "R OO S".
  2960 
  2961 * Function "Inv" is renamed to "inv_into" and function "inv" is now an
  2962 abbreviation for "inv_into UNIV".  Lemmas are renamed accordingly.
  2963 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2964 
  2965 * Most rules produced by inductive and datatype package have mandatory
  2966 prefixes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2967 
  2968 * Changed "DERIV_intros" to a dynamic fact, which can be augmented by
  2969 the attribute of the same name.  Each of the theorems in the list
  2970 DERIV_intros assumes composition with an additional function and
  2971 matches a variable to the derivative, which has to be solved by the
  2972 Simplifier.  Hence (auto intro!: DERIV_intros) computes the derivative
  2973 of most elementary terms.  Former Maclauren.DERIV_tac and
  2974 Maclauren.deriv_tac should be replaced by (auto intro!: DERIV_intros).
  2975 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2976 
  2977 * Code generator attributes follow the usual underscore convention:
  2978     code_unfold     replaces    code unfold
  2979     code_post       replaces    code post
  2980     etc.
  2981   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2982 
  2983 * Renamed methods:
  2984     sizechange -> size_change
  2985     induct_scheme -> induction_schema
  2986   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2987 
  2988 * Discontinued abbreviation "arbitrary" of constant "undefined".
  2989 INCOMPATIBILITY, use "undefined" directly.
  2990 
  2991 * Renamed theorems:
  2992     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2993     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1_left -> Suc_eq_plus1_left
  2994     Suc_plus1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  2995     *anti_sym -> *antisym*
  2996     vector_less_eq_def -> vector_le_def
  2997   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2998 
  2999 * Added theorem List.map_map as [simp].  Removed List.map_compose.
  3000 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3001 
  3002 * Removed predicate "M hassize n" (<--> card M = n & finite M).
  3003 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3004 
  3005 
  3006 *** HOLCF ***
  3007 
  3008 * Theory Representable defines a class "rep" of domains that are
  3009 representable (via an ep-pair) in the universal domain type "udom".
  3010 Instances are provided for all type constructors defined in HOLCF.
  3011 
  3012 * The 'new_domain' command is a purely definitional version of the
  3013 domain package, for representable domains.  Syntax is identical to the
  3014 old domain package.  The 'new_domain' package also supports indirect
  3015 recursion using previously-defined type constructors.  See
  3016 src/HOLCF/ex/New_Domain.thy for examples.
  3017 
  3018 * Method "fixrec_simp" unfolds one step of a fixrec-defined constant
  3019 on the left-hand side of an equation, and then performs
  3020 simplification.  Rewriting is done using rules declared with the
  3021 "fixrec_simp" attribute.  The "fixrec_simp" method is intended as a
  3022 replacement for "fixpat"; see src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples.
  3023 
  3024 * The pattern-match compiler in 'fixrec' can now handle constructors
  3025 with HOL function types.  Pattern-match combinators for the Pair
  3026 constructor are pre-configured.
  3027 
  3028 * The 'fixrec' package now produces better fixed-point induction rules
  3029 for mutually-recursive definitions:  Induction rules have conclusions
  3030 of the form "P foo bar" instead of "P <foo, bar>".
  3031 
  3032 * The constant "sq_le" (with infix syntax "<<" or "\<sqsubseteq>") has
  3033 been renamed to "below".  The name "below" now replaces "less" in many
  3034 theorem names.  (Legacy theorem names using "less" are still supported
  3035 as well.)
  3036 
  3037 * The 'fixrec' package now supports "bottom patterns".  Bottom
  3038 patterns can be used to generate strictness rules, or to make
  3039 functions more strict (much like the bang-patterns supported by the
  3040 Glasgow Haskell Compiler).  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  3041 examples.
  3042 
  3043 
  3044 *** ML ***
  3045 
  3046 * Support for Poly/ML 5.3.0, with improved reporting of compiler
  3047 errors and run-time exceptions, including detailed source positions.
  3048 
  3049 * Structure Name_Space (formerly NameSpace) now manages uniquely
  3050 identified entries, with some additional information such as source
  3051 position, logical grouping etc.
  3052 
  3053 * Theory and context data is now introduced by the simplified and
  3054 modernized functors Theory_Data, Proof_Data, Generic_Data.  Data needs
  3055 to be pure, but the old TheoryDataFun for mutable data (with explicit
  3056 copy operation) is still available for some time.
  3057 
  3058 * Structure Synchronized (cf. src/Pure/Concurrent/synchronized.ML)
  3059 provides a high-level programming interface to synchronized state
  3060 variables with atomic update.  This works via pure function
  3061 application within a critical section -- its runtime should be as
  3062 short as possible; beware of deadlocks if critical code is nested,
  3063 either directly or indirectly via other synchronized variables!
  3064 
  3065 * Structure Unsynchronized (cf. src/Pure/ML-Systems/unsynchronized.ML)
  3066 wraps raw ML references, explicitly indicating their non-thread-safe
  3067 behaviour.  The Isar toplevel keeps this structure open, to
  3068 accommodate Proof General as well as quick and dirty interactive
  3069 experiments with references.
  3070 
  3071 * PARALLEL_CHOICE and PARALLEL_GOALS provide basic support for
  3072 parallel tactical reasoning.
  3073 
  3074 * Tacticals Subgoal.FOCUS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PREMS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PARAMS
  3075 are similar to SUBPROOF, but are slightly more flexible: only the
  3076 specified parts of the subgoal are imported into the context, and the
  3077 body tactic may introduce new subgoals and schematic variables.
  3078 
  3079 * Old tactical METAHYPS, which does not observe the proof context, has
  3080 been renamed to Old_Goals.METAHYPS and awaits deletion.  Use SUBPROOF
  3081 or Subgoal.FOCUS etc.
  3082 
  3083 * Renamed functor TableFun to Table, and GraphFun to Graph.  (Since
  3084 functors have their own ML name space there is no point to mark them
  3085 separately.)  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3086 
  3087 * Renamed NamedThmsFun to Named_Thms.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3088 
  3089 * Renamed several structures FooBar to Foo_Bar.  Occasional,
  3090 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3091 
  3092 * Operations of structure Skip_Proof no longer require quick_and_dirty
  3093 mode, which avoids critical setmp.
  3094 
  3095 * Eliminated old Attrib.add_attributes, Method.add_methods and related
  3096 combinators for "args".  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to use simplified
  3097 Attrib/Method.setup introduced in Isabelle2009.
  3098 
  3099 * Proper context for simpset_of, claset_of, clasimpset_of.  May fall
  3100 back on global_simpset_of, global_claset_of, global_clasimpset_of as
  3101 last resort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3102 
  3103 * Display.pretty_thm now requires a proper context (cf. former
  3104 ProofContext.pretty_thm).  May fall back on Display.pretty_thm_global
  3105 or even Display.pretty_thm_without_context as last resort.
  3106 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3107 
  3108 * Discontinued Display.pretty_ctyp/cterm etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3109 Syntax.pretty_typ/term directly, preferably with proper context
  3110 instead of global theory.
  3111 
  3112 
  3113 *** System ***
  3114 
  3115 * Further fine tuning of parallel proof checking, scales up to 8 cores
  3116 (max. speedup factor 5.0).  See also Goal.parallel_proofs in ML and
  3117 usedir option -q.
  3118 
  3119 * Support for additional "Isabelle components" via etc/components, see
  3120 also the system manual.
  3121 
  3122 * The isabelle makeall tool now operates on all components with
  3123 IsaMakefile, not just hardwired "logics".
  3124 
  3125 * Removed "compress" option from isabelle-process and isabelle usedir;
  3126 this is always enabled.
  3127 
  3128 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 4.x versions.
  3129 
  3130 * Isabelle tool "wwwfind" provides web interface for 'find_theorems'
  3131 on a given logic image.  This requires the lighttpd webserver and is
  3132 currently supported on Linux only.
  3133 
  3134 
  3135 
  3136 New in Isabelle2009 (April 2009)
  3137 --------------------------------
  3138 
  3139 *** General ***
  3140 
  3141 * Simplified main Isabelle executables, with less surprises on
  3142 case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  3143 
  3144   - The main Isabelle tool wrapper is now called "isabelle" instead of
  3145     "isatool."
  3146 
  3147   - The former "isabelle" alias for "isabelle-process" has been
  3148     removed (should rarely occur to regular users).
  3149 
  3150   - The former "isabelle-interface" and its alias "Isabelle" have been
  3151     removed (interfaces are now regular Isabelle tools).
  3152 
  3153 Within scripts and make files, the Isabelle environment variables
  3154 ISABELLE_TOOL and ISABELLE_PROCESS replace old ISATOOL and ISABELLE,
  3155 respectively.  (The latter are still available as legacy feature.)
  3156 
  3157 The old isabelle-interface wrapper could react in confusing ways if
  3158 the interface was uninstalled or changed otherwise.  Individual
  3159 interface tool configuration is now more explicit, see also the
  3160 Isabelle system manual.  In particular, Proof General is now available
  3161 via "isabelle emacs".
  3162 
  3163 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt derivative scripts.  Users may need to
  3164 purge installed copies of Isabelle executables and re-run "isabelle
  3165 install -p ...", or use symlinks.
  3166 
  3167 * The default for ISABELLE_HOME_USER is now ~/.isabelle instead of the
  3168 old ~/isabelle, which was slightly non-standard and apt to cause
  3169 surprises on case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  3170 
  3171 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to move existing ~/isabelle/etc,
  3172 ~/isabelle/heaps, ~/isabelle/browser_info to the new place.  Special
  3173 care is required when using older releases of Isabelle.  Note that
  3174 ISABELLE_HOME_USER can be changed in Isabelle/etc/settings of any
  3175 Isabelle distribution, in order to use the new ~/.isabelle uniformly.
  3176 
  3177 * Proofs of fully specified statements are run in parallel on
  3178 multi-core systems.  A speedup factor of 2.5 to 3.2 can be expected on
  3179 a regular 4-core machine, if the initial heap space is made reasonably
  3180 large (cf. Poly/ML option -H).  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  3181 
  3182 * The main reference manuals ("isar-ref", "implementation", and
  3183 "system") have been updated and extended.  Formally checked references
  3184 as hyperlinks are now available uniformly.
  3185 
  3186 
  3187 *** Pure ***
  3188 
  3189 * Complete re-implementation of locales.  INCOMPATIBILITY in several
  3190 respects.  The most important changes are listed below.  See the
  3191 Tutorial on Locales ("locales" manual) for details.
  3192 
  3193 - In locale expressions, instantiation replaces renaming.  Parameters
  3194 must be declared in a for clause.  To aid compatibility with previous
  3195 parameter inheritance, in locale declarations, parameters that are not
  3196 'touched' (instantiation position "_" or omitted) are implicitly added
  3197 with their syntax at the beginning of the for clause.
  3198 
  3199 - Syntax from abbreviations and definitions in locales is available in
  3200 locale expressions and context elements.  The latter is particularly
  3201 useful in locale declarations.
  3202 
  3203 - More flexible mechanisms to qualify names generated by locale
  3204 expressions.  Qualifiers (prefixes) may be specified in locale
  3205 expressions, and can be marked as mandatory (syntax: "name!:") or
  3206 optional (syntax "name?:").  The default depends for plain "name:"
  3207 depends on the situation where a locale expression is used: in
  3208 commands 'locale' and 'sublocale' prefixes are optional, in
  3209 'interpretation' and 'interpret' prefixes are mandatory.  The old
  3210 implicit qualifiers derived from the parameter names of a locale are
  3211 no longer generated.
  3212 
  3213 - Command "sublocale l < e" replaces "interpretation l < e".  The
  3214 instantiation clause in "interpretation" and "interpret" (square
  3215 brackets) is no longer available.  Use locale expressions.
  3216 
  3217 - When converting proof scripts, mandatory qualifiers in
  3218 'interpretation' and 'interpret' should be retained by default, even
  3219 if this is an INCOMPATIBILITY compared to former behavior.  In the
  3220 worst case, use the "name?:" form for non-mandatory ones.  Qualifiers
  3221 in locale expressions range over a single locale instance only.
  3222 
  3223 - Dropped locale element "includes".  This is a major INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3224 In existing theorem specifications replace the includes element by the
  3225 respective context elements of the included locale, omitting those
  3226 that are already present in the theorem specification.  Multiple
  3227 assume elements of a locale should be replaced by a single one
  3228 involving the locale predicate.  In the proof body, declarations (most
  3229 notably theorems) may be regained by interpreting the respective
  3230 locales in the proof context as required (command "interpret").
  3231 
  3232 If using "includes" in replacement of a target solely because the
  3233 parameter types in the theorem are not as general as in the target,
  3234 consider declaring a new locale with additional type constraints on
  3235 the parameters (context element "constrains").
  3236 
  3237 - Discontinued "locale (open)".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3238 
  3239 - Locale interpretation commands no longer attempt to simplify goal.
  3240 INCOMPATIBILITY: in rare situations the generated goal differs.  Use
  3241 methods intro_locales and unfold_locales to clarify.
  3242 
  3243 - Locale interpretation commands no longer accept interpretation
  3244 attributes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3245 
  3246 * Class declaration: so-called "base sort" must not be given in import
  3247 list any longer, but is inferred from the specification.  Particularly
  3248 in HOL, write
  3249 
  3250     class foo = ...
  3251 
  3252 instead of
  3253 
  3254     class foo = type + ...
  3255 
  3256 * Class target: global versions of theorems stemming do not carry a
  3257 parameter prefix any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3258 
  3259 * Class 'instance' command no longer accepts attached definitions.
  3260 INCOMPATIBILITY, use proper 'instantiation' target instead.
  3261 
  3262 * Recovered hiding of consts, which was accidentally broken in
  3263 Isabelle2007.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, ``hide const c'' really
  3264 makes c inaccessible; consider using ``hide (open) const c'' instead.
  3265 
  3266 * Slightly more coherent Pure syntax, with updated documentation in
  3267 isar-ref manual.  Removed locales meta_term_syntax and
  3268 meta_conjunction_syntax: TERM and &&& (formerly &&) are now permanent,
  3269 INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations.  Note that &&& should not be used
  3270 directly in regular applications.
  3271 
  3272 * There is a new syntactic category "float_const" for signed decimal
  3273 fractions (e.g. 123.45 or -123.45).
  3274 
  3275 * Removed exotic 'token_translation' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML
  3276 interface with 'setup' command instead.
  3277 
  3278 * Command 'local_setup' is similar to 'setup', but operates on a local
  3279 theory context.
  3280 
  3281 * The 'axiomatization' command now only works within a global theory
  3282 context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3283 
  3284 * Goal-directed proof now enforces strict proof irrelevance wrt. sort
  3285 hypotheses.  Sorts required in the course of reasoning need to be
  3286 covered by the constraints in the initial statement, completed by the
  3287 type instance information of the background theory.  Non-trivial sort
  3288 hypotheses, which rarely occur in practice, may be specified via
  3289 vacuous propositions of the form SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::c).  For example:
  3290 
  3291   lemma assumes "SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::empty)" shows False ...
  3292 
  3293 The result contains an implicit sort hypotheses as before --
  3294 SORT_CONSTRAINT premises are eliminated as part of the canonical rule
  3295 normalization.
  3296 
  3297 * Generalized Isar history, with support for linear undo, direct state
  3298 addressing etc.
  3299 
  3300 * Changed defaults for unify configuration options:
  3301 
  3302   unify_trace_bound = 50 (formerly 25)
  3303   unify_search_bound = 60 (formerly 30)
  3304 
  3305 * Different bookkeeping for code equations (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  3306 
  3307   a) On theory merge, the last set of code equations for a particular
  3308      constant is taken (in accordance with the policy applied by other
  3309      parts of the code generator framework).
  3310 
  3311   b) Code equations stemming from explicit declarations (e.g. code
  3312      attribute) gain priority over default code equations stemming
  3313      from definition, primrec, fun etc.
  3314 
  3315 * Keyword 'code_exception' now named 'code_abort'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3316 
  3317 * Unified theorem tables for both code generators.  Thus [code
  3318 func] has disappeared and only [code] remains.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3319 
  3320 * Command 'find_consts' searches for constants based on type and name
  3321 patterns, e.g.
  3322 
  3323     find_consts "_ => bool"
  3324 
  3325 By default, matching is against subtypes, but it may be restricted to
  3326 the whole type.  Searching by name is possible.  Multiple queries are
  3327 conjunctive and queries may be negated by prefixing them with a
  3328 hyphen:
  3329 
  3330     find_consts strict: "_ => bool" name: "Int" -"int => int"
  3331 
  3332 * New 'find_theorems' criterion "solves" matches theorems that
  3333 directly solve the current goal (modulo higher-order unification).
  3334 
  3335 * Auto solve feature for main theorem statements: whenever a new goal
  3336 is stated, "find_theorems solves" is called; any theorems that could
  3337 solve the lemma directly are listed as part of the goal state.
  3338 Cf. associated options in Proof General Isabelle settings menu,
  3339 enabled by default, with reasonable timeout for pathological cases of
  3340 higher-order unification.
  3341 
  3342 
  3343 *** Document preparation ***
  3344 
  3345 * Antiquotation @{lemma} now imitates a regular terminal proof,
  3346 demanding keyword 'by' and supporting the full method expression
  3347 syntax just like the Isar command 'by'.
  3348 
  3349 
  3350 *** HOL ***
  3351 
  3352 * Integrated main parts of former image HOL-Complex with HOL.  Entry
  3353 points Main and Complex_Main remain as before.
  3354 
  3355 * Logic image HOL-Plain provides a minimal HOL with the most important
  3356 tools available (inductive, datatype, primrec, ...).  This facilitates
  3357 experimentation and tool development.  Note that user applications
  3358 (and library theories) should never refer to anything below theory
  3359 Main, as before.
  3360 
  3361 * Logic image HOL-Main stops at theory Main, and thus facilitates
  3362 experimentation due to shorter build times.
  3363 
  3364 * Logic image HOL-NSA contains theories of nonstandard analysis which
  3365 were previously part of former HOL-Complex.  Entry point Hyperreal
  3366 remains valid, but theories formerly using Complex_Main should now use
  3367 new entry point Hypercomplex.
  3368 
  3369 * Generic ATP manager for Sledgehammer, based on ML threads instead of
  3370 Posix processes.  Avoids potentially expensive forking of the ML
  3371 process.  New thread-based implementation also works on non-Unix
  3372 platforms (Cygwin).  Provers are no longer hardwired, but defined
  3373 within the theory via plain ML wrapper functions.  Basic Sledgehammer
  3374 commands are covered in the isar-ref manual.
  3375 
  3376 * Wrapper scripts for remote SystemOnTPTP service allows to use
  3377 sledgehammer without local ATP installation (Vampire etc.). Other
  3378 provers may be included via suitable ML wrappers, see also
  3379 src/HOL/ATP_Linkup.thy.
  3380 
  3381 * ATP selection (E/Vampire/Spass) is now via Proof General's settings
  3382 menu.
  3383 
  3384 * The metis method no longer fails because the theorem is too trivial
  3385 (contains the empty clause).
  3386 
  3387 * The metis method now fails in the usual manner, rather than raising
  3388 an exception, if it determines that it cannot prove the theorem.
  3389 
  3390 * Method "coherent" implements a prover for coherent logic (see also
  3391 src/Tools/coherent.ML).
  3392 
  3393 * Constants "undefined" and "default" replace "arbitrary".  Usually
  3394 "undefined" is the right choice to replace "arbitrary", though
  3395 logically there is no difference.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3396 
  3397 * Command "value" now integrates different evaluation mechanisms.  The
  3398 result of the first successful evaluation mechanism is printed.  In
  3399 square brackets a particular named evaluation mechanisms may be
  3400 specified (currently, [SML], [code] or [nbe]).  See further
  3401 src/HOL/ex/Eval_Examples.thy.
  3402 
  3403 * Normalization by evaluation now allows non-leftlinear equations.
  3404 Declare with attribute [code nbe].
  3405 
  3406 * Methods "case_tac" and "induct_tac" now refer to the very same rules
  3407 as the structured Isar versions "cases" and "induct", cf. the
  3408 corresponding "cases" and "induct" attributes.  Mutual induction rules
  3409 are now presented as a list of individual projections
  3410 (e.g. foo_bar.inducts for types foo and bar); the old format with
  3411 explicit HOL conjunction is no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  3412 rare situations a different rule is selected --- notably nested tuple
  3413 elimination instead of former prod.exhaust: use explicit (case_tac t
  3414 rule: prod.exhaust) here.
  3415 
  3416 * Attributes "cases", "induct", "coinduct" support "del" option.
  3417 
  3418 * Removed fact "case_split_thm", which duplicates "case_split".
  3419 
  3420 * The option datatype has been moved to a new theory Option.  Renamed
  3421 option_map to Option.map, and o2s to Option.set, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3422 
  3423 * New predicate "strict_mono" classifies strict functions on partial
  3424 orders.  With strict functions on linear orders, reasoning about
  3425 (in)equalities is facilitated by theorems "strict_mono_eq",
  3426 "strict_mono_less_eq" and "strict_mono_less".
  3427 
  3428 * Some set operations are now proper qualified constants with
  3429 authentic syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3430 
  3431     op Int ~>   Set.Int
  3432     op Un ~>    Set.Un
  3433     INTER ~>    Set.INTER
  3434     UNION ~>    Set.UNION
  3435     Inter ~>    Set.Inter
  3436     Union ~>    Set.Union
  3437     {} ~>       Set.empty
  3438     UNIV ~>     Set.UNIV
  3439 
  3440 * Class complete_lattice with operations Inf, Sup, INFI, SUPR now in
  3441 theory Set.
  3442 
  3443 * Auxiliary class "itself" has disappeared -- classes without any
  3444 parameter are treated as expected by the 'class' command.
  3445 
  3446 * Leibnitz's Series for Pi and the arcus tangens and logarithm series.
  3447 
  3448 * Common decision procedures (Cooper, MIR, Ferrack, Approximation,
  3449 Dense_Linear_Order) are now in directory HOL/Decision_Procs.
  3450 
  3451 * Theory src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Approximation provides the new proof
  3452 method "approximation".  It proves formulas on real values by using
  3453 interval arithmetic.  In the formulas are also the transcendental
  3454 functions sin, cos, tan, atan, ln, exp and the constant pi are
  3455 allowed. For examples see
  3456 src/HOL/Descision_Procs/ex/Approximation_Ex.thy.
  3457 
  3458 * Theory "Reflection" now resides in HOL/Library.
  3459 
  3460 * Entry point to Word library now simply named "Word".
  3461 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3462 
  3463 * Made source layout more coherent with logical distribution
  3464 structure:
  3465 
  3466     src/HOL/Library/RType.thy ~> src/HOL/Typerep.thy
  3467     src/HOL/Library/Code_Message.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3468     src/HOL/Library/GCD.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3469     src/HOL/Library/Order_Relation.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3470     src/HOL/Library/Parity.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3471     src/HOL/Library/Univ_Poly.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3472     src/HOL/Real/ContNotDenum.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3473     src/HOL/Real/Lubs.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3474     src/HOL/Real/PReal.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3475     src/HOL/Real/Rational.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3476     src/HOL/Real/RComplete.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3477     src/HOL/Real/RealDef.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3478     src/HOL/Real/RealPow.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3479     src/HOL/Real/Real.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3480     src/HOL/Complex/Complex_Main.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3481     src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3482     src/HOL/Complex/FrechetDeriv.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3483     src/HOL/Complex/Fundamental_Theorem_Algebra.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3484     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Deriv.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3485     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Fact.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3486     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Integration.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3487     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Lim.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3488     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Ln.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3489     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Log.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3490     src/HOL/Hyperreal/MacLaurin.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3491     src/HOL/Hyperreal/NthRoot.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3492     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Series.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3493     src/HOL/Hyperreal/SEQ.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3494     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Taylor.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3495     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Transcendental.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3496     src/HOL/Real/Float ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3497     src/HOL/Real/HahnBanach ~> src/HOL/HahnBanach
  3498     src/HOL/Real/RealVector.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3499 
  3500     src/HOL/arith_data.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3501     src/HOL/hologic.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3502     src/HOL/simpdata.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3503     src/HOL/int_arith1.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools/int_arith.ML
  3504     src/HOL/int_factor_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3505     src/HOL/nat_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3506     src/HOL/Real/float_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3507     src/HOL/Real/float_syntax.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3508     src/HOL/Real/rat_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3509     src/HOL/Real/real_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3510 
  3511     src/HOL/Library/Array.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3512     src/HOL/Library/Heap_Monad.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3513     src/HOL/Library/Heap.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3514     src/HOL/Library/Imperative_HOL.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3515     src/HOL/Library/Ref.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3516     src/HOL/Library/Relational.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3517 
  3518 * If methods "eval" and "evaluation" encounter a structured proof
  3519 state with !!/==>, only the conclusion is evaluated to True (if
  3520 possible), avoiding strange error messages.
  3521 
  3522 * Method "sizechange" automates termination proofs using (a
  3523 modification of) the size-change principle.  Requires SAT solver.  See
  3524 src/HOL/ex/Termination.thy for examples.
  3525 
  3526 * Simplifier: simproc for let expressions now unfolds if bound
  3527 variable occurs at most once in let expression body.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3528 
  3529 * Method "arith": Linear arithmetic now ignores all inequalities when
  3530 fast_arith_neq_limit is exceeded, instead of giving up entirely.
  3531 
  3532 * New attribute "arith" for facts that should always be used
  3533 automatically by arithmetic. It is intended to be used locally in
  3534 proofs, e.g.
  3535 
  3536   assumes [arith]: "x > 0"
  3537 
  3538 Global usage is discouraged because of possible performance impact.
  3539 
  3540 * New classes "top" and "bot" with corresponding operations "top" and
  3541 "bot" in theory Orderings; instantiation of class "complete_lattice"
  3542 requires instantiation of classes "top" and "bot".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3543 
  3544 * Changed definition lemma "less_fun_def" in order to provide an
  3545 instance for preorders on functions; use lemma "less_le" instead.
  3546 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3547 
  3548 * Theory Orderings: class "wellorder" moved here, with explicit
  3549 induction rule "less_induct" as assumption.  For instantiation of
  3550 "wellorder" by means of predicate "wf", use rule wf_wellorderI.
  3551 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3552 
  3553 * Theory Orderings: added class "preorder" as superclass of "order".
  3554 INCOMPATIBILITY: Instantiation proofs for order, linorder
  3555 etc. slightly changed.  Some theorems named order_class.* now named
  3556 preorder_class.*.
  3557 
  3558 * Theory Relation: renamed "refl" to "refl_on", "reflexive" to "refl,
  3559 "diag" to "Id_on".
  3560 
  3561 * Theory Finite_Set: added a new fold combinator of type
  3562 
  3563   ('a => 'b => 'b) => 'b => 'a set => 'b
  3564 
  3565 Occasionally this is more convenient than the old fold combinator
  3566 which is now defined in terms of the new one and renamed to
  3567 fold_image.
  3568 
  3569 * Theories Ring_and_Field and OrderedGroup: The lemmas "group_simps"
  3570 and "ring_simps" have been replaced by "algebra_simps" (which can be
  3571 extended with further lemmas!).  At the moment both still exist but
  3572 the former will disappear at some point.
  3573 
  3574 * Theory Power: Lemma power_Suc is now declared as a simp rule in
  3575 class recpower.  Type-specific simp rules for various recpower types
  3576 have been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, rename old lemmas as follows:
  3577 
  3578 rat_power_0    -> power_0
  3579 rat_power_Suc  -> power_Suc
  3580 realpow_0      -> power_0
  3581 realpow_Suc    -> power_Suc
  3582 complexpow_0   -> power_0
  3583 complexpow_Suc -> power_Suc
  3584 power_poly_0   -> power_0
  3585 power_poly_Suc -> power_Suc
  3586 
  3587 * Theories Ring_and_Field and Divides: Definition of "op dvd" has been
  3588 moved to separate class dvd in Ring_and_Field; a couple of lemmas on
  3589 dvd has been generalized to class comm_semiring_1.  Likewise a bunch
  3590 of lemmas from Divides has been generalized from nat to class
  3591 semiring_div.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  This involves the following theorem
  3592 renames resulting from duplicate elimination:
  3593 
  3594     dvd_def_mod ~>          dvd_eq_mod_eq_0
  3595     zero_dvd_iff ~>         dvd_0_left_iff
  3596     dvd_0 ~>                dvd_0_right
  3597     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_DIV ~> div_by_0
  3598     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_MOD ~> mod_by_0
  3599     mult_div ~>             div_mult_self2_is_id
  3600     mult_mod ~>             mod_mult_self2_is_0
  3601 
  3602 * Theory IntDiv: removed many lemmas that are instances of class-based
  3603 generalizations (from Divides and Ring_and_Field).  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3604 rename old lemmas as follows:
  3605 
  3606 dvd_diff               -> nat_dvd_diff
  3607 dvd_zminus_iff         -> dvd_minus_iff
  3608 mod_add1_eq            -> mod_add_eq
  3609 mod_mult1_eq           -> mod_mult_right_eq
  3610 mod_mult1_eq'          -> mod_mult_left_eq
  3611 mod_mult_distrib_mod   -> mod_mult_eq
  3612 nat_mod_add_left_eq    -> mod_add_left_eq
  3613 nat_mod_add_right_eq   -> mod_add_right_eq
  3614 nat_mod_div_trivial    -> mod_div_trivial
  3615 nat_mod_mod_trivial    -> mod_mod_trivial
  3616 zdiv_zadd_self1        -> div_add_self1
  3617 zdiv_zadd_self2        -> div_add_self2
  3618 zdiv_zmult_self1       -> div_mult_self2_is_id
  3619 zdiv_zmult_self2       -> div_mult_self1_is_id
  3620 zdvd_triv_left         -> dvd_triv_left
  3621 zdvd_triv_right        -> dvd_triv_right
  3622 zdvd_zmult_cancel_disj -> dvd_mult_cancel_left
  3623 zmod_eq0_zdvd_iff      -> dvd_eq_mod_eq_0[symmetric]
  3624 zmod_zadd_left_eq      -> mod_add_left_eq
  3625 zmod_zadd_right_eq     -> mod_add_right_eq
  3626 zmod_zadd_self1        -> mod_add_self1
  3627 zmod_zadd_self2        -> mod_add_self2
  3628 zmod_zadd1_eq          -> mod_add_eq
  3629 zmod_zdiff1_eq         -> mod_diff_eq
  3630 zmod_zdvd_zmod         -> mod_mod_cancel
  3631 zmod_zmod_cancel       -> mod_mod_cancel
  3632 zmod_zmult_self1       -> mod_mult_self2_is_0
  3633 zmod_zmult_self2       -> mod_mult_self1_is_0
  3634 zmod_1                 -> mod_by_1
  3635 zdiv_1                 -> div_by_1
  3636 zdvd_abs1              -> abs_dvd_iff
  3637 zdvd_abs2              -> dvd_abs_iff
  3638 zdvd_refl              -> dvd_refl
  3639 zdvd_trans             -> dvd_trans
  3640 zdvd_zadd              -> dvd_add
  3641 zdvd_zdiff             -> dvd_diff
  3642 zdvd_zminus_iff        -> dvd_minus_iff
  3643 zdvd_zminus2_iff       -> minus_dvd_iff
  3644 zdvd_zmultD            -> dvd_mult_right
  3645 zdvd_zmultD2           -> dvd_mult_left
  3646 zdvd_zmult_mono        -> mult_dvd_mono
  3647 zdvd_0_right           -> dvd_0_right
  3648 zdvd_0_left            -> dvd_0_left_iff
  3649 zdvd_1_left            -> one_dvd
  3650 zminus_dvd_iff         -> minus_dvd_iff
  3651 
  3652 * Theory Rational: 'Fract k 0' now equals '0'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3653 
  3654 * The real numbers offer decimal input syntax: 12.34 is translated
  3655 into 1234/10^2. This translation is not reversed upon output.
  3656 
  3657 * Theory Library/Polynomial defines an abstract type 'a poly of
  3658 univariate polynomials with coefficients of type 'a.  In addition to
  3659 the standard ring operations, it also supports div and mod.  Code
  3660 generation is also supported, using list-style constructors.
  3661 
  3662 * Theory Library/Inner_Product defines a class of real_inner for real
  3663 inner product spaces, with an overloaded operation inner :: 'a => 'a
  3664 => real.  Class real_inner is a subclass of real_normed_vector from
  3665 theory RealVector.
  3666 
  3667 * Theory Library/Product_Vector provides instances for the product
  3668 type 'a * 'b of several classes from RealVector and Inner_Product.
  3669 Definitions of addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, norms,
  3670 and inner products are included.
  3671 
  3672 * Theory Library/Bit defines the field "bit" of integers modulo 2.  In
  3673 addition to the field operations, numerals and case syntax are also
  3674 supported.
  3675 
  3676 * Theory Library/Diagonalize provides constructive version of Cantor's
  3677 first diagonalization argument.
  3678 
  3679 * Theory Library/GCD: Curried operations gcd, lcm (for nat) and zgcd,
  3680 zlcm (for int); carried together from various gcd/lcm developements in
  3681 the HOL Distribution.  Constants zgcd and zlcm replace former igcd and
  3682 ilcm; corresponding theorems renamed accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3683 may recover tupled syntax as follows:
  3684 
  3685     hide (open) const gcd
  3686     abbreviation gcd where
  3687       "gcd == (%(a, b). GCD.gcd a b)"
  3688     notation (output)
  3689       GCD.gcd ("gcd '(_, _')")
  3690 
  3691 The same works for lcm, zgcd, zlcm.
  3692 
  3693 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity: added addition, numeral syntax and more
  3694 instantiations for algebraic structures.  Removed some duplicate
  3695 theorems.  Changes in simp rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3696 
  3697 * ML antiquotation @{code} takes a constant as argument and generates
  3698 corresponding code in background and inserts name of the corresponding
  3699 resulting ML value/function/datatype constructor binding in place.
  3700 All occurrences of @{code} with a single ML block are generated
  3701 simultaneously.  Provides a generic and safe interface for
  3702 instrumentalizing code generation.  See
  3703 src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Ferrack.thy for a more ambitious application.
  3704 In future you ought to refrain from ad-hoc compiling generated SML
  3705 code on the ML toplevel.  Note that (for technical reasons) @{code}
  3706 cannot refer to constants for which user-defined serializations are
  3707 set.  Refer to the corresponding ML counterpart directly in that
  3708 cases.
  3709 
  3710 * Command 'rep_datatype': instead of theorem names the command now
  3711 takes a list of terms denoting the constructors of the type to be
  3712 represented as datatype.  The characteristic theorems have to be
  3713 proven.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Also observe that the following theorems
  3714 have disappeared in favour of existing ones:
  3715 
  3716     unit_induct                 ~> unit.induct
  3717     prod_induct                 ~> prod.induct
  3718     sum_induct                  ~> sum.induct
  3719     Suc_Suc_eq                  ~> nat.inject
  3720     Suc_not_Zero Zero_not_Suc   ~> nat.distinct
  3721 
  3722 
  3723 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  3724 
  3725 * New locales for orders and lattices where the equivalence relation
  3726 is not restricted to equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY: all order and lattice
  3727 locales use a record structure with field eq for the equivalence.
  3728 
  3729 * New theory of factorial domains.
  3730 
  3731 * Units_l_inv and Units_r_inv are now simp rules by default.
  3732 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Simplifier proof that require deletion of l_inv
  3733 and/or r_inv will now also require deletion of these lemmas.
  3734 
  3735 * Renamed the following theorems, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3736 
  3737 UpperD ~> Upper_memD
  3738 LowerD ~> Lower_memD
  3739 least_carrier ~> least_closed
  3740 greatest_carrier ~> greatest_closed
  3741 greatest_Lower_above ~> greatest_Lower_below
  3742 one_zero ~> carrier_one_zero
  3743 one_not_zero ~> carrier_one_not_zero  (collision with assumption)
  3744 
  3745 
  3746 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  3747 
  3748 * Nominal datatypes can now contain type-variables.
  3749 
  3750 * Commands 'nominal_inductive' and 'equivariance' work with local
  3751 theory targets.
  3752 
  3753 * Nominal primrec can now works with local theory targets and its
  3754 specification syntax now conforms to the general format as seen in
  3755 'inductive' etc.
  3756 
  3757 * Method "perm_simp" honours the standard simplifier attributes
  3758 (no_asm), (no_asm_use) etc.
  3759 
  3760 * The new predicate #* is defined like freshness, except that on the
  3761 left hand side can be a set or list of atoms.
  3762 
  3763 * Experimental command 'nominal_inductive2' derives strong induction
  3764 principles for inductive definitions.  In contrast to
  3765 'nominal_inductive', which can only deal with a fixed number of
  3766 binders, it can deal with arbitrary expressions standing for sets of
  3767 atoms to be avoided.  The only inductive definition we have at the
  3768 moment that needs this generalisation is the typing rule for Lets in
  3769 the algorithm W:
  3770 
  3771  Gamma |- t1 : T1   (x,close Gamma T1)::Gamma |- t2 : T2   x#Gamma
  3772  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  3773          Gamma |- Let x be t1 in t2 : T2
  3774 
  3775 In this rule one wants to avoid all the binders that are introduced by
  3776 "close Gamma T1".  We are looking for other examples where this
  3777 feature might be useful.  Please let us know.
  3778 
  3779 
  3780 *** HOLCF ***
  3781 
  3782 * Reimplemented the simplification procedure for proving continuity
  3783 subgoals.  The new simproc is extensible; users can declare additional
  3784 continuity introduction rules with the attribute [cont2cont].
  3785 
  3786 * The continuity simproc now uses a different introduction rule for
  3787 solving continuity subgoals on terms with lambda abstractions.  In
  3788 some rare cases the new simproc may fail to solve subgoals that the
  3789 old one could solve, and "simp add: cont2cont_LAM" may be necessary.
  3790 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3791 
  3792 * Command 'fixrec': specification syntax now conforms to the general
  3793 format as seen in 'inductive' etc.  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  3794 examples.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3795 
  3796 
  3797 *** ZF ***
  3798 
  3799 * Proof of Zorn's Lemma for partial orders.
  3800 
  3801 
  3802 *** ML ***
  3803 
  3804 * Multithreading for Poly/ML 5.1/5.2 is no longer supported, only for
  3805 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.  Important note: the TimeLimit facility
  3806 depends on multithreading, so timouts will not work before Poly/ML
  3807 5.2.1!
  3808 
  3809 * High-level support for concurrent ML programming, see
  3810 src/Pure/Cuncurrent.  The data-oriented model of "future values" is
  3811 particularly convenient to organize independent functional
  3812 computations.  The concept of "synchronized variables" provides a
  3813 higher-order interface for components with shared state, avoiding the
  3814 delicate details of mutexes and condition variables.  (Requires
  3815 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  3816 
  3817 * ML bindings produced via Isar commands are stored within the Isar
  3818 context (theory or proof).  Consequently, commands like 'use' and 'ML'
  3819 become thread-safe and work with undo as expected (concerning
  3820 top-level bindings, not side-effects on global references).
  3821 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to provide proper Isar context when invoking the
  3822 compiler at runtime; really global bindings need to be given outside a
  3823 theory.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  3824 
  3825 * Command 'ML_prf' is analogous to 'ML' but works within a proof
  3826 context.  Top-level ML bindings are stored within the proof context in
  3827 a purely sequential fashion, disregarding the nested proof structure.
  3828 ML bindings introduced by 'ML_prf' are discarded at the end of the
  3829 proof.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  3830 
  3831 * Simplified ML attribute and method setup, cf. functions Attrib.setup
  3832 and Method.setup, as well as Isar commands 'attribute_setup' and
  3833 'method_setup'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for 'method_setup', need to simplify
  3834 existing code accordingly, or use plain 'setup' together with old
  3835 Method.add_method.
  3836 
  3837 * Simplified ML oracle interface Thm.add_oracle promotes 'a -> cterm
  3838 to 'a -> thm, while results are always tagged with an authentic oracle
  3839 name.  The Isar command 'oracle' is now polymorphic, no argument type
  3840 is specified.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify existing oracle code
  3841 accordingly.  Note that extra performance may be gained by producing
  3842 the cterm carefully, avoiding slow Thm.cterm_of.
  3843 
  3844 * Simplified interface for defining document antiquotations via
  3845 ThyOutput.antiquotation, ThyOutput.output, and optionally
  3846 ThyOutput.maybe_pretty_source.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify user
  3847 antiquotations accordingly, see src/Pure/Thy/thy_output.ML for common
  3848 examples.
  3849 
  3850 * More systematic treatment of long names, abstract name bindings, and
  3851 name space operations.  Basic operations on qualified names have been
  3852 move from structure NameSpace to Long_Name, e.g. Long_Name.base_name,
  3853 Long_Name.append.  Old type bstring has been mostly replaced by
  3854 abstract type binding (see structure Binding), which supports precise
  3855 qualification by packages and local theory targets, as well as proper
  3856 tracking of source positions.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to wrap old
  3857 bstring values into Binding.name, or better pass through abstract
  3858 bindings everywhere.  See further src/Pure/General/long_name.ML,
  3859 src/Pure/General/binding.ML and src/Pure/General/name_space.ML
  3860 
  3861 * Result facts (from PureThy.note_thms, ProofContext.note_thms,
  3862 LocalTheory.note etc.) now refer to the *full* internal name, not the
  3863 bstring as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY, not detected by ML type-checking!
  3864 
  3865 * Disposed old type and term read functions (Sign.read_def_typ,
  3866 Sign.read_typ, Sign.read_def_terms, Sign.read_term,
  3867 Thm.read_def_cterms, Thm.read_cterm etc.).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should
  3868 use regular Syntax.read_typ, Syntax.read_term, Syntax.read_typ_global,
  3869 Syntax.read_term_global etc.; see also OldGoals.read_term as last
  3870 resort for legacy applications.
  3871 
  3872 * Disposed old declarations, tactics, tactic combinators that refer to
  3873 the simpset or claset of an implicit theory (such as Addsimps,
  3874 Simp_tac, SIMPSET).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should use @{simpset} etc. in
  3875 embedded ML text, or local_simpset_of with a proper context passed as
  3876 explicit runtime argument.
  3877 
  3878 * Rules and tactics that read instantiations (read_instantiate,
  3879 res_inst_tac, thin_tac, subgoal_tac etc.) now demand a proper proof
  3880 context, which is required for parsing and type-checking.  Moreover,
  3881 the variables are specified as plain indexnames, not string encodings
  3882 thereof.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3883 
  3884 * Generic Toplevel.add_hook interface allows to analyze the result of
  3885 transactions.  E.g. see src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_pgip.ML
  3886 for theorem dependency output of transactions resulting in a new
  3887 theory state.
  3888 
  3889 * ML antiquotations: block-structured compilation context indicated by
  3890 \<lbrace> ... \<rbrace>; additional antiquotation forms:
  3891 
  3892   @{binding name}                         - basic name binding
  3893   @{let ?pat = term}                      - term abbreviation (HO matching)
  3894   @{note name = fact}                     - fact abbreviation
  3895   @{thm fact}                             - singleton fact (with attributes)
  3896   @{thms fact}                            - general fact (with attributes)
  3897   @{lemma prop by method}                 - singleton goal
  3898   @{lemma prop by meth1 meth2}            - singleton goal
  3899   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by method}      - general goal
  3900   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by meth1 meth2} - general goal
  3901   @{lemma (open) ...}                     - open derivation
  3902 
  3903 
  3904 *** System ***
  3905 
  3906 * The Isabelle "emacs" tool provides a specific interface to invoke
  3907 Proof General / Emacs, with more explicit failure if that is not
  3908 installed (the old isabelle-interface script silently falls back on
  3909 isabelle-process).  The PROOFGENERAL_HOME setting determines the
  3910 installation location of the Proof General distribution.
  3911 
  3912 * Isabelle/lib/classes/Pure.jar provides basic support to integrate
  3913 the Isabelle process into a JVM/Scala application.  See
  3914 Isabelle/lib/jedit/plugin for a minimal example.  (The obsolete Java
  3915 process wrapper has been discontinued.)
  3916 
  3917 * Added homegrown Isabelle font with unicode layout, see lib/fonts.
  3918 
  3919 * Various status messages (with exact source position information) are
  3920 emitted, if proper markup print mode is enabled.  This allows
  3921 user-interface components to provide detailed feedback on internal
  3922 prover operations.
  3923 
  3924 
  3925 
  3926 New in Isabelle2008 (June 2008)
  3927 -------------------------------
  3928 
  3929 *** General ***
  3930 
  3931 * The Isabelle/Isar Reference Manual (isar-ref) has been reorganized
  3932 and updated, with formally checked references as hyperlinks.
  3933 
  3934 * Theory loader: use_thy (and similar operations) no longer set the
  3935 implicit ML context, which was occasionally hard to predict and in
  3936 conflict with concurrency.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML within Isar which
  3937 provides a proper context already.
  3938 
  3939 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  3940 file are no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, regular 'uses' and
  3941 'use' within a theory file will do the job.
  3942 
  3943 * Name space merge now observes canonical order, i.e. the second space
  3944 is inserted into the first one, while existing entries in the first
  3945 space take precedence.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, may try to
  3946 swap theory imports.
  3947 
  3948 * Syntax: symbol \<chi> is now considered a letter.  Potential
  3949 INCOMPATIBILITY in identifier syntax etc.
  3950 
  3951 * Outer syntax: string tokens no longer admit escaped white space,
  3952 which was an accidental (undocumented) feature.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3953 white space without escapes.
  3954 
  3955 * Outer syntax: string tokens may contain arbitrary character codes
  3956 specified via 3 decimal digits (as in SML).  E.g. "foo\095bar" for
  3957 "foo_bar".
  3958 
  3959 
  3960 *** Pure ***
  3961 
  3962 * Context-dependent token translations.  Default setup reverts locally
  3963 fixed variables, and adds hilite markup for undeclared frees.
  3964 
  3965 * Unused theorems can be found using the new command 'unused_thms'.
  3966 There are three ways of invoking it:
  3967 
  3968 (1) unused_thms
  3969      Only finds unused theorems in the current theory.
  3970 
  3971 (2) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n -
  3972      Finds unused theorems in the current theory and all of its ancestors,
  3973      excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of their ancestors.
  3974 
  3975 (3) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n - thy'_1 ... thy'_m
  3976      Finds unused theorems in the theories thy'_1 ... thy'_m and all of
  3977      their ancestors, excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of
  3978      their ancestors.
  3979 
  3980 In order to increase the readability of the list produced by
  3981 unused_thms, theorems that have been created by a particular instance
  3982 of a theory command such as 'inductive' or 'function' are considered
  3983 to belong to the same "group", meaning that if at least one theorem in
  3984 this group is used, the other theorems in the same group are no longer
  3985 reported as unused.  Moreover, if all theorems in the group are
  3986 unused, only one theorem in the group is displayed.
  3987 
  3988 Note that proof objects have to be switched on in order for
  3989 unused_thms to work properly (i.e. !proofs must be >= 1, which is
  3990 usually the case when using Proof General with the default settings).
  3991 
  3992 * Authentic naming of facts disallows ad-hoc overwriting of previous
  3993 theorems within the same name space.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to remove
  3994 duplicate fact bindings, or even accidental fact duplications.  Note
  3995 that tools may maintain dynamically scoped facts systematically, using
  3996 PureThy.add_thms_dynamic.
  3997 
  3998 * Command 'hide' now allows to hide from "fact" name space as well.
  3999 
  4000 * Eliminated destructive theorem database, simpset, claset, and
  4001 clasimpset.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, really need to observe linear
  4002 update of theories within ML code.
  4003 
  4004 * Eliminated theory ProtoPure and CPure, leaving just one Pure theory.
  4005 INCOMPATIBILITY, object-logics depending on former Pure require
  4006 additional setup PureThy.old_appl_syntax_setup; object-logics
  4007 depending on former CPure need to refer to Pure.
  4008 
  4009 * Commands 'use' and 'ML' are now purely functional, operating on
  4010 theory/local_theory.  Removed former 'ML_setup' (on theory), use 'ML'
  4011 instead.  Added 'ML_val' as mere diagnostic replacement for 'ML'.
  4012 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4013 
  4014 * Command 'setup': discontinued implicit version with ML reference.
  4015 
  4016 * Instantiation target allows for simultaneous specification of class
  4017 instance operations together with an instantiation proof.
  4018 Type-checking phase allows to refer to class operations uniformly.
  4019 See src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy for an Isar example and
  4020 src/HOL/Library/Eval.thy for an ML example.
  4021 
  4022 * Indexing of literal facts: be more serious about including only
  4023 facts from the visible specification/proof context, but not the
  4024 background context (locale etc.).  Affects `prop` notation and method
  4025 "fact".  INCOMPATIBILITY: need to name facts explicitly in rare
  4026 situations.
  4027 
  4028 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": removed obsolete/undocumented
  4029 "(open)" option, which used to expose internal bound variables to the
  4030 proof text.
  4031 
  4032 * Isar statements: removed obsolete case "rule_context".
  4033 INCOMPATIBILITY, better use explicit fixes/assumes.
  4034 
  4035 * Locale proofs: default proof step now includes 'unfold_locales';
  4036 hence 'proof' without argument may be used to unfold locale
  4037 predicates.
  4038 
  4039 
  4040 *** Document preparation ***
  4041 
  4042 * Simplified pdfsetup.sty: color/hyperref is used unconditionally for
  4043 both pdf and dvi (hyperlinks usually work in xdvi as well); removed
  4044 obsolete thumbpdf setup (contemporary PDF viewers do this on the
  4045 spot); renamed link color from "darkblue" to "linkcolor" (default
  4046 value unchanged, can be redefined via \definecolor); no longer sets
  4047 "a4paper" option (unnecessary or even intrusive).
  4048 
  4049 * Antiquotation @{lemma A method} proves proposition A by the given
  4050 method (either a method name or a method name plus (optional) method
  4051 arguments in parentheses) and prints A just like @{prop A}.
  4052 
  4053 
  4054 *** HOL ***
  4055 
  4056 * New primrec package.  Specification syntax conforms in style to
  4057 definition/function/....  No separate induction rule is provided.  The
  4058 "primrec" command distinguishes old-style and new-style specifications
  4059 by syntax.  The former primrec package is now named OldPrimrecPackage.
  4060 When adjusting theories, beware: constants stemming from new-style
  4061 primrec specifications have authentic syntax.
  4062 
  4063 * Metis prover is now an order of magnitude faster, and also works
  4064 with multithreading.
  4065 
  4066 * Metis: the maximum number of clauses that can be produced from a
  4067 theorem is now given by the attribute max_clauses.  Theorems that
  4068 exceed this number are ignored, with a warning printed.
  4069 
  4070 * Sledgehammer no longer produces structured proofs by default. To
  4071 enable, declare [[sledgehammer_full = true]].  Attributes
  4072 reconstruction_modulus, reconstruction_sorts renamed
  4073 sledgehammer_modulus, sledgehammer_sorts.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4074 
  4075 * Method "induct_scheme" derives user-specified induction rules
  4076 from well-founded induction and completeness of patterns. This factors
  4077 out some operations that are done internally by the function package
  4078 and makes them available separately.  See
  4079 src/HOL/ex/Induction_Scheme.thy for examples.
  4080 
  4081 * More flexible generation of measure functions for termination
  4082 proofs: Measure functions can be declared by proving a rule of the
  4083 form "is_measure f" and giving it the [measure_function] attribute.
  4084 The "is_measure" predicate is logically meaningless (always true), and
  4085 just guides the heuristic.  To find suitable measure functions, the
  4086 termination prover sets up the goal "is_measure ?f" of the appropriate
  4087 type and generates all solutions by prolog-style backwards proof using
  4088 the declared rules.
  4089 
  4090 This setup also deals with rules like 
  4091 
  4092   "is_measure f ==> is_measure (list_size f)"
  4093 
  4094 which accommodates nested datatypes that recurse through lists.
  4095 Similar rules are predeclared for products and option types.
  4096 
  4097 * Turned the type of sets "'a set" into an abbreviation for "'a => bool"
  4098 
  4099   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  4100 
  4101   - Definitions of overloaded constants on sets have to be replaced by
  4102     definitions on => and bool.
  4103 
  4104   - Some definitions of overloaded operators on sets can now be proved
  4105     using the definitions of the operators on => and bool.  Therefore,
  4106     the following theorems have been renamed:
  4107 
  4108       subset_def   -> subset_eq
  4109       psubset_def  -> psubset_eq
  4110       set_diff_def -> set_diff_eq
  4111       Compl_def    -> Compl_eq
  4112       Sup_set_def  -> Sup_set_eq
  4113       Inf_set_def  -> Inf_set_eq
  4114       sup_set_def  -> sup_set_eq
  4115       inf_set_def  -> inf_set_eq
  4116 
  4117   - Due to the incompleteness of the HO unification algorithm, some
  4118     rules such as subst may require manual instantiation, if some of
  4119     the unknowns in the rule is a set.
  4120 
  4121   - Higher order unification and forward proofs:
  4122     The proof pattern
  4123 
  4124       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4125       then have "EX S. P S" ..
  4126 
  4127     no longer works (due to the incompleteness of the HO unification
  4128     algorithm) and must be replaced by the pattern
  4129 
  4130       have "EX S. P S"
  4131       proof
  4132         show "P S" <...>
  4133       qed
  4134 
  4135   - Calculational reasoning with subst (or similar rules):
  4136     The proof pattern
  4137 
  4138       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4139       also have "S = T" <...>
  4140       finally have "P T" .
  4141 
  4142     no longer works (for similar reasons as the previous example) and
  4143     must be replaced by something like
  4144 
  4145       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4146       moreover have "S = T" <...>
  4147       ultimately have "P T" by simp
  4148 
  4149   - Tactics or packages written in ML code:
  4150     Code performing pattern matching on types via
  4151 
  4152       Type ("set", [T]) => ...
  4153 
  4154     must be rewritten. Moreover, functions like strip_type or
  4155     binder_types no longer return the right value when applied to a
  4156     type of the form
  4157 
  4158       T1 => ... => Tn => U => bool
  4159 
  4160     rather than
  4161 
  4162       T1 => ... => Tn => U set
  4163 
  4164 * Merged theories Wellfounded_Recursion, Accessible_Part and
  4165 Wellfounded_Relations to theory Wellfounded.
  4166 
  4167 * Explicit class "eq" for executable equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4168 
  4169 * Class finite no longer treats UNIV as class parameter.  Use class
  4170 enum from theory Library/Enum instead to achieve a similar effect.
  4171 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4172 
  4173 * Theory List: rule list_induct2 now has explicitly named cases "Nil"
  4174 and "Cons".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4175 
  4176 * HOL (and FOL): renamed variables in rules imp_elim and swap.
  4177 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4178 
  4179 * Theory Product_Type: duplicated lemmas split_Pair_apply and
  4180 injective_fst_snd removed, use split_eta and prod_eqI instead.
  4181 Renamed upd_fst to apfst and upd_snd to apsnd.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4182 
  4183 * Theory Nat: removed redundant lemmas that merely duplicate lemmas of
  4184 the same name in theory Orderings:
  4185 
  4186   less_trans
  4187   less_linear
  4188   le_imp_less_or_eq
  4189   le_less_trans
  4190   less_le_trans
  4191   less_not_sym
  4192   less_asym
  4193 
  4194 Renamed less_imp_le to less_imp_le_nat, and less_irrefl to
  4195 less_irrefl_nat.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to more general types
  4196 and different variable names.
  4197 
  4198 * Library/Option_ord.thy: Canonical order on option type.
  4199 
  4200 * Library/RBT.thy: Red-black trees, an efficient implementation of
  4201 finite maps.
  4202 
  4203 * Library/Countable.thy: Type class for countable types.
  4204 
  4205 * Theory Int: The representation of numerals has changed.  The infix
  4206 operator BIT and the bit datatype with constructors B0 and B1 have
  4207 disappeared.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use "Int.Bit0 x" and "Int.Bit1 y" in
  4208 place of "x BIT bit.B0" and "y BIT bit.B1", respectively.  Theorems
  4209 involving BIT, B0, or B1 have been renamed with "Bit0" or "Bit1"
  4210 accordingly.
  4211 
  4212 * Theory Nat: definition of <= and < on natural numbers no longer
  4213 depend on well-founded relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Definitions
  4214 le_def and less_def have disappeared.  Consider lemmas not_less
  4215 [symmetric, where ?'a = nat] and less_eq [symmetric] instead.
  4216 
  4217 * Theory Finite_Set: locales ACf, ACe, ACIf, ACIfSL and ACIfSLlin
  4218 (whose purpose mainly is for various fold_set functionals) have been
  4219 abandoned in favor of the existing algebraic classes
  4220 ab_semigroup_mult, comm_monoid_mult, ab_semigroup_idem_mult,
  4221 lower_semilattice (resp. upper_semilattice) and linorder.
  4222 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4223 
  4224 * Theory Transitive_Closure: induct and cases rules now declare proper
  4225 case_names ("base" and "step").  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4226 
  4227 * Theorem Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct generalized to complete
  4228 lattices.  The form set-specific version is available as
  4229 Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct_set.
  4230 
  4231 * Renamed theorems "power.simps" to "power_int.simps".
  4232 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4233 
  4234 * Class semiring_div provides basic abstract properties of semirings
  4235 with division and modulo operations.  Subsumes former class dvd_mod.
  4236 
  4237 * Merged theories IntDef, Numeral and IntArith into unified theory
  4238 Int.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4239 
  4240 * Theory Library/Code_Index: type "index" now represents natural
  4241 numbers rather than integers.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4242 
  4243 * New class "uminus" with operation "uminus" (split of from class
  4244 "minus" which now only has operation "minus", binary).
  4245 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4246 
  4247 * Constants "card", "internal_split", "option_map" now with authentic
  4248 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4249 
  4250 * Definitions subset_def, psubset_def, set_diff_def, Compl_def,
  4251 le_bool_def, less_bool_def, le_fun_def, less_fun_def, inf_bool_def,
  4252 sup_bool_def, Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, inf_fun_def, sup_fun_def,
  4253 Inf_fun_def, Sup_fun_def, inf_set_def, sup_set_def, Inf_set_def,
  4254 Sup_set_def, le_def, less_def, option_map_def now with object
  4255 equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4256 
  4257 * Records. Removed K_record, and replaced it by pure lambda term
  4258 %x. c. The simplifier setup is now more robust against eta expansion.
  4259 INCOMPATIBILITY: in cases explicitly referring to K_record.
  4260 
  4261 * Library/Multiset: {#a, b, c#} abbreviates {#a#} + {#b#} + {#c#}.
  4262 
  4263 * Library/ListVector: new theory of arithmetic vector operations.
  4264 
  4265 * Library/Order_Relation: new theory of various orderings as sets of
  4266 pairs.  Defines preorders, partial orders, linear orders and
  4267 well-orders on sets and on types.
  4268 
  4269 
  4270 *** ZF ***
  4271 
  4272 * Renamed some theories to allow to loading both ZF and HOL in the
  4273 same session:
  4274 
  4275   Datatype  -> Datatype_ZF
  4276   Inductive -> Inductive_ZF
  4277   Int       -> Int_ZF
  4278   IntDiv    -> IntDiv_ZF
  4279   Nat       -> Nat_ZF
  4280   List      -> List_ZF
  4281   Main      -> Main_ZF
  4282 
  4283 INCOMPATIBILITY: ZF theories that import individual theories below
  4284 Main might need to be adapted.  Regular theory Main is still
  4285 available, as trivial extension of Main_ZF.
  4286 
  4287 
  4288 *** ML ***
  4289 
  4290 * ML within Isar: antiquotation @{const name} or @{const
  4291 name(typargs)} produces statically-checked Const term.
  4292 
  4293 * Functor NamedThmsFun: data is available to the user as dynamic fact
  4294 (of the same name).  Removed obsolete print command.
  4295 
  4296 * Removed obsolete "use_legacy_bindings" function.
  4297 
  4298 * The ``print mode'' is now a thread-local value derived from a global
  4299 template (the former print_mode reference), thus access becomes
  4300 non-critical.  The global print_mode reference is for session
  4301 management only; user-code should use print_mode_value,
  4302 print_mode_active, PrintMode.setmp etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4303 
  4304 * Functions system/system_out provide a robust way to invoke external
  4305 shell commands, with propagation of interrupts (requires Poly/ML
  4306 5.2.1).  Do not use OS.Process.system etc. from the basis library!
  4307 
  4308 
  4309 *** System ***
  4310 
  4311 * Default settings: PROOFGENERAL_OPTIONS no longer impose xemacs ---
  4312 in accordance with Proof General 3.7, which prefers GNU emacs.
  4313 
  4314 * isatool tty runs Isabelle process with plain tty interaction;
  4315 optional line editor may be specified via ISABELLE_LINE_EDITOR
  4316 setting, the default settings attempt to locate "ledit" and "rlwrap".
  4317 
  4318 * isatool browser now works with Cygwin as well, using general
  4319 "javapath" function defined in Isabelle process environment.
  4320 
  4321 * YXML notation provides a simple and efficient alternative to
  4322 standard XML transfer syntax.  See src/Pure/General/yxml.ML and
  4323 isatool yxml as described in the Isabelle system manual.
  4324 
  4325 * JVM class isabelle.IsabelleProcess (located in Isabelle/lib/classes)
  4326 provides general wrapper for managing an Isabelle process in a robust
  4327 fashion, with ``cooked'' output from stdin/stderr.
  4328 
  4329 * Rudimentary Isabelle plugin for jEdit (see Isabelle/lib/jedit),
  4330 based on Isabelle/JVM process wrapper (see Isabelle/lib/classes).
  4331 
  4332 * Removed obsolete THIS_IS_ISABELLE_BUILD feature.  NB: the documented
  4333 way of changing the user's settings is via
  4334 ISABELLE_HOME_USER/etc/settings, which is a fully featured bash
  4335 script.
  4336 
  4337 * Multithreading.max_threads := 0 refers to the number of actual CPU
  4338 cores of the underlying machine, which is a good starting point for
  4339 optimal performance tuning.  The corresponding usedir option -M allows
  4340 "max" as an alias for "0".  WARNING: does not work on certain versions
  4341 of Mac OS (with Poly/ML 5.1).
  4342 
  4343 * isabelle-process: non-ML sessions are run with "nice", to reduce the
  4344 adverse effect of Isabelle flooding interactive front-ends (notably
  4345 ProofGeneral / XEmacs).
  4346 
  4347 
  4348 
  4349 New in Isabelle2007 (November 2007)
  4350 -----------------------------------
  4351 
  4352 *** General ***
  4353 
  4354 * More uniform information about legacy features, notably a
  4355 warning/error of "Legacy feature: ...", depending on the state of the
  4356 tolerate_legacy_features flag (default true). FUTURE INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4357 legacy features will disappear eventually.
  4358 
  4359 * Theory syntax: the header format ``theory A = B + C:'' has been
  4360 discontinued in favour of ``theory A imports B C begin''.  Use isatool
  4361 fixheaders to convert existing theory files.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4362 
  4363 * Theory syntax: the old non-Isar theory file format has been
  4364 discontinued altogether.  Note that ML proof scripts may still be used
  4365 with Isar theories; migration is usually quite simple with the ML
  4366 function use_legacy_bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4367 
  4368 * Theory syntax: some popular names (e.g. 'class', 'declaration',
  4369 'fun', 'help', 'if') are now keywords.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use double
  4370 quotes.
  4371 
  4372 * Theory loader: be more serious about observing the static theory
  4373 header specifications (including optional directories), but not the
  4374 accidental file locations of previously successful loads.  The strict
  4375 update policy of former update_thy is now already performed by
  4376 use_thy, so the former has been removed; use_thys updates several
  4377 theories simultaneously, just as 'imports' within a theory header
  4378 specification, but without merging the results.  Potential
  4379 INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to refine theory headers and commands
  4380 ROOT.ML which depend on load order.
  4381 
  4382 * Theory loader: optional support for content-based file
  4383 identification, instead of the traditional scheme of full physical
  4384 path plus date stamp; configured by the ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT setting
  4385 (cf. the system manual).  The new scheme allows to work with
  4386 non-finished theories in persistent session images, such that source
  4387 files may be moved later on without requiring reloads.
  4388 
  4389 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  4390 file (with the same base name as the theory) are considered a legacy
  4391 feature, which will disappear eventually. Even now, the theory loader
  4392 no longer maintains dependencies on such files.
  4393 
  4394 * Syntax: the scope for resolving ambiguities via type-inference is
  4395 now limited to individual terms, instead of whole simultaneous
  4396 specifications as before. This greatly reduces the complexity of the
  4397 syntax module and improves flexibility by separating parsing and
  4398 type-checking. INCOMPATIBILITY: additional type-constraints (explicit
  4399 'fixes' etc.) are required in rare situations.
  4400 
  4401 * Syntax: constants introduced by new-style packages ('definition',
  4402 'abbreviation' etc.) are passed through the syntax module in
  4403 ``authentic mode''. This means that associated mixfix annotations
  4404 really stick to such constants, independently of potential name space
  4405 ambiguities introduced later on. INCOMPATIBILITY: constants in parse
  4406 trees are represented slightly differently, may need to adapt syntax
  4407 translations accordingly. Use CONST marker in 'translations' and
  4408 @{const_syntax} antiquotation in 'parse_translation' etc.
  4409 
  4410 * Legacy goal package: reduced interface to the bare minimum required
  4411 to keep existing proof scripts running.  Most other user-level
  4412 functions are now part of the OldGoals structure, which is *not* open
  4413 by default (consider isatool expandshort before open OldGoals).
  4414 Removed top_sg, prin, printyp, pprint_term/typ altogether, because
  4415 these tend to cause confusion about the actual goal (!) context being
  4416 used here, which is not necessarily the same as the_context().
  4417 
  4418 * Command 'find_theorems': supports "*" wild-card in "name:"
  4419 criterion; "with_dups" option.  Certain ProofGeneral versions might
  4420 support a specific search form (see ProofGeneral/CHANGES).
  4421 
  4422 * The ``prems limit'' option (cf. ProofContext.prems_limit) is now -1
  4423 by default, which means that "prems" (and also "fixed variables") are
  4424 suppressed from proof state output.  Note that the ProofGeneral
  4425 settings mechanism allows to change and save options persistently, but
  4426 older versions of Isabelle will fail to start up if a negative prems
  4427 limit is imposed.
  4428 
  4429 * Local theory targets may be specified by non-nested blocks of
  4430 ``context/locale/class ... begin'' followed by ``end''.  The body may
  4431 contain definitions, theorems etc., including any derived mechanism
  4432 that has been implemented on top of these primitives.  This concept
  4433 generalizes the existing ``theorem (in ...)'' towards more versatility
  4434 and scalability.
  4435 
  4436 * Proof General interface: proper undo of final 'end' command;
  4437 discontinued Isabelle/classic mode (ML proof scripts).
  4438 
  4439 
  4440 *** Document preparation ***
  4441 
  4442 * Added antiquotation @{theory name} which prints the given name,
  4443 after checking that it refers to a valid ancestor theory in the
  4444 current context.
  4445 
  4446 * Added antiquotations @{ML_type text} and @{ML_struct text} which
  4447 check the given source text as ML type/structure, printing verbatim.
  4448 
  4449 * Added antiquotation @{abbrev "c args"} which prints the abbreviation
  4450 "c args == rhs" given in the current context.  (Any number of
  4451 arguments may be given on the LHS.)
  4452 
  4453 
  4454 *** Pure ***
  4455 
  4456 * The 'class' package offers a combination of axclass and locale to
  4457 achieve Haskell-like type classes in Isabelle.  Definitions and
  4458 theorems within a class context produce both relative results (with
  4459 implicit parameters according to the locale context), and polymorphic
  4460 constants with qualified polymorphism (according to the class
  4461 context).  Within the body context of a 'class' target, a separate
  4462 syntax layer ("user space type system") takes care of converting
  4463 between global polymorphic consts and internal locale representation.
  4464 See src/HOL/ex/Classpackage.thy for examples (as well as main HOL).
  4465 "isatool doc classes" provides a tutorial.
  4466 
  4467 * Generic code generator framework allows to generate executable
  4468 code for ML and Haskell (including Isabelle classes).  A short usage
  4469 sketch:
  4470 
  4471     internal compilation:
  4472         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML
  4473     writing SML code to a file:
  4474         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML <filename>
  4475     writing OCaml code to a file:
  4476         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in OCaml <filename>
  4477     writing Haskell code to a bunch of files:
  4478         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in Haskell <filename>
  4479 
  4480     evaluating closed propositions to True/False using code generation:
  4481         method ``eval''
  4482 
  4483 Reasonable default setup of framework in HOL.
  4484 
  4485 Theorem attributs for selecting and transforming function equations theorems:
  4486 
  4487     [code fun]:        select a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4488     [code fun del]:    deselect a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4489     [code inline]:     select an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4490     [code inline del]: deselect an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4491 
  4492 User-defined serializations (target in {SML, OCaml, Haskell}):
  4493 
  4494     code_const <and-list of constants (term syntax)>
  4495       {(target) <and-list of const target syntax>}+
  4496 
  4497     code_type <and-list of type constructors>
  4498       {(target) <and-list of type target syntax>}+
  4499 
  4500     code_instance <and-list of instances>
  4501       {(target)}+
  4502         where instance ::= <type constructor> :: <class>
  4503 
  4504     code_class <and_list of classes>
  4505       {(target) <and-list of class target syntax>}+
  4506         where class target syntax ::= <class name> {where {<classop> == <target syntax>}+}?
  4507 
  4508 code_instance and code_class only are effective to target Haskell.
  4509 
  4510 For example usage see src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator.thy and
  4511 src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator_Pretty.thy.  A separate tutorial on code
  4512 generation from Isabelle/HOL theories is available via "isatool doc
  4513 codegen".
  4514 
  4515 * Code generator: consts in 'consts_code' Isar commands are now
  4516 referred to by usual term syntax (including optional type
  4517 annotations).
  4518 
  4519 * Command 'no_translations' removes translation rules from theory
  4520 syntax.
  4521 
  4522 * Overloaded definitions are now actually checked for acyclic
  4523 dependencies.  The overloading scheme is slightly more general than
  4524 that of Haskell98, although Isabelle does not demand an exact
  4525 correspondence to type class and instance declarations.
  4526 INCOMPATIBILITY, use ``defs (unchecked overloaded)'' to admit more
  4527 exotic versions of overloading -- at the discretion of the user!
  4528 
  4529 Polymorphic constants are represented via type arguments, i.e. the
  4530 instantiation that matches an instance against the most general
  4531 declaration given in the signature.  For example, with the declaration
  4532 c :: 'a => 'a => 'a, an instance c :: nat => nat => nat is represented
  4533 as c(nat).  Overloading is essentially simultaneous structural
  4534 recursion over such type arguments.  Incomplete specification patterns
  4535 impose global constraints on all occurrences, e.g. c('a * 'a) on the
  4536 LHS means that more general c('a * 'b) will be disallowed on any RHS.
  4537 Command 'print_theory' outputs the normalized system of recursive
  4538 equations, see section "definitions".
  4539 
  4540 * Configuration options are maintained within the theory or proof
  4541 context (with name and type bool/int/string), providing a very simple
  4542 interface to a poor-man's version of general context data.  Tools may
  4543 declare options in ML (e.g. using Attrib.config_int) and then refer to
  4544 these values using Config.get etc.  Users may change options via an
  4545 associated attribute of the same name.  This form of context
  4546 declaration works particularly well with commands 'declare' or
  4547 'using', for example ``declare [[foo = 42]]''.  Thus it has become
  4548 very easy to avoid global references, which would not observe Isar
  4549 toplevel undo/redo and fail to work with multithreading.
  4550 
  4551 Various global ML references of Pure and HOL have been turned into
  4552 configuration options:
  4553 
  4554   Unify.search_bound		unify_search_bound
  4555   Unify.trace_bound		unify_trace_bound
  4556   Unify.trace_simp		unify_trace_simp
  4557   Unify.trace_types		unify_trace_types
  4558   Simplifier.simp_depth_limit	simp_depth_limit
  4559   Blast.depth_limit		blast_depth_limit
  4560   DatatypeProp.dtK		datatype_distinctness_limit
  4561   fast_arith_neq_limit  	fast_arith_neq_limit
  4562   fast_arith_split_limit	fast_arith_split_limit
  4563 
  4564 * Named collections of theorems may be easily installed as context
  4565 data using the functor NamedThmsFun (see also
  4566 src/Pure/Tools/named_thms.ML).  The user may add or delete facts via
  4567 attributes; there is also a toplevel print command.  This facility is
  4568 just a common case of general context data, which is the preferred way
  4569 for anything more complex than just a list of facts in canonical
  4570 order.
  4571 
  4572 * Isar: command 'declaration' augments a local theory by generic
  4573 declaration functions written in ML.  This enables arbitrary content
  4574 being added to the context, depending on a morphism that tells the
  4575 difference of the original declaration context wrt. the application
  4576 context encountered later on.
  4577 
  4578 * Isar: proper interfaces for simplification procedures.  Command
  4579 'simproc_setup' declares named simprocs (with match patterns, and body
  4580 text in ML).  Attribute "simproc" adds/deletes simprocs in the current
  4581 context.  ML antiquotation @{simproc name} retrieves named simprocs.
  4582 
  4583 * Isar: an extra pair of brackets around attribute declarations
  4584 abbreviates a theorem reference involving an internal dummy fact,
  4585 which will be ignored later --- only the effect of the attribute on
  4586 the background context will persist.  This form of in-place
  4587 declarations is particularly useful with commands like 'declare' and
  4588 'using', for example ``have A using [[simproc a]] by simp''.
  4589 
  4590 * Isar: method "assumption" (and implicit closing of subproofs) now
  4591 takes simple non-atomic goal assumptions into account: after applying
  4592 an assumption as a rule the resulting subgoals are solved by atomic
  4593 assumption steps.  This is particularly useful to finish 'obtain'
  4594 goals, such as "!!x. (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> P x ==> thesis",
  4595 without referring to the original premise "!!x. P x ==> thesis" in the
  4596 Isar proof context.  POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY: method "assumption" is
  4597 more permissive.
  4598 
  4599 * Isar: implicit use of prems from the Isar proof context is
  4600 considered a legacy feature.  Common applications like ``have A .''
  4601 may be replaced by ``have A by fact'' or ``note `A`''.  In general,
  4602 referencing facts explicitly here improves readability and
  4603 maintainability of proof texts.
  4604 
  4605 * Isar: improper proof element 'guess' is like 'obtain', but derives
  4606 the obtained context from the course of reasoning!  For example:
  4607 
  4608   assume "EX x y. A x & B y"   -- "any previous fact"
  4609   then guess x and y by clarify
  4610 
  4611 This technique is potentially adventurous, depending on the facts and
  4612 proof tools being involved here.
  4613 
  4614 * Isar: known facts from the proof context may be specified as literal
  4615 propositions, using ASCII back-quote syntax.  This works wherever
  4616 named facts used to be allowed so far, in proof commands, proof
  4617 methods, attributes etc.  Literal facts are retrieved from the context
  4618 according to unification of type and term parameters.  For example,
  4619 provided that "A" and "A ==> B" and "!!x. P x ==> Q x" are known
  4620 theorems in the current context, then these are valid literal facts:
  4621 `A` and `A ==> B` and `!!x. P x ==> Q x" as well as `P a ==> Q a` etc.
  4622 
  4623 There is also a proof method "fact" which does the same composition
  4624 for explicit goal states, e.g. the following proof texts coincide with
  4625 certain special cases of literal facts:
  4626 
  4627   have "A" by fact                 ==  note `A`
  4628   have "A ==> B" by fact           ==  note `A ==> B`
  4629   have "!!x. P x ==> Q x" by fact  ==  note `!!x. P x ==> Q x`
  4630   have "P a ==> Q a" by fact       ==  note `P a ==> Q a`
  4631 
  4632 * Isar: ":" (colon) is no longer a symbolic identifier character in
  4633 outer syntax.  Thus symbolic identifiers may be used without
  4634 additional white space in declarations like this: ``assume *: A''.
  4635 
  4636 * Isar: 'print_facts' prints all local facts of the current context,
  4637 both named and unnamed ones.
  4638 
  4639 * Isar: 'def' now admits simultaneous definitions, e.g.:
  4640 
  4641   def x == "t" and y == "u"
  4642 
  4643 * Isar: added command 'unfolding', which is structurally similar to
  4644 'using', but affects both the goal state and facts by unfolding given
  4645 rewrite rules.  Thus many occurrences of the 'unfold' method or
  4646 'unfolded' attribute may be replaced by first-class proof text.
  4647 
  4648 * Isar: methods 'unfold' / 'fold', attributes 'unfolded' / 'folded',
  4649 and command 'unfolding' now all support object-level equalities
  4650 (potentially conditional).  The underlying notion of rewrite rule is
  4651 analogous to the 'rule_format' attribute, but *not* that of the
  4652 Simplifier (which is usually more generous).
  4653 
  4654 * Isar: the new attribute [rotated n] (default n = 1) rotates the
  4655 premises of a theorem by n. Useful in conjunction with drule.
  4656 
  4657 * Isar: the goal restriction operator [N] (default N = 1) evaluates a
  4658 method expression within a sandbox consisting of the first N
  4659 sub-goals, which need to exist.  For example, ``simp_all [3]''
  4660 simplifies the first three sub-goals, while (rule foo, simp_all)[]
  4661 simplifies all new goals that emerge from applying rule foo to the
  4662 originally first one.
  4663 
  4664 * Isar: schematic goals are no longer restricted to higher-order
  4665 patterns; e.g. ``lemma "?P(?x)" by (rule TrueI)'' now works as
  4666 expected.
  4667 
  4668 * Isar: the conclusion of a long theorem statement is now either
  4669 'shows' (a simultaneous conjunction, as before), or 'obtains'
  4670 (essentially a disjunction of cases with local parameters and
  4671 assumptions).  The latter allows to express general elimination rules
  4672 adequately; in this notation common elimination rules look like this:
  4673 
  4674   lemma exE:    -- "EX x. P x ==> (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4675     assumes "EX x. P x"
  4676     obtains x where "P x"
  4677 
  4678   lemma conjE:  -- "A & B ==> (A ==> B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4679     assumes "A & B"
  4680     obtains A and B
  4681 
  4682   lemma disjE:  -- "A | B ==> (A ==> thesis) ==> (B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4683     assumes "A | B"
  4684     obtains
  4685       A
  4686     | B
  4687 
  4688 The subsequent classical rules even refer to the formal "thesis"
  4689 explicitly:
  4690 
  4691   lemma classical:     -- "(~ thesis ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4692     obtains "~ thesis"
  4693 
  4694   lemma Peirce's_Law:  -- "((thesis ==> something) ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  4695     obtains "thesis ==> something"
  4696 
  4697 The actual proof of an 'obtains' statement is analogous to that of the
  4698 Isar proof element 'obtain', only that there may be several cases.
  4699 Optional case names may be specified in parentheses; these will be
  4700 available both in the present proof and as annotations in the
  4701 resulting rule, for later use with the 'cases' method (cf. attribute
  4702 case_names).
  4703 
  4704 * Isar: the assumptions of a long theorem statement are available as
  4705 "assms" fact in the proof context.  This is more appropriate than the
  4706 (historical) "prems", which refers to all assumptions of the current
  4707 context, including those from the target locale, proof body etc.
  4708 
  4709 * Isar: 'print_statement' prints theorems from the current theory or
  4710 proof context in long statement form, according to the syntax of a
  4711 top-level lemma.
  4712 
  4713 * Isar: 'obtain' takes an optional case name for the local context
  4714 introduction rule (default "that").
  4715 
  4716 * Isar: removed obsolete 'concl is' patterns.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  4717 explicit (is "_ ==> ?foo") in the rare cases where this still happens
  4718 to occur.
  4719 
  4720 * Pure: syntax "CONST name" produces a fully internalized constant
  4721 according to the current context.  This is particularly useful for
  4722 syntax translations that should refer to internal constant
  4723 representations independently of name spaces.
  4724 
  4725 * Pure: syntax constant for foo (binder "FOO ") is called "foo_binder"
  4726 instead of "FOO ". This allows multiple binder declarations to coexist
  4727 in the same context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4728 
  4729 * Isar/locales: 'notation' provides a robust interface to the 'syntax'
  4730 primitive that also works in a locale context (both for constants and
  4731 fixed variables). Type declaration and internal syntactic representation
  4732 of given constants retrieved from the context. Likewise, the
  4733 'no_notation' command allows to remove given syntax annotations from the
  4734 current context.
  4735 
  4736 * Isar/locales: new derived specification elements 'axiomatization',
  4737 'definition', 'abbreviation', which support type-inference, admit
  4738 object-level specifications (equality, equivalence).  See also the
  4739 isar-ref manual.  Examples:
  4740 
  4741   axiomatization
  4742     eq  (infix "===" 50) where
  4743     eq_refl: "x === x" and eq_subst: "x === y ==> P x ==> P y"
  4744 
  4745   definition "f x y = x + y + 1"
  4746   definition g where "g x = f x x"
  4747 
  4748   abbreviation
  4749     neq  (infix "=!=" 50) where
  4750     "x =!= y == ~ (x === y)"
  4751 
  4752 These specifications may be also used in a locale context.  Then the
  4753 constants being introduced depend on certain fixed parameters, and the
  4754 constant name is qualified by the locale base name.  An internal
  4755 abbreviation takes care for convenient input and output, making the
  4756 parameters implicit and using the original short name.  See also
  4757 src/HOL/ex/Abstract_NAT.thy for an example of deriving polymorphic
  4758 entities from a monomorphic theory.
  4759 
  4760 Presently, abbreviations are only available 'in' a target locale, but
  4761 not inherited by general import expressions.  Also note that
  4762 'abbreviation' may be used as a type-safe replacement for 'syntax' +
  4763 'translations' in common applications.  The "no_abbrevs" print mode
  4764 prevents folding of abbreviations in term output.
  4765 
  4766 Concrete syntax is attached to specified constants in internal form,
  4767 independently of name spaces.  The parse tree representation is
  4768 slightly different -- use 'notation' instead of raw 'syntax', and
  4769 'translations' with explicit "CONST" markup to accommodate this.
  4770 
  4771 * Pure/Isar: unified syntax for new-style specification mechanisms
  4772 (e.g.  'definition', 'abbreviation', or 'inductive' in HOL) admits
  4773 full type inference and dummy patterns ("_").  For example:
  4774 
  4775   definition "K x _ = x"
  4776 
  4777   inductive conj for A B
  4778   where "A ==> B ==> conj A B"
  4779 
  4780 * Pure: command 'print_abbrevs' prints all constant abbreviations of
  4781 the current context.  Print mode "no_abbrevs" prevents inversion of
  4782 abbreviations on output.
  4783 
  4784 * Isar/locales: improved parameter handling: use of locales "var" and
  4785 "struct" no longer necessary; - parameter renamings are no longer
  4786 required to be injective.  For example, this allows to define
  4787 endomorphisms as locale endom = homom mult mult h.
  4788 
  4789 * Isar/locales: changed the way locales with predicates are defined.
  4790 Instead of accumulating the specification, the imported expression is
  4791 now an interpretation.  INCOMPATIBILITY: different normal form of
  4792 locale expressions.  In particular, in interpretations of locales with
  4793 predicates, goals repesenting already interpreted fragments are not
  4794 removed automatically.  Use methods `intro_locales' and
  4795 `unfold_locales'; see below.
  4796 
  4797 * Isar/locales: new methods `intro_locales' and `unfold_locales'
  4798 provide backward reasoning on locales predicates.  The methods are
  4799 aware of interpretations and discharge corresponding goals.
  4800 `intro_locales' is less aggressive then `unfold_locales' and does not
  4801 unfold predicates to assumptions.
  4802 
  4803 * Isar/locales: the order in which locale fragments are accumulated
  4804 has changed.  This enables to override declarations from fragments due
  4805 to interpretations -- for example, unwanted simp rules.
  4806 
  4807 * Isar/locales: interpretation in theories and proof contexts has been
  4808 extended.  One may now specify (and prove) equations, which are
  4809 unfolded in interpreted theorems.  This is useful for replacing
  4810 defined concepts (constants depending on locale parameters) by
  4811 concepts already existing in the target context.  Example:
  4812 
  4813   interpretation partial_order ["op <= :: [int, int] => bool"]
  4814     where "partial_order.less (op <=) (x::int) y = (x < y)"
  4815 
  4816 Typically, the constant `partial_order.less' is created by a
  4817 definition specification element in the context of locale
  4818 partial_order.
  4819 
  4820 * Method "induct": improved internal context management to support
  4821 local fixes and defines on-the-fly. Thus explicit meta-level
  4822 connectives !!  and ==> are rarely required anymore in inductive goals
  4823 (using object-logic connectives for this purpose has been long
  4824 obsolete anyway). Common proof patterns are explained in
  4825 src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, see also
  4826 src/HOL/Isar_examples/Puzzle.thy and src/HOL/Lambda for realistic
  4827 examples.
  4828 
  4829 * Method "induct": improved handling of simultaneous goals. Instead of
  4830 introducing object-level conjunction, the statement is now split into
  4831 several conclusions, while the corresponding symbolic cases are nested
  4832 accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY, proofs need to be structured explicitly,
  4833 see src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, for example.
  4834 
  4835 * Method "induct": mutual induction rules are now specified as a list
  4836 of rule sharing the same induction cases. HOL packages usually provide
  4837 foo_bar.inducts for mutually defined items foo and bar (e.g. inductive
  4838 predicates/sets or datatypes). INCOMPATIBILITY, users need to specify
  4839 mutual induction rules differently, i.e. like this:
  4840 
  4841   (induct rule: foo_bar.inducts)
  4842   (induct set: foo bar)
  4843   (induct pred: foo bar)
  4844   (induct type: foo bar)
  4845 
  4846 The ML function ProjectRule.projections turns old-style rules into the
  4847 new format.
  4848 
  4849 * Method "coinduct": dual of induction, see
  4850 src/HOL/Library/Coinductive_List.thy for various examples.
  4851 
  4852 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": the ``(open)'' option is
  4853 considered a legacy feature.
  4854 
  4855 * Attribute "symmetric" produces result with standardized schematic
  4856 variables (index 0).  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4857 
  4858 * Simplifier: by default the simplifier trace only shows top level
  4859 rewrites now. That is, trace_simp_depth_limit is set to 1 by
  4860 default. Thus there is less danger of being flooded by the trace. The
  4861 trace indicates where parts have been suppressed.
  4862   
  4863 * Provers/classical: removed obsolete classical version of elim_format
  4864 attribute; classical elim/dest rules are now treated uniformly when
  4865 manipulating the claset.
  4866 
  4867 * Provers/classical: stricter checks to ensure that supplied intro,
  4868 dest and elim rules are well-formed; dest and elim rules must have at
  4869 least one premise.
  4870 
  4871 * Provers/classical: attributes dest/elim/intro take an optional
  4872 weight argument for the rule (just as the Pure versions).  Weights are
  4873 ignored by automated tools, but determine the search order of single
  4874 rule steps.
  4875 
  4876 * Syntax: input syntax now supports dummy variable binding "%_. b",
  4877 where the body does not mention the bound variable.  Note that dummy
  4878 patterns implicitly depend on their context of bounds, which makes
  4879 "{_. _}" match any set comprehension as expected.  Potential
  4880 INCOMPATIBILITY -- parse translations need to cope with syntactic
  4881 constant "_idtdummy" in the binding position.
  4882 
  4883 * Syntax: removed obsolete syntactic constant "_K" and its associated
  4884 parse translation.  INCOMPATIBILITY -- use dummy abstraction instead,
  4885 for example "A -> B" => "Pi A (%_. B)".
  4886 
  4887 * Pure: 'class_deps' command visualizes the subclass relation, using
  4888 the graph browser tool.
  4889 
  4890 * Pure: 'print_theory' now suppresses certain internal declarations by
  4891 default; use '!' option for full details.
  4892 
  4893 
  4894 *** HOL ***
  4895 
  4896 * Method "metis" proves goals by applying the Metis general-purpose
  4897 resolution prover (see also http://gilith.com/software/metis/).
  4898 Examples are in the directory MetisExamples.  WARNING: the
  4899 Isabelle/HOL-Metis integration does not yet work properly with
  4900 multi-threading.
  4901   
  4902 * Command 'sledgehammer' invokes external automatic theorem provers as
  4903 background processes.  It generates calls to the "metis" method if
  4904 successful. These can be pasted into the proof.  Users do not have to
  4905 wait for the automatic provers to return.  WARNING: does not really
  4906 work with multi-threading.
  4907 
  4908 * New "auto_quickcheck" feature tests outermost goal statements for
  4909 potential counter-examples.  Controlled by ML references
  4910 auto_quickcheck (default true) and auto_quickcheck_time_limit (default
  4911 5000 milliseconds).  Fails silently if statements is outside of
  4912 executable fragment, or any other codgenerator problem occurs.
  4913 
  4914 * New constant "undefined" with axiom "undefined x = undefined".
  4915 
  4916 * Added class "HOL.eq", allowing for code generation with polymorphic
  4917 equality.
  4918 
  4919 * Some renaming of class constants due to canonical name prefixing in
  4920 the new 'class' package:
  4921 
  4922     HOL.abs ~> HOL.abs_class.abs
  4923     HOL.divide ~> HOL.divide_class.divide
  4924     0 ~> HOL.zero_class.zero
  4925     1 ~> HOL.one_class.one
  4926     op + ~> HOL.plus_class.plus
  4927     op - ~> HOL.minus_class.minus
  4928     uminus ~> HOL.minus_class.uminus
  4929     op * ~> HOL.times_class.times
  4930     op < ~> HOL.ord_class.less
  4931     op <= > HOL.ord_class.less_eq
  4932     Nat.power ~> Power.power_class.power
  4933     Nat.size ~> Nat.size_class.size
  4934     Numeral.number_of ~> Numeral.number_class.number_of
  4935     FixedPoint.Inf ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Inf
  4936     FixedPoint.Sup ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Sup
  4937     Orderings.min ~> Orderings.ord_class.min
  4938     Orderings.max ~> Orderings.ord_class.max
  4939     Divides.op div ~> Divides.div_class.div
  4940     Divides.op mod ~> Divides.div_class.mod
  4941     Divides.op dvd ~> Divides.div_class.dvd
  4942 
  4943 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Adaptions may be required in the following cases:
  4944 
  4945 a) User-defined constants using any of the names "plus", "minus",
  4946 "times", "less" or "less_eq". The standard syntax translations for
  4947 "+", "-" and "*" may go wrong.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific
  4948 names.
  4949 
  4950 b) Variables named "plus", "minus", "times", "less", "less_eq"
  4951 INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific names.
  4952 
  4953 c) Permutative equations (e.g. "a + b = b + a")
  4954 Since the change of names also changes the order of terms, permutative
  4955 rewrite rules may get applied in a different order. Experience shows
  4956 that this is rarely the case (only two adaptions in the whole Isabelle
  4957 distribution).  INCOMPATIBILITY: rewrite proofs
  4958 
  4959 d) ML code directly refering to constant names
  4960 This in general only affects hand-written proof tactics, simprocs and
  4961 so on.  INCOMPATIBILITY: grep your sourcecode and replace names.
  4962 Consider using @{const_name} antiquotation.
  4963 
  4964 * New class "default" with associated constant "default".
  4965 
  4966 * Function "sgn" is now overloaded and available on int, real, complex
  4967 (and other numeric types), using class "sgn".  Two possible defs of
  4968 sgn are given as equational assumptions in the classes sgn_if and
  4969 sgn_div_norm; ordered_idom now also inherits from sgn_if.
  4970 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4971 
  4972 * Locale "partial_order" now unified with class "order" (cf. theory
  4973 Orderings), added parameter "less".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4974 
  4975 * Renamings in classes "order" and "linorder": facts "refl", "trans" and
  4976 "cases" to "order_refl", "order_trans" and "linorder_cases", to avoid
  4977 clashes with HOL "refl" and "trans".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4978 
  4979 * Classes "order" and "linorder": potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to
  4980 changed order of proof goals in instance proofs.
  4981 
  4982 * The transitivity reasoner for partial and linear orders is set up
  4983 for classes "order" and "linorder".  Instances of the reasoner are available
  4984 in all contexts importing or interpreting the corresponding locales.
  4985 Method "order" invokes the reasoner separately; the reasoner
  4986 is also integrated with the Simplifier as a solver.  Diagnostic
  4987 command 'print_orders' shows the available instances of the reasoner
  4988 in the current context.
  4989 
  4990 * Localized monotonicity predicate in theory "Orderings"; integrated
  4991 lemmas max_of_mono and min_of_mono with this predicate.
  4992 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4993 
  4994 * Formulation of theorem "dense" changed slightly due to integration
  4995 with new class dense_linear_order.
  4996 
  4997 * Uniform lattice theory development in HOL.
  4998 
  4999     constants "meet" and "join" now named "inf" and "sup"
  5000     constant "Meet" now named "Inf"
  5001 
  5002     classes "meet_semilorder" and "join_semilorder" now named
  5003       "lower_semilattice" and "upper_semilattice"
  5004     class "lorder" now named "lattice"
  5005     class "comp_lat" now named "complete_lattice"
  5006 
  5007     Instantiation of lattice classes allows explicit definitions
  5008     for "inf" and "sup" operations (or "Inf" and "Sup" for complete lattices).
  5009 
  5010   INCOMPATIBILITY.  Theorem renames:
  5011 
  5012     meet_left_le            ~> inf_le1
  5013     meet_right_le           ~> inf_le2
  5014     join_left_le            ~> sup_ge1
  5015     join_right_le           ~> sup_ge2
  5016     meet_join_le            ~> inf_sup_ord
  5017     le_meetI                ~> le_infI
  5018     join_leI                ~> le_supI
  5019     le_meet                 ~> le_inf_iff
  5020     le_join                 ~> ge_sup_conv
  5021     meet_idempotent         ~> inf_idem
  5022     join_idempotent         ~> sup_idem
  5023     meet_comm               ~> inf_commute
  5024     join_comm               ~> sup_commute
  5025     meet_leI1               ~> le_infI1
  5026     meet_leI2               ~> le_infI2
  5027     le_joinI1               ~> le_supI1
  5028     le_joinI2               ~> le_supI2
  5029     meet_assoc              ~> inf_assoc
  5030     join_assoc              ~> sup_assoc
  5031     meet_left_comm          ~> inf_left_commute
  5032     meet_left_idempotent    ~> inf_left_idem
  5033     join_left_comm          ~> sup_left_commute
  5034     join_left_idempotent    ~> sup_left_idem
  5035     meet_aci                ~> inf_aci
  5036     join_aci                ~> sup_aci
  5037     le_def_meet             ~> le_iff_inf
  5038     le_def_join             ~> le_iff_sup
  5039     join_absorp2            ~> sup_absorb2
  5040     join_absorp1            ~> sup_absorb1
  5041     meet_absorp1            ~> inf_absorb1
  5042     meet_absorp2            ~> inf_absorb2
  5043     meet_join_absorp        ~> inf_sup_absorb
  5044     join_meet_absorp        ~> sup_inf_absorb
  5045     distrib_join_le         ~> distrib_sup_le
  5046     distrib_meet_le         ~> distrib_inf_le
  5047 
  5048     add_meet_distrib_left   ~> add_inf_distrib_left
  5049     add_join_distrib_left   ~> add_sup_distrib_left
  5050     is_join_neg_meet        ~> is_join_neg_inf
  5051     is_meet_neg_join        ~> is_meet_neg_sup
  5052     add_meet_distrib_right  ~> add_inf_distrib_right
  5053     add_join_distrib_right  ~> add_sup_distrib_right
  5054     add_meet_join_distribs  ~> add_sup_inf_distribs
  5055     join_eq_neg_meet        ~> sup_eq_neg_inf
  5056     meet_eq_neg_join        ~> inf_eq_neg_sup
  5057     add_eq_meet_join        ~> add_eq_inf_sup
  5058     meet_0_imp_0            ~> inf_0_imp_0
  5059     join_0_imp_0            ~> sup_0_imp_0
  5060     meet_0_eq_0             ~> inf_0_eq_0
  5061     join_0_eq_0             ~> sup_0_eq_0
  5062     neg_meet_eq_join        ~> neg_inf_eq_sup
  5063     neg_join_eq_meet        ~> neg_sup_eq_inf
  5064     join_eq_if              ~> sup_eq_if
  5065 
  5066     mono_meet               ~> mono_inf
  5067     mono_join               ~> mono_sup
  5068     meet_bool_eq            ~> inf_bool_eq
  5069     join_bool_eq            ~> sup_bool_eq
  5070     meet_fun_eq             ~> inf_fun_eq
  5071     join_fun_eq             ~> sup_fun_eq
  5072     meet_set_eq             ~> inf_set_eq
  5073     join_set_eq             ~> sup_set_eq
  5074     meet1_iff               ~> inf1_iff
  5075     meet2_iff               ~> inf2_iff
  5076     meet1I                  ~> inf1I
  5077     meet2I                  ~> inf2I
  5078     meet1D1                 ~> inf1D1
  5079     meet2D1                 ~> inf2D1
  5080     meet1D2                 ~> inf1D2
  5081     meet2D2                 ~> inf2D2
  5082     meet1E                  ~> inf1E
  5083     meet2E                  ~> inf2E
  5084     join1_iff               ~> sup1_iff
  5085     join2_iff               ~> sup2_iff
  5086     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  5087     join2I1                 ~> sup2I1
  5088     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  5089     join2I2                 ~> sup1I2
  5090     join1CI                 ~> sup1CI
  5091     join2CI                 ~> sup2CI
  5092     join1E                  ~> sup1E
  5093     join2E                  ~> sup2E
  5094 
  5095     is_meet_Meet            ~> is_meet_Inf
  5096     Meet_bool_def           ~> Inf_bool_def
  5097     Meet_fun_def            ~> Inf_fun_def
  5098     Meet_greatest           ~> Inf_greatest
  5099     Meet_lower              ~> Inf_lower
  5100     Meet_set_def            ~> Inf_set_def
  5101 
  5102     Sup_def                 ~> Sup_Inf
  5103     Sup_bool_eq             ~> Sup_bool_def
  5104     Sup_fun_eq              ~> Sup_fun_def
  5105     Sup_set_eq              ~> Sup_set_def
  5106 
  5107     listsp_meetI            ~> listsp_infI
  5108     listsp_meet_eq          ~> listsp_inf_eq
  5109 
  5110     meet_min                ~> inf_min
  5111     join_max                ~> sup_max
  5112 
  5113 * Added syntactic class "size"; overloaded constant "size" now has
  5114 type "'a::size ==> bool"
  5115 
  5116 * Internal reorganisation of `size' of datatypes: size theorems
  5117 "foo.size" are no longer subsumed by "foo.simps" (but are still
  5118 simplification rules by default!); theorems "prod.size" now named
  5119 "*.size".
  5120 
  5121 * Class "div" now inherits from class "times" rather than "type".
  5122 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5123 
  5124 * HOL/Finite_Set: "name-space" locales Lattice, Distrib_lattice,
  5125 Linorder etc.  have disappeared; operations defined in terms of
  5126 fold_set now are named Inf_fin, Sup_fin.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5127 
  5128 * HOL/Nat: neq0_conv no longer declared as iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5129 
  5130 * HOL-Word: New extensive library and type for generic, fixed size
  5131 machine words, with arithemtic, bit-wise, shifting and rotating
  5132 operations, reflection into int, nat, and bool lists, automation for
  5133 linear arithmetic (by automatic reflection into nat or int), including
  5134 lemmas on overflow and monotonicity.  Instantiated to all appropriate
  5135 arithmetic type classes, supporting automatic simplification of
  5136 numerals on all operations.
  5137 
  5138 * Library/Boolean_Algebra: locales for abstract boolean algebras.
  5139 
  5140 * Library/Numeral_Type: numbers as types, e.g. TYPE(32).
  5141 
  5142 * Code generator library theories:
  5143   - Code_Integer represents HOL integers by big integer literals in target
  5144     languages.
  5145   - Code_Char represents HOL characters by character literals in target
  5146     languages.
  5147   - Code_Char_chr like Code_Char, but also offers treatment of character
  5148     codes; includes Code_Integer.
  5149   - Executable_Set allows to generate code for finite sets using lists.
  5150   - Executable_Rat implements rational numbers as triples (sign, enumerator,
  5151     denominator).
  5152   - Executable_Real implements a subset of real numbers, namly those
  5153     representable by rational numbers.
  5154   - Efficient_Nat implements natural numbers by integers, which in general will
  5155     result in higher efficency; pattern matching with 0/Suc is eliminated;
  5156     includes Code_Integer.
  5157   - Code_Index provides an additional datatype index which is mapped to
  5158     target-language built-in integers.
  5159   - Code_Message provides an additional datatype message_string which is isomorphic to
  5160     strings; messages are mapped to target-language strings.
  5161 
  5162 * New package for inductive predicates
  5163 
  5164   An n-ary predicate p with m parameters z_1, ..., z_m can now be defined via
  5165 
  5166     inductive
  5167       p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5168       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5169     where
  5170       rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  5171     | ...
  5172 
  5173   with full support for type-inference, rather than
  5174 
  5175     consts s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5176 
  5177     abbreviation p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5178     where "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5179 
  5180     inductive "s z_1 ... z_m"
  5181     intros
  5182       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5183       ...
  5184 
  5185   For backward compatibility, there is a wrapper allowing inductive
  5186   sets to be defined with the new package via
  5187 
  5188     inductive_set
  5189       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5190       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5191     where
  5192       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5193     | ...
  5194 
  5195   or
  5196 
  5197     inductive_set
  5198       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5199       and p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5200       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5201     where
  5202       "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5203     | rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  5204     | ...
  5205 
  5206   if the additional syntax "p ..." is required.
  5207 
  5208   Numerous examples can be found in the subdirectories src/HOL/Auth,
  5209   src/HOL/Bali, src/HOL/Induct, and src/HOL/MicroJava.
  5210 
  5211   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  5212 
  5213   - Since declaration and definition of inductive sets or predicates
  5214     is no longer separated, abbreviations involving the newly
  5215     introduced sets or predicates must be specified together with the
  5216     introduction rules after the 'where' keyword (see above), rather
  5217     than before the actual inductive definition.
  5218 
  5219   - The variables in induction and elimination rules are now
  5220     quantified in the order of their occurrence in the introduction
  5221     rules, rather than in alphabetical order. Since this may break
  5222     some proofs, these proofs either have to be repaired, e.g. by
  5223     reordering the variables a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i} in Isar 'case'
  5224     statements of the form
  5225 
  5226       case (rule_i a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i})
  5227 
  5228     or the old order of quantification has to be restored by explicitly adding
  5229     meta-level quantifiers in the introduction rules, i.e.
  5230 
  5231       | rule_i: "!!a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i}. ... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_i_1 ... t_i_n"
  5232 
  5233   - The format of the elimination rules is now
  5234 
  5235       p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n ==>
  5236         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  5237         ==> ... ==> P
  5238 
  5239     for predicates and
  5240 
  5241       (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  5242         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  5243         ==> ... ==> P
  5244 
  5245     for sets rather than
  5246 
  5247       x : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  5248         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x = (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) ==> ... ==> P)
  5249         ==> ... ==> P
  5250 
  5251     This may require terms in goals to be expanded to n-tuples
  5252     (e.g. using case_tac or simplification with the split_paired_all
  5253     rule) before the above elimination rule is applicable.
  5254 
  5255   - The elimination or case analysis rules for (mutually) inductive
  5256     sets or predicates are now called "p_1.cases" ... "p_k.cases". The
  5257     list of rules "p_1_..._p_k.elims" is no longer available.
  5258 
  5259 * New package "function"/"fun" for general recursive functions,
  5260 supporting mutual and nested recursion, definitions in local contexts,
  5261 more general pattern matching and partiality. See HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy
  5262 for small examples, and the separate tutorial on the function
  5263 package. The old recdef "package" is still available as before, but
  5264 users are encouraged to use the new package.
  5265 
  5266 * Method "lexicographic_order" automatically synthesizes termination
  5267 relations as lexicographic combinations of size measures. 
  5268 
  5269 * Case-expressions allow arbitrary constructor-patterns (including
  5270 "_") and take their order into account, like in functional
  5271 programming.  Internally, this is translated into nested
  5272 case-expressions; missing cases are added and mapped to the predefined
  5273 constant "undefined". In complicated cases printing may no longer show
  5274 the original input but the internal form. Lambda-abstractions allow
  5275 the same form of pattern matching: "% pat1 => e1 | ..." is an
  5276 abbreviation for "%x. case x of pat1 => e1 | ..." where x is a new
  5277 variable.
  5278 
  5279 * IntDef: The constant "int :: nat => int" has been removed; now "int"
  5280 is an abbreviation for "of_nat :: nat => int". The simplification
  5281 rules for "of_nat" have been changed to work like "int" did
  5282 previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  5283   - "of_nat (Suc m)" simplifies to "1 + of_nat m" instead of "of_nat m + 1"
  5284   - of_nat_diff and of_nat_mult are no longer default simp rules
  5285 
  5286 * Method "algebra" solves polynomial equations over (semi)rings using
  5287 Groebner bases. The (semi)ring structure is defined by locales and the
  5288 tool setup depends on that generic context. Installing the method for
  5289 a specific type involves instantiating the locale and possibly adding
  5290 declarations for computation on the coefficients.  The method is
  5291 already instantiated for natural numbers and for the axiomatic class
  5292 of idoms with numerals.  See also the paper by Chaieb and Wenzel at
  5293 CALCULEMUS 2007 for the general principles underlying this
  5294 architecture of context-aware proof-tools.
  5295 
  5296 * Method "ferrack" implements quantifier elimination over
  5297 special-purpose dense linear orders using locales (analogous to
  5298 "algebra"). The method is already installed for class
  5299 {ordered_field,recpower,number_ring} which subsumes real, hyperreal,
  5300 rat, etc.
  5301 
  5302 * Former constant "List.op @" now named "List.append".  Use ML
  5303 antiquotations @{const_name List.append} or @{term " ... @ ... "} to
  5304 circumvent possible incompatibilities when working on ML level.
  5305 
  5306 * primrec: missing cases mapped to "undefined" instead of "arbitrary".
  5307 
  5308 * New function listsum :: 'a list => 'a for arbitrary monoids.
  5309 Special syntax: "SUM x <- xs. f x" (and latex variants)
  5310 
  5311 * New syntax for Haskell-like list comprehension (input only), eg.
  5312 [(x,y). x <- xs, y <- ys, x ~= y], see also src/HOL/List.thy.
  5313 
  5314 * The special syntax for function "filter" has changed from [x :
  5315 xs. P] to [x <- xs. P] to avoid an ambiguity caused by list
  5316 comprehension syntax, and for uniformity.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5317 
  5318 * [a..b] is now defined for arbitrary linear orders.  It used to be
  5319 defined on nat only, as an abbreviation for [a..<Suc b]
  5320 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5321 
  5322 * Renamed lemma "set_take_whileD"  to "set_takeWhileD".
  5323 
  5324 * New functions "sorted" and "sort" in src/HOL/List.thy.
  5325 
  5326 * New lemma collection field_simps (an extension of ring_simps) for
  5327 manipulating (in)equations involving division. Multiplies with all
  5328 denominators that can be proved to be non-zero (in equations) or
  5329 positive/negative (in inequations).
  5330 
  5331 * Lemma collections ring_eq_simps, group_eq_simps and ring_distrib
  5332 have been improved and renamed to ring_simps, group_simps and
  5333 ring_distribs.  Removed lemmas field_xyz in theory Ring_and_Field
  5334 because they were subsumed by lemmas xyz.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5335 
  5336 * Theory Library/Commutative_Ring: switched from recdef to function
  5337 package; constants add, mul, pow now curried.  Infix syntax for
  5338 algebraic operations.
  5339 
  5340 * Dropped redundant lemma def_imp_eq in favor of meta_eq_to_obj_eq.
  5341 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5342 
  5343 * Dropped redundant lemma if_def2 in favor of if_bool_eq_conj.
  5344 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5345 
  5346 * HOL/records: generalised field-update to take a function on the
  5347 field rather than the new value: r(|A := x|) is translated to A_update
  5348 (K x) r The K-combinator that is internally used is called K_record.
  5349 INCOMPATIBILITY: Usage of the plain update functions has to be
  5350 adapted.
  5351  
  5352 * Class "semiring_0" now contains annihilation axioms x * 0 = 0 and 0
  5353 * x = 0, which are required for a semiring.  Richer structures do not
  5354 inherit from semiring_0 anymore, because this property is a theorem
  5355 there, not an axiom.  INCOMPATIBILITY: In instances of semiring_0,
  5356 there is more to prove, but this is mostly trivial.
  5357 
  5358 * Class "recpower" is generalized to arbitrary monoids, not just
  5359 commutative semirings.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to incorporate
  5360 commutativity or semiring properties additionally.
  5361 
  5362 * Constant "List.list_all2" in List.thy now uses authentic syntax.
  5363 INCOMPATIBILITY: translations containing list_all2 may go wrong,
  5364 better use 'abbreviation'.
  5365 
  5366 * Renamed constant "List.op mem" to "List.member".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5367 
  5368 * Numeral syntax: type 'bin' which was a mere type copy of 'int' has
  5369 been abandoned in favour of plain 'int'.  INCOMPATIBILITY --
  5370 significant changes for setting up numeral syntax for types:
  5371   - New constants Numeral.pred and Numeral.succ instead
  5372       of former Numeral.bin_pred and Numeral.bin_succ.
  5373   - Use integer operations instead of bin_add, bin_mult and so on.
  5374   - Numeral simplification theorems named Numeral.numeral_simps instead of Bin_simps.
  5375   - ML structure Bin_Simprocs now named Int_Numeral_Base_Simprocs.
  5376 
  5377 See src/HOL/Integ/IntArith.thy for an example setup.
  5378 
  5379 * Command 'normal_form' computes the normal form of a term that may
  5380 contain free variables.  For example ``normal_form "rev [a, b, c]"''
  5381 produces ``[b, c, a]'' (without proof).  This command is suitable for
  5382 heavy-duty computations because the functions are compiled to ML
  5383 first.  Correspondingly, a method "normalization" is provided.  See
  5384 further src/HOL/ex/NormalForm.thy and src/Tools/nbe.ML.
  5385 
  5386 * Alternative iff syntax "A <-> B" for equality on bool (with priority
  5387 25 like -->); output depends on the "iff" print_mode, the default is
  5388 "A = B" (with priority 50).
  5389 
  5390 * Relations less (<) and less_eq (<=) are also available on type bool.
  5391 Modified syntax to disallow nesting without explicit parentheses,
  5392 e.g. "(x < y) < z" or "x < (y < z)", but NOT "x < y < z".  Potential
  5393 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5394 
  5395 * "LEAST x:A. P" expands to "LEAST x. x:A & P" (input only).
  5396 
  5397 * Relation composition operator "op O" now has precedence 75 and binds
  5398 stronger than union and intersection. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5399 
  5400 * The old set interval syntax "{m..n(}" (and relatives) has been
  5401 removed.  Use "{m..<n}" (and relatives) instead.
  5402 
  5403 * In the context of the assumption "~(s = t)" the Simplifier rewrites
  5404 "t = s" to False (by simproc "neq").  INCOMPATIBILITY, consider using
  5405 ``declare [[simproc del: neq]]''.
  5406 
  5407 * Simplifier: "m dvd n" where m and n are numbers is evaluated to
  5408 True/False.
  5409 
  5410 * Theorem Cons_eq_map_conv no longer declared as "simp".
  5411 
  5412 * Theorem setsum_mult renamed to setsum_right_distrib.
  5413 
  5414 * Prefer ex1I over ex_ex1I in single-step reasoning, e.g. by the
  5415 ``rule'' method.
  5416 
  5417 * Reimplemented methods "sat" and "satx", with several improvements:
  5418 goals no longer need to be stated as "<prems> ==> False", equivalences
  5419 (i.e. "=" on type bool) are handled, variable names of the form
  5420 "lit_<n>" are no longer reserved, significant speedup.
  5421 
  5422 * Methods "sat" and "satx" can now replay MiniSat proof traces.
  5423 zChaff is still supported as well.
  5424 
  5425 * 'inductive' and 'datatype': provide projections of mutual rules,
  5426 bundled as foo_bar.inducts;
  5427 
  5428 * Library: moved theories Parity, GCD, Binomial, Infinite_Set to
  5429 Library.
  5430 
  5431 * Library: moved theory Accessible_Part to main HOL.
  5432 
  5433 * Library: added theory Coinductive_List of potentially infinite lists
  5434 as greatest fixed-point.
  5435 
  5436 * Library: added theory AssocList which implements (finite) maps as
  5437 association lists.
  5438 
  5439 * Method "evaluation" solves goals (i.e. a boolean expression)
  5440 efficiently by compiling it to ML.  The goal is "proved" (via an
  5441 oracle) if it evaluates to True.
  5442 
  5443 * Linear arithmetic now splits certain operators (e.g. min, max, abs)
  5444 also when invoked by the simplifier.  This results in the Simplifier
  5445 being more powerful on arithmetic goals.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5446 Configuration option fast_arith_split_limit=0 recovers the old
  5447 behavior.
  5448 
  5449 * Support for hex (0x20) and binary (0b1001) numerals.
  5450 
  5451 * New method: reify eqs (t), where eqs are equations for an
  5452 interpretation I :: 'a list => 'b => 'c and t::'c is an optional
  5453 parameter, computes a term s::'b and a list xs::'a list and proves the
  5454 theorem I xs s = t. This is also known as reification or quoting. The
  5455 resulting theorem is applied to the subgoal to substitute t with I xs
  5456 s.  If t is omitted, the subgoal itself is reified.
  5457 
  5458 * New method: reflection corr_thm eqs (t). The parameters eqs and (t)
  5459 are as explained above. corr_thm is a theorem for I vs (f t) = I vs t,
  5460 where f is supposed to be a computable function (in the sense of code
  5461 generattion). The method uses reify to compute s and xs as above then
  5462 applies corr_thm and uses normalization by evaluation to "prove" f s =
  5463 r and finally gets the theorem t = r, which is again applied to the
  5464 subgoal. An Example is available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy.
  5465 
  5466 * Reflection: Automatic reification now handels binding, an example is
  5467 available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy
  5468 
  5469 * HOL-Statespace: ``State Spaces: The Locale Way'' introduces a
  5470 command 'statespace' that is similar to 'record', but introduces an
  5471 abstract specification based on the locale infrastructure instead of
  5472 HOL types.  This leads to extra flexibility in composing state spaces,
  5473 in particular multiple inheritance and renaming of components.
  5474 
  5475 
  5476 *** HOL-Complex ***
  5477 
  5478 * Hyperreal: Functions root and sqrt are now defined on negative real
  5479 inputs so that root n (- x) = - root n x and sqrt (- x) = - sqrt x.
  5480 Nonnegativity side conditions have been removed from many lemmas, so
  5481 that more subgoals may now be solved by simplification; potential
  5482 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5483 
  5484 * Real: new type classes formalize real normed vector spaces and
  5485 algebras, using new overloaded constants scaleR :: real => 'a => 'a
  5486 and norm :: 'a => real.
  5487 
  5488 * Real: constant of_real :: real => 'a::real_algebra_1 injects from
  5489 reals into other types. The overloaded constant Reals :: 'a set is now
  5490 defined as range of_real; potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5491 
  5492 * Real: proper support for ML code generation, including 'quickcheck'.
  5493 Reals are implemented as arbitrary precision rationals.
  5494 
  5495 * Hyperreal: Several constants that previously worked only for the
  5496 reals have been generalized, so they now work over arbitrary vector
  5497 spaces. Type annotations may need to be added in some cases; potential
  5498 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5499 
  5500   Infinitesimal  :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5501   HFinite        :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5502   HInfinite      :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5503   approx         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star => bool
  5504   monad          :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5505   galaxy         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5506   (NS)LIMSEQ     :: [nat => 'a::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5507   (NS)convergent :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5508   (NS)Bseq       :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5509   (NS)Cauchy     :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5510   (NS)LIM        :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a, 'b] => bool
  5511   is(NS)Cont     :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5512   deriv          :: ['a::real_normed_field => 'a, 'a, 'a] => bool
  5513   sgn            :: 'a::real_normed_vector => 'a
  5514   exp            :: 'a::{recpower,real_normed_field,banach} => 'a
  5515 
  5516 * Complex: Some complex-specific constants are now abbreviations for
  5517 overloaded ones: complex_of_real = of_real, cmod = norm, hcmod =
  5518 hnorm.  Other constants have been entirely removed in favor of the
  5519 polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5520 
  5521   approx        <-- capprox
  5522   HFinite       <-- CFinite
  5523   HInfinite     <-- CInfinite
  5524   Infinitesimal <-- CInfinitesimal
  5525   monad         <-- cmonad
  5526   galaxy        <-- cgalaxy
  5527   (NS)LIM       <-- (NS)CLIM, (NS)CRLIM
  5528   is(NS)Cont    <-- is(NS)Contc, is(NS)contCR
  5529   (ns)deriv     <-- (ns)cderiv
  5530 
  5531 
  5532 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  5533 
  5534 * Formalisation of ideals and the quotient construction over rings.
  5535 
  5536 * Order and lattice theory no longer based on records.
  5537 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5538 
  5539 * Renamed lemmas least_carrier -> least_closed and greatest_carrier ->
  5540 greatest_closed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5541 
  5542 * Method algebra is now set up via an attribute.  For examples see
  5543 Ring.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY: the method is now weaker on combinations
  5544 of algebraic structures.
  5545 
  5546 * Renamed theory CRing to Ring.
  5547 
  5548 
  5549 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  5550 
  5551 * Substantial, yet incomplete support for nominal datatypes (binding
  5552 structures) based on HOL-Nominal logic.  See src/HOL/Nominal and
  5553 src/HOL/Nominal/Examples.  Prospective users should consult
  5554 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/
  5555 
  5556 
  5557 *** ML ***
  5558 
  5559 * ML basics: just one true type int, which coincides with IntInf.int
  5560 (even on SML/NJ).
  5561 
  5562 * ML within Isar: antiquotations allow to embed statically-checked
  5563 formal entities in the source, referring to the context available at
  5564 compile-time.  For example:
  5565 
  5566 ML {* @{sort "{zero,one}"} *}
  5567 ML {* @{typ "'a => 'b"} *}
  5568 ML {* @{term "%x. x"} *}
  5569 ML {* @{prop "x == y"} *}
  5570 ML {* @{ctyp "'a => 'b"} *}
  5571 ML {* @{cterm "%x. x"} *}
  5572 ML {* @{cprop "x == y"} *}
  5573 ML {* @{thm asm_rl} *}
  5574 ML {* @{thms asm_rl} *}
  5575 ML {* @{type_name c} *}
  5576 ML {* @{type_syntax c} *}
  5577 ML {* @{const_name c} *}
  5578 ML {* @{const_syntax c} *}
  5579 ML {* @{context} *}
  5580 ML {* @{theory} *}
  5581 ML {* @{theory Pure} *}
  5582 ML {* @{theory_ref} *}
  5583 ML {* @{theory_ref Pure} *}
  5584 ML {* @{simpset} *}
  5585 ML {* @{claset} *}
  5586 ML {* @{clasimpset} *}
  5587 
  5588 The same works for sources being ``used'' within an Isar context.
  5589 
  5590 * ML in Isar: improved error reporting; extra verbosity with
  5591 ML_Context.trace enabled.
  5592 
  5593 * Pure/General/table.ML: the join operations now works via exceptions
  5594 DUP/SAME instead of type option. This is simpler in simple cases, and
  5595 admits slightly more efficient complex applications.
  5596 
  5597 * Pure: 'advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) now
  5598 use Context.generic instead of just theory.
  5599 
  5600 * Pure: datatype Context.generic joins theory/Proof.context and
  5601 provides some facilities for code that works in either kind of
  5602 context, notably GenericDataFun for uniform theory and proof data.
  5603 
  5604 * Pure: simplified internal attribute type, which is now always
  5605 Context.generic * thm -> Context.generic * thm. Global (theory) vs.
  5606 local (Proof.context) attributes have been discontinued, while
  5607 minimizing code duplication. Thm.rule_attribute and
  5608 Thm.declaration_attribute build canonical attributes; see also structure
  5609 Context for further operations on Context.generic, notably
  5610 GenericDataFun. INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt attribute type
  5611 declarations and definitions.
  5612 
  5613 * Context data interfaces (Theory/Proof/GenericDataFun): removed
  5614 name/print, uninitialized data defaults to ad-hoc copy of empty value,
  5615 init only required for impure data. INCOMPATIBILITY: empty really need
  5616 to be empty (no dependencies on theory content!)
  5617 
  5618 * Pure/kernel: consts certification ignores sort constraints given in
  5619 signature declarations. (This information is not relevant to the
  5620 logic, but only for type inference.) SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL CHANGE,
  5621 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5622 
  5623 * Pure: axiomatic type classes are now purely definitional, with
  5624 explicit proofs of class axioms and super class relations performed
  5625 internally. See Pure/axclass.ML for the main internal interfaces --
  5626 notably AxClass.define_class supercedes AxClass.add_axclass, and
  5627 AxClass.axiomatize_class/classrel/arity supersede
  5628 Sign.add_classes/classrel/arities.
  5629 
  5630 * Pure/Isar: Args/Attrib parsers operate on Context.generic --
  5631 global/local versions on theory vs. Proof.context have been
  5632 discontinued; Attrib.syntax and Method.syntax have been adapted
  5633 accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt parser expressions for
  5634 attributes, methods, etc.
  5635 
  5636 * Pure: several functions of signature "... -> theory -> theory * ..."
  5637 have been reoriented to "... -> theory -> ... * theory" in order to
  5638 allow natural usage in combination with the ||>, ||>>, |-> and
  5639 fold_map combinators.
  5640 
  5641 * Pure: official theorem names (closed derivations) and additional
  5642 comments (tags) are now strictly separate.  Name hints -- which are
  5643 maintained as tags -- may be attached any time without affecting the
  5644 derivation.
  5645 
  5646 * Pure: primitive rule lift_rule now takes goal cterm instead of an
  5647 actual goal state (thm).  Use Thm.lift_rule (Thm.cprem_of st i) to
  5648 achieve the old behaviour.
  5649 
  5650 * Pure: the "Goal" constant is now called "prop", supporting a
  5651 slightly more general idea of ``protecting'' meta-level rule
  5652 statements.
  5653 
  5654 * Pure: Logic.(un)varify only works in a global context, which is now
  5655 enforced instead of silently assumed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use
  5656 Logic.legacy_(un)varify as temporary workaround.
  5657 
  5658 * Pure: structure Name provides scalable operations for generating
  5659 internal variable names, notably Name.variants etc.  This replaces
  5660 some popular functions from term.ML:
  5661 
  5662   Term.variant		->  Name.variant
  5663   Term.variantlist	->  Name.variant_list
  5664   Term.invent_names	->  Name.invent_list
  5665 
  5666 Note that low-level renaming rarely occurs in new code -- operations
  5667 from structure Variable are used instead (see below).
  5668 
  5669 * Pure: structure Variable provides fundamental operations for proper
  5670 treatment of fixed/schematic variables in a context.  For example,
  5671 Variable.import introduces fixes for schematics of given facts and
  5672 Variable.export reverses the effect (up to renaming) -- this replaces
  5673 various freeze_thaw operations.
  5674 
  5675 * Pure: structure Goal provides simple interfaces for
  5676 init/conclude/finish and tactical prove operations (replacing former
  5677 Tactic.prove).  Goal.prove is the canonical way to prove results
  5678 within a given context; Goal.prove_global is a degraded version for
  5679 theory level goals, including a global Drule.standard.  Note that
  5680 OldGoals.prove_goalw_cterm has long been obsolete, since it is
  5681 ill-behaved in a local proof context (e.g. with local fixes/assumes or
  5682 in a locale context).
  5683 
  5684 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for parsing (Syntax.parse_term etc.)
  5685 and type checking (Syntax.check_term etc.), with common combinations
  5686 (Syntax.read_term etc.). These supersede former Sign.read_term etc.
  5687 which are considered legacy and await removal.
  5688 
  5689 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for type unchecking
  5690 (Syntax.uncheck_terms etc.) and unparsing (Syntax.unparse_term etc.),
  5691 with common combinations (Syntax.pretty_term, Syntax.string_of_term
  5692 etc.).  Former Sign.pretty_term, Sign.string_of_term etc. are still
  5693 available for convenience, but refer to the very same operations using
  5694 a mere theory instead of a full context.
  5695 
  5696 * Isar: simplified treatment of user-level errors, using exception
  5697 ERROR of string uniformly.  Function error now merely raises ERROR,
  5698 without any side effect on output channels.  The Isar toplevel takes
  5699 care of proper display of ERROR exceptions.  ML code may use plain
  5700 handle/can/try; cat_error may be used to concatenate errors like this:
  5701 
  5702   ... handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg "..."
  5703 
  5704 Toplevel ML code (run directly or through the Isar toplevel) may be
  5705 embedded into the Isar toplevel with exception display/debug like
  5706 this:
  5707 
  5708   Isar.toplevel (fn () => ...)
  5709 
  5710 INCOMPATIBILITY, removed special transform_error facilities, removed
  5711 obsolete variants of user-level exceptions (ERROR_MESSAGE,
  5712 Context.PROOF, ProofContext.CONTEXT, Proof.STATE, ProofHistory.FAIL)
  5713 -- use plain ERROR instead.
  5714 
  5715 * Isar: theory setup now has type (theory -> theory), instead of a
  5716 list.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use #> to compose setup functions.
  5717 
  5718 * Isar: ML toplevel pretty printer for type Proof.context, subject to
  5719 ProofContext.debug/verbose flags.
  5720 
  5721 * Isar: Toplevel.theory_to_proof admits transactions that modify the
  5722 theory before entering a proof state.  Transactions now always see a
  5723 quasi-functional intermediate checkpoint, both in interactive and
  5724 batch mode.
  5725 
  5726 * Isar: simplified interfaces for outer syntax.  Renamed
  5727 OuterSyntax.add_keywords to OuterSyntax.keywords.  Removed
  5728 OuterSyntax.add_parsers -- this functionality is now included in
  5729 OuterSyntax.command etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5730 
  5731 * Simplifier: the simpset of a running simplification process now
  5732 contains a proof context (cf. Simplifier.the_context), which is the
  5733 very context that the initial simpset has been retrieved from (by
  5734 simpset_of/local_simpset_of).  Consequently, all plug-in components
  5735 (solver, looper etc.) may depend on arbitrary proof data.
  5736 
  5737 * Simplifier.inherit_context inherits the proof context (plus the
  5738 local bounds) of the current simplification process; any simproc
  5739 etc. that calls the Simplifier recursively should do this!  Removed
  5740 former Simplifier.inherit_bounds, which is already included here --
  5741 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Tools based on low-level rewriting may even have to
  5742 specify an explicit context using Simplifier.context/theory_context.
  5743 
  5744 * Simplifier/Classical Reasoner: more abstract interfaces
  5745 change_simpset/claset for modifying the simpset/claset reference of a
  5746 theory; raw versions simpset/claset_ref etc. have been discontinued --
  5747 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5748 
  5749 * Provers: more generic wrt. syntax of object-logics, avoid hardwired
  5750 "Trueprop" etc.
  5751 
  5752 
  5753 *** System ***
  5754 
  5755 * settings: the default heap location within ISABELLE_HOME_USER now
  5756 includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER.  This simplifies use of multiple
  5757 Isabelle installations.
  5758 
  5759 * isabelle-process: option -S (secure mode) disables some critical
  5760 operations, notably runtime compilation and evaluation of ML source
  5761 code.
  5762 
  5763 * Basic Isabelle mode for jEdit, see Isabelle/lib/jedit/.
  5764 
  5765 * Support for parallel execution, using native multicore support of
  5766 Poly/ML 5.1.  The theory loader exploits parallelism when processing
  5767 independent theories, according to the given theory header
  5768 specifications. The maximum number of worker threads is specified via
  5769 usedir option -M or the "max-threads" setting in Proof General. A
  5770 speedup factor of 1.5--3.5 can be expected on a 4-core machine, and up
  5771 to 6 on a 8-core machine.  User-code needs to observe certain
  5772 guidelines for thread-safe programming, see appendix A in the Isar
  5773 Implementation manual.
  5774 
  5775 
  5776 
  5777 New in Isabelle2005 (October 2005)
  5778 ----------------------------------
  5779 
  5780 *** General ***
  5781 
  5782 * Theory headers: the new header syntax for Isar theories is
  5783 
  5784   theory <name>
  5785   imports <theory1> ... <theoryN>
  5786   uses <file1> ... <fileM>
  5787   begin
  5788 
  5789 where the 'uses' part is optional.  The previous syntax
  5790 
  5791   theory <name> = <theory1> + ... + <theoryN>:
  5792 
  5793 will disappear in the next release.  Use isatool fixheaders to convert
  5794 existing theory files.  Note that there is no change in ancient
  5795 non-Isar theories now, but these will disappear soon.
  5796 
  5797 * Theory loader: parent theories can now also be referred to via
  5798 relative and absolute paths.
  5799 
  5800 * Command 'find_theorems' searches for a list of criteria instead of a
  5801 list of constants. Known criteria are: intro, elim, dest, name:string,
  5802 simp:term, and any term. Criteria can be preceded by '-' to select
  5803 theorems that do not match. Intro, elim, dest select theorems that
  5804 match the current goal, name:s selects theorems whose fully qualified
  5805 name contain s, and simp:term selects all simplification rules whose
  5806 lhs match term.  Any other term is interpreted as pattern and selects
  5807 all theorems matching the pattern. Available in ProofGeneral under
  5808 'ProofGeneral -> Find Theorems' or C-c C-f.  Example:
  5809 
  5810   C-c C-f (100) "(_::nat) + _ + _" intro -name: "HOL."
  5811 
  5812 prints the last 100 theorems matching the pattern "(_::nat) + _ + _",
  5813 matching the current goal as introduction rule and not having "HOL."
  5814 in their name (i.e. not being defined in theory HOL).
  5815 
  5816 * Command 'thms_containing' has been discontinued in favour of
  5817 'find_theorems'; INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5818 
  5819 * Communication with Proof General is now 8bit clean, which means that
  5820 Unicode text in UTF-8 encoding may be used within theory texts (both
  5821 formal and informal parts).  Cf. option -U of the Isabelle Proof
  5822 General interface.  Here are some simple examples (cf. src/HOL/ex):
  5823 
  5824   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Hebrew.html
  5825   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Chinese.html
  5826 
  5827 * Improved efficiency of the Simplifier and, to a lesser degree, the
  5828 Classical Reasoner.  Typical big applications run around 2 times
  5829 faster.
  5830 
  5831 
  5832 *** Document preparation ***
  5833 
  5834 * Commands 'display_drafts' and 'print_drafts' perform simple output
  5835 of raw sources.  Only those symbols that do not require additional
  5836 LaTeX packages (depending on comments in isabellesym.sty) are
  5837 displayed properly, everything else is left verbatim.  isatool display
  5838 and isatool print are used as front ends (these are subject to the
  5839 DVI/PDF_VIEWER and PRINT_COMMAND settings, respectively).
  5840 
  5841 * Command tags control specific markup of certain regions of text,
  5842 notably folding and hiding.  Predefined tags include "theory" (for
  5843 theory begin and end), "proof" for proof commands, and "ML" for
  5844 commands involving ML code; the additional tags "visible" and
  5845 "invisible" are unused by default.  Users may give explicit tag
  5846 specifications in the text, e.g. ''by %invisible (auto)''.  The
  5847 interpretation of tags is determined by the LaTeX job during document
  5848 preparation: see option -V of isatool usedir, or options -n and -t of
  5849 isatool document, or even the LaTeX macros \isakeeptag, \isafoldtag,
  5850 \isadroptag.
  5851 
  5852 Several document versions may be produced at the same time via isatool
  5853 usedir (the generated index.html will link all of them).  Typical
  5854 specifications include ''-V document=theory,proof,ML'' to present
  5855 theory/proof/ML parts faithfully, ''-V outline=/proof,/ML'' to fold
  5856 proof and ML commands, and ''-V mutilated=-theory,-proof,-ML'' to omit
  5857 these parts without any formal replacement text.  The Isabelle site
  5858 default settings produce ''document'' and ''outline'' versions as
  5859 specified above.
  5860 
  5861 * Several new antiquotations:
  5862 
  5863   @{term_type term} prints a term with its type annotated;
  5864 
  5865   @{typeof term} prints the type of a term;
  5866 
  5867   @{const const} is the same as @{term const}, but checks that the
  5868   argument is a known logical constant;
  5869 
  5870   @{term_style style term} and @{thm_style style thm} print a term or
  5871   theorem applying a "style" to it
  5872 
  5873   @{ML text}
  5874 
  5875 Predefined styles are 'lhs' and 'rhs' printing the lhs/rhs of
  5876 definitions, equations, inequations etc., 'concl' printing only the
  5877 conclusion of a meta-logical statement theorem, and 'prem1' .. 'prem19'
  5878 to print the specified premise.  TermStyle.add_style provides an ML
  5879 interface for introducing further styles.  See also the "LaTeX Sugar"
  5880 document practical applications.  The ML antiquotation prints
  5881 type-checked ML expressions verbatim.
  5882 
  5883 * Markup commands 'chapter', 'section', 'subsection', 'subsubsection',
  5884 and 'text' support optional locale specification '(in loc)', which
  5885 specifies the default context for interpreting antiquotations.  For
  5886 example: 'text (in lattice) {* @{thm inf_assoc}*}'.
  5887 
  5888 * Option 'locale=NAME' of antiquotations specifies an alternative
  5889 context interpreting the subsequent argument.  For example: @{thm
  5890 [locale=lattice] inf_assoc}.
  5891 
  5892 * Proper output of proof terms (@{prf ...} and @{full_prf ...}) within
  5893 a proof context.
  5894 
  5895 * Proper output of antiquotations for theory commands involving a
  5896 proof context (such as 'locale' or 'theorem (in loc) ...').
  5897 
  5898 * Delimiters of outer tokens (string etc.) now produce separate LaTeX
  5899 macros (\isachardoublequoteopen, isachardoublequoteclose etc.).
  5900 
  5901 * isatool usedir: new option -C (default true) controls whether option
  5902 -D should include a copy of the original document directory; -C false
  5903 prevents unwanted effects such as copying of administrative CVS data.
  5904 
  5905 
  5906 *** Pure ***
  5907 
  5908 * Considerably improved version of 'constdefs' command.  Now performs
  5909 automatic type-inference of declared constants; additional support for
  5910 local structure declarations (cf. locales and HOL records), see also
  5911 isar-ref manual.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to observe strictly
  5912 sequential dependencies of definitions within a single 'constdefs'
  5913 section; moreover, the declared name needs to be an identifier.  If
  5914 all fails, consider to fall back on 'consts' and 'defs' separately.
  5915 
  5916 * Improved indexed syntax and implicit structures.  First of all,
  5917 indexed syntax provides a notational device for subscripted
  5918 application, using the new syntax \<^bsub>term\<^esub> for arbitrary
  5919 expressions.  Secondly, in a local context with structure
  5920 declarations, number indexes \<^sub>n or the empty index (default
  5921 number 1) refer to a certain fixed variable implicitly; option
  5922 show_structs controls printing of implicit structures.  Typical
  5923 applications of these concepts involve record types and locales.
  5924 
  5925 * New command 'no_syntax' removes grammar declarations (and
  5926 translations) resulting from the given syntax specification, which is
  5927 interpreted in the same manner as for the 'syntax' command.
  5928 
  5929 * 'Advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) may depend
  5930 on the signature of the theory context being presently used for
  5931 parsing/printing, see also isar-ref manual.
  5932 
  5933 * Improved 'oracle' command provides a type-safe interface to turn an
  5934 ML expression of type theory -> T -> term into a primitive rule of
  5935 type theory -> T -> thm (i.e. the functionality of Thm.invoke_oracle
  5936 is already included here); see also FOL/ex/IffExample.thy;
  5937 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5938 
  5939 * axclass: name space prefix for class "c" is now "c_class" (was "c"
  5940 before); "cI" is no longer bound, use "c.intro" instead.
  5941 INCOMPATIBILITY.  This change avoids clashes of fact bindings for
  5942 axclasses vs. locales.
  5943 
  5944 * Improved internal renaming of symbolic identifiers -- attach primes
  5945 instead of base 26 numbers.
  5946 
  5947 * New flag show_question_marks controls printing of leading question
  5948 marks in schematic variable names.
  5949 
  5950 * In schematic variable names, *any* symbol following \<^isub> or
  5951 \<^isup> is now treated as part of the base name.  For example, the
  5952 following works without printing of awkward ".0" indexes:
  5953 
  5954   lemma "x\<^isub>1 = x\<^isub>2 ==> x\<^isub>2 = x\<^isub>1"
  5955     by simp
  5956 
  5957 * Inner syntax includes (*(*nested*) comments*).
  5958 
  5959 * Pretty printer now supports unbreakable blocks, specified in mixfix
  5960 annotations as "(00...)".
  5961 
  5962 * Clear separation of logical types and nonterminals, where the latter
  5963 may only occur in 'syntax' specifications or type abbreviations.
  5964 Before that distinction was only partially implemented via type class
  5965 "logic" vs. "{}".  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY in rare cases of improper
  5966 use of 'types'/'consts' instead of 'nonterminals'/'syntax'.  Some very
  5967 exotic syntax specifications may require further adaption
  5968 (e.g. Cube/Cube.thy).
  5969 
  5970 * Removed obsolete type class "logic", use the top sort {} instead.
  5971 Note that non-logical types should be declared as 'nonterminals'
  5972 rather than 'types'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for new object-logic
  5973 specifications.
  5974 
  5975 * Attributes 'induct' and 'cases': type or set names may now be
  5976 locally fixed variables as well.
  5977 
  5978 * Simplifier: can now control the depth to which conditional rewriting
  5979 is traced via the PG menu Isabelle -> Settings -> Trace Simp Depth
  5980 Limit.
  5981 
  5982 * Simplifier: simplification procedures may now take the current
  5983 simpset into account (cf. Simplifier.simproc(_i) / mk_simproc
  5984 interface), which is very useful for calling the Simplifier
  5985 recursively.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY: the 'prems' argument of simprocs
  5986 is gone -- use prems_of_ss on the simpset instead.  Moreover, the
  5987 low-level mk_simproc no longer applies Logic.varify internally, to
  5988 allow for use in a context of fixed variables.
  5989 
  5990 * thin_tac now works even if the assumption being deleted contains !!
  5991 or ==>.  More generally, erule now works even if the major premise of
  5992 the elimination rule contains !! or ==>.
  5993 
  5994 * Method 'rules' has been renamed to 'iprover'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5995 
  5996 * Reorganized bootstrapping of the Pure theories; CPure is now derived
  5997 from Pure, which contains all common declarations already.  Both
  5998 theories are defined via plain Isabelle/Isar .thy files.
  5999 INCOMPATIBILITY: elements of CPure (such as the CPure.intro /
  6000 CPure.elim / CPure.dest attributes) now appear in the Pure name space;
  6001 use isatool fixcpure to adapt your theory and ML sources.
  6002 
  6003 * New syntax 'name(i-j, i-, i, ...)' for referring to specific
  6004 selections of theorems in named facts via index ranges.
  6005 
  6006 * 'print_theorems': in theory mode, really print the difference
  6007 wrt. the last state (works for interactive theory development only),
  6008 in proof mode print all local facts (cf. 'print_facts');
  6009 
  6010 * 'hide': option '(open)' hides only base names.
  6011 
  6012 * More efficient treatment of intermediate checkpoints in interactive
  6013 theory development.
  6014 
  6015 * Code generator is now invoked via code_module (incremental code
  6016 generation) and code_library (modular code generation, ML structures
  6017 for each theory).  INCOMPATIBILITY: new keywords 'file' and 'contains'
  6018 must be quoted when used as identifiers.
  6019 
  6020 * New 'value' command for reading, evaluating and printing terms using
  6021 the code generator.  INCOMPATIBILITY: command keyword 'value' must be
  6022 quoted when used as identifier.
  6023 
  6024 
  6025 *** Locales ***
  6026 
  6027 * New commands for the interpretation of locale expressions in
  6028 theories (1), locales (2) and proof contexts (3).  These generate
  6029 proof obligations from the expression specification.  After the
  6030 obligations have been discharged, theorems of the expression are added
  6031 to the theory, target locale or proof context.  The synopsis of the
  6032 commands is a follows:
  6033 
  6034   (1) interpretation expr inst
  6035   (2) interpretation target < expr
  6036   (3) interpret expr inst
  6037 
  6038 Interpretation in theories and proof contexts require a parameter
  6039 instantiation of terms from the current context.  This is applied to
  6040 specifications and theorems of the interpreted expression.
  6041 Interpretation in locales only permits parameter renaming through the
  6042 locale expression.  Interpretation is smart in that interpretations
  6043 that are active already do not occur in proof obligations, neither are
  6044 instantiated theorems stored in duplicate.  Use 'print_interps' to
  6045 inspect active interpretations of a particular locale.  For details,
  6046 see the Isar Reference manual.  Examples can be found in
  6047 HOL/Finite_Set.thy and HOL/Algebra/UnivPoly.thy.
  6048 
  6049 INCOMPATIBILITY: former 'instantiate' has been withdrawn, use
  6050 'interpret' instead.
  6051 
  6052 * New context element 'constrains' for adding type constraints to
  6053 parameters.
  6054 
  6055 * Context expressions: renaming of parameters with syntax
  6056 redeclaration.
  6057 
  6058 * Locale declaration: 'includes' disallowed.
  6059 
  6060 * Proper static binding of attribute syntax -- i.e. types / terms /
  6061 facts mentioned as arguments are always those of the locale definition
  6062 context, independently of the context of later invocations.  Moreover,
  6063 locale operations (renaming and type / term instantiation) are applied
  6064 to attribute arguments as expected.
  6065 
  6066 INCOMPATIBILITY of the ML interface: always pass Attrib.src instead of
  6067 actual attributes; rare situations may require Attrib.attribute to
  6068 embed those attributes into Attrib.src that lack concrete syntax.
  6069 Attribute implementations need to cooperate properly with the static
  6070 binding mechanism.  Basic parsers Args.XXX_typ/term/prop and
  6071 Attrib.XXX_thm etc. already do the right thing without further
  6072 intervention.  Only unusual applications -- such as "where" or "of"
  6073 (cf. src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML), which process arguments depending both
  6074 on the context and the facts involved -- may have to assign parsed
  6075 values to argument tokens explicitly.
  6076 
  6077 * Changed parameter management in theorem generation for long goal
  6078 statements with 'includes'.  INCOMPATIBILITY: produces a different
  6079 theorem statement in rare situations.
  6080 
  6081 * Locale inspection command 'print_locale' omits notes elements.  Use
  6082 'print_locale!' to have them included in the output.
  6083 
  6084 
  6085 *** Provers ***
  6086 
  6087 * Provers/hypsubst.ML: improved version of the subst method, for
  6088 single-step rewriting: it now works in bound variable contexts. New is
  6089 'subst (asm)', for rewriting an assumption.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may
  6090 rewrite a different subterm than the original subst method, which is
  6091 still available as 'simplesubst'.
  6092 
  6093 * Provers/quasi.ML: new transitivity reasoners for transitivity only
  6094 and quasi orders.
  6095 
  6096 * Provers/trancl.ML: new transitivity reasoner for transitive and
  6097 reflexive-transitive closure of relations.
  6098 
  6099 * Provers/blast.ML: new reference depth_limit to make blast's depth
  6100 limit (previously hard-coded with a value of 20) user-definable.
  6101 
  6102 * Provers/simplifier.ML has been moved to Pure, where Simplifier.setup
  6103 is peformed already.  Object-logics merely need to finish their
  6104 initial simpset configuration as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6105 
  6106 
  6107 *** HOL ***
  6108 
  6109 * Symbolic syntax of Hilbert Choice Operator is now as follows:
  6110 
  6111   syntax (epsilon)
  6112     "_Eps" :: "[pttrn, bool] => 'a"    ("(3\<some>_./ _)" [0, 10] 10)
  6113 
  6114 The symbol \<some> is displayed as the alternative epsilon of LaTeX
  6115 and x-symbol; use option '-m epsilon' to get it actually printed.
  6116 Moreover, the mathematically important symbolic identifier \<epsilon>
  6117 becomes available as variable, constant etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  6118 
  6119 * "x > y" abbreviates "y < x" and "x >= y" abbreviates "y <= x".
  6120 Similarly for all quantifiers: "ALL x > y" etc.  The x-symbol for >=
  6121 is \<ge>. New transitivity rules have been added to HOL/Orderings.thy to
  6122 support corresponding Isar calculations.
  6123 
  6124 * "{x:A. P}" abbreviates "{x. x:A & P}", and similarly for "\<in>"
  6125 instead of ":".
  6126 
  6127 * theory SetInterval: changed the syntax for open intervals:
  6128 
  6129   Old       New
  6130   {..n(}    {..<n}
  6131   {)n..}    {n<..}
  6132   {m..n(}   {m..<n}
  6133   {)m..n}   {m<..n}
  6134   {)m..n(}  {m<..<n}
  6135 
  6136 The old syntax is still supported but will disappear in the next
  6137 release.  For conversion use the following Emacs search and replace
  6138 patterns (these are not perfect but work quite well):
  6139 
  6140   {)\([^\.]*\)\.\.  ->  {\1<\.\.}
  6141   \.\.\([^(}]*\)(}  ->  \.\.<\1}
  6142 
  6143 * Theory Commutative_Ring (in Library): method comm_ring for proving
  6144 equalities in commutative rings; method 'algebra' provides a generic
  6145 interface.
  6146 
  6147 * Theory Finite_Set: changed the syntax for 'setsum', summation over
  6148 finite sets: "setsum (%x. e) A", which used to be "\<Sum>x:A. e", is
  6149 now either "SUM x:A. e" or "\<Sum>x \<in> A. e". The bound variable can
  6150 be a tuple pattern.
  6151 
  6152 Some new syntax forms are available:
  6153 
  6154   "\<Sum>x | P. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {x. P}"
  6155   "\<Sum>x = a..b. e"   for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..b}"
  6156   "\<Sum>x = a..<b. e"  for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..<b}"
  6157   "\<Sum>x < k. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {..<k}"
  6158 
  6159 The latter form "\<Sum>x < k. e" used to be based on a separate
  6160 function "Summation", which has been discontinued.
  6161 
  6162 * theory Finite_Set: in structured induction proofs, the insert case
  6163 is now 'case (insert x F)' instead of the old counterintuitive 'case
  6164 (insert F x)'.
  6165 
  6166 * The 'refute' command has been extended to support a much larger
  6167 fragment of HOL, including axiomatic type classes, constdefs and
  6168 typedefs, inductive datatypes and recursion.
  6169 
  6170 * New tactics 'sat' and 'satx' to prove propositional tautologies.
  6171 Requires zChaff with proof generation to be installed.  See
  6172 HOL/ex/SAT_Examples.thy for examples.
  6173 
  6174 * Datatype induction via method 'induct' now preserves the name of the
  6175 induction variable. For example, when proving P(xs::'a list) by
  6176 induction on xs, the induction step is now P(xs) ==> P(a#xs) rather
  6177 than P(list) ==> P(a#list) as previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  6178 in unstructured proof scripts.
  6179 
  6180 * Reworked implementation of records.  Improved scalability for
  6181 records with many fields, avoiding performance problems for type
  6182 inference. Records are no longer composed of nested field types, but
  6183 of nested extension types. Therefore the record type only grows linear
  6184 in the number of extensions and not in the number of fields.  The
  6185 top-level (users) view on records is preserved.  Potential
  6186 INCOMPATIBILITY only in strange cases, where the theory depends on the
  6187 old record representation. The type generated for a record is called
  6188 <record_name>_ext_type.
  6189 
  6190 Flag record_quick_and_dirty_sensitive can be enabled to skip the
  6191 proofs triggered by a record definition or a simproc (if
  6192 quick_and_dirty is enabled).  Definitions of large records can take
  6193 quite long.
  6194 
  6195 New simproc record_upd_simproc for simplification of multiple record
  6196 updates enabled by default.  Moreover, trivial updates are also
  6197 removed: r(|x := x r|) = r.  INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break
  6198 occasionally, since simplification is more powerful by default.
  6199 
  6200 * typedef: proper support for polymorphic sets, which contain extra
  6201 type-variables in the term.
  6202 
  6203 * Simplifier: automatically reasons about transitivity chains
  6204 involving "trancl" (r^+) and "rtrancl" (r^*) by setting up tactics
  6205 provided by Provers/trancl.ML as additional solvers.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  6206 old proofs break occasionally as simplification may now solve more
  6207 goals than previously.
  6208 
  6209 * Simplifier: converts x <= y into x = y if assumption y <= x is
  6210 present.  Works for all partial orders (class "order"), in particular
  6211 numbers and sets.  For linear orders (e.g. numbers) it treats ~ x < y
  6212 just like y <= x.
  6213 
  6214 * Simplifier: new simproc for "let x = a in f x".  If a is a free or
  6215 bound variable or a constant then the let is unfolded.  Otherwise
  6216 first a is simplified to b, and then f b is simplified to g. If
  6217 possible we abstract b from g arriving at "let x = b in h x",
  6218 otherwise we unfold the let and arrive at g.  The simproc can be
  6219 enabled/disabled by the reference use_let_simproc.  Potential
  6220 INCOMPATIBILITY since simplification is more powerful by default.
  6221 
  6222 * Classical reasoning: the meson method now accepts theorems as arguments.
  6223 
  6224 * Prover support: pre-release of the Isabelle-ATP linkup, which runs background
  6225 jobs to provide advice on the provability of subgoals.
  6226 
  6227 * Theory OrderedGroup and Ring_and_Field: various additions and
  6228 improvements to faciliate calculations involving equalities and
  6229 inequalities.
  6230 
  6231 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6232 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6233 
  6234   abs_eq             now named abs_of_nonneg
  6235   abs_of_ge_0        now named abs_of_nonneg
  6236   abs_minus_eq       now named abs_of_nonpos
  6237   imp_abs_id         now named abs_of_nonneg
  6238   imp_abs_neg_id     now named abs_of_nonpos
  6239   mult_pos           now named mult_pos_pos
  6240   mult_pos_le        now named mult_nonneg_nonneg
  6241   mult_pos_neg_le    now named mult_nonneg_nonpos
  6242   mult_pos_neg2_le   now named mult_nonneg_nonpos2
  6243   mult_neg           now named mult_neg_neg
  6244   mult_neg_le        now named mult_nonpos_nonpos
  6245 
  6246 * The following lemmas in Ring_and_Field have been added to the simplifier:
  6247      
  6248      zero_le_square
  6249      not_square_less_zero 
  6250 
  6251   The following lemmas have been deleted from Real/RealPow:
  6252   
  6253      realpow_zero_zero
  6254      realpow_two
  6255      realpow_less
  6256      zero_le_power
  6257      realpow_two_le
  6258      abs_realpow_two
  6259      realpow_two_abs     
  6260 
  6261 * Theory Parity: added rules for simplifying exponents.
  6262 
  6263 * Theory List:
  6264 
  6265 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6266 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6267 
  6268   list_all_Nil       now named list_all.simps(1)
  6269   list_all_Cons      now named list_all.simps(2)
  6270   list_all_conv      now named list_all_iff
  6271   set_mem_eq         now named mem_iff
  6272 
  6273 * Theories SetsAndFunctions and BigO (see HOL/Library) support
  6274 asymptotic "big O" calculations.  See the notes in BigO.thy.
  6275 
  6276 
  6277 *** HOL-Complex ***
  6278 
  6279 * Theory RealDef: better support for embedding natural numbers and
  6280 integers in the reals.
  6281 
  6282 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6283 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6284 
  6285   exp_ge_add_one_self  now requires no hypotheses
  6286   real_of_int_add      reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6287   real_of_int_minus    reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6288   real_of_int_diff     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6289   real_of_int_mult     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6290 
  6291 * Theory RComplete: expanded support for floor and ceiling functions.
  6292 
  6293 * Theory Ln is new, with properties of the natural logarithm
  6294 
  6295 * Hyperreal: There is a new type constructor "star" for making
  6296 nonstandard types.  The old type names are now type synonyms:
  6297 
  6298   hypreal = real star
  6299   hypnat = nat star
  6300   hcomplex = complex star
  6301 
  6302 * Hyperreal: Many groups of similarly-defined constants have been
  6303 replaced by polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6304 
  6305   star_of <-- hypreal_of_real, hypnat_of_nat, hcomplex_of_complex
  6306 
  6307   starset      <-- starsetNat, starsetC
  6308   *s*          <-- *sNat*, *sc*
  6309   starset_n    <-- starsetNat_n, starsetC_n
  6310   *sn*         <-- *sNatn*, *scn*
  6311   InternalSets <-- InternalNatSets, InternalCSets
  6312 
  6313   starfun      <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6314   *f*          <-- *fNat*, *fNat2*, *fc*, *fRc*, *fcR*
  6315   starfun_n    <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n
  6316   *fn*         <-- *fNatn*, *fNat2n*, *fcn*, *fRcn*, *fcRn*
  6317   InternalFuns <-- InternalNatFuns, InternalNatFuns2, Internal{C,RC,CR}Funs
  6318 
  6319 * Hyperreal: Many type-specific theorems have been removed in favor of
  6320 theorems specific to various axiomatic type classes (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6321 
  6322   add_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_commute
  6323   add_assoc   <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_assocs
  6324   OrderedGroup.add_0 <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_zero_left
  6325   OrderedGroup.add_0_right <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_zero_right
  6326   right_minus <-- hypreal_add_minus
  6327   left_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_minus_left
  6328   mult_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_commute
  6329   mult_assoc <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_assoc
  6330   mult_1_left <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_1, hcomplex_mult_one_left
  6331   mult_1_right <-- hcomplex_mult_one_right
  6332   mult_zero_left <-- hcomplex_mult_zero_left
  6333   left_distrib <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_mult_distrib
  6334   right_distrib <-- hypnat_add_mult_distrib2
  6335   zero_neq_one <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_not_eq_one
  6336   right_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse
  6337   left_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse_left, hcomplex_mult_inv_left
  6338   order_refl <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_refl
  6339   order_trans <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_trans
  6340   order_antisym <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_anti_sym
  6341   order_less_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less_le
  6342   linorder_linear <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_linear
  6343   add_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_add_left_mono
  6344   mult_strict_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_less_mono2
  6345   add_nonneg_nonneg <-- hypreal_le_add_order
  6346 
  6347 * Hyperreal: Separate theorems having to do with type-specific
  6348 versions of constants have been merged into theorems that apply to the
  6349 new polymorphic constants (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6350 
  6351   STAR_UNIV_set <-- {STAR_real,NatStar_real,STARC_complex}_set
  6352   STAR_empty_set <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_empty_set
  6353   STAR_Un <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Un
  6354   STAR_Int <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Int
  6355   STAR_Compl <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Compl
  6356   STAR_subset <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_subset
  6357   STAR_mem <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_mem
  6358   STAR_mem_Compl <-- {STAR,STARC}_mem_Compl
  6359   STAR_diff <-- {STAR,STARC}_diff
  6360   STAR_star_of_image_subset <-- {STAR_hypreal_of_real, NatStar_hypreal_of_real,
  6361     STARC_hcomplex_of_complex}_image_subset
  6362   starset_n_Un <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Un
  6363   starset_n_Int <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Int
  6364   starset_n_Compl <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Compl
  6365   starset_n_diff <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_diff
  6366   InternalSets_Un <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Un
  6367   InternalSets_Int <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Int
  6368   InternalSets_Compl <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Compl
  6369   InternalSets_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_diff
  6370   InternalSets_UNIV_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_UNIV_diff
  6371   InternalSets_starset_n <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_starset{Nat,C}_n
  6372   starset_starset_n_eq <-- starset{Nat,C}_starset{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6373   starset_n_starset <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_starset{Nat,C}
  6374   starfun_n_starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n_starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6375   starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6376   starfun_mult <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_mult
  6377   starfun_add <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_add
  6378   starfun_minus <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_minus
  6379   starfun_diff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_diff
  6380   starfun_o <-- starfun{NatNat2,Nat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o
  6381   starfun_o2 <-- starfun{NatNat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o2
  6382   starfun_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_const_fun
  6383   starfun_inverse <-- starfun{Nat,C,RC,CR}_inverse
  6384   starfun_eq <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_eq
  6385   starfun_eq_iff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_eq_iff
  6386   starfun_Id <-- starfunC_Id
  6387   starfun_approx <-- starfun{Nat,CR}_approx
  6388   starfun_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_capprox
  6389   starfun_abs <-- starfunNat_rabs
  6390   starfun_lambda_cancel <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel
  6391   starfun_lambda_cancel2 <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel2
  6392   starfun_mult_HFinite_approx <-- starfunCR_mult_HFinite_capprox
  6393   starfun_mult_CFinite_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_mult_CFinite_capprox
  6394   starfun_add_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_add_capprox
  6395   starfun_add_approx <-- starfunCR_add_approx
  6396   starfun_inverse_inverse <-- starfunC_inverse_inverse
  6397   starfun_divide <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_divide
  6398   starfun_n <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n
  6399   starfun_n_mult <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_mult
  6400   starfun_n_add <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_add
  6401   starfun_n_add_minus <-- starfunNat_n_add_minus
  6402   starfun_n_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_const_fun
  6403   starfun_n_minus <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_minus
  6404   starfun_n_eq <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6405 
  6406   star_n_add <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add
  6407   star_n_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_minus
  6408   star_n_diff <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_diff
  6409   star_n_mult <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_mult
  6410   star_n_inverse <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_inverse
  6411   star_n_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le
  6412   star_n_less <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less
  6413   star_n_zero_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_num
  6414   star_n_one_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_one_num
  6415   star_n_abs <-- hypreal_hrabs
  6416   star_n_divide <-- hcomplex_divide
  6417 
  6418   star_of_add <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_add
  6419   star_of_minus <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_minus
  6420   star_of_diff <-- hypreal_of_real_diff
  6421   star_of_mult <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_mult
  6422   star_of_one <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_one
  6423   star_of_zero <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_zero
  6424   star_of_le <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_le_iff
  6425   star_of_less <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_less_iff
  6426   star_of_eq <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_eq_iff
  6427   star_of_inverse <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_inverse
  6428   star_of_divide <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_divide
  6429   star_of_of_nat <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_nat
  6430   star_of_of_int <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_int
  6431   star_of_number_of <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_number_of
  6432   star_of_number_less <-- number_of_less_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6433   star_of_number_le <-- number_of_le_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6434   star_of_eq_number <-- hypreal_of_real_eq_number_of_iff
  6435   star_of_less_number <-- hypreal_of_real_less_number_of_iff
  6436   star_of_le_number <-- hypreal_of_real_le_number_of_iff
  6437   star_of_power <-- hypreal_of_real_power
  6438   star_of_eq_0 <-- hcomplex_of_complex_zero_iff
  6439 
  6440 * Hyperreal: new method "transfer" that implements the transfer
  6441 principle of nonstandard analysis. With a subgoal that mentions
  6442 nonstandard types like "'a star", the command "apply transfer"
  6443 replaces it with an equivalent one that mentions only standard types.
  6444 To be successful, all free variables must have standard types; non-
  6445 standard variables must have explicit universal quantifiers.
  6446 
  6447 * Hyperreal: A theory of Taylor series.
  6448 
  6449 
  6450 *** HOLCF ***
  6451 
  6452 * Discontinued special version of 'constdefs' (which used to support
  6453 continuous functions) in favor of the general Pure one with full
  6454 type-inference.
  6455 
  6456 * New simplification procedure for solving continuity conditions; it
  6457 is much faster on terms with many nested lambda abstractions (cubic
  6458 instead of exponential time).
  6459 
  6460 * New syntax for domain package: selector names are now optional.
  6461 Parentheses should be omitted unless argument is lazy, for example:
  6462 
  6463   domain 'a stream = cons "'a" (lazy "'a stream")
  6464 
  6465 * New command 'fixrec' for defining recursive functions with pattern
  6466 matching; defining multiple functions with mutual recursion is also
  6467 supported.  Patterns may include the constants cpair, spair, up, sinl,
  6468 sinr, or any data constructor defined by the domain package. The given
  6469 equations are proven as rewrite rules. See HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  6470 syntax and examples.
  6471 
  6472 * New commands 'cpodef' and 'pcpodef' for defining predicate subtypes
  6473 of cpo and pcpo types. Syntax is exactly like the 'typedef' command,
  6474 but the proof obligation additionally includes an admissibility
  6475 requirement. The packages generate instances of class cpo or pcpo,
  6476 with continuity and strictness theorems for Rep and Abs.
  6477 
  6478 * HOLCF: Many theorems have been renamed according to a more standard naming
  6479 scheme (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6480 
  6481   foo_inject:  "foo$x = foo$y ==> x = y"
  6482   foo_eq:      "(foo$x = foo$y) = (x = y)"
  6483   foo_less:    "(foo$x << foo$y) = (x << y)"
  6484   foo_strict:  "foo$UU = UU"
  6485   foo_defined: "... ==> foo$x ~= UU"
  6486   foo_defined_iff: "(foo$x = UU) = (x = UU)"
  6487 
  6488 
  6489 *** ZF ***
  6490 
  6491 * ZF/ex: theories Group and Ring provide examples in abstract algebra,
  6492 including the First Isomorphism Theorem (on quotienting by the kernel
  6493 of a homomorphism).
  6494 
  6495 * ZF/Simplifier: install second copy of type solver that actually
  6496 makes use of TC rules declared to Isar proof contexts (or locales);
  6497 the old version is still required for ML proof scripts.
  6498 
  6499 
  6500 *** Cube ***
  6501 
  6502 * Converted to Isar theory format; use locales instead of axiomatic
  6503 theories.
  6504 
  6505 
  6506 *** ML ***
  6507 
  6508 * Pure/library.ML: added ##>, ##>>, #>> -- higher-order counterparts
  6509 for ||>, ||>>, |>>,
  6510 
  6511 * Pure/library.ML no longer defines its own option datatype, but uses
  6512 that of the SML basis, which has constructors NONE and SOME instead of
  6513 None and Some, as well as exception Option.Option instead of OPTION.
  6514 The functions the, if_none, is_some, is_none have been adapted
  6515 accordingly, while Option.map replaces apsome.
  6516 
  6517 * Pure/library.ML: the exception LIST has been given up in favour of
  6518 the standard exceptions Empty and Subscript, as well as
  6519 Library.UnequalLengths.  Function like Library.hd and Library.tl are
  6520 superceded by the standard hd and tl functions etc.
  6521 
  6522 A number of basic list functions are no longer exported to the ML
  6523 toplevel, as they are variants of predefined functions.  The following
  6524 suggests how one can translate existing code:
  6525 
  6526     rev_append xs ys = List.revAppend (xs, ys)
  6527     nth_elem (i, xs) = List.nth (xs, i)
  6528     last_elem xs = List.last xs
  6529     flat xss = List.concat xss
  6530     seq fs = List.app fs
  6531     partition P xs = List.partition P xs
  6532     mapfilter f xs = List.mapPartial f xs
  6533 
  6534 * Pure/library.ML: several combinators for linear functional
  6535 transformations, notably reverse application and composition:
  6536 
  6537   x |> f                f #> g
  6538   (x, y) |-> f          f #-> g
  6539 
  6540 * Pure/library.ML: introduced/changed precedence of infix operators:
  6541 
  6542   infix 1 |> |-> ||> ||>> |>> |>>> #> #->;
  6543   infix 2 ?;
  6544   infix 3 o oo ooo oooo;
  6545   infix 4 ~~ upto downto;
  6546 
  6547 Maybe INCOMPATIBILITY when any of those is used in conjunction with other
  6548 infix operators.
  6549 
  6550 * Pure/library.ML: natural list combinators fold, fold_rev, and
  6551 fold_map support linear functional transformations and nesting.  For
  6552 example:
  6553 
  6554   fold f [x1, ..., xN] y =
  6555     y |> f x1 |> ... |> f xN
  6556 
  6557   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] y =
  6558     y |> fold f xs1 |> ... |> fold f xsN
  6559 
  6560   fold f [x1, ..., xN] =
  6561     f x1 #> ... #> f xN
  6562 
  6563   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] =
  6564     fold f xs1 #> ... #> fold f xsN
  6565 
  6566 * Pure/library.ML: the following selectors on type 'a option are
  6567 available:
  6568 
  6569   the:               'a option -> 'a  (*partial*)
  6570   these:             'a option -> 'a  where 'a = 'b list
  6571   the_default: 'a -> 'a option -> 'a
  6572   the_list:          'a option -> 'a list
  6573 
  6574 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6575 basic operations for association lists, following natural argument
  6576 order; moreover the explicit equality predicate passed here avoids
  6577 potentially expensive polymorphic runtime equality checks.
  6578 The old functions may be expressed as follows:
  6579 
  6580   assoc = uncurry (AList.lookup (op =))
  6581   assocs = these oo AList.lookup (op =)
  6582   overwrite = uncurry (AList.update (op =)) o swap
  6583 
  6584 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6585 
  6586   val make: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a list -> ('a * 'b) list
  6587   val find: ('a * 'b -> bool) -> ('c * 'b) list -> 'a -> 'c list
  6588 
  6589 replacing make_keylist and keyfilter (occassionally used)
  6590 Naive rewrites:
  6591 
  6592   make_keylist = AList.make
  6593   keyfilter = AList.find (op =)
  6594 
  6595 * eq_fst and eq_snd now take explicit equality parameter, thus
  6596   avoiding eqtypes. Naive rewrites:
  6597 
  6598     eq_fst = eq_fst (op =)
  6599     eq_snd = eq_snd (op =)
  6600 
  6601 * Removed deprecated apl and apr (rarely used).
  6602   Naive rewrites:
  6603 
  6604     apl (n, op) =>>= curry op n
  6605     apr (op, m) =>>= fn n => op (n, m)
  6606 
  6607 * Pure/General: structure OrdList (cf. Pure/General/ord_list.ML)
  6608 provides a reasonably efficient light-weight implementation of sets as
  6609 lists.
  6610 
  6611 * Pure/General: generic tables (cf. Pure/General/table.ML) provide a
  6612 few new operations; existing lookup and update are now curried to
  6613 follow natural argument order (for use with fold etc.);
  6614 INCOMPATIBILITY, use (uncurry Symtab.lookup) etc. as last resort.
  6615 
  6616 * Pure/General: output via the Isabelle channels of
  6617 writeln/warning/error etc. is now passed through Output.output, with a
  6618 hook for arbitrary transformations depending on the print_mode
  6619 (cf. Output.add_mode -- the first active mode that provides a output
  6620 function wins).  Already formatted output may be embedded into further
  6621 text via Output.raw; the result of Pretty.string_of/str_of and derived
  6622 functions (string_of_term/cterm/thm etc.) is already marked raw to
  6623 accommodate easy composition of diagnostic messages etc.  Programmers
  6624 rarely need to care about Output.output or Output.raw at all, with
  6625 some notable exceptions: Output.output is required when bypassing the
  6626 standard channels (writeln etc.), or in token translations to produce
  6627 properly formatted results; Output.raw is required when capturing
  6628 already output material that will eventually be presented to the user
  6629 a second time.  For the default print mode, both Output.output and
  6630 Output.raw have no effect.
  6631 
  6632 * Pure/General: Output.time_accumulator NAME creates an operator ('a
  6633 -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b to measure runtime and count invocations; the
  6634 cumulative results are displayed at the end of a batch session.
  6635 
  6636 * Pure/General: File.sysify_path and File.quote_sysify path have been
  6637 replaced by File.platform_path and File.shell_path (with appropriate
  6638 hooks).  This provides a clean interface for unusual systems where the
  6639 internal and external process view of file names are different.
  6640 
  6641 * Pure: more efficient orders for basic syntactic entities: added
  6642 fast_string_ord, fast_indexname_ord, fast_term_ord; changed sort_ord
  6643 and typ_ord to use fast_string_ord and fast_indexname_ord (term_ord is
  6644 NOT affected); structures Symtab, Vartab, Typtab, Termtab use the fast
  6645 orders now -- potential INCOMPATIBILITY for code that depends on a
  6646 particular order for Symtab.keys, Symtab.dest, etc. (consider using
  6647 Library.sort_strings on result).
  6648 
  6649 * Pure/term.ML: combinators fold_atyps, fold_aterms, fold_term_types,
  6650 fold_types traverse types/terms from left to right, observing natural
  6651 argument order.  Supercedes previous foldl_XXX versions, add_frees,
  6652 add_vars etc. have been adapted as well: INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6653 
  6654 * Pure: name spaces have been refined, with significant changes of the
  6655 internal interfaces -- INCOMPATIBILITY.  Renamed cond_extern(_table)
  6656 to extern(_table).  The plain name entry path is superceded by a
  6657 general 'naming' context, which also includes the 'policy' to produce
  6658 a fully qualified name and external accesses of a fully qualified
  6659 name; NameSpace.extend is superceded by context dependent
  6660 Sign.declare_name.  Several theory and proof context operations modify
  6661 the naming context.  Especially note Theory.restore_naming and
  6662 ProofContext.restore_naming to get back to a sane state; note that
  6663 Theory.add_path is no longer sufficient to recover from
  6664 Theory.absolute_path in particular.
  6665 
  6666 * Pure: new flags short_names (default false) and unique_names
  6667 (default true) for controlling output of qualified names.  If
  6668 short_names is set, names are printed unqualified.  If unique_names is
  6669 reset, the name prefix is reduced to the minimum required to achieve
  6670 the original result when interning again, even if there is an overlap
  6671 with earlier declarations.
  6672 
  6673 * Pure/TheoryDataFun: change of the argument structure; 'prep_ext' is
  6674 now 'extend', and 'merge' gets an additional Pretty.pp argument
  6675 (useful for printing error messages).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6676 
  6677 * Pure: major reorganization of the theory context.  Type Sign.sg and
  6678 Theory.theory are now identified, referring to the universal
  6679 Context.theory (see Pure/context.ML).  Actual signature and theory
  6680 content is managed as theory data.  The old code and interfaces were
  6681 spread over many files and structures; the new arrangement introduces
  6682 considerable INCOMPATIBILITY to gain more clarity:
  6683 
  6684   Context -- theory management operations (name, identity, inclusion,
  6685     parents, ancestors, merge, etc.), plus generic theory data;
  6686 
  6687   Sign -- logical signature and syntax operations (declaring consts,
  6688     types, etc.), plus certify/read for common entities;
  6689 
  6690   Theory -- logical theory operations (stating axioms, definitions,
  6691     oracles), plus a copy of logical signature operations (consts,
  6692     types, etc.); also a few basic management operations (Theory.copy,
  6693     Theory.merge, etc.)
  6694 
  6695 The most basic sign_of operations (Theory.sign_of, Thm.sign_of_thm
  6696 etc.) as well as the sign field in Thm.rep_thm etc. have been retained
  6697 for convenience -- they merely return the theory.
  6698 
  6699 * Pure: type Type.tsig is superceded by theory in most interfaces.
  6700 
  6701 * Pure: the Isar proof context type is already defined early in Pure
  6702 as Context.proof (note that ProofContext.context and Proof.context are
  6703 aliases, where the latter is the preferred name).  This enables other
  6704 Isabelle components to refer to that type even before Isar is present.
  6705 
  6706 * Pure/sign/theory: discontinued named name spaces (i.e. classK,
  6707 typeK, constK, axiomK, oracleK), but provide explicit operations for
  6708 any of these kinds.  For example, Sign.intern typeK is now
  6709 Sign.intern_type, Theory.hide_space Sign.typeK is now
  6710 Theory.hide_types.  Also note that former
  6711 Theory.hide_classes/types/consts are now
  6712 Theory.hide_classes_i/types_i/consts_i, while the non '_i' versions
  6713 internalize their arguments!  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6714 
  6715 * Pure: get_thm interface (of PureThy and ProofContext) expects
  6716 datatype thmref (with constructors Name and NameSelection) instead of
  6717 plain string -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  6718 
  6719 * Pure: cases produced by proof methods specify options, where NONE
  6720 means to remove case bindings -- INCOMPATIBILITY in
  6721 (RAW_)METHOD_CASES.
  6722 
  6723 * Pure: the following operations retrieve axioms or theorems from a
  6724 theory node or theory hierarchy, respectively:
  6725 
  6726   Theory.axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  6727   Theory.all_axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  6728   PureThy.thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  6729   PureThy.all_thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  6730 
  6731 * Pure: print_tac now outputs the goal through the trace channel.
  6732 
  6733 * Isar toplevel: improved diagnostics, mostly for Poly/ML only.
  6734 Reference Toplevel.debug (default false) controls detailed printing
  6735 and tracing of low-level exceptions; Toplevel.profiling (default 0)
  6736 controls execution profiling -- set to 1 for time and 2 for space
  6737 (both increase the runtime).
  6738 
  6739 * Isar session: The initial use of ROOT.ML is now always timed,
  6740 i.e. the log will show the actual process times, in contrast to the
  6741 elapsed wall-clock time that the outer shell wrapper produces.
  6742 
  6743 * Simplifier: improved handling of bound variables (nameless
  6744 representation, avoid allocating new strings).  Simprocs that invoke
  6745 the Simplifier recursively should use Simplifier.inherit_bounds to
  6746 avoid local name clashes.  Failure to do so produces warnings
  6747 "Simplifier: renamed bound variable ..."; set Simplifier.debug_bounds
  6748 for further details.
  6749 
  6750 * ML functions legacy_bindings and use_legacy_bindings produce ML fact
  6751 bindings for all theorems stored within a given theory; this may help
  6752 in porting non-Isar theories to Isar ones, while keeping ML proof
  6753 scripts for the time being.
  6754 
  6755 * ML operator HTML.with_charset specifies the charset begin used for
  6756 generated HTML files.  For example:
  6757 
  6758   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Hebrew";
  6759   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Chinese";
  6760 
  6761 
  6762 *** System ***
  6763 
  6764 * Allow symlinks to all proper Isabelle executables (Isabelle,
  6765 isabelle, isatool etc.).
  6766 
  6767 * ISABELLE_DOC_FORMAT setting specifies preferred document format (for
  6768 isatool doc, isatool mkdir, display_drafts etc.).
  6769 
  6770 * isatool usedir: option -f allows specification of the ML file to be
  6771 used by Isabelle; default is ROOT.ML.
  6772 
  6773 * New isatool version outputs the version identifier of the Isabelle
  6774 distribution being used.
  6775 
  6776 * HOL: new isatool dimacs2hol converts files in DIMACS CNF format
  6777 (containing Boolean satisfiability problems) into Isabelle/HOL
  6778 theories.
  6779 
  6780 
  6781 
  6782 New in Isabelle2004 (April 2004)
  6783 --------------------------------
  6784 
  6785 *** General ***
  6786 
  6787 * Provers/order.ML:  new efficient reasoner for partial and linear orders.
  6788   Replaces linorder.ML.
  6789 
  6790 * Pure: Greek letters (except small lambda, \<lambda>), as well as Gothic
  6791   (\<aa>...\<zz>\<AA>...\<ZZ>), calligraphic (\<A>...\<Z>), and Euler
  6792   (\<a>...\<z>), are now considered normal letters, and can therefore
  6793   be used anywhere where an ASCII letter (a...zA...Z) has until
  6794   now. COMPATIBILITY: This obviously changes the parsing of some
  6795   terms, especially where a symbol has been used as a binder, say
  6796   '\<Pi>x. ...', which is now a type error since \<Pi>x will be parsed
  6797   as an identifier.  Fix it by inserting a space around former
  6798   symbols.  Call 'isatool fixgreek' to try to fix parsing errors in
  6799   existing theory and ML files.
  6800 
  6801 * Pure: Macintosh and Windows line-breaks are now allowed in theory files.
  6802 
  6803 * Pure: single letter sub/superscripts (\<^isub> and \<^isup>) are now
  6804   allowed in identifiers. Similar to Greek letters \<^isub> is now considered
  6805   a normal (but invisible) letter. For multiple letter subscripts repeat
  6806   \<^isub> like this: x\<^isub>1\<^isub>2.
  6807 
  6808 * Pure: There are now sub-/superscripts that can span more than one
  6809   character. Text between \<^bsub> and \<^esub> is set in subscript in
  6810   ProofGeneral and LaTeX, text between \<^bsup> and \<^esup> in
  6811   superscript. The new control characters are not identifier parts.
  6812 
  6813 * Pure: Control-symbols of the form \<^raw:...> will literally print the
  6814   content of "..." to the latex file instead of \isacntrl... . The "..."
  6815   may consist of any printable characters excluding the end bracket >.
  6816 
  6817 * Pure: Using new Isar command "finalconsts" (or the ML functions
  6818   Theory.add_finals or Theory.add_finals_i) it is now possible to
  6819   declare constants "final", which prevents their being given a definition
  6820   later.  It is useful for constants whose behaviour is fixed axiomatically
  6821   rather than definitionally, such as the meta-logic connectives.
  6822 
  6823 * Pure: 'instance' now handles general arities with general sorts
  6824   (i.e. intersections of classes),
  6825 
  6826 * Presentation: generated HTML now uses a CSS style sheet to make layout
  6827   (somewhat) independent of content. It is copied from lib/html/isabelle.css.
  6828   It can be changed to alter the colors/layout of generated pages.
  6829 
  6830 
  6831 *** Isar ***
  6832 
  6833 * Tactic emulation methods rule_tac, erule_tac, drule_tac, frule_tac,
  6834   cut_tac, subgoal_tac and thin_tac:
  6835   - Now understand static (Isar) contexts.  As a consequence, users of Isar
  6836     locales are no longer forced to write Isar proof scripts.
  6837     For details see Isar Reference Manual, paragraph 4.3.2: Further tactic
  6838     emulations.
  6839   - INCOMPATIBILITY: names of variables to be instantiated may no
  6840     longer be enclosed in quotes.  Instead, precede variable name with `?'.
  6841     This is consistent with the instantiation attribute "where".
  6842 
  6843 * Attributes "where" and "of":
  6844   - Now take type variables of instantiated theorem into account when reading
  6845     the instantiation string.  This fixes a bug that caused instantiated
  6846     theorems to have too special types in some circumstances.
  6847   - "where" permits explicit instantiations of type variables.
  6848 
  6849 * Calculation commands "moreover" and "also" no longer interfere with
  6850   current facts ("this"), admitting arbitrary combinations with "then"
  6851   and derived forms.
  6852 
  6853 * Locales:
  6854   - Goal statements involving the context element "includes" no longer
  6855     generate theorems with internal delta predicates (those ending on
  6856     "_axioms") in the premise.
  6857     Resolve particular premise with <locale>.intro to obtain old form.
  6858   - Fixed bug in type inference ("unify_frozen") that prevented mix of target
  6859     specification and "includes" elements in goal statement.
  6860   - Rule sets <locale>.intro and <locale>.axioms no longer declared as
  6861     [intro?] and [elim?] (respectively) by default.
  6862   - Experimental command for instantiation of locales in proof contexts:
  6863         instantiate <label>[<attrs>]: <loc>
  6864     Instantiates locale <loc> and adds all its theorems to the current context
  6865     taking into account their attributes.  Label and attrs are optional
  6866     modifiers, like in theorem declarations.  If present, names of
  6867     instantiated theorems are qualified with <label>, and the attributes
  6868     <attrs> are applied after any attributes these theorems might have already.
  6869       If the locale has assumptions, a chained fact of the form
  6870     "<loc> t1 ... tn" is expected from which instantiations of the parameters
  6871     are derived.  The command does not support old-style locales declared
  6872     with "locale (open)".
  6873       A few (very simple) examples can be found in FOL/ex/LocaleInst.thy.
  6874 
  6875 * HOL: Tactic emulation methods induct_tac and case_tac understand static
  6876   (Isar) contexts.
  6877 
  6878 
  6879 *** HOL ***
  6880 
  6881 * Proof import: new image HOL4 contains the imported library from
  6882   the HOL4 system with about 2500 theorems. It is imported by
  6883   replaying proof terms produced by HOL4 in Isabelle. The HOL4 image
  6884   can be used like any other Isabelle image.  See
  6885   HOL/Import/HOL/README for more information.
  6886 
  6887 * Simplifier:
  6888   - Much improved handling of linear and partial orders.
  6889     Reasoners for linear and partial orders are set up for type classes
  6890     "linorder" and "order" respectively, and are added to the default simpset
  6891     as solvers.  This means that the simplifier can build transitivity chains
  6892     to solve goals from the assumptions.
  6893   - INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break occasionally.  Typically, applications
  6894     of blast or auto after simplification become unnecessary because the goal
  6895     is solved by simplification already.
  6896 
  6897 * Numerics: new theory Ring_and_Field contains over 250 basic numerical laws,
  6898     all proved in axiomatic type classes for semirings, rings and fields.
  6899 
  6900 * Numerics:
  6901   - Numeric types (nat, int, and in HOL-Complex rat, real, complex, etc.) are
  6902     now formalized using the Ring_and_Field theory mentioned above.
  6903   - INCOMPATIBILITY: simplification and arithmetic behaves somewhat differently
  6904     than before, because now they are set up once in a generic manner.
  6905   - INCOMPATIBILITY: many type-specific arithmetic laws have gone.
  6906     Look for the general versions in Ring_and_Field (and Power if they concern
  6907     exponentiation).
  6908 
  6909 * Type "rat" of the rational numbers is now available in HOL-Complex.
  6910 
  6911 * Records:
  6912   - Record types are now by default printed with their type abbreviation
  6913     instead of the list of all field types. This can be configured via
  6914     the reference "print_record_type_abbr".
  6915   - Simproc "record_upd_simproc" for simplification of multiple updates added
  6916     (not enabled by default).
  6917   - Simproc "record_ex_sel_eq_simproc" to simplify EX x. sel r = x resp.
  6918     EX x. x = sel r to True (not enabled by default).
  6919   - Tactic "record_split_simp_tac" to split and simplify records added.
  6920 
  6921 * 'specification' command added, allowing for definition by
  6922   specification.  There is also an 'ax_specification' command that
  6923   introduces the new constants axiomatically.
  6924 
  6925 * arith(_tac) is now able to generate counterexamples for reals as well.
  6926 
  6927 * HOL-Algebra: new locale "ring" for non-commutative rings.
  6928 
  6929 * HOL-ex: InductiveInvariant_examples illustrates advanced recursive function
  6930   definitions, thanks to Sava Krsti\'{c} and John Matthews.
  6931 
  6932 * HOL-Matrix: a first theory for matrices in HOL with an application of
  6933   matrix theory to linear programming.
  6934 
  6935 * Unions and Intersections:
  6936   The latex output syntax of UN and INT has been changed
  6937   from "\Union x \in A. B" to "\Union_{x \in A} B"
  6938   i.e. the index formulae has become a subscript.
  6939   Similarly for "\Union x. B", and for \Inter instead of \Union.
  6940 
  6941 * Unions and Intersections over Intervals:
  6942   There is new short syntax "UN i<=n. A" for "UN i:{0..n}. A". There is
  6943   also an x-symbol version with subscripts "\<Union>\<^bsub>i <= n\<^esub>. A"
  6944   like in normal math, and corresponding versions for < and for intersection.
  6945 
  6946 * HOL/List: Ordering "lexico" is renamed "lenlex" and the standard
  6947   lexicographic dictonary ordering has been added as "lexord".
  6948 
  6949 * ML: the legacy theory structures Int and List have been removed. They had
  6950   conflicted with ML Basis Library structures having the same names.
  6951 
  6952 * 'refute' command added to search for (finite) countermodels.  Only works
  6953   for a fragment of HOL.  The installation of an external SAT solver is
  6954   highly recommended.  See "HOL/Refute.thy" for details.
  6955 
  6956 * 'quickcheck' command: Allows to find counterexamples by evaluating
  6957   formulae under an assignment of free variables to random values.
  6958   In contrast to 'refute', it can deal with inductive datatypes,
  6959   but cannot handle quantifiers. See "HOL/ex/Quickcheck_Examples.thy"
  6960   for examples.
  6961 
  6962 
  6963 *** HOLCF ***
  6964 
  6965 * Streams now come with concatenation and are part of the HOLCF image
  6966 
  6967 
  6968 
  6969 New in Isabelle2003 (May 2003)
  6970 ------------------------------
  6971 
  6972 *** General ***
  6973 
  6974 * Provers/simplifier:
  6975 
  6976   - Completely reimplemented method simp (ML: Asm_full_simp_tac):
  6977     Assumptions are now subject to complete mutual simplification,
  6978     not just from left to right. The simplifier now preserves
  6979     the order of assumptions.
  6980 
  6981     Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  6982 
  6983     -- simp sometimes diverges where the old version did
  6984        not, e.g. invoking simp on the goal
  6985 
  6986         [| P (f x); y = x; f x = f y |] ==> Q
  6987 
  6988        now gives rise to the infinite reduction sequence
  6989 
  6990         P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> P(f y) --(y = x)--> P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> ...
  6991 
  6992        Using "simp (asm_lr)" (ML: Asm_lr_simp_tac) instead often solves this
  6993        kind of problem.
  6994 
  6995     -- Tactics combining classical reasoner and simplification (such as auto)
  6996        are also affected by this change, because many of them rely on
  6997        simp. They may sometimes diverge as well or yield a different numbers
  6998        of subgoals. Try to use e.g. force, fastsimp, or safe instead of auto
  6999        in case of problems. Sometimes subsequent calls to the classical
  7000        reasoner will fail because a preceeding call to the simplifier too
  7001        eagerly simplified the goal, e.g. deleted redundant premises.
  7002 
  7003   - The simplifier trace now shows the names of the applied rewrite rules
  7004 
  7005   - You can limit the number of recursive invocations of the simplifier
  7006     during conditional rewriting (where the simplifie tries to solve the
  7007     conditions before applying the rewrite rule):
  7008     ML "simp_depth_limit := n"
  7009     where n is an integer. Thus you can force termination where previously
  7010     the simplifier would diverge.
  7011 
  7012   - Accepts free variables as head terms in congruence rules.  Useful in Isar.
  7013 
  7014   - No longer aborts on failed congruence proof.  Instead, the
  7015     congruence is ignored.
  7016 
  7017 * Pure: New generic framework for extracting programs from constructive
  7018   proofs. See HOL/Extraction.thy for an example instantiation, as well
  7019   as HOL/Extraction for some case studies.
  7020 
  7021 * Pure: The main goal of the proof state is no longer shown by default, only
  7022 the subgoals. This behaviour is controlled by a new flag.
  7023    PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Settings -> Show Main Goal
  7024 (ML: Proof.show_main_goal).
  7025 
  7026 * Pure: You can find all matching introduction rules for subgoal 1, i.e. all
  7027 rules whose conclusion matches subgoal 1:
  7028       PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Show me -> matching rules
  7029 The rules are ordered by how closely they match the subgoal.
  7030 In particular, rules that solve a subgoal outright are displayed first
  7031 (or rather last, the way they are printed).
  7032 (ML: ProofGeneral.print_intros())
  7033 
  7034 * Pure: New flag trace_unify_fail causes unification to print
  7035 diagnostic information (PG: in trace buffer) when it fails. This is
  7036 useful for figuring out why single step proofs like rule, erule or
  7037 assumption failed.
  7038 
  7039 * Pure: Locale specifications now produce predicate definitions
  7040 according to the body of text (covering assumptions modulo local
  7041 definitions); predicate "loc_axioms" covers newly introduced text,
  7042 while "loc" is cumulative wrt. all included locale expressions; the
  7043 latter view is presented only on export into the global theory
  7044 context; potential INCOMPATIBILITY, use "(open)" option to fall back
  7045 on the old view without predicates;
  7046 
  7047 * Pure: predefined locales "var" and "struct" are useful for sharing
  7048 parameters (as in CASL, for example); just specify something like
  7049 ``var x + var y + struct M'' as import;
  7050 
  7051 * Pure: improved thms_containing: proper indexing of facts instead of
  7052 raw theorems; check validity of results wrt. current name space;
  7053 include local facts of proof configuration (also covers active
  7054 locales), cover fixed variables in index; may use "_" in term
  7055 specification; an optional limit for the number of printed facts may
  7056 be given (the default is 40);
  7057 
  7058 * Pure: disallow duplicate fact bindings within new-style theory files
  7059 (batch-mode only);
  7060 
  7061 * Provers: improved induct method: assumptions introduced by case
  7062 "foo" are split into "foo.hyps" (from the rule) and "foo.prems" (from
  7063 the goal statement); "foo" still refers to all facts collectively;
  7064 
  7065 * Provers: the function blast.overloaded has been removed: all constants
  7066 are regarded as potentially overloaded, which improves robustness in exchange
  7067 for slight decrease in efficiency;
  7068 
  7069 * Provers/linorder: New generic prover for transitivity reasoning over
  7070 linear orders.  Note: this prover is not efficient!
  7071 
  7072 * Isar: preview of problems to finish 'show' now produce an error
  7073 rather than just a warning (in interactive mode);
  7074 
  7075 
  7076 *** HOL ***
  7077 
  7078 * arith(_tac)
  7079 
  7080  - Produces a counter example if it cannot prove a goal.
  7081    Note that the counter example may be spurious if the goal is not a formula
  7082    of quantifier-free linear arithmetic.
  7083    In ProofGeneral the counter example appears in the trace buffer.
  7084 
  7085  - Knows about div k and mod k where k is a numeral of type nat or int.
  7086 
  7087  - Calls full Presburger arithmetic (by Amine Chaieb) if quantifier-free
  7088    linear arithmetic fails. This takes account of quantifiers and divisibility.
  7089    Presburger arithmetic can also be called explicitly via presburger(_tac).
  7090 
  7091 * simp's arithmetic capabilities have been enhanced a bit: it now
  7092 takes ~= in premises into account (by performing a case split);
  7093 
  7094 * simp reduces "m*(n div m) + n mod m" to n, even if the two summands
  7095 are distributed over a sum of terms;
  7096 
  7097 * New tactic "trans_tac" and method "trans" instantiate
  7098 Provers/linorder.ML for axclasses "order" and "linorder" (predicates
  7099 "<=", "<" and "=").
  7100 
  7101 * function INCOMPATIBILITIES: Pi-sets have been redefined and moved from main
  7102 HOL to Library/FuncSet; constant "Fun.op o" is now called "Fun.comp";
  7103 
  7104 * 'typedef' command has new option "open" to suppress the set
  7105 definition;
  7106 
  7107 * functions Min and Max on finite sets have been introduced (theory
  7108 Finite_Set);
  7109 
  7110 * attribute [symmetric] now works for relations as well; it turns
  7111 (x,y) : R^-1 into (y,x) : R, and vice versa;
  7112 
  7113 * induct over a !!-quantified statement (say !!x1..xn):
  7114   each "case" automatically performs "fix x1 .. xn" with exactly those names.
  7115 
  7116 * Map: `empty' is no longer a constant but a syntactic abbreviation for
  7117 %x. None. Warning: empty_def now refers to the previously hidden definition
  7118 of the empty set.
  7119 
  7120 * Algebra: formalization of classical algebra.  Intended as base for
  7121 any algebraic development in Isabelle.  Currently covers group theory
  7122 (up to Sylow's theorem) and ring theory (Universal Property of
  7123 Univariate Polynomials).  Contributions welcome;
  7124 
  7125 * GroupTheory: deleted, since its material has been moved to Algebra;
  7126 
  7127 * Complex: new directory of the complex numbers with numeric constants,
  7128 nonstandard complex numbers, and some complex analysis, standard and
  7129 nonstandard (Jacques Fleuriot);
  7130 
  7131 * HOL-Complex: new image for analysis, replacing HOL-Real and HOL-Hyperreal;
  7132 
  7133 * Hyperreal: introduced Gauge integration and hyperreal logarithms (Jacques
  7134 Fleuriot);
  7135 
  7136 * Real/HahnBanach: updated and adapted to locales;
  7137 
  7138 * NumberTheory: added Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity (by Avigad,
  7139 Gray and Kramer);
  7140 
  7141 * UNITY: added the Meier-Sanders theory of progress sets;
  7142 
  7143 * MicroJava: bytecode verifier and lightweight bytecode verifier
  7144 as abstract algorithms, instantiated to the JVM;
  7145 
  7146 * Bali: Java source language formalization. Type system, operational
  7147 semantics, axiomatic semantics. Supported language features:
  7148 classes, interfaces, objects,virtual methods, static methods,
  7149 static/instance fields, arrays, access modifiers, definite
  7150 assignment, exceptions.
  7151 
  7152 
  7153 *** ZF ***
  7154 
  7155 * ZF/Constructible: consistency proof for AC (Gdel's constructible
  7156 universe, etc.);
  7157 
  7158 * Main ZF: virtually all theories converted to new-style format;
  7159 
  7160 
  7161 *** ML ***
  7162 
  7163 * Pure: Tactic.prove provides sane interface for internal proofs;
  7164 omits the infamous "standard" operation, so this is more appropriate
  7165 than prove_goalw_cterm in many situations (e.g. in simprocs);
  7166 
  7167 * Pure: improved error reporting of simprocs;
  7168 
  7169 * Provers: Simplifier.simproc(_i) provides sane interface for setting
  7170 up simprocs;
  7171 
  7172 
  7173 *** Document preparation ***
  7174 
  7175 * uses \par instead of \\ for line breaks in theory text. This may
  7176 shift some page breaks in large documents. To get the old behaviour
  7177 use \renewcommand{\isanewline}{\mbox{}\\\mbox{}} in root.tex.
  7178 
  7179 * minimized dependencies of isabelle.sty and isabellesym.sty on
  7180 other packages
  7181 
  7182 * \<euro> now needs package babel/greek instead of marvosym (which
  7183 broke \Rightarrow)
  7184 
  7185 * normal size for \<zero>...\<nine> (uses \mathbf instead of
  7186 textcomp package)
  7187 
  7188 
  7189 
  7190 New in Isabelle2002 (March 2002)
  7191 --------------------------------
  7192 
  7193 *** Document preparation ***
  7194 
  7195 * greatly simplified document preparation setup, including more
  7196 graceful interpretation of isatool usedir -i/-d/-D options, and more
  7197 instructive isatool mkdir; users should basically be able to get
  7198 started with "isatool mkdir HOL Test && isatool make"; alternatively,
  7199 users may run a separate document processing stage manually like this:
  7200 "isatool usedir -D output HOL Test && isatool document Test/output";
  7201 
  7202 * theory dependency graph may now be incorporated into documents;
  7203 isatool usedir -g true will produce session_graph.eps/.pdf for use
  7204 with \includegraphics of LaTeX;
  7205 
  7206 * proper spacing of consecutive markup elements, especially text
  7207 blocks after section headings;
  7208 
  7209 * support bold style (for single symbols only), input syntax is like
  7210 this: "\<^bold>\<alpha>" or "\<^bold>A";
  7211 
  7212 * \<bullet> is now output as bold \cdot by default, which looks much
  7213 better in printed text;
  7214 
  7215 * added default LaTeX bindings for \<tturnstile> and \<TTurnstile>;
  7216 note that these symbols are currently unavailable in Proof General /
  7217 X-Symbol; new symbols \<zero>, \<one>, ..., \<nine>, and \<euro>;
  7218 
  7219 * isatool latex no longer depends on changed TEXINPUTS, instead
  7220 isatool document copies the Isabelle style files to the target
  7221 location;
  7222 
  7223 
  7224 *** Isar ***
  7225 
  7226 * Pure/Provers: improved proof by cases and induction;
  7227   - 'case' command admits impromptu naming of parameters (such as
  7228     "case (Suc n)");
  7229   - 'induct' method divinates rule instantiation from the inductive
  7230     claim; no longer requires excessive ?P bindings for proper
  7231     instantiation of cases;
  7232   - 'induct' method properly enumerates all possibilities of set/type
  7233     rules; as a consequence facts may be also passed through *type*
  7234     rules without further ado;
  7235   - 'induct' method now derives symbolic cases from the *rulified*
  7236     rule (before it used to rulify cases stemming from the internal
  7237     atomized version); this means that the context of a non-atomic
  7238     statement becomes is included in the hypothesis, avoiding the
  7239     slightly cumbersome show "PROP ?case" form;
  7240   - 'induct' may now use elim-style induction rules without chaining
  7241     facts, using ``missing'' premises from the goal state; this allows
  7242     rules stemming from inductive sets to be applied in unstructured
  7243     scripts, while still benefitting from proper handling of non-atomic
  7244     statements; NB: major inductive premises need to be put first, all
  7245     the rest of the goal is passed through the induction;
  7246   - 'induct' proper support for mutual induction involving non-atomic
  7247     rule statements (uses the new concept of simultaneous goals, see
  7248     below);
  7249   - append all possible rule selections, but only use the first
  7250     success (no backtracking);
  7251   - removed obsolete "(simplified)" and "(stripped)" options of methods;
  7252   - undeclared rule case names default to numbers 1, 2, 3, ...;
  7253   - added 'print_induct_rules' (covered by help item in recent Proof
  7254     General versions);
  7255   - moved induct/cases attributes to Pure, methods to Provers;
  7256   - generic method setup instantiated for FOL and HOL;
  7257 
  7258 * Pure: support multiple simultaneous goal statements, for example
  7259 "have a: A and b: B" (same for 'theorem' etc.); being a pure
  7260 meta-level mechanism, this acts as if several individual goals had
  7261 been stated separately; in particular common proof methods need to be
  7262 repeated in order to cover all claims; note that a single elimination
  7263 step is *not* sufficient to establish the two conjunctions, so this
  7264 fails:
  7265 
  7266   assume "A & B" then have A and B ..   (*".." fails*)
  7267 
  7268 better use "obtain" in situations as above; alternative refer to
  7269 multi-step methods like 'auto', 'simp_all', 'blast+' etc.;
  7270 
  7271 * Pure: proper integration with ``locales''; unlike the original
  7272 version by Florian Kammller, Isar locales package high-level proof
  7273 contexts rather than raw logical ones (e.g. we admit to include
  7274 attributes everywhere); operations on locales include merge and
  7275 rename; support for implicit arguments (``structures''); simultaneous
  7276 type-inference over imports and text; see also HOL/ex/Locales.thy for
  7277 some examples;
  7278 
  7279 * Pure: the following commands have been ``localized'', supporting a
  7280 target locale specification "(in name)": 'lemma', 'theorem',
  7281 'corollary', 'lemmas', 'theorems', 'declare'; the results will be
  7282 stored both within the locale and at the theory level (exported and
  7283 qualified by the locale name);
  7284 
  7285 * Pure: theory goals may now be specified in ``long'' form, with
  7286 ad-hoc contexts consisting of arbitrary locale elements. for example
  7287 ``lemma foo: fixes x assumes "A x" shows "B x"'' (local syntax and
  7288 definitions may be given, too); the result is a meta-level rule with
  7289 the context elements being discharged in the obvious way;
  7290 
  7291 * Pure: new proof command 'using' allows to augment currently used
  7292 facts after a goal statement ('using' is syntactically analogous to
  7293 'apply', but acts on the goal's facts only); this allows chained facts
  7294 to be separated into parts given before and after a claim, as in
  7295 ``from a and b have C using d and e <proof>'';
  7296 
  7297 * Pure: renamed "antecedent" case to "rule_context";
  7298 
  7299 * Pure: new 'judgment' command records explicit information about the
  7300 object-logic embedding (used by several tools internally); no longer
  7301 use hard-wired "Trueprop";
  7302 
  7303 * Pure: added 'corollary' command;
  7304 
  7305 * Pure: fixed 'token_translation' command;
  7306 
  7307 * Pure: removed obsolete 'exported' attribute;
  7308 
  7309 * Pure: dummy pattern "_" in is/let is now automatically lifted over
  7310 bound variables: "ALL x. P x --> Q x" (is "ALL x. _ --> ?C x")
  7311 supersedes more cumbersome ... (is "ALL x. _ x --> ?C x");
  7312 
  7313 * Pure: method 'atomize' presents local goal premises as object-level
  7314 statements (atomic meta-level propositions); setup controlled via
  7315 rewrite rules declarations of 'atomize' attribute; example
  7316 application: 'induct' method with proper rule statements in improper
  7317 proof *scripts*;
  7318 
  7319 * Pure: emulation of instantiation tactics (rule_tac, cut_tac, etc.)
  7320 now consider the syntactic context of assumptions, giving a better
  7321 chance to get type-inference of the arguments right (this is
  7322 especially important for locales);
  7323 
  7324 * Pure: "sorry" no longer requires quick_and_dirty in interactive
  7325 mode;
  7326 
  7327 * Pure/obtain: the formal conclusion "thesis", being marked as
  7328 ``internal'', may no longer be reference directly in the text;
  7329 potential INCOMPATIBILITY, may need to use "?thesis" in rare
  7330 situations;
  7331 
  7332 * Pure: generic 'sym' attribute which declares a rule both as pure
  7333 'elim?' and for the 'symmetric' operation;
  7334 
  7335 * Pure: marginal comments ``--'' may now occur just anywhere in the
  7336 text; the fixed correlation with particular command syntax has been
  7337 discontinued;
  7338 
  7339 * Pure: new method 'rules' is particularly well-suited for proof
  7340 search in intuitionistic logic; a bit slower than 'blast' or 'fast',
  7341 but often produces more compact proof terms with less detours;
  7342 
  7343 * Pure/Provers/classical: simplified integration with pure rule
  7344 attributes and methods; the classical "intro?/elim?/dest?"
  7345 declarations coincide with the pure ones; the "rule" method no longer
  7346 includes classically swapped intros; "intro" and "elim" methods no
  7347 longer pick rules from the context; also got rid of ML declarations
  7348 AddXIs/AddXEs/AddXDs; all of this has some potential for
  7349 INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7350 
  7351 * Provers/classical: attribute 'swapped' produces classical inversions
  7352 of introduction rules;
  7353 
  7354 * Provers/simplifier: 'simplified' attribute may refer to explicit
  7355 rules instead of full simplifier context; 'iff' attribute handles
  7356 conditional rules;
  7357 
  7358 * HOL: 'typedef' now allows alternative names for Rep/Abs morphisms;
  7359 
  7360 * HOL: 'recdef' now fails on unfinished automated proofs, use
  7361 "(permissive)" option to recover old behavior;
  7362 
  7363 * HOL: 'inductive' no longer features separate (collective) attributes
  7364 for 'intros' (was found too confusing);
  7365 
  7366 * HOL: properly declared induction rules less_induct and
  7367 wf_induct_rule;
  7368 
  7369 
  7370 *** HOL ***
  7371 
  7372 * HOL: moved over to sane numeral syntax; the new policy is as
  7373 follows:
  7374 
  7375   - 0 and 1 are polymorphic constants, which are defined on any
  7376   numeric type (nat, int, real etc.);
  7377 
  7378   - 2, 3, 4, ... and -1, -2, -3, ... are polymorphic numerals, based
  7379   binary representation internally;
  7380 
  7381   - type nat has special constructor Suc, and generally prefers Suc 0
  7382   over 1::nat and Suc (Suc 0) over 2::nat;
  7383 
  7384 This change may cause significant problems of INCOMPATIBILITY; here
  7385 are some hints on converting existing sources:
  7386 
  7387   - due to the new "num" token, "-0" and "-1" etc. are now atomic
  7388   entities, so expressions involving "-" (unary or binary minus) need
  7389   to be spaced properly;
  7390 
  7391   - existing occurrences of "1" may need to be constraint "1::nat" or
  7392   even replaced by Suc 0; similar for old "2";
  7393 
  7394   - replace "#nnn" by "nnn", and "#-nnn" by "-nnn";
  7395 
  7396   - remove all special provisions on numerals in proofs;
  7397 
  7398 * HOL: simp rules nat_number expand numerals on nat to Suc/0
  7399 representation (depends on bin_arith_simps in the default context);
  7400 
  7401 * HOL: symbolic syntax for x^2 (numeral 2);
  7402 
  7403 * HOL: the class of all HOL types is now called "type" rather than
  7404 "term"; INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt references to this type class
  7405 in axclass/classes, instance/arities, and (usually rare) occurrences
  7406 in typings (of consts etc.); internally the class is called
  7407 "HOL.type", ML programs should refer to HOLogic.typeS;
  7408 
  7409 * HOL/record package improvements:
  7410   - new derived operations "fields" to build a partial record section,
  7411     "extend" to promote a fixed record to a record scheme, and
  7412     "truncate" for the reverse; cf. theorems "xxx.defs", which are *not*
  7413     declared as simp by default;
  7414   - shared operations ("more", "fields", etc.) now need to be always
  7415     qualified) --- potential INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7416   - removed "make_scheme" operations (use "make" with "extend") --
  7417     INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7418   - removed "more" class (simply use "term") -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7419   - provides cases/induct rules for use with corresponding Isar
  7420     methods (for concrete records, record schemes, concrete more
  7421     parts, and schematic more parts -- in that order);
  7422   - internal definitions directly based on a light-weight abstract
  7423     theory of product types over typedef rather than datatype;
  7424 
  7425 * HOL: generic code generator for generating executable ML code from
  7426 specifications; specific support for HOL constructs such as inductive
  7427 datatypes and sets, as well as recursive functions; can be invoked
  7428 via 'generate_code' theory section;
  7429 
  7430 * HOL: canonical cases/induct rules for n-tuples (n = 3..7);
  7431 
  7432 * HOL: consolidated and renamed several theories.  In particular:
  7433         Ord.thy has been absorbed into HOL.thy
  7434         String.thy has been absorbed into List.thy
  7435 
  7436 * HOL: concrete setsum syntax "\<Sum>i:A. b" == "setsum (%i. b) A"
  7437 (beware of argument permutation!);
  7438 
  7439 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
  7440 
  7441 * HOL/List: "nodups" renamed to "distinct";
  7442 
  7443 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
  7444 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice"; some INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  7445   - Ex_def has changed, now need to use some_eq_ex
  7446 
  7447 * HOL: made split_all_tac safe; EXISTING PROOFS MAY FAIL OR LOOP, so
  7448 in this (rare) case use:
  7449 
  7450   delSWrapper "split_all_tac"
  7451   addSbefore ("unsafe_split_all_tac", unsafe_split_all_tac)
  7452 
  7453 * HOL: added safe wrapper "split_conv_tac" to claset; EXISTING PROOFS
  7454 MAY FAIL;
  7455 
  7456 * HOL: introduced f^n = f o ... o f; warning: due to the limits of
  7457 Isabelle's type classes, ^ on functions and relations has too general
  7458 a domain, namely ('a * 'b) set and 'a => 'b; this means that it may be
  7459 necessary to attach explicit type constraints;
  7460 
  7461 * HOL/Relation: the prefix name of the infix "O" has been changed from
  7462 "comp" to "rel_comp"; INCOMPATIBILITY: a few theorems have been
  7463 renamed accordingly (eg "compI" -> "rel_compI").
  7464 
  7465 * HOL: syntax translations now work properly with numerals and records
  7466 expressions;
  7467 
  7468 * HOL: bounded abstraction now uses syntax "%" / "\<lambda>" instead
  7469 of "lam" -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7470 
  7471 * HOL: got rid of some global declarations (potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  7472 for ML tools): const "()" renamed "Product_Type.Unity", type "unit"
  7473 renamed "Product_Type.unit";
  7474 
  7475 * HOL: renamed rtrancl_into_rtrancl2 to converse_rtrancl_into_rtrancl
  7476 
  7477 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem "optionE" (use "option.exhaust", or
  7478 the "cases" method);
  7479 
  7480 * HOL/GroupTheory: group theory examples including Sylow's theorem (by
  7481 Florian Kammller);
  7482 
  7483 * HOL/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory format; several
  7484 parts turned into readable document, with proper Isar proof texts and
  7485 some explanations (by Gerwin Klein);
  7486 
  7487 * HOL-Real: added Complex_Numbers (by Gertrud Bauer);
  7488 
  7489 * HOL-Hyperreal is now a logic image;
  7490 
  7491 
  7492 *** HOLCF ***
  7493 
  7494 * Isar: consts/constdefs supports mixfix syntax for continuous
  7495 operations;
  7496 
  7497 * Isar: domain package adapted to new-style theory format, e.g. see
  7498 HOLCF/ex/Dnat.thy;
  7499 
  7500 * theory Lift: proper use of rep_datatype lift instead of ML hacks --
  7501 potential INCOMPATIBILITY; now use plain induct_tac instead of former
  7502 lift.induct_tac, always use UU instead of Undef;
  7503 
  7504 * HOLCF/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory;
  7505 
  7506 
  7507 *** ZF ***
  7508 
  7509 * Isar: proper integration of logic-specific tools and packages,
  7510 including theory commands '(co)inductive', '(co)datatype',
  7511 'rep_datatype', 'inductive_cases', as well as methods 'ind_cases',
  7512 'induct_tac', 'case_tac', and 'typecheck' (with attribute 'TC');
  7513 
  7514 * theory Main no longer includes AC; for the Axiom of Choice, base
  7515 your theory on Main_ZFC;
  7516 
  7517 * the integer library now covers quotients and remainders, with many
  7518 laws relating division to addition, multiplication, etc.;
  7519 
  7520 * ZF/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY is now available in ZF, giving a
  7521 typeless version of the formalism;
  7522 
  7523 * ZF/AC, Coind, IMP, Resid: updated and converted to new-style theory
  7524 format;
  7525 
  7526 * ZF/Induct: new directory for examples of inductive definitions,
  7527 including theory Multiset for multiset orderings; converted to
  7528 new-style theory format;
  7529 
  7530 * ZF: many new theorems about lists, ordinals, etc.;
  7531 
  7532 
  7533 *** General ***
  7534 
  7535 * Pure/kernel: meta-level proof terms (by Stefan Berghofer); reference
  7536 variable proof controls level of detail: 0 = no proofs (only oracle
  7537 dependencies), 1 = lemma dependencies, 2 = compact proof terms; see
  7538 also ref manual for further ML interfaces;
  7539 
  7540 * Pure/axclass: removed obsolete ML interface
  7541 goal_subclass/goal_arity;
  7542 
  7543 * Pure/syntax: new token syntax "num" for plain numerals (without "#"
  7544 of "xnum"); potential INCOMPATIBILITY, since -0, -1 etc. are now
  7545 separate tokens, so expressions involving minus need to be spaced
  7546 properly;
  7547 
  7548 * Pure/syntax: support non-oriented infixes, using keyword "infix"
  7549 rather than "infixl" or "infixr";
  7550 
  7551 * Pure/syntax: concrete syntax for dummy type variables admits genuine
  7552 sort constraint specifications in type inference; e.g. "x::_::foo"
  7553 ensures that the type of "x" is of sort "foo" (but not necessarily a
  7554 type variable);
  7555 
  7556 * Pure/syntax: print modes "type_brackets" and "no_type_brackets"
  7557 control output of nested => (types); the default behavior is
  7558 "type_brackets";
  7559 
  7560 * Pure/syntax: builtin parse translation for "_constify" turns valued
  7561 tokens into AST constants;
  7562 
  7563 * Pure/syntax: prefer later declarations of translations and print
  7564 translation functions; potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to reverse
  7565 multiple declarations for same syntax element constant;
  7566 
  7567 * Pure/show_hyps reset by default (in accordance to existing Isar
  7568 practice);
  7569 
  7570 * Provers/classical: renamed addaltern to addafter, addSaltern to
  7571 addSafter;
  7572 
  7573 * Provers/clasimp: ``iff'' declarations now handle conditional rules
  7574 as well;
  7575 
  7576 * system: tested support for MacOS X; should be able to get Isabelle +
  7577 Proof General to work in a plain Terminal after installing Poly/ML
  7578 (e.g. from the Isabelle distribution area) and GNU bash alone
  7579 (e.g. from http://www.apple.com); full X11, XEmacs and X-Symbol
  7580 support requires further installations, e.g. from
  7581 http://fink.sourceforge.net/);
  7582 
  7583 * system: support Poly/ML 4.1.1 (able to manage larger heaps);
  7584 
  7585 * system: reduced base memory usage by Poly/ML (approx. 20 MB instead
  7586 of 40 MB), cf. ML_OPTIONS;
  7587 
  7588 * system: Proof General keywords specification is now part of the
  7589 Isabelle distribution (see etc/isar-keywords.el);
  7590 
  7591 * system: support for persistent Proof General sessions (refrain from
  7592 outdating all loaded theories on startup); user may create writable
  7593 logic images like this: ``isabelle -q HOL Test'';
  7594 
  7595 * system: smart selection of Isabelle process versus Isabelle
  7596 interface, accommodates case-insensitive file systems (e.g. HFS+); may
  7597 run both "isabelle" and "Isabelle" even if file names are badly
  7598 damaged (executable inspects the case of the first letter of its own
  7599 name); added separate "isabelle-process" and "isabelle-interface";
  7600 
  7601 * system: refrain from any attempt at filtering input streams; no
  7602 longer support ``8bit'' encoding of old isabelle font, instead proper
  7603 iso-latin characters may now be used; the related isatools
  7604 "symbolinput" and "nonascii" have disappeared as well;
  7605 
  7606 * system: removed old "xterm" interface (the print modes "xterm" and
  7607 "xterm_color" are still available for direct use in a suitable
  7608 terminal);
  7609 
  7610 
  7611 
  7612 New in Isabelle99-2 (February 2001)
  7613 -----------------------------------
  7614 
  7615 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  7616 
  7617 * HOL: please note that theories in the Library and elsewhere often use the
  7618 new-style (Isar) format; to refer to their theorems in an ML script you must
  7619 bind them to ML identifers by e.g.      val thm_name = thm "thm_name";
  7620 
  7621 * HOL: inductive package no longer splits induction rule aggressively,
  7622 but only as far as specified by the introductions given; the old
  7623 format may be recovered via ML function complete_split_rule or attribute
  7624 'split_rule (complete)';
  7625 
  7626 * HOL: induct renamed to lfp_induct, lfp_Tarski to lfp_unfold,
  7627 gfp_Tarski to gfp_unfold;
  7628 
  7629 * HOL: contrapos, contrapos2 renamed to contrapos_nn, contrapos_pp;
  7630 
  7631 * HOL: infix "dvd" now has priority 50 rather than 70 (because it is a
  7632 relation); infix "^^" has been renamed "``"; infix "``" has been
  7633 renamed "`"; "univalent" has been renamed "single_valued";
  7634 
  7635 * HOL/Real: "rinv" and "hrinv" replaced by overloaded "inverse"
  7636 operation;
  7637 
  7638 * HOLCF: infix "`" has been renamed "$"; the symbol syntax is \<cdot>;
  7639 
  7640 * Isar: 'obtain' no longer declares "that" fact as simp/intro;
  7641 
  7642 * Isar/HOL: method 'induct' now handles non-atomic goals; as a
  7643 consequence, it is no longer monotonic wrt. the local goal context
  7644 (which is now passed through the inductive cases);
  7645 
  7646 * Document preparation: renamed standard symbols \<ll> to \<lless> and
  7647 \<gg> to \<ggreater>;
  7648 
  7649 
  7650 *** Document preparation ***
  7651 
  7652 * \isabellestyle{NAME} selects version of Isabelle output (currently
  7653 available: are "it" for near math-mode best-style output, "sl" for
  7654 slanted text style, and "tt" for plain type-writer; if no
  7655 \isabellestyle command is given, output is according to slanted
  7656 type-writer);
  7657 
  7658 * support sub/super scripts (for single symbols only), input syntax is
  7659 like this: "A\<^sup>*" or "A\<^sup>\<star>";
  7660 
  7661 * some more standard symbols; see Appendix A of the system manual for
  7662 the complete list of symbols defined in isabellesym.sty;
  7663 
  7664 * improved isabelle style files; more abstract symbol implementation
  7665 (should now use \isamath{...} and \isatext{...} in custom symbol
  7666 definitions);
  7667 
  7668 * antiquotation @{goals} and @{subgoals} for output of *dynamic* goals
  7669 state; Note that presentation of goal states does not conform to
  7670 actual human-readable proof documents.  Please do not include goal
  7671 states into document output unless you really know what you are doing!
  7672 
  7673 * proper indentation of antiquoted output with proportional LaTeX
  7674 fonts;
  7675 
  7676 * no_document ML operator temporarily disables LaTeX document
  7677 generation;
  7678 
  7679 * isatool unsymbolize tunes sources for plain ASCII communication;
  7680 
  7681 
  7682 *** Isar ***
  7683 
  7684 * Pure: Isar now suffers initial goal statements to contain unbound
  7685 schematic variables (this does not conform to actual readable proof
  7686 documents, due to unpredictable outcome and non-compositional proof
  7687 checking); users who know what they are doing may use schematic goals
  7688 for Prolog-style synthesis of proven results;
  7689 
  7690 * Pure: assumption method (an implicit finishing) now handles actual
  7691 rules as well;
  7692 
  7693 * Pure: improved 'obtain' --- moved to Pure, insert "that" into
  7694 initial goal, declare "that" only as Pure intro (only for single
  7695 steps); the "that" rule assumption may now be involved in implicit
  7696 finishing, thus ".." becomes a feasible for trivial obtains;
  7697 
  7698 * Pure: default proof step now includes 'intro_classes'; thus trivial
  7699 instance proofs may be performed by "..";
  7700 
  7701 * Pure: ?thesis / ?this / "..." now work for pure meta-level
  7702 statements as well;
  7703 
  7704 * Pure: more robust selection of calculational rules;
  7705 
  7706 * Pure: the builtin notion of 'finished' goal now includes the ==-refl
  7707 rule (as well as the assumption rule);
  7708 
  7709 * Pure: 'thm_deps' command visualizes dependencies of theorems and
  7710 lemmas, using the graph browser tool;
  7711 
  7712 * Pure: predict failure of "show" in interactive mode;
  7713 
  7714 * Pure: 'thms_containing' now takes actual terms as arguments;
  7715 
  7716 * HOL: improved method 'induct' --- now handles non-atomic goals
  7717 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY); tuned error handling;
  7718 
  7719 * HOL: cases and induct rules now provide explicit hints about the
  7720 number of facts to be consumed (0 for "type" and 1 for "set" rules);
  7721 any remaining facts are inserted into the goal verbatim;
  7722 
  7723 * HOL: local contexts (aka cases) may now contain term bindings as
  7724 well; the 'cases' and 'induct' methods new provide a ?case binding for
  7725 the result to be shown in each case;
  7726 
  7727 * HOL: added 'recdef_tc' command;
  7728 
  7729 * isatool convert assists in eliminating legacy ML scripts;
  7730 
  7731 
  7732 *** HOL ***
  7733 
  7734 * HOL/Library: a collection of generic theories to be used together
  7735 with main HOL; the theory loader path already includes this directory
  7736 by default; the following existing theories have been moved here:
  7737 HOL/Induct/Multiset, HOL/Induct/Acc (as Accessible_Part), HOL/While
  7738 (as While_Combinator), HOL/Lex/Prefix (as List_Prefix);
  7739 
  7740 * HOL/Unix: "Some aspects of Unix file-system security", a typical
  7741 modelling and verification task performed in Isabelle/HOL +
  7742 Isabelle/Isar + Isabelle document preparation (by Markus Wenzel).
  7743 
  7744 * HOL/Algebra: special summation operator SUM no longer exists, it has
  7745 been replaced by setsum; infix 'assoc' now has priority 50 (like
  7746 'dvd'); axiom 'one_not_zero' has been moved from axclass 'ring' to
  7747 'domain', this makes the theory consistent with mathematical
  7748 literature;
  7749 
  7750 * HOL basics: added overloaded operations "inverse" and "divide"
  7751 (infix "/"), syntax for generic "abs" operation, generic summation
  7752 operator \<Sum>;
  7753 
  7754 * HOL/typedef: simplified package, provide more useful rules (see also
  7755 HOL/subset.thy);
  7756 
  7757 * HOL/datatype: induction rule for arbitrarily branching datatypes is
  7758 now expressed as a proper nested rule (old-style tactic scripts may
  7759 require atomize_strip_tac to cope with non-atomic premises);
  7760 
  7761 * HOL: renamed theory "Prod" to "Product_Type", renamed "split" rule
  7762 to "split_conv" (old name still available for compatibility);
  7763 
  7764 * HOL: improved concrete syntax for strings (e.g. allows translation
  7765 rules with string literals);
  7766 
  7767 * HOL-Real-Hyperreal: this extends HOL-Real with the hyperreals
  7768  and Fleuriot's mechanization of analysis, including the transcendental
  7769  functions for the reals;
  7770 
  7771 * HOL/Real, HOL/Hyperreal: improved arithmetic simplification;
  7772 
  7773 
  7774 *** CTT ***
  7775 
  7776 * CTT: x-symbol support for Pi, Sigma, -->, : (membership); note that
  7777 "lam" is displayed as TWO lambda-symbols
  7778 
  7779 * CTT: theory Main now available, containing everything (that is, Bool
  7780 and Arith);
  7781 
  7782 
  7783 *** General ***
  7784 
  7785 * Pure: the Simplifier has been implemented properly as a derived rule
  7786 outside of the actual kernel (at last!); the overall performance
  7787 penalty in practical applications is about 50%, while reliability of
  7788 the Isabelle inference kernel has been greatly improved;
  7789 
  7790 * print modes "brackets" and "no_brackets" control output of nested =>
  7791 (types) and ==> (props); the default behaviour is "brackets";
  7792 
  7793 * Provers: fast_tac (and friends) now handle actual object-logic rules
  7794 as assumptions as well;
  7795 
  7796 * system: support Poly/ML 4.0;
  7797 
  7798 * system: isatool install handles KDE version 1 or 2;
  7799 
  7800 
  7801 
  7802 New in Isabelle99-1 (October 2000)
  7803 ----------------------------------
  7804 
  7805 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  7806 
  7807 * HOL: simplification of natural numbers is much changed; to partly
  7808 recover the old behaviour (e.g. to prevent n+n rewriting to #2*n)
  7809 issue the following ML commands:
  7810 
  7811   Delsimprocs Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.cancel_numerals;
  7812   Delsimprocs [Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.combine_numerals];
  7813 
  7814 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions; this is
  7815 controlled by "t.weak_case_cong" for each datatype t;
  7816 
  7817 * HOL: nat_less_induct renamed to less_induct;
  7818 
  7819 * HOL: systematic renaming of the SOME (Eps) rules, may use isatool
  7820 fixsome to patch .thy and .ML sources automatically;
  7821 
  7822   select_equality  -> some_equality
  7823   select_eq_Ex     -> some_eq_ex
  7824   selectI2EX       -> someI2_ex
  7825   selectI2         -> someI2
  7826   selectI          -> someI
  7827   select1_equality -> some1_equality
  7828   Eps_sym_eq       -> some_sym_eq_trivial
  7829   Eps_eq           -> some_eq_trivial
  7830 
  7831 * HOL: exhaust_tac on datatypes superceded by new generic case_tac;
  7832 
  7833 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem binding expand_if (refer to split_if
  7834 instead);
  7835 
  7836 * HOL: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' are now called
  7837 f.simps instead of f.rules;
  7838 
  7839 * HOL: qed_spec_mp now also handles bounded ALL as well;
  7840 
  7841 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded, so the type constraint ":: nat" may
  7842 sometimes be needed;
  7843 
  7844 * HOL: the constant for "f``x" is now "image" rather than "op ``";
  7845 
  7846 * HOL: the constant for "f-``x" is now "vimage" rather than "op -``";
  7847 
  7848 * HOL: the disjoint sum is now "<+>" instead of "Plus"; the cartesian
  7849 product is now "<*>" instead of "Times"; the lexicographic product is
  7850 now "<*lex*>" instead of "**";
  7851 
  7852 * HOL: theory Sexp is now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part
  7853 of main HOL, but was unused); better use HOL's datatype package;
  7854 
  7855 * HOL: removed "symbols" syntax for constant "override" of theory Map;
  7856 the old syntax may be recovered as follows:
  7857 
  7858   syntax (symbols)
  7859     override  :: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)"
  7860       (infixl "\\<oplus>" 100)
  7861 
  7862 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  7863 
  7864 * HOL/ML: even fewer consts are declared as global (see theories Ord,
  7865 Lfp, Gfp, WF); this only affects ML packages that refer to const names
  7866 internally;
  7867 
  7868 * HOL and ZF: syntax for quotienting wrt an equivalence relation
  7869 changed from A/r to A//r;
  7870 
  7871 * ZF: new treatment of arithmetic (nat & int) may break some old
  7872 proofs;
  7873 
  7874 * Isar: renamed some attributes (RS -> THEN, simplify -> simplified,
  7875 rulify -> rule_format, elimify -> elim_format, ...);
  7876 
  7877 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  7878 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (in most cases, one
  7879 should have to change intro!! to intro? only); replaced "delrule" by
  7880 "rule del";
  7881 
  7882 * Isar/HOL: renamed "intrs" to "intros" in inductive definitions;
  7883 
  7884 * Provers: strengthened force_tac by using new first_best_tac;
  7885 
  7886 * LaTeX document preparation: several changes of isabelle.sty (see
  7887 lib/texinputs);
  7888 
  7889 
  7890 *** Document preparation ***
  7891 
  7892 * formal comments (text blocks etc.) in new-style theories may now
  7893 contain antiquotations of thm/prop/term/typ/text to be presented
  7894 according to latex print mode; concrete syntax is like this:
  7895 @{term[show_types] "f(x) = a + x"};
  7896 
  7897 * isatool mkdir provides easy setup of Isabelle session directories,
  7898 including proper document sources;
  7899 
  7900 * generated LaTeX sources are now deleted after successful run
  7901 (isatool document -c); may retain a copy somewhere else via -D option
  7902 of isatool usedir;
  7903 
  7904 * isatool usedir -D now lets isatool latex -o sty update the Isabelle
  7905 style files, achieving self-contained LaTeX sources and simplifying
  7906 LaTeX debugging;
  7907 
  7908 * old-style theories now produce (crude) LaTeX output as well;
  7909 
  7910 * browser info session directories are now self-contained (may be put
  7911 on WWW server seperately); improved graphs of nested sessions; removed
  7912 graph for 'all sessions';
  7913 
  7914 * several improvements in isabelle style files; \isabellestyle{it}
  7915 produces fake math mode output; \isamarkupheader is now \section by
  7916 default; see lib/texinputs/isabelle.sty etc.;
  7917 
  7918 
  7919 *** Isar ***
  7920 
  7921 * Isar/Pure: local results and corresponding term bindings are now
  7922 subject to Hindley-Milner polymorphism (similar to ML); this
  7923 accommodates incremental type-inference very nicely;
  7924 
  7925 * Isar/Pure: new derived language element 'obtain' supports
  7926 generalized existence reasoning;
  7927 
  7928 * Isar/Pure: new calculational elements 'moreover' and 'ultimately'
  7929 support accumulation of results, without applying any rules yet;
  7930 useful to collect intermediate results without explicit name
  7931 references, and for use with transitivity rules with more than 2
  7932 premises;
  7933 
  7934 * Isar/Pure: scalable support for case-analysis type proofs: new
  7935 'case' language element refers to local contexts symbolically, as
  7936 produced by certain proof methods; internally, case names are attached
  7937 to theorems as "tags";
  7938 
  7939 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'hide' removes declarations from
  7940 class/type/const name spaces;
  7941 
  7942 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'defs' supports option "(overloaded)" to
  7943 indicate potential overloading;
  7944 
  7945 * Isar/Pure: changed syntax of local blocks from {{ }} to { };
  7946 
  7947 * Isar/Pure: syntax of sorts made 'inner', i.e. have to write
  7948 "{a,b,c}" instead of {a,b,c};
  7949 
  7950 * Isar/Pure now provides its own version of intro/elim/dest
  7951 attributes; useful for building new logics, but beware of confusion
  7952 with the version in Provers/classical;
  7953 
  7954 * Isar/Pure: the local context of (non-atomic) goals is provided via
  7955 case name 'antecedent';
  7956 
  7957 * Isar/Pure: removed obsolete 'transfer' attribute (transfer of thms
  7958 to the current context is now done automatically);
  7959 
  7960 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'method_setup' provides a simple interface
  7961 for definining proof methods in ML;
  7962 
  7963 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  7964 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  7965 most cases, one should have to change intro!! to intro? only);
  7966 replaced "delrule" by "rule del";
  7967 
  7968 * Isar/Provers: new 'hypsubst' method, plain 'subst' method and
  7969 'symmetric' attribute (the latter supercedes [RS sym]);
  7970 
  7971 * Isar/Provers: splitter support (via 'split' attribute and 'simp'
  7972 method modifier); 'simp' method: 'only:' modifier removes loopers as
  7973 well (including splits);
  7974 
  7975 * Isar/Provers: Simplifier and Classical methods now support all kind
  7976 of modifiers used in the past, including 'cong', 'iff', etc.
  7977 
  7978 * Isar/Provers: added 'fastsimp' and 'clarsimp' methods (combination
  7979 of Simplifier and Classical reasoner);
  7980 
  7981 * Isar/HOL: new proof method 'cases' and improved version of 'induct'
  7982 now support named cases; major packages (inductive, datatype, primrec,
  7983 recdef) support case names and properly name parameters;
  7984 
  7985 * Isar/HOL: new transitivity rules for substitution in inequalities --
  7986 monotonicity conditions are extracted to be proven at end of
  7987 calculations;
  7988 
  7989 * Isar/HOL: removed 'case_split' thm binding, should use 'cases' proof
  7990 method anyway;
  7991 
  7992 * Isar/HOL: removed old expand_if = split_if; theorems if_splits =
  7993 split_if split_if_asm; datatype package provides theorems foo.splits =
  7994 foo.split foo.split_asm for each datatype;
  7995 
  7996 * Isar/HOL: tuned inductive package, rename "intrs" to "intros"
  7997 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY), emulation of mk_cases feature for proof
  7998 scripts: new 'inductive_cases' command and 'ind_cases' method; (Note:
  7999 use "(cases (simplified))" method in proper proof texts);
  8000 
  8001 * Isar/HOL: added global 'arith_split' attribute for 'arith' method;
  8002 
  8003 * Isar: names of theorems etc. may be natural numbers as well;
  8004 
  8005 * Isar: 'pr' command: optional arguments for goals_limit and
  8006 ProofContext.prems_limit; no longer prints theory contexts, but only
  8007 proof states;
  8008 
  8009 * Isar: diagnostic commands 'pr', 'thm', 'prop', 'term', 'typ' admit
  8010 additional print modes to be specified; e.g. "pr(latex)" will print
  8011 proof state according to the Isabelle LaTeX style;
  8012 
  8013 * Isar: improved support for emulating tactic scripts, including proof
  8014 methods 'rule_tac' etc., 'cut_tac', 'thin_tac', 'subgoal_tac',
  8015 'rename_tac', 'rotate_tac', 'tactic', and 'case_tac' / 'induct_tac'
  8016 (for HOL datatypes);
  8017 
  8018 * Isar: simplified (more robust) goal selection of proof methods: 1st
  8019 goal, all goals, or explicit goal specifier (tactic emulation); thus
  8020 'proof method scripts' have to be in depth-first order;
  8021 
  8022 * Isar: tuned 'let' syntax: replaced 'as' keyword by 'and';
  8023 
  8024 * Isar: removed 'help' command, which hasn't been too helpful anyway;
  8025 should instead use individual commands for printing items
  8026 (print_commands, print_methods etc.);
  8027 
  8028 * Isar: added 'nothing' --- the empty list of theorems;
  8029 
  8030 
  8031 *** HOL ***
  8032 
  8033 * HOL/MicroJava: formalization of a fragment of Java, together with a
  8034 corresponding virtual machine and a specification of its bytecode
  8035 verifier and a lightweight bytecode verifier, including proofs of
  8036 type-safety; by Gerwin Klein, Tobias Nipkow, David von Oheimb, and
  8037 Cornelia Pusch (see also the homepage of project Bali at
  8038 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Bali/);
  8039 
  8040 * HOL/Algebra: new theory of rings and univariate polynomials, by
  8041 Clemens Ballarin;
  8042 
  8043 * HOL/NumberTheory: fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Chinese
  8044 Remainder Theorem, Fermat/Euler Theorem, Wilson's Theorem, by Thomas M
  8045 Rasmussen;
  8046 
  8047 * HOL/Lattice: fundamental concepts of lattice theory and order
  8048 structures, including duals, properties of bounds versus algebraic
  8049 laws, lattice operations versus set-theoretic ones, the Knaster-Tarski
  8050 Theorem for complete lattices etc.; may also serve as a demonstration
  8051 for abstract algebraic reasoning using axiomatic type classes, and
  8052 mathematics-style proof in Isabelle/Isar; by Markus Wenzel;
  8053 
  8054 * HOL/Prolog: a (bare-bones) implementation of Lambda-Prolog, by David
  8055 von Oheimb;
  8056 
  8057 * HOL/IMPP: extension of IMP with local variables and mutually
  8058 recursive procedures, by David von Oheimb;
  8059 
  8060 * HOL/Lambda: converted into new-style theory and document;
  8061 
  8062 * HOL/ex/Multiquote: example of multiple nested quotations and
  8063 anti-quotations -- basically a generalized version of de-Bruijn
  8064 representation; very useful in avoiding lifting of operations;
  8065 
  8066 * HOL/record: added general record equality rule to simpset; fixed
  8067 select-update simplification procedure to handle extended records as
  8068 well; admit "r" as field name;
  8069 
  8070 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded over the new sort "zero", allowing its use with
  8071 other numeric types and also as the identity of groups, rings, etc.;
  8072 
  8073 * HOL: new axclass plus_ac0 for addition with the AC-laws and 0 as identity.
  8074 Types nat and int belong to this axclass;
  8075 
  8076 * HOL: greatly improved simplification involving numerals of type nat, int, real:
  8077    (i + #8 + j) = Suc k simplifies to  #7 + (i + j) = k
  8078    i*j + k + j*#3*i     simplifies to  #4*(i*j) + k
  8079   two terms #m*u and #n*u are replaced by #(m+n)*u
  8080     (where #m, #n and u can implicitly be 1; this is simproc combine_numerals)
  8081   and the term/formula #m*u+x ~~ #n*u+y simplifies simplifies to #(m-n)+x ~~ y
  8082     or x ~~ #(n-m)+y, where ~~ is one of = < <= or - (simproc cancel_numerals);
  8083 
  8084 * HOL: meson_tac is available (previously in ex/meson.ML); it is a
  8085 powerful prover for predicate logic but knows nothing of clasets; see
  8086 ex/mesontest.ML and ex/mesontest2.ML for example applications;
  8087 
  8088 * HOL: new version of "case_tac" subsumes both boolean case split and
  8089 "exhaust_tac" on datatypes; INCOMPATIBILITY: exhaust_tac no longer
  8090 exists, may define val exhaust_tac = case_tac for ad-hoc portability;
  8091 
  8092 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions: only the
  8093 selector expression is simplified, but not the remaining arms; to
  8094 enable full simplification of case-expressions for datatype t, you may
  8095 remove t.weak_case_cong from the simpset, either globally (Delcongs
  8096 [thm"t.weak_case_cong"];) or locally (delcongs [...]).
  8097 
  8098 * HOL/recdef: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' for
  8099 function 'f' are now called f.simps instead of f.rules; if all
  8100 termination conditions are proved automatically, these simplification
  8101 rules are added to the simpset, as in primrec; rules may be named
  8102 individually as well, resulting in a separate list of theorems for
  8103 each equation;
  8104 
  8105 * HOL/While is a new theory that provides a while-combinator. It
  8106 permits the definition of tail-recursive functions without the
  8107 provision of a termination measure. The latter is necessary once the
  8108 invariant proof rule for while is applied.
  8109 
  8110 * HOL: new (overloaded) notation for the set of elements below/above
  8111 some element: {..u}, {..u(}, {l..}, {)l..}. See theory SetInterval.
  8112 
  8113 * HOL: theorems impI, allI, ballI bound as "strip";
  8114 
  8115 * HOL: new tactic induct_thm_tac: thm -> string -> int -> tactic
  8116 induct_tac th "x1 ... xn" expects th to have a conclusion of the form
  8117 P v1 ... vn and abbreviates res_inst_tac [("v1","x1"),...,("vn","xn")] th;
  8118 
  8119 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  8120 
  8121 * HOL: theory Sexp now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part of
  8122 main HOL, but was unused);
  8123 
  8124 * HOL: fewer consts declared as global (e.g. have to refer to
  8125 "Lfp.lfp" instead of "lfp" internally; affects ML packages only);
  8126 
  8127 * HOL: tuned AST representation of nested pairs, avoiding bogus output
  8128 in case of overlap with user translations (e.g. judgements over
  8129 tuples); (note that the underlying logical represenation is still
  8130 bogus);
  8131 
  8132 
  8133 *** ZF ***
  8134 
  8135 * ZF: simplification automatically cancels common terms in arithmetic
  8136 expressions over nat and int;
  8137 
  8138 * ZF: new treatment of nat to minimize type-checking: all operators
  8139 coerce their operands to a natural number using the function natify,
  8140 making the algebraic laws unconditional;
  8141 
  8142 * ZF: as above, for int: operators coerce their operands to an integer
  8143 using the function intify;
  8144 
  8145 * ZF: the integer library now contains many of the usual laws for the
  8146 orderings, including $<=, and monotonicity laws for $+ and $*;
  8147 
  8148 * ZF: new example ZF/ex/NatSum to demonstrate integer arithmetic
  8149 simplification;
  8150 
  8151 * FOL and ZF: AddIffs now available, giving theorems of the form P<->Q
  8152 to the simplifier and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  8153 
  8154 
  8155 *** General ***
  8156 
  8157 * Provers: blast_tac now handles actual object-logic rules as
  8158 assumptions; note that auto_tac uses blast_tac internally as well;
  8159 
  8160 * Provers: new functions rulify/rulify_no_asm: thm -> thm for turning
  8161 outer -->/All/Ball into ==>/!!; qed_spec_mp now uses rulify_no_asm;
  8162 
  8163 * Provers: delrules now handles destruct rules as well (no longer need
  8164 explicit make_elim);
  8165 
  8166 * Provers: Blast_tac now warns of and ignores "weak elimination rules" e.g.
  8167   [| inj ?f;          ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  8168 use instead the strong form,
  8169   [| inj ?f; ~ ?W ==> ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  8170 in HOL, FOL and ZF the function cla_make_elim will create such rules
  8171 from destruct-rules;
  8172 
  8173 * Provers: Simplifier.easy_setup provides a fast path to basic
  8174 Simplifier setup for new object-logics;
  8175 
  8176 * Pure: AST translation rules no longer require constant head on LHS;
  8177 
  8178 * Pure: improved name spaces: ambiguous output is qualified; support
  8179 for hiding of names;
  8180 
  8181 * system: smart setup of canonical ML_HOME, ISABELLE_INTERFACE, and
  8182 XSYMBOL_HOME; no longer need to do manual configuration in most
  8183 situations;
  8184 
  8185 * system: compression of ML heaps images may now be controlled via -c
  8186 option of isabelle and isatool usedir (currently only observed by
  8187 Poly/ML);
  8188 
  8189 * system: isatool installfonts may handle X-Symbol fonts as well (very
  8190 useful for remote X11);
  8191 
  8192 * system: provide TAGS file for Isabelle sources;
  8193 
  8194 * ML: infix 'OF' is a version of 'MRS' with more appropriate argument
  8195 order;
  8196 
  8197 * ML: renamed flags Syntax.trace_norm_ast to Syntax.trace_ast; global
  8198 timing flag supersedes proof_timing and Toplevel.trace;
  8199 
  8200 * ML: new combinators |>> and |>>> for incremental transformations
  8201 with secondary results (e.g. certain theory extensions):
  8202 
  8203 * ML: PureThy.add_defs gets additional argument to indicate potential
  8204 overloading (usually false);
  8205 
  8206 * ML: PureThy.add_thms/add_axioms/add_defs now return theorems as
  8207 results;
  8208 
  8209 
  8210 
  8211 New in Isabelle99 (October 1999)
  8212 --------------------------------
  8213 
  8214 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8215 
  8216 * HOL: The THEN and ELSE parts of conditional expressions (if P then x else y)
  8217 are no longer simplified.  (This allows the simplifier to unfold recursive
  8218 functional programs.)  To restore the old behaviour, declare
  8219 
  8220     Delcongs [if_weak_cong];
  8221 
  8222 * HOL: Removed the obsolete syntax "Compl A"; use -A for set
  8223 complement;
  8224 
  8225 * HOL: the predicate "inj" is now defined by translation to "inj_on";
  8226 
  8227 * HOL/datatype: mutual_induct_tac no longer exists --
  8228   use induct_tac "x_1 ... x_n" instead of mutual_induct_tac ["x_1", ..., "x_n"]
  8229 
  8230 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  8231 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  8232 
  8233 * ZF: The con_defs part of an inductive definition may no longer refer
  8234 to constants declared in the same theory;
  8235 
  8236 * HOL, ZF: the function mk_cases, generated by the inductive
  8237 definition package, has lost an argument.  To simplify its result, it
  8238 uses the default simpset instead of a supplied list of theorems.
  8239 
  8240 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  8241 
  8242 * Simplifier: the type of the infix ML functions
  8243         setSSolver addSSolver setSolver addSolver
  8244 is now  simpset * solver -> simpset  where `solver' is a new abstract type
  8245 for packaging solvers. A solver is created via
  8246         mk_solver: string -> (thm list -> int -> tactic) -> solver
  8247 where the string argument is only a comment.
  8248 
  8249 
  8250 *** Proof tools ***
  8251 
  8252 * Provers/Arith/fast_lin_arith.ML contains a functor for creating a
  8253 decision procedure for linear arithmetic. Currently it is used for
  8254 types `nat', `int', and `real' in HOL (see below); it can, should and
  8255 will be instantiated for other types and logics as well.
  8256 
  8257 * The simplifier now accepts rewrite rules with flexible heads, eg
  8258      hom ?f ==> ?f(?x+?y) = ?f ?x + ?f ?y
  8259   They are applied like any rule with a non-pattern lhs, i.e. by first-order
  8260   matching.
  8261 
  8262 
  8263 *** General ***
  8264 
  8265 * New Isabelle/Isar subsystem provides an alternative to traditional
  8266 tactical theorem proving; together with the ProofGeneral/isar user
  8267 interface it offers an interactive environment for developing human
  8268 readable proof documents (Isar == Intelligible semi-automated
  8269 reasoning); for further information see isatool doc isar-ref,
  8270 src/HOL/Isar_examples and http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Isar/
  8271 
  8272 * improved and simplified presentation of theories: better HTML markup
  8273 (including colors), graph views in several sizes; isatool usedir now
  8274 provides a proper interface for user theories (via -P option); actual
  8275 document preparation based on (PDF)LaTeX is available as well (for
  8276 new-style theories only); see isatool doc system for more information;
  8277 
  8278 * native support for Proof General, both for classic Isabelle and
  8279 Isabelle/Isar;
  8280 
  8281 * ML function thm_deps visualizes dependencies of theorems and lemmas,
  8282 using the graph browser tool;
  8283 
  8284 * Isabelle manuals now also available as PDF;
  8285 
  8286 * theory loader rewritten from scratch (may not be fully
  8287 bug-compatible); old loadpath variable has been replaced by show_path,
  8288 add_path, del_path, reset_path functions; new operations such as
  8289 update_thy, touch_thy, remove_thy, use/update_thy_only (see also
  8290 isatool doc ref);
  8291 
  8292 * improved isatool install: option -k creates KDE application icon,
  8293 option -p DIR installs standalone binaries;
  8294 
  8295 * added ML_PLATFORM setting (useful for cross-platform installations);
  8296 more robust handling of platform specific ML images for SML/NJ;
  8297 
  8298 * the settings environment is now statically scoped, i.e. it is never
  8299 created again in sub-processes invoked from isabelle, isatool, or
  8300 Isabelle;
  8301 
  8302 * path element specification '~~' refers to '$ISABELLE_HOME';
  8303 
  8304 * in locales, the "assumes" and "defines" parts may be omitted if
  8305 empty;
  8306 
  8307 * new print_mode "xsymbols" for extended symbol support (e.g. genuine
  8308 long arrows);
  8309 
  8310 * new print_mode "HTML";
  8311 
  8312 * new flag show_tags controls display of tags of theorems (which are
  8313 basically just comments that may be attached by some tools);
  8314 
  8315 * Isamode 2.6 requires patch to accomodate change of Isabelle font
  8316 mode and goal output format:
  8317 
  8318 diff -r Isamode-2.6/elisp/isa-load.el Isamode/elisp/isa-load.el
  8319 244c244
  8320 <       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8321 ---
  8322 >       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-misabelle_font" "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8323 diff -r Isabelle-2.6/elisp/isa-proofstate.el Isamode/elisp/isa-proofstate.el
  8324 181c181
  8325 < (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+$"
  8326 ---
  8327 > (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+"
  8328 
  8329 * function bind_thms stores lists of theorems (cf. bind_thm);
  8330 
  8331 * new shorthand tactics ftac, eatac, datac, fatac;
  8332 
  8333 * qed (and friends) now accept "" as result name; in that case the
  8334 theorem is not stored, but proper checks and presentation of the
  8335 result still apply;
  8336 
  8337 * theorem database now also indexes constants "Trueprop", "all",
  8338 "==>", "=="; thus thms_containing, findI etc. may retrieve more rules;
  8339 
  8340 
  8341 *** HOL ***
  8342 
  8343 ** HOL arithmetic **
  8344 
  8345 * There are now decision procedures for linear arithmetic over nat and
  8346 int:
  8347 
  8348 1. arith_tac copes with arbitrary formulae involving `=', `<', `<=',
  8349 `+', `-', `Suc', `min', `max' and numerical constants; other subterms
  8350 are treated as atomic; subformulae not involving type `nat' or `int'
  8351 are ignored; quantified subformulae are ignored unless they are
  8352 positive universal or negative existential. The tactic has to be
  8353 invoked by hand and can be a little bit slow. In particular, the
  8354 running time is exponential in the number of occurrences of `min' and
  8355 `max', and `-' on `nat'.
  8356 
  8357 2. fast_arith_tac is a cut-down version of arith_tac: it only takes
  8358 (negated) (in)equalities among the premises and the conclusion into
  8359 account (i.e. no compound formulae) and does not know about `min' and
  8360 `max', and `-' on `nat'. It is fast and is used automatically by the
  8361 simplifier.
  8362 
  8363 NB: At the moment, these decision procedures do not cope with mixed
  8364 nat/int formulae where the two parts interact, such as `m < n ==>
  8365 int(m) < int(n)'.
  8366 
  8367 * HOL/Numeral provides a generic theory of numerals (encoded
  8368 efficiently as bit strings); setup for types nat/int/real is in place;
  8369 INCOMPATIBILITY: since numeral syntax is now polymorphic, rather than
  8370 int, existing theories and proof scripts may require a few additional
  8371 type constraints;
  8372 
  8373 * integer division and remainder can now be performed on constant
  8374 arguments;
  8375 
  8376 * many properties of integer multiplication, division and remainder
  8377 are now available;
  8378 
  8379 * An interface to the Stanford Validity Checker (SVC) is available through the
  8380 tactic svc_tac.  Propositional tautologies and theorems of linear arithmetic
  8381 are proved automatically.  SVC must be installed separately, and its results
  8382 must be TAKEN ON TRUST (Isabelle does not check the proofs, but tags any
  8383 invocation of the underlying oracle).  For SVC see
  8384   http://verify.stanford.edu/SVC
  8385 
  8386 * IsaMakefile: the HOL-Real target now builds an actual image;
  8387 
  8388 
  8389 ** HOL misc **
  8390 
  8391 * HOL/Real/HahnBanach: the Hahn-Banach theorem for real vector spaces
  8392 (in Isabelle/Isar) -- by Gertrud Bauer;
  8393 
  8394 * HOL/BCV: generic model of bytecode verification, i.e. data-flow
  8395 analysis for assembly languages with subtypes;
  8396 
  8397 * HOL/TLA (Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions): major reorganization
  8398 -- avoids syntactic ambiguities and treats state, transition, and
  8399 temporal levels more uniformly; introduces INCOMPATIBILITIES due to
  8400 changed syntax and (many) tactics;
  8401 
  8402 * HOL/inductive: Now also handles more general introduction rules such
  8403   as "ALL y. (y, x) : r --> y : acc r ==> x : acc r"; monotonicity
  8404   theorems are now maintained within the theory (maintained via the
  8405   "mono" attribute);
  8406 
  8407 * HOL/datatype: Now also handles arbitrarily branching datatypes
  8408   (using function types) such as
  8409 
  8410   datatype 'a tree = Atom 'a | Branch "nat => 'a tree"
  8411 
  8412 * HOL/record: record_simproc (part of the default simpset) takes care
  8413 of selectors applied to updated records; record_split_tac is no longer
  8414 part of the default claset; update_defs may now be removed from the
  8415 simpset in many cases; COMPATIBILITY: old behavior achieved by
  8416 
  8417   claset_ref () := claset() addSWrapper record_split_wrapper;
  8418   Delsimprocs [record_simproc]
  8419 
  8420 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  8421 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  8422 
  8423 * HOL/recdef (TFL): 'congs' syntax now expects comma separated list of theorem
  8424 names rather than an ML expression;
  8425 
  8426 * HOL/defer_recdef (TFL): like recdef but the well-founded relation can be
  8427 supplied later.  Program schemes can be defined, such as
  8428     "While B C s = (if B s then While B C (C s) else s)"
  8429 where the well-founded relation can be chosen after B and C have been given.
  8430 
  8431 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  8432 INCOMPATIBILITY: while [] and infix # syntax is still there, of
  8433 course, ML tools referring to List.list.op # etc. have to be adapted;
  8434 
  8435 * HOL_quantifiers flag superseded by "HOL" print mode, which is
  8436 disabled by default; run isabelle with option -m HOL to get back to
  8437 the original Gordon/HOL-style output;
  8438 
  8439 * HOL/Ord.thy: new bounded quantifier syntax (input only): ALL x<y. P,
  8440 ALL x<=y. P, EX x<y. P, EX x<=y. P;
  8441 
  8442 * HOL basic syntax simplified (more orthogonal): all variants of
  8443 All/Ex now support plain / symbolic / HOL notation; plain syntax for
  8444 Eps operator is provided as well: "SOME x. P[x]";
  8445 
  8446 * HOL/Sum.thy: sum_case has been moved to HOL/Datatype;
  8447 
  8448 * HOL/Univ.thy: infix syntax <*>, <+>, <**>, <+> eliminated and made
  8449 thus available for user theories;
  8450 
  8451 * HOLCF/IOA/Sequents: renamed 'Cons' to 'Consq' to avoid clash with
  8452 HOL/List; hardly an INCOMPATIBILITY since '>>' syntax is used all the
  8453 time;
  8454 
  8455 * HOL: new tactic smp_tac: int -> int -> tactic, which applies spec
  8456 several times and then mp;
  8457 
  8458 
  8459 *** LK ***
  8460 
  8461 * the notation <<...>> is now available as a notation for sequences of
  8462 formulas;
  8463 
  8464 * the simplifier is now installed
  8465 
  8466 * the axiom system has been generalized (thanks to Soren Heilmann)
  8467 
  8468 * the classical reasoner now has a default rule database
  8469 
  8470 
  8471 *** ZF ***
  8472 
  8473 * new primrec section allows primitive recursive functions to be given
  8474 directly (as in HOL) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8475 
  8476 * new tactics induct_tac and exhaust_tac for induction (or case
  8477 analysis) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8478 
  8479 * the datatype declaration of type T now defines the recursor T_rec;
  8480 
  8481 * simplification automatically does freeness reasoning for datatype
  8482 constructors;
  8483 
  8484 * automatic type-inference, with AddTCs command to insert new
  8485 type-checking rules;
  8486 
  8487 * datatype introduction rules are now added as Safe Introduction rules
  8488 to the claset;
  8489 
  8490 * the syntax "if P then x else y" is now available in addition to
  8491 if(P,x,y);
  8492 
  8493 
  8494 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  8495 
  8496 * tuned simplifier trace output; new flag debug_simp;
  8497 
  8498 * structures Vartab / Termtab (instances of TableFun) offer efficient
  8499 tables indexed by indexname_ord / term_ord (compatible with aconv);
  8500 
  8501 * AxClass.axclass_tac lost the theory argument;
  8502 
  8503 * tuned current_goals_markers semantics: begin / end goal avoids
  8504 printing empty lines;
  8505 
  8506 * removed prs and prs_fn hook, which was broken because it did not
  8507 include \n in its semantics, forcing writeln to add one
  8508 uncoditionally; replaced prs_fn by writeln_fn; consider std_output:
  8509 string -> unit if you really want to output text without newline;
  8510 
  8511 * Symbol.output subject to print mode; INCOMPATIBILITY: defaults to
  8512 plain output, interface builders may have to enable 'isabelle_font'
  8513 mode to get Isabelle font glyphs as before;
  8514 
  8515 * refined token_translation interface; INCOMPATIBILITY: output length
  8516 now of type real instead of int;
  8517 
  8518 * theory loader actions may be traced via new ThyInfo.add_hook
  8519 interface (see src/Pure/Thy/thy_info.ML); example application: keep
  8520 your own database of information attached to *whole* theories -- as
  8521 opposed to intra-theory data slots offered via TheoryDataFun;
  8522 
  8523 * proper handling of dangling sort hypotheses (at last!);
  8524 Thm.strip_shyps and Drule.strip_shyps_warning take care of removing
  8525 extra sort hypotheses that can be witnessed from the type signature;
  8526 the force_strip_shyps flag is gone, any remaining shyps are simply
  8527 left in the theorem (with a warning issued by strip_shyps_warning);
  8528 
  8529 
  8530 
  8531 New in Isabelle98-1 (October 1998)
  8532 ----------------------------------
  8533 
  8534 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8535 
  8536 * several changes of automated proof tools;
  8537 
  8538 * HOL: major changes to the inductive and datatype packages, including
  8539 some minor incompatibilities of theory syntax;
  8540 
  8541 * HOL: renamed r^-1 to 'converse' from 'inverse'; 'inj_onto' is now
  8542 called `inj_on';
  8543 
  8544 * HOL: removed duplicate thms in Arith:
  8545   less_imp_add_less  should be replaced by  trans_less_add1
  8546   le_imp_add_le      should be replaced by  trans_le_add1
  8547 
  8548 * HOL: unary minus is now overloaded (new type constraints may be
  8549 required);
  8550 
  8551 * HOL and ZF: unary minus for integers is now #- instead of #~.  In
  8552 ZF, expressions such as n#-1 must be changed to n#- 1, since #-1 is
  8553 now taken as an integer constant.
  8554 
  8555 * Pure: ML function 'theory_of' renamed to 'theory';
  8556 
  8557 
  8558 *** Proof tools ***
  8559 
  8560 * Simplifier:
  8561   1. Asm_full_simp_tac is now more aggressive.
  8562      1. It will sometimes reorient premises if that increases their power to
  8563         simplify.
  8564      2. It does no longer proceed strictly from left to right but may also
  8565         rotate premises to achieve further simplification.
  8566      For compatibility reasons there is now Asm_lr_simp_tac which is like the
  8567      old Asm_full_simp_tac in that it does not rotate premises.
  8568   2. The simplifier now knows a little bit about nat-arithmetic.
  8569 
  8570 * Classical reasoner: wrapper mechanism for the classical reasoner now
  8571 allows for selected deletion of wrappers, by introduction of names for
  8572 wrapper functionals.  This implies that addbefore, addSbefore,
  8573 addaltern, and addSaltern now take a pair (name, tactic) as argument,
  8574 and that adding two tactics with the same name overwrites the first
  8575 one (emitting a warning).
  8576   type wrapper = (int -> tactic) -> (int -> tactic)
  8577   setWrapper, setSWrapper, compWrapper and compSWrapper are replaced by
  8578   addWrapper, addSWrapper: claset * (string * wrapper) -> claset
  8579   delWrapper, delSWrapper: claset *  string            -> claset
  8580   getWrapper is renamed to appWrappers, getSWrapper to appSWrappers;
  8581 
  8582 * Classical reasoner: addbefore/addSbefore now have APPEND/ORELSE
  8583 semantics; addbefore now affects only the unsafe part of step_tac
  8584 etc.; this affects addss/auto_tac/force_tac, so EXISTING PROOFS MAY
  8585 FAIL, but proofs should be fixable easily, e.g. by replacing Auto_tac
  8586 by Force_tac;
  8587 
  8588 * Classical reasoner: setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to
  8589 compWrapper; added safe wrapper (and access functions for it);
  8590 
  8591 * HOL/split_all_tac is now much faster and fails if there is nothing
  8592 to split.  Some EXISTING PROOFS MAY REQUIRE ADAPTION because the order
  8593 and the names of the automatically generated variables have changed.
  8594 split_all_tac has moved within claset() from unsafe wrappers to safe
  8595 wrappers, which means that !!-bound variables are split much more
  8596 aggressively, and safe_tac and clarify_tac now split such variables.
  8597 If this splitting is not appropriate, use delSWrapper "split_all_tac".
  8598 Note: the same holds for record_split_tac, which does the job of
  8599 split_all_tac for record fields.
  8600 
  8601 * HOL/Simplifier: Rewrite rules for case distinctions can now be added
  8602 permanently to the default simpset using Addsplits just like
  8603 Addsimps. They can be removed via Delsplits just like
  8604 Delsimps. Lower-case versions are also available.
  8605 
  8606 * HOL/Simplifier: The rule split_if is now part of the default
  8607 simpset. This means that the simplifier will eliminate all occurrences
  8608 of if-then-else in the conclusion of a goal. To prevent this, you can
  8609 either remove split_if completely from the default simpset by
  8610 `Delsplits [split_if]' or remove it in a specific call of the
  8611 simplifier using `... delsplits [split_if]'.  You can also add/delete
  8612 other case splitting rules to/from the default simpset: every datatype
  8613 generates suitable rules `split_t_case' and `split_t_case_asm' (where
  8614 t is the name of the datatype).
  8615 
  8616 * Classical reasoner / Simplifier combination: new force_tac (and
  8617 derivatives Force_tac, force) combines rewriting and classical
  8618 reasoning (and whatever other tools) similarly to auto_tac, but is
  8619 aimed to solve the given subgoal completely.
  8620 
  8621 
  8622 *** General ***
  8623 
  8624 * new top-level commands `Goal' and `Goalw' that improve upon `goal'
  8625 and `goalw': the theory is no longer needed as an explicit argument -
  8626 the current theory context is used; assumptions are no longer returned
  8627 at the ML-level unless one of them starts with ==> or !!; it is
  8628 recommended to convert to these new commands using isatool fixgoal
  8629 (backup your sources first!);
  8630 
  8631 * new top-level commands 'thm' and 'thms' for retrieving theorems from
  8632 the current theory context, and 'theory' to lookup stored theories;
  8633 
  8634 * new theory section 'locale' for declaring constants, assumptions and
  8635 definitions that have local scope;
  8636 
  8637 * new theory section 'nonterminals' for purely syntactic types;
  8638 
  8639 * new theory section 'setup' for generic ML setup functions
  8640 (e.g. package initialization);
  8641 
  8642 * the distribution now includes Isabelle icons: see
  8643 lib/logo/isabelle-{small,tiny}.xpm;
  8644 
  8645 * isatool install - install binaries with absolute references to
  8646 ISABELLE_HOME/bin;
  8647 
  8648 * isatool logo -- create instances of the Isabelle logo (as EPS);
  8649 
  8650 * print mode 'emacs' reserved for Isamode;
  8651 
  8652 * support multiple print (ast) translations per constant name;
  8653 
  8654 * theorems involving oracles are now printed with a suffixed [!];
  8655 
  8656 
  8657 *** HOL ***
  8658 
  8659 * there is now a tutorial on Isabelle/HOL (do 'isatool doc tutorial');
  8660 
  8661 * HOL/inductive package reorganized and improved: now supports mutual
  8662 definitions such as
  8663 
  8664   inductive EVEN ODD
  8665     intrs
  8666       null "0 : EVEN"
  8667       oddI "n : EVEN ==> Suc n : ODD"
  8668       evenI "n : ODD ==> Suc n : EVEN"
  8669 
  8670 new theorem list "elims" contains an elimination rule for each of the
  8671 recursive sets; inductive definitions now handle disjunctive premises
  8672 correctly (also ZF);
  8673 
  8674 INCOMPATIBILITIES: requires Inductive as an ancestor; component
  8675 "mutual_induct" no longer exists - the induction rule is always
  8676 contained in "induct";
  8677 
  8678 
  8679 * HOL/datatype package re-implemented and greatly improved: now
  8680 supports mutually recursive datatypes such as
  8681 
  8682   datatype
  8683     'a aexp = IF_THEN_ELSE ('a bexp) ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8684             | SUM ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8685             | DIFF ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8686             | NUM 'a
  8687   and
  8688     'a bexp = LESS ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  8689             | AND ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  8690             | OR ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  8691 
  8692 as well as indirectly recursive datatypes such as
  8693 
  8694   datatype
  8695     ('a, 'b) term = Var 'a
  8696                   | App 'b ((('a, 'b) term) list)
  8697 
  8698 The new tactic  mutual_induct_tac [<var_1>, ..., <var_n>] i  performs
  8699 induction on mutually / indirectly recursive datatypes.
  8700 
  8701 Primrec equations are now stored in theory and can be accessed via
  8702 <function_name>.simps.
  8703 
  8704 INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  8705 
  8706   - Theories using datatypes must now have theory Datatype as an
  8707     ancestor.
  8708   - The specific <typename>.induct_tac no longer exists - use the
  8709     generic induct_tac instead.
  8710   - natE has been renamed to nat.exhaust - use exhaust_tac
  8711     instead of res_inst_tac ... natE. Note that the variable
  8712     names in nat.exhaust differ from the names in natE, this
  8713     may cause some "fragile" proofs to fail.
  8714   - The theorems split_<typename>_case and split_<typename>_case_asm
  8715     have been renamed to <typename>.split and <typename>.split_asm.
  8716   - Since default sorts of type variables are now handled correctly,
  8717     some datatype definitions may have to be annotated with explicit
  8718     sort constraints.
  8719   - Primrec definitions no longer require function name and type
  8720     of recursive argument.
  8721 
  8722 Consider using isatool fixdatatype to adapt your theories and proof
  8723 scripts to the new package (backup your sources first!).
  8724 
  8725 
  8726 * HOL/record package: considerably improved implementation; now
  8727 includes concrete syntax for record types, terms, updates; theorems
  8728 for surjective pairing and splitting !!-bound record variables; proof
  8729 support is as follows:
  8730 
  8731   1) standard conversions (selectors or updates applied to record
  8732 constructor terms) are part of the standard simpset;
  8733 
  8734   2) inject equations of the form ((x, y) = (x', y')) == x=x' & y=y' are
  8735 made part of standard simpset and claset via addIffs;
  8736 
  8737   3) a tactic for record field splitting (record_split_tac) is part of
  8738 the standard claset (addSWrapper);
  8739 
  8740 To get a better idea about these rules you may retrieve them via
  8741 something like 'thms "foo.simps"' or 'thms "foo.iffs"', where "foo" is
  8742 the name of your record type.
  8743 
  8744 The split tactic 3) conceptually simplifies by the following rule:
  8745 
  8746   "(!!x. PROP ?P x) == (!!a b. PROP ?P (a, b))"
  8747 
  8748 Thus any record variable that is bound by meta-all will automatically
  8749 blow up into some record constructor term, consequently the
  8750 simplifications of 1), 2) apply.  Thus force_tac, auto_tac etc. shall
  8751 solve record problems automatically.
  8752 
  8753 
  8754 * reorganized the main HOL image: HOL/Integ and String loaded by
  8755 default; theory Main includes everything;
  8756 
  8757 * automatic simplification of integer sums and comparisons, using cancellation;
  8758 
  8759 * added option_map_eq_Some and not_Some_eq to the default simpset and claset;
  8760 
  8761 * added disj_not1 = "(~P | Q) = (P --> Q)" to the default simpset;
  8762 
  8763 * many new identities for unions, intersections, set difference, etc.;
  8764 
  8765 * expand_if, expand_split, expand_sum_case and expand_nat_case are now
  8766 called split_if, split_split, split_sum_case and split_nat_case (to go
  8767 with add/delsplits);
  8768 
  8769 * HOL/Prod introduces simplification procedure unit_eq_proc rewriting
  8770 (?x::unit) = (); this is made part of the default simpset, which COULD
  8771 MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL under rare circumstances (consider
  8772 'Delsimprocs [unit_eq_proc];' as last resort); also note that
  8773 unit_abs_eta_conv is added in order to counter the effect of
  8774 unit_eq_proc on (%u::unit. f u), replacing it by f rather than by
  8775 %u.f();
  8776 
  8777 * HOL/Fun INCOMPATIBILITY: `inj_onto' is now called `inj_on' (which
  8778 makes more sense);
  8779 
  8780 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  8781   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  8782   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  8783 
  8784 * HOL/Relation INCOMPATIBILITY: renamed the relational operator r^-1
  8785 to 'converse' from 'inverse' (for compatibility with ZF and some
  8786 literature);
  8787 
  8788 * HOL/recdef can now declare non-recursive functions, with {} supplied as
  8789 the well-founded relation;
  8790 
  8791 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: the complement of set A is now written -A instead of
  8792     Compl A.  The "Compl" syntax remains available as input syntax for this
  8793     release ONLY.
  8794 
  8795 * HOL/Update: new theory of function updates:
  8796     f(a:=b) == %x. if x=a then b else f x
  8797 may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  8798 
  8799 * HOL/Vimage: new theory for inverse image of a function, syntax f-``B;
  8800 
  8801 * HOL/List:
  8802   - new function list_update written xs[i:=v] that updates the i-th
  8803     list position. May also be iterated as in xs[i:=a,j:=b,...].
  8804   - new function `upt' written [i..j(] which generates the list
  8805     [i,i+1,...,j-1], i.e. the upper bound is excluded. To include the upper
  8806     bound write [i..j], which is a shorthand for [i..j+1(].
  8807   - new lexicographic orderings and corresponding wellfoundedness theorems.
  8808 
  8809 * HOL/Arith:
  8810   - removed 'pred' (predecessor) function;
  8811   - generalized some theorems about n-1;
  8812   - many new laws about "div" and "mod";
  8813   - new laws about greatest common divisors (see theory ex/Primes);
  8814 
  8815 * HOL/Relation: renamed the relational operator r^-1 "converse"
  8816 instead of "inverse";
  8817 
  8818 * HOL/Induct/Multiset: a theory of multisets, including the wellfoundedness
  8819   of the multiset ordering;
  8820 
  8821 * directory HOL/Real: a construction of the reals using Dedekind cuts
  8822   (not included by default);
  8823 
  8824 * directory HOL/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY formalism;
  8825 
  8826 * directory HOL/Hoare: a new version of Hoare logic which permits many-sorted
  8827   programs, i.e. different program variables may have different types.
  8828 
  8829 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  8830   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  8831   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  8832 
  8833 
  8834 *** ZF ***
  8835 
  8836 * theory Main includes everything; INCOMPATIBILITY: theory ZF.thy contains
  8837   only the theorems proved on ZF.ML;
  8838 
  8839 * ZF INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  8840   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  8841   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  8842 
  8843 * ZF/Update: new theory of function updates
  8844     with default rewrite rule  f(x:=y) ` z = if(z=x, y, f`z)
  8845   may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  8846 
  8847 * in  let x=t in u(x), neither t nor u(x) has to be an FOL term.
  8848 
  8849 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  8850   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  8851   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  8852 
  8853 * case_tac provided for compatibility with HOL
  8854     (like the old excluded_middle_tac, but with subgoals swapped)
  8855 
  8856 
  8857 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  8858 
  8859 * Pure: several new basic modules made available for general use, see
  8860 also src/Pure/README;
  8861 
  8862 * improved the theory data mechanism to support encapsulation (data
  8863 kind name replaced by private Object.kind, acting as authorization
  8864 key); new type-safe user interface via functor TheoryDataFun; generic
  8865 print_data function becomes basically useless;
  8866 
  8867 * removed global_names compatibility flag -- all theory declarations
  8868 are qualified by default;
  8869 
  8870 * module Pure/Syntax now offers quote / antiquote translation
  8871 functions (useful for Hoare logic etc. with implicit dependencies);
  8872 see HOL/ex/Antiquote for an example use;
  8873 
  8874 * Simplifier now offers conversions (asm_)(full_)rewrite: simpset ->
  8875 cterm -> thm;
  8876 
  8877 * new tactical CHANGED_GOAL for checking that a tactic modifies a
  8878 subgoal;
  8879 
  8880 * Display.print_goals function moved to Locale.print_goals;
  8881 
  8882 * standard print function for goals supports current_goals_markers
  8883 variable for marking begin of proof, end of proof, start of goal; the
  8884 default is ("", "", ""); setting current_goals_markers := ("<proof>",
  8885 "</proof>", "<goal>") causes SGML like tagged proof state printing,
  8886 for example;
  8887 
  8888 
  8889 
  8890 New in Isabelle98 (January 1998)
  8891 --------------------------------
  8892 
  8893 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8894 
  8895 * changed lexical syntax of terms / types: dots made part of long
  8896 identifiers, e.g. "%x.x" no longer possible, should be "%x. x";
  8897 
  8898 * simpset (and claset) reference variable replaced by functions
  8899 simpset / simpset_ref;
  8900 
  8901 * no longer supports theory aliases (via merge) and non-trivial
  8902 implicit merge of thms' signatures;
  8903 
  8904 * most internal names of constants changed due to qualified names;
  8905 
  8906 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML);
  8907 
  8908 
  8909 *** General Changes ***
  8910 
  8911 * hierachically structured name spaces (for consts, types, axms, thms
  8912 etc.); new lexical class 'longid' (e.g. Foo.bar.x) may render much of
  8913 old input syntactically incorrect (e.g. "%x.x"); COMPATIBILITY:
  8914 isatool fixdots ensures space after dots (e.g. "%x. x"); set
  8915 long_names for fully qualified output names; NOTE: ML programs
  8916 (special tactics, packages etc.) referring to internal names may have
  8917 to be adapted to cope with fully qualified names; in case of severe
  8918 backward campatibility problems try setting 'global_names' at compile
  8919 time to have enrything declared within a flat name space; one may also
  8920 fine tune name declarations in theories via the 'global' and 'local'
  8921 section;
  8922 
  8923 * reimplemented the implicit simpset and claset using the new anytype
  8924 data filed in signatures; references simpset:simpset ref etc. are
  8925 replaced by functions simpset:unit->simpset and
  8926 simpset_ref:unit->simpset ref; COMPATIBILITY: use isatool fixclasimp
  8927 to patch your ML files accordingly;
  8928 
  8929 * HTML output now includes theory graph data for display with Java
  8930 applet or isatool browser; data generated automatically via isatool
  8931 usedir (see -i option, ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS);
  8932 
  8933 * defs may now be conditional; improved rewrite_goals_tac to handle
  8934 conditional equations;
  8935 
  8936 * defs now admits additional type arguments, using TYPE('a) syntax;
  8937 
  8938 * theory aliases via merge (e.g. M=A+B+C) no longer supported, always
  8939 creates a new theory node; implicit merge of thms' signatures is
  8940 restricted to 'trivial' ones; COMPATIBILITY: one may have to use
  8941 transfer:theory->thm->thm in (rare) cases;
  8942 
  8943 * improved handling of draft signatures / theories; draft thms (and
  8944 ctyps, cterms) are automatically promoted to real ones;
  8945 
  8946 * slightly changed interfaces for oracles: admit many per theory, named
  8947 (e.g. oracle foo = mlfun), additional name argument for invoke_oracle;
  8948 
  8949 * print_goals: optional output of const types (set show_consts and
  8950 show_types);
  8951 
  8952 * improved output of warnings (###) and errors (***);
  8953 
  8954 * subgoal_tac displays a warning if the new subgoal has type variables;
  8955 
  8956 * removed old README and Makefiles;
  8957 
  8958 * replaced print_goals_ref hook by print_current_goals_fn and result_error_fn;
  8959 
  8960 * removed obsolete init_pps and init_database;
  8961 
  8962 * deleted the obsolete tactical STATE, which was declared by
  8963     fun STATE tacfun st = tacfun st st;
  8964 
  8965 * cd and use now support path variables, e.g. $ISABELLE_HOME, or ~
  8966 (which abbreviates $HOME);
  8967 
  8968 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML); COMPATIBILITY:
  8969 use isatool fixseq to adapt your ML programs (this works for fully
  8970 qualified references to the Sequence structure only!);
  8971 
  8972 * use_thy no longer requires writable current directory; it always
  8973 reloads .ML *and* .thy file, if either one is out of date;
  8974 
  8975 
  8976 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  8977 
  8978 * Clarify_tac, clarify_tac, clarify_step_tac, Clarify_step_tac: new
  8979 tactics that use classical reasoning to simplify a subgoal without
  8980 splitting it into several subgoals;
  8981 
  8982 * Safe_tac: like safe_tac but uses the default claset;
  8983 
  8984 
  8985 *** Simplifier ***
  8986 
  8987 * added simplification meta rules:
  8988     (asm_)(full_)simplify: simpset -> thm -> thm;
  8989 
  8990 * simplifier.ML no longer part of Pure -- has to be loaded by object
  8991 logics (again);
  8992 
  8993 * added prems argument to simplification procedures;
  8994 
  8995 * HOL, FOL, ZF: added infix function `addsplits':
  8996   instead of `<simpset> setloop (split_tac <thms>)'
  8997   you can simply write `<simpset> addsplits <thms>'
  8998 
  8999 
  9000 *** Syntax ***
  9001 
  9002 * TYPE('a) syntax for type reflection terms;
  9003 
  9004 * no longer handles consts with name "" -- declare as 'syntax' instead;
  9005 
  9006 * pretty printer: changed order of mixfix annotation preference (again!);
  9007 
  9008 * Pure: fixed idt/idts vs. pttrn/pttrns syntactic categories;
  9009 
  9010 
  9011 *** HOL ***
  9012 
  9013 * HOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  9014   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  9015 
  9016 * HOL/TLA: Stephan Merz's formalization of Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions;
  9017 
  9018 * HOL/Auth: new protocol proofs including some for the Internet
  9019   protocol TLS;
  9020 
  9021 * HOL/Map: new theory of `maps' a la VDM;
  9022 
  9023 * HOL/simplifier: simplification procedures nat_cancel_sums for
  9024 cancelling out common nat summands from =, <, <= (in)equalities, or
  9025 differences; simplification procedures nat_cancel_factor for
  9026 cancelling common factor from =, <, <= (in)equalities over natural
  9027 sums; nat_cancel contains both kinds of procedures, it is installed by
  9028 default in Arith.thy -- this COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL;
  9029 
  9030 * HOL/simplifier: terms of the form
  9031   `? x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x)'  (or t=x)
  9032   are rewritten to
  9033   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t)',
  9034   and those of the form
  9035   `! x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x) --> R(x)'  (or t=x)
  9036   are rewritten to
  9037   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t) --> R(t)',
  9038 
  9039 * HOL/datatype
  9040   Each datatype `t' now comes with a theorem `split_t_case' of the form
  9041 
  9042   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  9043      ( (!y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 --> P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) &
  9044         ...
  9045        (!y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn --> P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  9046      )
  9047 
  9048   and a theorem `split_t_case_asm' of the form
  9049 
  9050   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  9051     ~( (? y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 & ~P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) |
  9052         ...
  9053        (? y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn & ~P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  9054      )
  9055   which can be added to a simpset via `addsplits'. The existing theorems
  9056   expand_list_case and expand_option_case have been renamed to
  9057   split_list_case and split_option_case.
  9058 
  9059 * HOL/Arithmetic:
  9060   - `pred n' is automatically converted to `n-1'.
  9061     Users are strongly encouraged not to use `pred' any longer,
  9062     because it will disappear altogether at some point.
  9063   - Users are strongly encouraged to write "0 < n" rather than
  9064     "n ~= 0". Theorems and proof tools have been modified towards this
  9065     `standard'.
  9066 
  9067 * HOL/Lists:
  9068   the function "set_of_list" has been renamed "set" (and its theorems too);
  9069   the function "nth" now takes its arguments in the reverse order and
  9070   has acquired the infix notation "!" as in "xs!n".
  9071 
  9072 * HOL/Set: UNIV is now a constant and is no longer translated to Compl{};
  9073 
  9074 * HOL/Set: The operator (UN x.B x) now abbreviates (UN x:UNIV. B x) and its
  9075   specialist theorems (like UN1_I) are gone.  Similarly for (INT x.B x);
  9076 
  9077 * HOL/record: extensible records with schematic structural subtyping
  9078 (single inheritance); EXPERIMENTAL version demonstrating the encoding,
  9079 still lacks various theorems and concrete record syntax;
  9080 
  9081 
  9082 *** HOLCF ***
  9083 
  9084 * removed "axioms" and "generated by" sections;
  9085 
  9086 * replaced "ops" section by extended "consts" section, which is capable of
  9087   handling the continuous function space "->" directly;
  9088 
  9089 * domain package:
  9090   . proves theorems immediately and stores them in the theory,
  9091   . creates hierachical name space,
  9092   . now uses normal mixfix annotations (instead of cinfix...),
  9093   . minor changes to some names and values (for consistency),
  9094   . e.g. cases -> casedist, dists_eq -> dist_eqs, [take_lemma] -> take_lemmas,
  9095   . separator between mutual domain defs: changed "," to "and",
  9096   . improved handling of sort constraints;  now they have to
  9097     appear on the left-hand side of the equations only;
  9098 
  9099 * fixed LAM <x,y,zs>.b syntax;
  9100 
  9101 * added extended adm_tac to simplifier in HOLCF -- can now discharge
  9102 adm (%x. P (t x)), where P is chainfinite and t continuous;
  9103 
  9104 
  9105 *** FOL and ZF ***
  9106 
  9107 * FOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  9108   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  9109 
  9110 * qed_spec_mp, qed_goal_spec_mp, qed_goalw_spec_mp are available, as
  9111 in HOL, they strip ALL and --> from proved theorems;
  9112 
  9113 
  9114 
  9115 New in Isabelle94-8 (May 1997)
  9116 ------------------------------
  9117 
  9118 *** General Changes ***
  9119 
  9120 * new utilities to build / run / maintain Isabelle etc. (in parts
  9121 still somewhat experimental); old Makefiles etc. still functional;
  9122 
  9123 * new 'Isabelle System Manual';
  9124 
  9125 * INSTALL text, together with ./configure and ./build scripts;
  9126 
  9127 * reimplemented type inference for greater efficiency, better error
  9128 messages and clean internal interface;
  9129 
  9130 * prlim command for dealing with lots of subgoals (an easier way of
  9131 setting goals_limit);
  9132 
  9133 
  9134 *** Syntax ***
  9135 
  9136 * supports alternative (named) syntax tables (parser and pretty
  9137 printer); internal interface is provided by add_modesyntax(_i);
  9138 
  9139 * Pure, FOL, ZF, HOL, HOLCF now support symbolic input and output; to
  9140 be used in conjunction with the Isabelle symbol font; uses the
  9141 "symbols" syntax table;
  9142 
  9143 * added token_translation interface (may translate name tokens in
  9144 arbitrary ways, dependent on their type (free, bound, tfree, ...) and
  9145 the current print_mode); IMPORTANT: user print translation functions
  9146 are responsible for marking newly introduced bounds
  9147 (Syntax.mark_boundT);
  9148 
  9149 * token translations for modes "xterm" and "xterm_color" that display
  9150 names in bold, underline etc. or colors (which requires a color
  9151 version of xterm);
  9152 
  9153 * infixes may now be declared with names independent of their syntax;
  9154 
  9155 * added typed_print_translation (like print_translation, but may
  9156 access type of constant);
  9157 
  9158 
  9159 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  9160 
  9161 Blast_tac: a new tactic!  It is often more powerful than fast_tac, but has
  9162 some limitations.  Blast_tac...
  9163   + ignores addss, addbefore, addafter; this restriction is intrinsic
  9164   + ignores elimination rules that don't have the correct format
  9165         (the conclusion MUST be a formula variable)
  9166   + ignores types, which can make HOL proofs fail
  9167   + rules must not require higher-order unification, e.g. apply_type in ZF
  9168     [message "Function Var's argument not a bound variable" relates to this]
  9169   + its proof strategy is more general but can actually be slower
  9170 
  9171 * substitution with equality assumptions no longer permutes other
  9172 assumptions;
  9173 
  9174 * minor changes in semantics of addafter (now called addaltern); renamed
  9175 setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to compWrapper; added safe wrapper
  9176 (and access functions for it);
  9177 
  9178 * improved combination of classical reasoner and simplifier:
  9179   + functions for handling clasimpsets
  9180   + improvement of addss: now the simplifier is called _after_ the
  9181     safe steps.
  9182   + safe variant of addss called addSss: uses safe simplifications
  9183     _during_ the safe steps. It is more complete as it allows multiple
  9184     instantiations of unknowns (e.g. with slow_tac).
  9185 
  9186 *** Simplifier ***
  9187 
  9188 * added interface for simplification procedures (functions that
  9189 produce *proven* rewrite rules on the fly, depending on current
  9190 redex);
  9191 
  9192 * ordering on terms as parameter (used for ordered rewriting);
  9193 
  9194 * new functions delcongs, deleqcongs, and Delcongs. richer rep_ss;
  9195 
  9196 * the solver is now split into a safe and an unsafe part.
  9197 This should be invisible for the normal user, except that the
  9198 functions setsolver and addsolver have been renamed to setSolver and
  9199 addSolver; added safe_asm_full_simp_tac;
  9200 
  9201 
  9202 *** HOL ***
  9203 
  9204 * a generic induction tactic `induct_tac' which works for all datatypes and
  9205 also for type `nat';
  9206 
  9207 * a generic case distinction tactic `exhaust_tac' which works for all
  9208 datatypes and also for type `nat';
  9209 
  9210 * each datatype comes with a function `size';
  9211 
  9212 * patterns in case expressions allow tuple patterns as arguments to
  9213 constructors, for example `case x of [] => ... | (x,y,z)#ps => ...';
  9214 
  9215 * primrec now also works with type nat;
  9216 
  9217 * recdef: a new declaration form, allows general recursive functions to be
  9218 defined in theory files.  See HOL/ex/Fib, HOL/ex/Primes, HOL/Subst/Unify.
  9219 
  9220 * the constant for negation has been renamed from "not" to "Not" to
  9221 harmonize with FOL, ZF, LK, etc.;
  9222 
  9223 * HOL/ex/LFilter theory of a corecursive "filter" functional for
  9224 infinite lists;
  9225 
  9226 * HOL/Modelcheck demonstrates invocation of model checker oracle;
  9227 
  9228 * HOL/ex/Ring.thy declares cring_simp, which solves equational
  9229 problems in commutative rings, using axiomatic type classes for + and *;
  9230 
  9231 * more examples in HOL/MiniML and HOL/Auth;
  9232 
  9233 * more default rewrite rules for quantifiers, union/intersection;
  9234 
  9235 * a new constant `arbitrary == @x.False';
  9236 
  9237 * HOLCF/IOA replaces old HOL/IOA;
  9238 
  9239 * HOLCF changes: derived all rules and arities
  9240   + axiomatic type classes instead of classes
  9241   + typedef instead of faking type definitions
  9242   + eliminated the internal constants less_fun, less_cfun, UU_fun, UU_cfun etc.
  9243   + new axclasses cpo, chfin, flat with flat < chfin < pcpo < cpo < po
  9244   + eliminated the types void, one, tr
  9245   + use unit lift and bool lift (with translations) instead of one and tr
  9246   + eliminated blift from Lift3.thy (use Def instead of blift)
  9247   all eliminated rules are derived as theorems --> no visible changes ;
  9248 
  9249 
  9250 *** ZF ***
  9251 
  9252 * ZF now has Fast_tac, Simp_tac and Auto_tac.  Union_iff is a now a default
  9253 rewrite rule; this may affect some proofs.  eq_cs is gone but can be put back
  9254 as ZF_cs addSIs [equalityI];
  9255 
  9256 
  9257 
  9258 New in Isabelle94-7 (November 96)
  9259 ---------------------------------
  9260 
  9261 * allowing negative levels (as offsets) in prlev and choplev;
  9262 
  9263 * super-linear speedup for large simplifications;
  9264 
  9265 * FOL, ZF and HOL now use miniscoping: rewriting pushes
  9266 quantifications in as far as possible (COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS
  9267 FAIL); can suppress it using the command Delsimps (ex_simps @
  9268 all_simps); De Morgan laws are also now included, by default;
  9269 
  9270 * improved printing of ==>  :  ~:
  9271 
  9272 * new object-logic "Sequents" adds linear logic, while replacing LK
  9273 and Modal (thanks to Sara Kalvala);
  9274 
  9275 * HOL/Auth: correctness proofs for authentication protocols;
  9276 
  9277 * HOL: new auto_tac combines rewriting and classical reasoning (many
  9278 examples on HOL/Auth);
  9279 
  9280 * HOL: new command AddIffs for declaring theorems of the form P=Q to
  9281 the rewriter and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  9282 
  9283 * function uresult no longer returns theorems in "standard" format;
  9284 regain previous version by: val uresult = standard o uresult;
  9285 
  9286 
  9287 
  9288 New in Isabelle94-6
  9289 -------------------
  9290 
  9291 * oracles -- these establish an interface between Isabelle and trusted
  9292 external reasoners, which may deliver results as theorems;
  9293 
  9294 * proof objects (in particular record all uses of oracles);
  9295 
  9296 * Simp_tac, Fast_tac, etc. that refer to implicit simpset / claset;
  9297 
  9298 * "constdefs" section in theory files;
  9299 
  9300 * "primrec" section (HOL) no longer requires names;
  9301 
  9302 * internal type "tactic" now simply "thm -> thm Sequence.seq";
  9303 
  9304 
  9305 
  9306 New in Isabelle94-5
  9307 -------------------
  9308 
  9309 * reduced space requirements;
  9310 
  9311 * automatic HTML generation from theories;
  9312 
  9313 * theory files no longer require "..." (quotes) around most types;
  9314 
  9315 * new examples, including two proofs of the Church-Rosser theorem;
  9316 
  9317 * non-curried (1994) version of HOL is no longer distributed;
  9318 
  9319 
  9320 
  9321 New in Isabelle94-4
  9322 -------------------
  9323 
  9324 * greatly reduced space requirements;
  9325 
  9326 * theory files (.thy) no longer require \...\ escapes at line breaks;
  9327 
  9328 * searchable theorem database (see the section "Retrieving theorems" on
  9329 page 8 of the Reference Manual);
  9330 
  9331 * new examples, including Grabczewski's monumental case study of the
  9332 Axiom of Choice;
  9333 
  9334 * The previous version of HOL renamed to Old_HOL;
  9335 
  9336 * The new version of HOL (previously called CHOL) uses a curried syntax
  9337 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b);
  9338 
  9339 * Mutually recursive inductive definitions finally work in HOL;
  9340 
  9341 * In ZF, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions and
  9342 translates to the operator "split";
  9343 
  9344 
  9345 
  9346 New in Isabelle94-3
  9347 -------------------
  9348 
  9349 * new infix operator, addss, allowing the classical reasoner to
  9350 perform simplification at each step of its search.  Example:
  9351         fast_tac (cs addss ss)
  9352 
  9353 * a new logic, CHOL, the same as HOL, but with a curried syntax
  9354 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b).  Also pairs
  9355 look like (a,b) instead of <a,b>;
  9356 
  9357 * PLEASE NOTE: CHOL will eventually replace HOL!
  9358 
  9359 * In CHOL, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions.
  9360 It translates to the operator "split".  A new theory of integers is available;
  9361 
  9362 * In ZF, integer numerals now denote two's-complement binary integers.
  9363 Arithmetic operations can be performed by rewriting.  See ZF/ex/Bin.ML;
  9364 
  9365 * Many new examples: I/O automata, Church-Rosser theorem, equivalents
  9366 of the Axiom of Choice;
  9367 
  9368 
  9369 
  9370 New in Isabelle94-2
  9371 -------------------
  9372 
  9373 * Significantly faster resolution;
  9374 
  9375 * the different sections in a .thy file can now be mixed and repeated
  9376 freely;
  9377 
  9378 * Database of theorems for FOL, HOL and ZF.  New
  9379 commands including qed, qed_goal and bind_thm store theorems in the database.
  9380 
  9381 * Simple database queries: return a named theorem (get_thm) or all theorems of
  9382 a given theory (thms_of), or find out what theory a theorem was proved in
  9383 (theory_of_thm);
  9384 
  9385 * Bugs fixed in the inductive definition and datatype packages;
  9386 
  9387 * The classical reasoner provides deepen_tac and depth_tac, making FOL_dup_cs
  9388 and HOL_dup_cs obsolete;
  9389 
  9390 * Syntactic ambiguities caused by the new treatment of syntax in Isabelle94-1
  9391 have been removed;
  9392 
  9393 * Simpler definition of function space in ZF;
  9394 
  9395 * new results about cardinal and ordinal arithmetic in ZF;
  9396 
  9397 * 'subtype' facility in HOL for introducing new types as subsets of existing
  9398 types;
  9399 
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