NEWS
author boehmes
Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:07:23 +0200
changeset 49084 e9b2782c4f99
parent 49028 44de84112a67
child 49109 c3d4f4d9e54c
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restricted Z3 by default to a fragment where proof reconstruction should not fail (for better integration with Sledgehammer) -- the full set of supported Z3 features can still be used by enabling the configuration option "z3_with_extensions"
     1 Isabelle NEWS -- history user-relevant changes
     2 ==============================================
     3 
     4 New in this Isabelle version
     5 ----------------------------
     6 
     7 *** General ***
     8 
     9 * Discontinued obsolete method fastsimp / tactic fast_simp_tac, which
    10 is called fastforce / fast_force_tac already since Isabelle2011-1.
    11 
    12 
    13 *** System ***
    14 
    15 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2.1, which was the last version
    16 without exception positions and advanced ML compiler/toplevel
    17 configuration.
    18 
    19 
    20 *** HOL ***
    21 
    22 * Quickcheck:
    23 
    24   - added an optimisation for equality premises.
    25     It is switched on by default, and can be switched off by setting
    26     the configuration quickcheck_optimise_equality to false.    
    27 
    28 * The SMT solver Z3 has now by default a restricted set of directly
    29 supported features. For the full set of features (div/mod, nonlinear
    30 arithmetic, datatypes/records) with potential proof reconstruction
    31 failures, enable the configuration option "z3_with_extensions".
    32 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
    33 
    34 New in Isabelle2012 (May 2012)
    35 ------------------------------
    36 
    37 *** General ***
    38 
    39 * Prover IDE (PIDE) improvements:
    40 
    41   - more robust Sledgehammer integration (as before the sledgehammer
    42     command-line needs to be typed into the source buffer)
    43   - markup for bound variables
    44   - markup for types of term variables (displayed as tooltips)
    45   - support for user-defined Isar commands within the running session
    46   - improved support for Unicode outside original 16bit range
    47     e.g. glyph for \<A> (thanks to jEdit 4.5.1)
    48 
    49 * Forward declaration of outer syntax keywords within the theory
    50 header -- minor INCOMPATIBILITY for user-defined commands.  Allow new
    51 commands to be used in the same theory where defined.
    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.  See
    81 commands 'bundle', 'include', 'including' etc. in the isar-ref manual.
    82 
    83 * Commands 'lemmas' and 'theorems' allow local variables using 'for'
    84 declaration, and results are standardized before being stored.  Thus
    85 old-style "standard" after instantiation or composition of facts
    86 becomes obsolete.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, due to potential change of
    87 indices of schematic variables.
    88 
    89 * Rule attributes in local theory declarations (e.g. locale or class)
    90 are now statically evaluated: the resulting theorem is stored instead
    91 of the original expression.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
    92 the historic accident of dynamic re-evaluation in interpretations
    93 etc. was exploited.
    94 
    95 * New tutorial "Programming and Proving in Isabelle/HOL"
    96 ("prog-prove").  It completely supersedes "A Tutorial Introduction to
    97 Structured Isar Proofs" ("isar-overview"), which has been removed.  It
    98 also supersedes "Isabelle/HOL, A Proof Assistant for Higher-Order
    99 Logic" as the recommended beginners tutorial, but does not cover all
   100 of the material of that old tutorial.
   101 
   102 * Updated and extended reference manuals: "isar-ref",
   103 "implementation", "system"; reduced remaining material in old "ref"
   104 manual.
   105 
   106 
   107 *** Pure ***
   108 
   109 * Command 'definition' no longer exports the foundational "raw_def"
   110 into the user context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, may use the regular
   111 "def" result with attribute "abs_def" to imitate the old version.
   112 
   113 * Attribute "abs_def" turns an equation of the form "f x y == t" into
   114 "f == %x y. t", which ensures that "simp" or "unfold" steps always
   115 expand it.  This also works for object-logic equality.  (Formerly
   116 undocumented feature.)
   117 
   118 * Sort constraints are now propagated in simultaneous statements, just
   119 like type constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, where
   120 distinct sorts used to be assigned accidentally.  For example:
   121 
   122   lemma "P (x::'a::foo)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"  -- "now illegal"
   123 
   124   lemma "P (x::'a)" and "Q (y::'a::bar)"
   125     -- "now uniform 'a::bar instead of default sort for first occurrence (!)"
   126 
   127 * Rule composition via attribute "OF" (or ML functions OF/MRS) is more
   128 tolerant against multiple unifiers, as long as the final result is
   129 unique.  (As before, rules are composed in canonical right-to-left
   130 order to accommodate newly introduced premises.)
   131 
   132 * Renamed some inner syntax categories:
   133 
   134     num ~> num_token
   135     xnum ~> xnum_token
   136     xstr ~> str_token
   137 
   138 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that in practice "num_const" or
   139 "num_position" etc. are mainly used instead (which also include
   140 position information via constraints).
   141 
   142 * Simplified configuration options for syntax ambiguity: see
   143 "syntax_ambiguity_warning" and "syntax_ambiguity_limit" in isar-ref
   144 manual.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
   145 
   146 * Discontinued configuration option "syntax_positions": atomic terms
   147 in parse trees are always annotated by position constraints.
   148 
   149 * Old code generator for SML and its commands 'code_module',
   150 'code_library', 'consts_code', 'types_code' have been discontinued.
   151 Use commands of the generic code generator instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   152 
   153 * Redundant attribute "code_inline" has been discontinued. Use
   154 "code_unfold" instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   155 
   156 * Dropped attribute "code_unfold_post" in favor of the its dual
   157 "code_abbrev", which yields a common pattern in definitions like
   158 
   159   definition [code_abbrev]: "f = t"
   160 
   161 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   162 
   163 * Obsolete 'types' command has been discontinued.  Use 'type_synonym'
   164 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   165 
   166 * Discontinued old "prems" fact, which used to refer to the accidental
   167 collection of foundational premises in the context (already marked as
   168 legacy since Isabelle2011).
   169 
   170 
   171 *** HOL ***
   172 
   173 * Type 'a set is now a proper type constructor (just as before
   174 Isabelle2008).  Definitions mem_def and Collect_def have disappeared.
   175 Non-trivial INCOMPATIBILITY.  For developments keeping predicates and
   176 sets separate, it is often sufficient to rephrase some set S that has
   177 been accidentally used as predicates by "%x. x : S", and some
   178 predicate P that has been accidentally used as set by "{x. P x}".
   179 Corresponding proofs in a first step should be pruned from any
   180 tinkering with former theorems mem_def and Collect_def as far as
   181 possible.
   182 
   183 For developments which deliberately mix predicates and sets, a
   184 planning step is necessary to determine what should become a predicate
   185 and what a set.  It can be helpful to carry out that step in
   186 Isabelle2011-1 before jumping right into the current release.
   187 
   188 * Code generation by default implements sets as container type rather
   189 than predicates.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   190 
   191 * New type synonym 'a rel = ('a * 'a) set
   192 
   193 * The representation of numerals has changed.  Datatype "num"
   194 represents strictly positive binary numerals, along with functions
   195 "numeral :: num => 'a" and "neg_numeral :: num => 'a" to represent
   196 positive and negated numeric literals, respectively.  See also
   197 definitions in ~~/src/HOL/Num.thy.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, some
   198 user theories may require adaptations as follows:
   199 
   200   - Theorems with number_ring or number_semiring constraints: These
   201     classes are gone; use comm_ring_1 or comm_semiring_1 instead.
   202 
   203   - Theories defining numeric types: Remove number, number_semiring,
   204     and number_ring instances. Defer all theorems about numerals until
   205     after classes one and semigroup_add have been instantiated.
   206 
   207   - Numeral-only simp rules: Replace each rule having a "number_of v"
   208     pattern with two copies, one for numeral and one for neg_numeral.
   209 
   210   - Theorems about subclasses of semiring_1 or ring_1: These classes
   211     automatically support numerals now, so more simp rules and
   212     simprocs may now apply within the proof.
   213 
   214   - Definitions and theorems using old constructors Pls/Min/Bit0/Bit1:
   215     Redefine using other integer operations.
   216 
   217 * Transfer: New package intended to generalize the existing
   218 "descending" method and related theorem attributes from the Quotient
   219 package.  (Not all functionality is implemented yet, but future
   220 development will focus on Transfer as an eventual replacement for the
   221 corresponding parts of the Quotient package.)
   222 
   223   - transfer_rule attribute: Maintains a collection of transfer rules,
   224     which relate constants at two different types. Transfer rules may
   225     relate different type instances of the same polymorphic constant,
   226     or they may relate an operation on a raw type to a corresponding
   227     operation on an abstract type (quotient or subtype). For example:
   228 
   229     ((A ===> B) ===> list_all2 A ===> list_all2 B) map map
   230     (cr_int ===> cr_int ===> cr_int) (%(x,y) (u,v). (x+u, y+v)) plus_int
   231 
   232   - transfer method: Replaces a subgoal on abstract types with an
   233     equivalent subgoal on the corresponding raw types. Constants are
   234     replaced with corresponding ones according to the transfer rules.
   235     Goals are generalized over all free variables by default; this is
   236     necessary for variables whose types change, but can be overridden
   237     for specific variables with e.g. "transfer fixing: x y z".  The
   238     variant transfer' method allows replacing a subgoal with one that
   239     is logically stronger (rather than equivalent).
   240 
   241   - relator_eq attribute: Collects identity laws for relators of
   242     various type constructors, e.g. "list_all2 (op =) = (op =)".  The
   243     transfer method uses these lemmas to infer transfer rules for
   244     non-polymorphic constants on the fly.
   245 
   246   - transfer_prover method: Assists with proving a transfer rule for a
   247     new constant, provided the constant is defined in terms of other
   248     constants that already have transfer rules. It should be applied
   249     after unfolding the constant definitions.
   250 
   251   - HOL/ex/Transfer_Int_Nat.thy: Example theory demonstrating transfer
   252     from type nat to type int.
   253 
   254 * Lifting: New package intended to generalize the quotient_definition
   255 facility of the Quotient package; designed to work with Transfer.
   256 
   257   - lift_definition command: Defines operations on an abstract type in
   258     terms of a corresponding operation on a representation
   259     type.  Example syntax:
   260 
   261     lift_definition dlist_insert :: "'a => 'a dlist => 'a dlist"
   262       is List.insert
   263 
   264     Users must discharge a respectfulness proof obligation when each
   265     constant is defined. (For a type copy, i.e. a typedef with UNIV,
   266     the proof is discharged automatically.) The obligation is
   267     presented in a user-friendly, readable form; a respectfulness
   268     theorem in the standard format and a transfer rule are generated
   269     by the package.
   270 
   271   - Integration with code_abstype: For typedefs (e.g. subtypes
   272     corresponding to a datatype invariant, such as dlist),
   273     lift_definition generates a code certificate theorem and sets up
   274     code generation for each constant.
   275 
   276   - setup_lifting command: Sets up the Lifting package to work with a
   277     user-defined type. The user must provide either a quotient theorem
   278     or a type_definition theorem.  The package configures transfer
   279     rules for equality and quantifiers on the type, and sets up the
   280     lift_definition command to work with the type.
   281 
   282   - Usage examples: See Quotient_Examples/Lift_DList.thy,
   283     Quotient_Examples/Lift_RBT.thy, Quotient_Examples/Lift_FSet.thy,
   284     Word/Word.thy and Library/Float.thy.
   285 
   286 * Quotient package:
   287 
   288   - The 'quotient_type' command now supports a 'morphisms' option with
   289     rep and abs functions, similar to typedef.
   290 
   291   - 'quotient_type' sets up new types to work with the Lifting and
   292     Transfer packages, as with 'setup_lifting'.
   293 
   294   - The 'quotient_definition' command now requires the user to prove a
   295     respectfulness property at the point where the constant is
   296     defined, similar to lift_definition; INCOMPATIBILITY.
   297 
   298   - Renamed predicate 'Quotient' to 'Quotient3', and renamed theorems
   299     accordingly, INCOMPATIBILITY.
   300 
   301 * New diagnostic command 'find_unused_assms' to find potentially
   302 superfluous assumptions in theorems using Quickcheck.
   303 
   304 * Quickcheck:
   305 
   306   - Quickcheck returns variable assignments as counterexamples, which
   307     allows to reveal the underspecification of functions under test.
   308     For example, refuting "hd xs = x", it presents the variable
   309     assignment xs = [] and x = a1 as a counterexample, assuming that
   310     any property is false whenever "hd []" occurs in it.
   311 
   312     These counterexample are marked as potentially spurious, as
   313     Quickcheck also returns "xs = []" as a counterexample to the
   314     obvious theorem "hd xs = hd xs".
   315 
   316     After finding a potentially spurious counterexample, Quickcheck
   317     continues searching for genuine ones.
   318 
   319     By default, Quickcheck shows potentially spurious and genuine
   320     counterexamples. The option "genuine_only" sets quickcheck to only
   321     show genuine counterexamples.
   322 
   323   - The command 'quickcheck_generator' creates random and exhaustive
   324     value generators for a given type and operations.
   325 
   326     It generates values by using the operations as if they were
   327     constructors of that type.
   328 
   329   - Support for multisets.
   330 
   331   - Added "use_subtype" options.
   332 
   333   - Added "quickcheck_locale" configuration to specify how to process
   334     conjectures in a locale context.
   335 
   336 * Nitpick: Fixed infinite loop caused by the 'peephole_optim' option
   337 and affecting 'rat' and 'real'.
   338 
   339 * Sledgehammer:
   340   - Integrated more tightly with SPASS, as described in the ITP 2012
   341     paper "More SPASS with Isabelle".
   342   - Made it try "smt" as a fallback if "metis" fails or times out.
   343   - Added support for the following provers: Alt-Ergo (via Why3 and
   344     TFF1), iProver, iProver-Eq.
   345   - Replaced remote E-SInE with remote Satallax in the default setup.
   346   - Sped up the minimizer.
   347   - Added "lam_trans", "uncurry_aliases", and "minimize" options.
   348   - Renamed "slicing" ("no_slicing") option to "slice" ("dont_slice").
   349   - Renamed "sound" option to "strict".
   350 
   351 * Metis: Added possibility to specify lambda translations scheme as a
   352 parenthesized argument (e.g., "by (metis (lifting) ...)").
   353 
   354 * SMT: Renamed "smt_fixed" option to "smt_read_only_certificates".
   355 
   356 * Command 'try0': Renamed from 'try_methods'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   357 
   358 * New "case_product" attribute to generate a case rule doing multiple
   359 case distinctions at the same time.  E.g.
   360 
   361   list.exhaust [case_product nat.exhaust]
   362 
   363 produces a rule which can be used to perform case distinction on both
   364 a list and a nat.
   365 
   366 * New "eventually_elim" method as a generalized variant of the
   367 eventually_elim* rules.  Supports structured proofs.
   368 
   369 * Typedef with implicit set definition is considered legacy.  Use
   370 "typedef (open)" form instead, which will eventually become the
   371 default.
   372 
   373 * Record: code generation can be switched off manually with
   374 
   375   declare [[record_coden = false]]  -- "default true"
   376 
   377 * Datatype: type parameters allow explicit sort constraints.
   378 
   379 * Concrete syntax for case expressions includes constraints for source
   380 positions, and thus produces Prover IDE markup for its bindings.
   381 INCOMPATIBILITY for old-style syntax translations that augment the
   382 pattern notation; e.g. see src/HOL/HOLCF/One.thy for translations of
   383 one_case.
   384 
   385 * Clarified attribute "mono_set": pure declaration without modifying
   386 the result of the fact expression.
   387 
   388 * More default pred/set conversions on a couple of relation operations
   389 and predicates.  Added powers of predicate relations.  Consolidation
   390 of some relation theorems:
   391 
   392   converse_def ~> converse_unfold
   393   rel_comp_def ~> relcomp_unfold
   394   symp_def ~> (modified, use symp_def and sym_def instead)
   395   transp_def ~> transp_trans
   396   Domain_def ~> Domain_unfold
   397   Range_def ~> Domain_converse [symmetric]
   398 
   399 Generalized theorems INF_INT_eq, INF_INT_eq2, SUP_UN_eq, SUP_UN_eq2.
   400 
   401 See theory "Relation" for examples for making use of pred/set
   402 conversions by means of attributes "to_set" and "to_pred".
   403 
   404 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   405 
   406 * Renamed facts about the power operation on relations, i.e., relpow
   407 to match the constant's name:
   408 
   409   rel_pow_1 ~> relpow_1
   410   rel_pow_0_I ~> relpow_0_I
   411   rel_pow_Suc_I ~> relpow_Suc_I
   412   rel_pow_Suc_I2 ~> relpow_Suc_I2
   413   rel_pow_0_E ~> relpow_0_E
   414   rel_pow_Suc_E ~> relpow_Suc_E
   415   rel_pow_E ~> relpow_E
   416   rel_pow_Suc_D2 ~> relpow_Suc_D2
   417   rel_pow_Suc_E2 ~> relpow_Suc_E2
   418   rel_pow_Suc_D2' ~> relpow_Suc_D2'
   419   rel_pow_E2 ~> relpow_E2
   420   rel_pow_add ~> relpow_add
   421   rel_pow_commute ~> relpow
   422   rel_pow_empty ~> relpow_empty:
   423   rtrancl_imp_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_UN_relpow
   424   rel_pow_imp_rtrancl ~> relpow_imp_rtrancl
   425   rtrancl_is_UN_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_is_UN_relpow
   426   rtrancl_imp_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_imp_relpow
   427   rel_pow_fun_conv ~> relpow_fun_conv
   428   rel_pow_finite_bounded1 ~> relpow_finite_bounded1
   429   rel_pow_finite_bounded ~> relpow_finite_bounded
   430   rtrancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> rtrancl_finite_eq_relpow
   431   trancl_finite_eq_rel_pow ~> trancl_finite_eq_relpow
   432   single_valued_rel_pow ~> single_valued_relpow
   433 
   434 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   435 
   436 * Theory Relation: Consolidated constant name for relation composition
   437 and corresponding theorem names:
   438 
   439   - Renamed constant rel_comp to relcomp.
   440 
   441   - Dropped abbreviation pred_comp. Use relcompp instead.
   442 
   443   - Renamed theorems:
   444 
   445     rel_compI ~> relcompI
   446     rel_compEpair ~> relcompEpair
   447     rel_compE ~> relcompE
   448     pred_comp_rel_comp_eq ~> relcompp_relcomp_eq
   449     rel_comp_empty1 ~> relcomp_empty1
   450     rel_comp_mono ~> relcomp_mono
   451     rel_comp_subset_Sigma ~> relcomp_subset_Sigma
   452     rel_comp_distrib ~> relcomp_distrib
   453     rel_comp_distrib2 ~> relcomp_distrib2
   454     rel_comp_UNION_distrib ~> relcomp_UNION_distrib
   455     rel_comp_UNION_distrib2 ~> relcomp_UNION_distrib2
   456     single_valued_rel_comp ~> single_valued_relcomp
   457     rel_comp_def ~> relcomp_unfold
   458     converse_rel_comp ~> converse_relcomp
   459     pred_compI ~> relcomppI
   460     pred_compE ~> relcomppE
   461     pred_comp_bot1 ~> relcompp_bot1
   462     pred_comp_bot2 ~> relcompp_bot2
   463     transp_pred_comp_less_eq ~> transp_relcompp_less_eq
   464     pred_comp_mono ~> relcompp_mono
   465     pred_comp_distrib ~> relcompp_distrib
   466     pred_comp_distrib2 ~> relcompp_distrib2
   467     converse_pred_comp ~> converse_relcompp
   468 
   469     finite_rel_comp ~> finite_relcomp
   470 
   471     set_rel_comp ~> set_relcomp
   472 
   473 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   474 
   475 * Theory Divides: Discontinued redundant theorems about div and mod.
   476 INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems instead.
   477 
   478   DIVISION_BY_ZERO ~> div_by_0, mod_by_0
   479   zdiv_self ~> div_self
   480   zmod_self ~> mod_self
   481   zdiv_zero ~> div_0
   482   zmod_zero ~> mod_0
   483   zdiv_zmod_equality ~> div_mod_equality2
   484   zdiv_zmod_equality2 ~> div_mod_equality
   485   zmod_zdiv_trivial ~> mod_div_trivial
   486   zdiv_zminus_zminus ~> div_minus_minus
   487   zmod_zminus_zminus ~> mod_minus_minus
   488   zdiv_zminus2 ~> div_minus_right
   489   zmod_zminus2 ~> mod_minus_right
   490   zdiv_minus1_right ~> div_minus1_right
   491   zmod_minus1_right ~> mod_minus1_right
   492   zdvd_mult_div_cancel ~> dvd_mult_div_cancel
   493   zmod_zmult1_eq ~> mod_mult_right_eq
   494   zpower_zmod ~> power_mod
   495   zdvd_zmod ~> dvd_mod
   496   zdvd_zmod_imp_zdvd ~> dvd_mod_imp_dvd
   497   mod_mult_distrib ~> mult_mod_left
   498   mod_mult_distrib2 ~> mult_mod_right
   499 
   500 * Removed redundant theorems nat_mult_2 and nat_mult_2_right; use
   501 generic mult_2 and mult_2_right instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
   502 
   503 * Finite_Set.fold now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   504 
   505 * Consolidated theorem names concerning fold combinators:
   506 
   507   inf_INFI_fold_inf ~> inf_INF_fold_inf
   508   sup_SUPR_fold_sup ~> sup_SUP_fold_sup
   509   INFI_fold_inf ~> INF_fold_inf
   510   SUPR_fold_sup ~> SUP_fold_sup
   511   union_set ~> union_set_fold
   512   minus_set ~> minus_set_fold
   513   INFI_set_fold ~> INF_set_fold
   514   SUPR_set_fold ~> SUP_set_fold
   515   INF_code ~> INF_set_foldr
   516   SUP_code ~> SUP_set_foldr
   517   foldr.simps ~> foldr.simps (in point-free formulation)
   518   foldr_fold_rev ~> foldr_conv_fold
   519   foldl_fold ~> foldl_conv_fold
   520   foldr_foldr ~> foldr_conv_foldl
   521   foldl_foldr ~> foldl_conv_foldr
   522   fold_set_remdups ~> fold_set_fold_remdups
   523   fold_set ~> fold_set_fold
   524   fold1_set ~> fold1_set_fold
   525 
   526 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   527 
   528 * Dropped rarely useful theorems concerning fold combinators:
   529 foldl_apply, foldl_fun_comm, foldl_rev, fold_weak_invariant,
   530 rev_foldl_cons, fold_set_remdups, fold_set, fold_set1,
   531 concat_conv_foldl, foldl_weak_invariant, foldl_invariant,
   532 foldr_invariant, foldl_absorb0, foldl_foldr1_lemma, foldl_foldr1,
   533 listsum_conv_fold, listsum_foldl, sort_foldl_insort, foldl_assoc,
   534 foldr_conv_foldl, start_le_sum, elem_le_sum, sum_eq_0_conv.
   535 INCOMPATIBILITY.  For the common phrases "%xs. List.foldr plus xs 0"
   536 and "List.foldl plus 0", prefer "List.listsum".  Otherwise it can be
   537 useful to boil down "List.foldr" and "List.foldl" to "List.fold" by
   538 unfolding "foldr_conv_fold" and "foldl_conv_fold".
   539 
   540 * Dropped lemmas minus_set_foldr, union_set_foldr, union_coset_foldr,
   541 inter_coset_foldr, Inf_fin_set_foldr, Sup_fin_set_foldr,
   542 Min_fin_set_foldr, Max_fin_set_foldr, Inf_set_foldr, Sup_set_foldr,
   543 INF_set_foldr, SUP_set_foldr.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Prefer corresponding
   544 lemmas over fold rather than foldr, or make use of lemmas
   545 fold_conv_foldr and fold_rev.
   546 
   547 * Congruence rules Option.map_cong and Option.bind_cong for recursion
   548 through option types.
   549 
   550 * "Transitive_Closure.ntrancl": bounded transitive closure on
   551 relations.
   552 
   553 * Constant "Set.not_member" now qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   554 
   555 * Theory Int: Discontinued many legacy theorems specific to type int.
   556 INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems instead.
   557 
   558   zminus_zminus ~> minus_minus
   559   zminus_0 ~> minus_zero
   560   zminus_zadd_distrib ~> minus_add_distrib
   561   zadd_commute ~> add_commute
   562   zadd_assoc ~> add_assoc
   563   zadd_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   564   zadd_ac ~> add_ac
   565   zmult_ac ~> mult_ac
   566   zadd_0 ~> add_0_left
   567   zadd_0_right ~> add_0_right
   568   zadd_zminus_inverse2 ~> left_minus
   569   zmult_zminus ~> mult_minus_left
   570   zmult_commute ~> mult_commute
   571   zmult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   572   zadd_zmult_distrib ~> left_distrib
   573   zadd_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_distrib
   574   zdiff_zmult_distrib ~> left_diff_distrib
   575   zdiff_zmult_distrib2 ~> right_diff_distrib
   576   zmult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   577   zmult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   578   zle_refl ~> order_refl
   579   zle_trans ~> order_trans
   580   zle_antisym ~> order_antisym
   581   zle_linear ~> linorder_linear
   582   zless_linear ~> linorder_less_linear
   583   zadd_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
   584   zadd_strict_right_mono ~> add_strict_right_mono
   585   zadd_zless_mono ~> add_less_le_mono
   586   int_0_less_1 ~> zero_less_one
   587   int_0_neq_1 ~> zero_neq_one
   588   zless_le ~> less_le
   589   zpower_zadd_distrib ~> power_add
   590   zero_less_zpower_abs_iff ~> zero_less_power_abs_iff
   591   zero_le_zpower_abs ~> zero_le_power_abs
   592 
   593 * Theory Deriv: Renamed
   594 
   595   DERIV_nonneg_imp_nonincreasing ~> DERIV_nonneg_imp_nondecreasing
   596 
   597 * Theory Library/Multiset: Improved code generation of multisets.
   598 
   599 * Theory HOL/Library/Set_Algebras: Addition and multiplication on sets
   600 are expressed via type classes again. The special syntax
   601 \<oplus>/\<otimes> has been replaced by plain +/*. Removed constant
   602 setsum_set, which is now subsumed by Big_Operators.setsum.
   603 INCOMPATIBILITY.
   604 
   605 * Theory HOL/Library/Diagonalize has been removed. INCOMPATIBILITY,
   606 use theory HOL/Library/Nat_Bijection instead.
   607 
   608 * Theory HOL/Library/RBT_Impl: Backing implementation of red-black
   609 trees is now inside a type class context.  Names of affected
   610 operations and lemmas have been prefixed by rbt_.  INCOMPATIBILITY for
   611 theories working directly with raw red-black trees, adapt the names as
   612 follows:
   613 
   614   Operations:
   615   bulkload -> rbt_bulkload
   616   del_from_left -> rbt_del_from_left
   617   del_from_right -> rbt_del_from_right
   618   del -> rbt_del
   619   delete -> rbt_delete
   620   ins -> rbt_ins
   621   insert -> rbt_insert
   622   insertw -> rbt_insert_with
   623   insert_with_key -> rbt_insert_with_key
   624   map_entry -> rbt_map_entry
   625   lookup -> rbt_lookup
   626   sorted -> rbt_sorted
   627   tree_greater -> rbt_greater
   628   tree_less -> rbt_less
   629   tree_less_symbol -> rbt_less_symbol
   630   union -> rbt_union
   631   union_with -> rbt_union_with
   632   union_with_key -> rbt_union_with_key
   633 
   634   Lemmas:
   635   balance_left_sorted -> balance_left_rbt_sorted
   636   balance_left_tree_greater -> balance_left_rbt_greater
   637   balance_left_tree_less -> balance_left_rbt_less
   638   balance_right_sorted -> balance_right_rbt_sorted
   639   balance_right_tree_greater -> balance_right_rbt_greater
   640   balance_right_tree_less -> balance_right_rbt_less
   641   balance_sorted -> balance_rbt_sorted
   642   balance_tree_greater -> balance_rbt_greater
   643   balance_tree_less -> balance_rbt_less
   644   bulkload_is_rbt -> rbt_bulkload_is_rbt
   645   combine_sorted -> combine_rbt_sorted
   646   combine_tree_greater -> combine_rbt_greater
   647   combine_tree_less -> combine_rbt_less
   648   delete_in_tree -> rbt_delete_in_tree
   649   delete_is_rbt -> rbt_delete_is_rbt
   650   del_from_left_tree_greater -> rbt_del_from_left_rbt_greater
   651   del_from_left_tree_less -> rbt_del_from_left_rbt_less
   652   del_from_right_tree_greater -> rbt_del_from_right_rbt_greater
   653   del_from_right_tree_less -> rbt_del_from_right_rbt_less
   654   del_in_tree -> rbt_del_in_tree
   655   del_inv1_inv2 -> rbt_del_inv1_inv2
   656   del_sorted -> rbt_del_rbt_sorted
   657   del_tree_greater -> rbt_del_rbt_greater
   658   del_tree_less -> rbt_del_rbt_less
   659   dom_lookup_Branch -> dom_rbt_lookup_Branch
   660   entries_lookup -> entries_rbt_lookup
   661   finite_dom_lookup -> finite_dom_rbt_lookup
   662   insert_sorted -> rbt_insert_rbt_sorted
   663   insertw_is_rbt -> rbt_insertw_is_rbt
   664   insertwk_is_rbt -> rbt_insertwk_is_rbt
   665   insertwk_sorted -> rbt_insertwk_rbt_sorted
   666   insertw_sorted -> rbt_insertw_rbt_sorted
   667   ins_sorted -> ins_rbt_sorted
   668   ins_tree_greater -> ins_rbt_greater
   669   ins_tree_less -> ins_rbt_less
   670   is_rbt_sorted -> is_rbt_rbt_sorted
   671   lookup_balance -> rbt_lookup_balance
   672   lookup_bulkload -> rbt_lookup_rbt_bulkload
   673   lookup_delete -> rbt_lookup_rbt_delete
   674   lookup_Empty -> rbt_lookup_Empty
   675   lookup_from_in_tree -> rbt_lookup_from_in_tree
   676   lookup_in_tree -> rbt_lookup_in_tree
   677   lookup_ins -> rbt_lookup_ins
   678   lookup_insert -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insert
   679   lookup_insertw -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insertw
   680   lookup_insertwk -> rbt_lookup_rbt_insertwk
   681   lookup_keys -> rbt_lookup_keys
   682   lookup_map -> rbt_lookup_map
   683   lookup_map_entry -> rbt_lookup_rbt_map_entry
   684   lookup_tree_greater -> rbt_lookup_rbt_greater
   685   lookup_tree_less -> rbt_lookup_rbt_less
   686   lookup_union -> rbt_lookup_rbt_union
   687   map_entry_color_of -> rbt_map_entry_color_of
   688   map_entry_inv1 -> rbt_map_entry_inv1
   689   map_entry_inv2 -> rbt_map_entry_inv2
   690   map_entry_is_rbt -> rbt_map_entry_is_rbt
   691   map_entry_sorted -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_sorted
   692   map_entry_tree_greater -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_greater
   693   map_entry_tree_less -> rbt_map_entry_rbt_less
   694   map_tree_greater -> map_rbt_greater
   695   map_tree_less -> map_rbt_less
   696   map_sorted -> map_rbt_sorted
   697   paint_sorted -> paint_rbt_sorted
   698   paint_lookup -> paint_rbt_lookup
   699   paint_tree_greater -> paint_rbt_greater
   700   paint_tree_less -> paint_rbt_less
   701   sorted_entries -> rbt_sorted_entries
   702   tree_greater_eq_trans -> rbt_greater_eq_trans
   703   tree_greater_nit -> rbt_greater_nit
   704   tree_greater_prop -> rbt_greater_prop
   705   tree_greater_simps -> rbt_greater_simps
   706   tree_greater_trans -> rbt_greater_trans
   707   tree_less_eq_trans -> rbt_less_eq_trans
   708   tree_less_nit -> rbt_less_nit
   709   tree_less_prop -> rbt_less_prop
   710   tree_less_simps -> rbt_less_simps
   711   tree_less_trans -> rbt_less_trans
   712   tree_ord_props -> rbt_ord_props
   713   union_Branch -> rbt_union_Branch
   714   union_is_rbt -> rbt_union_is_rbt
   715   unionw_is_rbt -> rbt_unionw_is_rbt
   716   unionwk_is_rbt -> rbt_unionwk_is_rbt
   717   unionwk_sorted -> rbt_unionwk_rbt_sorted
   718 
   719 * Theory HOL/Library/Float: Floating point numbers are now defined as
   720 a subset of the real numbers.  All operations are defined using the
   721 lifing-framework and proofs use the transfer method.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   722 
   723   Changed Operations:
   724   float_abs -> abs
   725   float_nprt -> nprt
   726   float_pprt -> pprt
   727   pow2 -> use powr
   728   round_down -> float_round_down
   729   round_up -> float_round_up
   730   scale -> exponent
   731 
   732   Removed Operations:
   733   ceiling_fl, lb_mult, lb_mod, ub_mult, ub_mod
   734 
   735   Renamed Lemmas:
   736   abs_float_def -> Float.compute_float_abs
   737   bitlen_ge0 -> bitlen_nonneg
   738   bitlen.simps -> Float.compute_bitlen
   739   float_components -> Float_mantissa_exponent
   740   float_divl.simps -> Float.compute_float_divl
   741   float_divr.simps -> Float.compute_float_divr
   742   float_eq_odd -> mult_powr_eq_mult_powr_iff
   743   float_power -> real_of_float_power
   744   lapprox_posrat_def -> Float.compute_lapprox_posrat
   745   lapprox_rat.simps -> Float.compute_lapprox_rat
   746   le_float_def' -> Float.compute_float_le
   747   le_float_def -> less_eq_float.rep_eq
   748   less_float_def' -> Float.compute_float_less
   749   less_float_def -> less_float.rep_eq
   750   normfloat_def -> Float.compute_normfloat
   751   normfloat_imp_odd_or_zero -> mantissa_not_dvd and mantissa_noteq_0
   752   normfloat -> normfloat_def
   753   normfloat_unique -> use normfloat_def
   754   number_of_float_Float -> Float.compute_float_numeral, Float.compute_float_neg_numeral
   755   one_float_def -> Float.compute_float_one
   756   plus_float_def -> Float.compute_float_plus
   757   rapprox_posrat_def -> Float.compute_rapprox_posrat
   758   rapprox_rat.simps -> Float.compute_rapprox_rat
   759   real_of_float_0 -> zero_float.rep_eq
   760   real_of_float_1 -> one_float.rep_eq
   761   real_of_float_abs -> abs_float.rep_eq
   762   real_of_float_add -> plus_float.rep_eq
   763   real_of_float_minus -> uminus_float.rep_eq
   764   real_of_float_mult -> times_float.rep_eq
   765   real_of_float_simp -> Float.rep_eq
   766   real_of_float_sub -> minus_float.rep_eq
   767   round_down.simps -> Float.compute_float_round_down
   768   round_up.simps -> Float.compute_float_round_up
   769   times_float_def -> Float.compute_float_times
   770   uminus_float_def -> Float.compute_float_uminus
   771   zero_float_def -> Float.compute_float_zero
   772 
   773   Lemmas not necessary anymore, use the transfer method:
   774   bitlen_B0, bitlen_B1, bitlen_ge1, bitlen_Min, bitlen_Pls, float_divl,
   775   float_divr, float_le_simp, float_less1_mantissa_bound,
   776   float_less_simp, float_less_zero, float_le_zero,
   777   float_pos_less1_e_neg, float_pos_m_pos, float_split, float_split2,
   778   floor_pos_exp, lapprox_posrat, lapprox_posrat_bottom, lapprox_rat,
   779   lapprox_rat_bottom, normalized_float, rapprox_posrat,
   780   rapprox_posrat_le1, rapprox_rat, real_of_float_ge0_exp,
   781   real_of_float_neg_exp, real_of_float_nge0_exp, round_down floor_fl,
   782   round_up, zero_le_float, zero_less_float
   783 
   784 * New theory HOL/Library/DAList provides an abstract type for
   785 association lists with distinct keys.
   786 
   787 * Session HOL/IMP: Added new theory of abstract interpretation of
   788 annotated commands.
   789 
   790 * Session HOL-Import: Re-implementation from scratch is faster,
   791 simpler, and more scalable.  Requires a proof bundle, which is
   792 available as an external component.  Discontinued old (and mostly
   793 dead) Importer for HOL4 and HOL Light.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   794 
   795 * Session HOL-Word: Discontinued many redundant theorems specific to
   796 type 'a word. INCOMPATIBILITY, use the corresponding generic theorems
   797 instead.
   798 
   799   word_sub_alt ~> word_sub_wi
   800   word_add_alt ~> word_add_def
   801   word_mult_alt ~> word_mult_def
   802   word_minus_alt ~> word_minus_def
   803   word_0_alt ~> word_0_wi
   804   word_1_alt ~> word_1_wi
   805   word_add_0 ~> add_0_left
   806   word_add_0_right ~> add_0_right
   807   word_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
   808   word_mult_1_right ~> mult_1_right
   809   word_add_commute ~> add_commute
   810   word_add_assoc ~> add_assoc
   811   word_add_left_commute ~> add_left_commute
   812   word_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
   813   word_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
   814   word_mult_left_commute ~> mult_left_commute
   815   word_left_distrib ~> left_distrib
   816   word_right_distrib ~> right_distrib
   817   word_left_minus ~> left_minus
   818   word_diff_0_right ~> diff_0_right
   819   word_diff_self ~> diff_self
   820   word_sub_def ~> diff_minus
   821   word_diff_minus ~> diff_minus
   822   word_add_ac ~> add_ac
   823   word_mult_ac ~> mult_ac
   824   word_plus_ac0 ~> add_0_left add_0_right add_ac
   825   word_times_ac1 ~> mult_1_left mult_1_right mult_ac
   826   word_order_trans ~> order_trans
   827   word_order_refl ~> order_refl
   828   word_order_antisym ~> order_antisym
   829   word_order_linear ~> linorder_linear
   830   lenw1_zero_neq_one ~> zero_neq_one
   831   word_number_of_eq ~> number_of_eq
   832   word_of_int_add_hom ~> wi_hom_add
   833   word_of_int_sub_hom ~> wi_hom_sub
   834   word_of_int_mult_hom ~> wi_hom_mult
   835   word_of_int_minus_hom ~> wi_hom_neg
   836   word_of_int_succ_hom ~> wi_hom_succ
   837   word_of_int_pred_hom ~> wi_hom_pred
   838   word_of_int_0_hom ~> word_0_wi
   839   word_of_int_1_hom ~> word_1_wi
   840 
   841 * Session HOL-Word: New proof method "word_bitwise" for splitting
   842 machine word equalities and inequalities into logical circuits,
   843 defined in HOL/Word/WordBitwise.thy.  Supports addition, subtraction,
   844 multiplication, shifting by constants, bitwise operators and numeric
   845 constants.  Requires fixed-length word types, not 'a word.  Solves
   846 many standard word identities outright and converts more into first
   847 order problems amenable to blast or similar.  See also examples in
   848 HOL/Word/Examples/WordExamples.thy.
   849 
   850 * Session HOL-Probability: Introduced the type "'a measure" to
   851 represent measures, this replaces the records 'a algebra and 'a
   852 measure_space.  The locales based on subset_class now have two
   853 locale-parameters the space \<Omega> and the set of measurable sets M.
   854 The product of probability spaces uses now the same constant as the
   855 finite product of sigma-finite measure spaces "PiM :: ('i => 'a)
   856 measure".  Most constants are defined now outside of locales and gain
   857 an additional parameter, like null_sets, almost_eventually or \<mu>'.
   858 Measure space constructions for distributions and densities now got
   859 their own constants distr and density.  Instead of using locales to
   860 describe measure spaces with a finite space, the measure count_space
   861 and point_measure is introduced.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
   862 
   863   Renamed constants:
   864   measure -> emeasure
   865   finite_measure.\<mu>' -> measure
   866   product_algebra_generator -> prod_algebra
   867   product_prob_space.emb -> prod_emb
   868   product_prob_space.infprod_algebra -> PiM
   869 
   870   Removed locales:
   871   completeable_measure_space
   872   finite_measure_space
   873   finite_prob_space
   874   finite_product_finite_prob_space
   875   finite_product_sigma_algebra
   876   finite_sigma_algebra
   877   measure_space
   878   pair_finite_prob_space
   879   pair_finite_sigma_algebra
   880   pair_finite_space
   881   pair_sigma_algebra
   882   product_sigma_algebra
   883 
   884   Removed constants:
   885   conditional_space
   886   distribution -> use distr measure, or distributed predicate
   887   image_space
   888   joint_distribution -> use distr measure, or distributed predicate
   889   pair_measure_generator
   890   product_prob_space.infprod_algebra -> use PiM
   891   subvimage
   892 
   893   Replacement theorems:
   894   finite_additivity_sufficient -> ring_of_sets.countably_additiveI_finite
   895   finite_measure.empty_measure -> measure_empty
   896   finite_measure.finite_continuity_from_above -> finite_measure.finite_Lim_measure_decseq
   897   finite_measure.finite_continuity_from_below -> finite_measure.finite_Lim_measure_incseq
   898   finite_measure.finite_measure_countably_subadditive -> finite_measure.finite_measure_subadditive_countably
   899   finite_measure.finite_measure_eq -> finite_measure.emeasure_eq_measure
   900   finite_measure.finite_measure -> finite_measure.emeasure_finite
   901   finite_measure.finite_measure_finite_singleton -> finite_measure.finite_measure_eq_setsum_singleton
   902   finite_measure.positive_measure' -> measure_nonneg
   903   finite_measure.real_measure -> finite_measure.emeasure_real
   904   finite_product_prob_space.finite_measure_times -> finite_product_prob_space.finite_measure_PiM_emb
   905   finite_product_sigma_algebra.in_P -> sets_PiM_I_finite
   906   finite_product_sigma_algebra.P_empty -> space_PiM_empty, sets_PiM_empty
   907   information_space.conditional_entropy_eq -> information_space.conditional_entropy_simple_distributed
   908   information_space.conditional_entropy_positive -> information_space.conditional_entropy_nonneg_simple
   909   information_space.conditional_mutual_information_eq_mutual_information -> information_space.conditional_mutual_information_eq_mutual_information_simple
   910   information_space.conditional_mutual_information_generic_positive -> information_space.conditional_mutual_information_nonneg_simple
   911   information_space.conditional_mutual_information_positive -> information_space.conditional_mutual_information_nonneg_simple
   912   information_space.entropy_commute -> information_space.entropy_commute_simple
   913   information_space.entropy_eq -> information_space.entropy_simple_distributed
   914   information_space.entropy_generic_eq -> information_space.entropy_simple_distributed
   915   information_space.entropy_positive -> information_space.entropy_nonneg_simple
   916   information_space.entropy_uniform_max -> information_space.entropy_uniform
   917   information_space.KL_eq_0_imp -> information_space.KL_eq_0_iff_eq
   918   information_space.KL_eq_0 -> information_space.KL_same_eq_0
   919   information_space.KL_ge_0 -> information_space.KL_nonneg
   920   information_space.mutual_information_eq -> information_space.mutual_information_simple_distributed
   921   information_space.mutual_information_positive -> information_space.mutual_information_nonneg_simple
   922   Int_stable_cuboids -> Int_stable_atLeastAtMost
   923   Int_stable_product_algebra_generator -> positive_integral
   924   measure_preserving -> equality "distr M N f = N" "f : measurable M N"
   925   measure_space.additive -> emeasure_additive
   926   measure_space.AE_iff_null_set -> AE_iff_null
   927   measure_space.almost_everywhere_def -> eventually_ae_filter
   928   measure_space.almost_everywhere_vimage -> AE_distrD
   929   measure_space.continuity_from_above -> INF_emeasure_decseq
   930   measure_space.continuity_from_above_Lim -> Lim_emeasure_decseq
   931   measure_space.continuity_from_below_Lim -> Lim_emeasure_incseq
   932   measure_space.continuity_from_below -> SUP_emeasure_incseq
   933   measure_space_density -> emeasure_density
   934   measure_space.density_is_absolutely_continuous -> absolutely_continuousI_density
   935   measure_space.integrable_vimage -> integrable_distr
   936   measure_space.integral_translated_density -> integral_density
   937   measure_space.integral_vimage -> integral_distr
   938   measure_space.measure_additive -> plus_emeasure
   939   measure_space.measure_compl -> emeasure_compl
   940   measure_space.measure_countable_increasing -> emeasure_countable_increasing
   941   measure_space.measure_countably_subadditive -> emeasure_subadditive_countably
   942   measure_space.measure_decseq -> decseq_emeasure
   943   measure_space.measure_Diff -> emeasure_Diff
   944   measure_space.measure_Diff_null_set -> emeasure_Diff_null_set
   945   measure_space.measure_eq_0 -> emeasure_eq_0
   946   measure_space.measure_finitely_subadditive -> emeasure_subadditive_finite
   947   measure_space.measure_finite_singleton -> emeasure_eq_setsum_singleton
   948   measure_space.measure_incseq -> incseq_emeasure
   949   measure_space.measure_insert -> emeasure_insert
   950   measure_space.measure_mono -> emeasure_mono
   951   measure_space.measure_not_negative -> emeasure_not_MInf
   952   measure_space.measure_preserving_Int_stable -> measure_eqI_generator_eq
   953   measure_space.measure_setsum -> setsum_emeasure
   954   measure_space.measure_setsum_split -> setsum_emeasure_cover
   955   measure_space.measure_space_vimage -> emeasure_distr
   956   measure_space.measure_subadditive_finite -> emeasure_subadditive_finite
   957   measure_space.measure_subadditive -> subadditive
   958   measure_space.measure_top -> emeasure_space
   959   measure_space.measure_UN_eq_0 -> emeasure_UN_eq_0
   960   measure_space.measure_Un_null_set -> emeasure_Un_null_set
   961   measure_space.positive_integral_translated_density -> positive_integral_density
   962   measure_space.positive_integral_vimage -> positive_integral_distr
   963   measure_space.real_continuity_from_above -> Lim_measure_decseq
   964   measure_space.real_continuity_from_below -> Lim_measure_incseq
   965   measure_space.real_measure_countably_subadditive -> measure_subadditive_countably
   966   measure_space.real_measure_Diff -> measure_Diff
   967   measure_space.real_measure_finite_Union -> measure_finite_Union
   968   measure_space.real_measure_setsum_singleton -> measure_eq_setsum_singleton
   969   measure_space.real_measure_subadditive -> measure_subadditive
   970   measure_space.real_measure_Union -> measure_Union
   971   measure_space.real_measure_UNION -> measure_UNION
   972   measure_space.simple_function_vimage -> simple_function_comp
   973   measure_space.simple_integral_vimage -> simple_integral_distr
   974   measure_space.simple_integral_vimage -> simple_integral_distr
   975   measure_unique_Int_stable -> measure_eqI_generator_eq
   976   measure_unique_Int_stable_vimage -> measure_eqI_generator_eq
   977   pair_sigma_algebra.measurable_cut_fst -> sets_Pair1
   978   pair_sigma_algebra.measurable_cut_snd -> sets_Pair2
   979   pair_sigma_algebra.measurable_pair_image_fst -> measurable_Pair1
   980   pair_sigma_algebra.measurable_pair_image_snd -> measurable_Pair2
   981   pair_sigma_algebra.measurable_product_swap -> measurable_pair_swap_iff
   982   pair_sigma_algebra.pair_sigma_algebra_measurable -> measurable_pair_swap
   983   pair_sigma_algebra.pair_sigma_algebra_swap_measurable -> measurable_pair_swap'
   984   pair_sigma_algebra.sets_swap -> sets_pair_swap
   985   pair_sigma_finite.measure_cut_measurable_fst -> pair_sigma_finite.measurable_emeasure_Pair1
   986   pair_sigma_finite.measure_cut_measurable_snd -> pair_sigma_finite.measurable_emeasure_Pair2
   987   pair_sigma_finite.measure_preserving_swap -> pair_sigma_finite.distr_pair_swap
   988   pair_sigma_finite.pair_measure_alt2 -> pair_sigma_finite.emeasure_pair_measure_alt2
   989   pair_sigma_finite.pair_measure_alt -> pair_sigma_finite.emeasure_pair_measure_alt
   990   pair_sigma_finite.pair_measure_times -> pair_sigma_finite.emeasure_pair_measure_Times
   991   prob_space.indep_distribution_eq_measure -> prob_space.indep_vars_iff_distr_eq_PiM
   992   prob_space.indep_var_distributionD -> prob_space.indep_var_distribution_eq
   993   prob_space.measure_space_1 -> prob_space.emeasure_space_1
   994   prob_space.prob_space_vimage -> prob_space_distr
   995   prob_space.random_variable_restrict -> measurable_restrict
   996   prob_space_unique_Int_stable -> measure_eqI_prob_space
   997   product_algebraE -> prod_algebraE_all
   998   product_algebra_generator_der -> prod_algebra_eq_finite
   999   product_algebra_generator_into_space -> prod_algebra_sets_into_space
  1000   product_algebraI -> sets_PiM_I_finite
  1001   product_measure_exists -> product_sigma_finite.sigma_finite
  1002   product_prob_space.finite_index_eq_finite_product -> product_prob_space.sets_PiM_generator
  1003   product_prob_space.finite_measure_infprod_emb_Pi -> product_prob_space.measure_PiM_emb
  1004   product_prob_space.infprod_spec -> product_prob_space.emeasure_PiM_emb_not_empty
  1005   product_prob_space.measurable_component -> measurable_component_singleton
  1006   product_prob_space.measurable_emb -> measurable_prod_emb
  1007   product_prob_space.measurable_into_infprod_algebra -> measurable_PiM_single
  1008   product_prob_space.measurable_singleton_infprod -> measurable_component_singleton
  1009   product_prob_space.measure_emb -> emeasure_prod_emb
  1010   product_prob_space.measure_preserving_restrict -> product_prob_space.distr_restrict
  1011   product_sigma_algebra.product_algebra_into_space -> space_closed
  1012   product_sigma_finite.measure_fold -> product_sigma_finite.distr_merge
  1013   product_sigma_finite.measure_preserving_component_singelton -> product_sigma_finite.distr_singleton
  1014   product_sigma_finite.measure_preserving_merge -> product_sigma_finite.distr_merge
  1015   sequence_space.measure_infprod -> sequence_space.measure_PiM_countable
  1016   sets_product_algebra -> sets_PiM
  1017   sigma_algebra.measurable_sigma -> measurable_measure_of
  1018   sigma_finite_measure.disjoint_sigma_finite -> sigma_finite_disjoint
  1019   sigma_finite_measure.RN_deriv_vimage -> sigma_finite_measure.RN_deriv_distr
  1020   sigma_product_algebra_sigma_eq -> sigma_prod_algebra_sigma_eq
  1021   space_product_algebra -> space_PiM
  1022 
  1023 * Session HOL-TPTP: support to parse and import TPTP problems (all
  1024 languages) into Isabelle/HOL.
  1025 
  1026 
  1027 *** FOL ***
  1028 
  1029 * New "case_product" attribute (see HOL).
  1030 
  1031 
  1032 *** ZF ***
  1033 
  1034 * Greater support for structured proofs involving induction or case
  1035 analysis.
  1036 
  1037 * Much greater use of mathematical symbols.
  1038 
  1039 * Removal of many ML theorem bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1040 
  1041 
  1042 *** ML ***
  1043 
  1044 * Antiquotation @{keyword "name"} produces a parser for outer syntax
  1045 from a minor keyword introduced via theory header declaration.
  1046 
  1047 * Antiquotation @{command_spec "name"} produces the
  1048 Outer_Syntax.command_spec from a major keyword introduced via theory
  1049 header declaration; it can be passed to Outer_Syntax.command etc.
  1050 
  1051 * Local_Theory.define no longer hard-wires default theorem name
  1052 "foo_def", but retains the binding as given.  If that is Binding.empty
  1053 / Attrib.empty_binding, the result is not registered as user-level
  1054 fact.  The Local_Theory.define_internal variant allows to specify a
  1055 non-empty name (used for the foundation in the background theory),
  1056 while omitting the fact binding in the user-context.  Potential
  1057 INCOMPATIBILITY for derived definitional packages: need to specify
  1058 naming policy for primitive definitions more explicitly.
  1059 
  1060 * Renamed Thm.capply to Thm.apply, and Thm.cabs to Thm.lambda in
  1061 conformance with similar operations in structure Term and Logic.
  1062 
  1063 * Antiquotation @{attributes [...]} embeds attribute source
  1064 representation into the ML text, which is particularly useful with
  1065 declarations like Local_Theory.note.
  1066 
  1067 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
  1068 ProofContext has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1069 
  1070 * Refined Local_Theory.declaration {syntax, pervasive}, with subtle
  1071 change of semantics: update is applied to auxiliary local theory
  1072 context as well.
  1073 
  1074 * Modernized some old-style infix operations:
  1075 
  1076   addeqcongs    ~> Simplifier.add_eqcong
  1077   deleqcongs    ~> Simplifier.del_eqcong
  1078   addcongs      ~> Simplifier.add_cong
  1079   delcongs      ~> Simplifier.del_cong
  1080   setmksimps    ~> Simplifier.set_mksimps
  1081   setmkcong     ~> Simplifier.set_mkcong
  1082   setmksym      ~> Simplifier.set_mksym
  1083   setmkeqTrue   ~> Simplifier.set_mkeqTrue
  1084   settermless   ~> Simplifier.set_termless
  1085   setsubgoaler  ~> Simplifier.set_subgoaler
  1086   addsplits     ~> Splitter.add_split
  1087   delsplits     ~> Splitter.del_split
  1088 
  1089 
  1090 *** System ***
  1091 
  1092 * USER_HOME settings variable points to cross-platform user home
  1093 directory, which coincides with HOME on POSIX systems only.  Likewise,
  1094 the Isabelle path specification "~" now expands to $USER_HOME, instead
  1095 of former $HOME.  A different default for USER_HOME may be set
  1096 explicitly in shell environment, before Isabelle settings are
  1097 evaluated.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY: need to adapt Isabelle path where
  1098 the generic user home was intended.
  1099 
  1100 * ISABELLE_HOME_WINDOWS refers to ISABELLE_HOME in windows file name
  1101 notation, which is useful for the jEdit file browser, for example.
  1102 
  1103 * ISABELLE_JDK_HOME settings variable points to JDK with javac and jar
  1104 (not just JRE).
  1105 
  1106 
  1107 
  1108 New in Isabelle2011-1 (October 2011)
  1109 ------------------------------------
  1110 
  1111 *** General ***
  1112 
  1113 * Improved Isabelle/jEdit Prover IDE (PIDE), which can be invoked as
  1114 "isabelle jedit" or "ISABELLE_HOME/Isabelle" on the command line.
  1115 
  1116   - Management of multiple theory files directly from the editor
  1117     buffer store -- bypassing the file-system (no requirement to save
  1118     files for checking).
  1119 
  1120   - Markup of formal entities within the text buffer, with semantic
  1121     highlighting, tooltips and hyperlinks to jump to defining source
  1122     positions.
  1123 
  1124   - Improved text rendering, with sub/superscripts in the source
  1125     buffer (including support for copy/paste wrt. output panel, HTML
  1126     theory output and other non-Isabelle text boxes).
  1127 
  1128   - Refined scheduling of proof checking and printing of results,
  1129     based on interactive editor view.  (Note: jEdit folding and
  1130     narrowing allows to restrict buffer perspectives explicitly.)
  1131 
  1132   - Reduced CPU performance requirements, usable on machines with few
  1133     cores.
  1134 
  1135   - Reduced memory requirements due to pruning of unused document
  1136     versions (garbage collection).
  1137 
  1138 See also ~~/src/Tools/jEdit/README.html for further information,
  1139 including some remaining limitations.
  1140 
  1141 * Theory loader: source files are exclusively located via the master
  1142 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
  1143 The global load path (such as src/HOL/Library) has been discontinued.
  1144 Note that the path element ~~ may be used to reference theories in the
  1145 Isabelle home folder -- for instance, "~~/src/HOL/Library/FuncSet".
  1146 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1147 
  1148 * Theory loader: source files are identified by content via SHA1
  1149 digests.  Discontinued former path/modtime identification and optional
  1150 ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT plugin scripts.
  1151 
  1152 * Parallelization of nested Isar proofs is subject to
  1153 Goal.parallel_proofs_threshold (default 100).  See also isabelle
  1154 usedir option -Q.
  1155 
  1156 * Name space: former unsynchronized references are now proper
  1157 configuration options, with more conventional names:
  1158 
  1159   long_names   ~> names_long
  1160   short_names  ~> names_short
  1161   unique_names ~> names_unique
  1162 
  1163 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, need to declare options in context like this:
  1164 
  1165   declare [[names_unique = false]]
  1166 
  1167 * Literal facts `prop` may contain dummy patterns, e.g. `_ = _`.  Note
  1168 that the result needs to be unique, which means fact specifications
  1169 may have to be refined after enriching a proof context.
  1170 
  1171 * Attribute "case_names" has been refined: the assumptions in each case
  1172 can be named now by following the case name with [name1 name2 ...].
  1173 
  1174 * Isabelle/Isar reference manual has been updated and extended:
  1175   - "Synopsis" provides a catalog of main Isar language concepts.
  1176   - Formal references in syntax diagrams, via @{rail} antiquotation.
  1177   - Updated material from classic "ref" manual, notably about
  1178     "Classical Reasoner".
  1179 
  1180 
  1181 *** HOL ***
  1182 
  1183 * Class bot and top require underlying partial order rather than
  1184 preorder: uniqueness of bot and top is guaranteed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1185 
  1186 * Class complete_lattice: generalized a couple of lemmas from sets;
  1187 generalized theorems INF_cong and SUP_cong.  New type classes for
  1188 complete boolean algebras and complete linear orders.  Lemmas
  1189 Inf_less_iff, less_Sup_iff, INF_less_iff, less_SUP_iff now reside in
  1190 class complete_linorder.
  1191 
  1192 Changed proposition of lemmas Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, Inf_fun_def,
  1193 Sup_fun_def, Inf_apply, Sup_apply.
  1194 
  1195 Removed redundant lemmas (the right hand side gives hints how to
  1196 replace them for (metis ...), or (simp only: ...) proofs):
  1197 
  1198   Inf_singleton ~> Inf_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Inf_empty inf_top_right]
  1199   Sup_singleton ~> Sup_insert [where A="{}", unfolded Sup_empty sup_bot_right]
  1200   Inf_binary ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
  1201   Sup_binary ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
  1202   Int_eq_Inter ~> Inf_insert, Inf_empty, and inf_top_right
  1203   Un_eq_Union ~> Sup_insert, Sup_empty, and sup_bot_right
  1204   Inter_def ~> INF_def, image_def
  1205   Union_def ~> SUP_def, image_def
  1206   INT_eq ~> INF_def, and image_def
  1207   UN_eq ~> SUP_def, and image_def
  1208   INF_subset ~> INF_superset_mono [OF _ order_refl]
  1209 
  1210 More consistent and comprehensive names:
  1211 
  1212   INTER_eq_Inter_image ~> INF_def
  1213   UNION_eq_Union_image ~> SUP_def
  1214   INFI_def ~> INF_def
  1215   SUPR_def ~> SUP_def
  1216   INF_leI ~> INF_lower
  1217   INF_leI2 ~> INF_lower2
  1218   le_INFI ~> INF_greatest
  1219   le_SUPI ~> SUP_upper
  1220   le_SUPI2 ~> SUP_upper2
  1221   SUP_leI ~> SUP_least
  1222   INFI_bool_eq ~> INF_bool_eq
  1223   SUPR_bool_eq ~> SUP_bool_eq
  1224   INFI_apply ~> INF_apply
  1225   SUPR_apply ~> SUP_apply
  1226   INTER_def ~> INTER_eq
  1227   UNION_def ~> UNION_eq
  1228 
  1229 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1230 
  1231 * Renamed theory Complete_Lattice to Complete_Lattices.
  1232 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1233 
  1234 * Theory Complete_Lattices: lemmas Inf_eq_top_iff, INF_eq_top_iff,
  1235 INF_image, Inf_insert, INF_top, Inf_top_conv, INF_top_conv, SUP_bot,
  1236 Sup_bot_conv, SUP_bot_conv, Sup_eq_top_iff, SUP_eq_top_iff, SUP_image,
  1237 Sup_insert are now declared as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1238 
  1239 * Theory Lattice: lemmas compl_inf_bot, compl_le_comp_iff,
  1240 compl_sup_top, inf_idem, inf_left_idem, inf_sup_absorb, sup_idem,
  1241 sup_inf_absob, sup_left_idem are now declared as [simp].  Minor
  1242 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1243 
  1244 * Added syntactic classes "inf" and "sup" for the respective
  1245 constants.  INCOMPATIBILITY: Changes in the argument order of the
  1246 (mostly internal) locale predicates for some derived classes.
  1247 
  1248 * Theorem collections ball_simps and bex_simps do not contain theorems
  1249 referring to UNION any longer; these have been moved to collection
  1250 UN_ball_bex_simps.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1251 
  1252 * Theory Archimedean_Field: floor now is defined as parameter of a
  1253 separate type class floor_ceiling.
  1254 
  1255 * Theory Finite_Set: more coherent development of fold_set locales:
  1256 
  1257     locale fun_left_comm ~> locale comp_fun_commute
  1258     locale fun_left_comm_idem ~> locale comp_fun_idem
  1259 
  1260 Both use point-free characterization; interpretation proofs may need
  1261 adjustment.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1262 
  1263 * Theory Limits: Type "'a net" has been renamed to "'a filter", in
  1264 accordance with standard mathematical terminology. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1265 
  1266 * Theory Complex_Main: The locale interpretations for the
  1267 bounded_linear and bounded_bilinear locales have been removed, in
  1268 order to reduce the number of duplicate lemmas. Users must use the
  1269 original names for distributivity theorems, potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1270 
  1271   divide.add ~> add_divide_distrib
  1272   divide.diff ~> diff_divide_distrib
  1273   divide.setsum ~> setsum_divide_distrib
  1274   mult.add_right ~> right_distrib
  1275   mult.diff_right ~> right_diff_distrib
  1276   mult_right.setsum ~> setsum_right_distrib
  1277   mult_left.diff ~> left_diff_distrib
  1278 
  1279 * Theory Complex_Main: Several redundant theorems have been removed or
  1280 replaced by more general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1281 
  1282   real_diff_def ~> minus_real_def
  1283   real_divide_def ~> divide_real_def
  1284   real_less_def ~> less_le
  1285   real_abs_def ~> abs_real_def
  1286   real_sgn_def ~> sgn_real_def
  1287   real_mult_commute ~> mult_commute
  1288   real_mult_assoc ~> mult_assoc
  1289   real_mult_1 ~> mult_1_left
  1290   real_add_mult_distrib ~> left_distrib
  1291   real_zero_not_eq_one ~> zero_neq_one
  1292   real_mult_inverse_left ~> left_inverse
  1293   INVERSE_ZERO ~> inverse_zero
  1294   real_le_refl ~> order_refl
  1295   real_le_antisym ~> order_antisym
  1296   real_le_trans ~> order_trans
  1297   real_le_linear ~> linear
  1298   real_le_eq_diff ~> le_iff_diff_le_0
  1299   real_add_left_mono ~> add_left_mono
  1300   real_mult_order ~> mult_pos_pos
  1301   real_mult_less_mono2 ~> mult_strict_left_mono
  1302   real_of_int_real_of_nat ~> real_of_int_of_nat_eq
  1303   real_0_le_divide_iff ~> zero_le_divide_iff
  1304   realpow_two_disj ~> power2_eq_iff
  1305   real_squared_diff_one_factored ~> square_diff_one_factored
  1306   realpow_two_diff ~> square_diff_square_factored
  1307   reals_complete2 ~> complete_real
  1308   real_sum_squared_expand ~> power2_sum
  1309   exp_ln_eq ~> ln_unique
  1310   expi_add ~> exp_add
  1311   expi_zero ~> exp_zero
  1312   lemma_DERIV_subst ~> DERIV_cong
  1313   LIMSEQ_Zfun_iff ~> tendsto_Zfun_iff
  1314   LIMSEQ_const ~> tendsto_const
  1315   LIMSEQ_norm ~> tendsto_norm
  1316   LIMSEQ_add ~> tendsto_add
  1317   LIMSEQ_minus ~> tendsto_minus
  1318   LIMSEQ_minus_cancel ~> tendsto_minus_cancel
  1319   LIMSEQ_diff ~> tendsto_diff
  1320   bounded_linear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
  1321   bounded_bilinear.LIMSEQ ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
  1322   LIMSEQ_mult ~> tendsto_mult
  1323   LIMSEQ_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
  1324   LIMSEQ_divide ~> tendsto_divide
  1325   LIMSEQ_pow ~> tendsto_power
  1326   LIMSEQ_setsum ~> tendsto_setsum
  1327   LIMSEQ_setprod ~> tendsto_setprod
  1328   LIMSEQ_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
  1329   LIMSEQ_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
  1330   LIMSEQ_imp_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
  1331   LIMSEQ_add_minus ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_minus]
  1332   LIMSEQ_add_const ~> tendsto_add [OF _ tendsto_const]
  1333   LIMSEQ_diff_const ~> tendsto_diff [OF _ tendsto_const]
  1334   LIMSEQ_Complex ~> tendsto_Complex
  1335   LIM_ident ~> tendsto_ident_at
  1336   LIM_const ~> tendsto_const
  1337   LIM_add ~> tendsto_add
  1338   LIM_add_zero ~> tendsto_add_zero
  1339   LIM_minus ~> tendsto_minus
  1340   LIM_diff ~> tendsto_diff
  1341   LIM_norm ~> tendsto_norm
  1342   LIM_norm_zero ~> tendsto_norm_zero
  1343   LIM_norm_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_norm_zero_cancel
  1344   LIM_norm_zero_iff ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff
  1345   LIM_rabs ~> tendsto_rabs
  1346   LIM_rabs_zero ~> tendsto_rabs_zero
  1347   LIM_rabs_zero_cancel ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_cancel
  1348   LIM_rabs_zero_iff ~> tendsto_rabs_zero_iff
  1349   LIM_compose ~> tendsto_compose
  1350   LIM_mult ~> tendsto_mult
  1351   LIM_scaleR ~> tendsto_scaleR
  1352   LIM_of_real ~> tendsto_of_real
  1353   LIM_power ~> tendsto_power
  1354   LIM_inverse ~> tendsto_inverse
  1355   LIM_sgn ~> tendsto_sgn
  1356   isCont_LIM_compose ~> isCont_tendsto_compose
  1357   bounded_linear.LIM ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
  1358   bounded_linear.LIM_zero ~> bounded_linear.tendsto_zero
  1359   bounded_bilinear.LIM ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto
  1360   bounded_bilinear.LIM_prod_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_zero
  1361   bounded_bilinear.LIM_left_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_left_zero
  1362   bounded_bilinear.LIM_right_zero ~> bounded_bilinear.tendsto_right_zero
  1363   LIM_inverse_fun ~> tendsto_inverse [OF tendsto_ident_at]
  1364 
  1365 * Theory Complex_Main: The definition of infinite series was
  1366 generalized.  Now it is defined on the type class {topological_space,
  1367 comm_monoid_add}.  Hence it is useable also for extended real numbers.
  1368 
  1369 * Theory Complex_Main: The complex exponential function "expi" is now
  1370 a type-constrained abbreviation for "exp :: complex => complex"; thus
  1371 several polymorphic lemmas about "exp" are now applicable to "expi".
  1372 
  1373 * Code generation:
  1374 
  1375   - Theory Library/Code_Char_ord provides native ordering of
  1376     characters in the target language.
  1377 
  1378   - Commands code_module and code_library are legacy, use export_code
  1379     instead.
  1380 
  1381   - Method "evaluation" is legacy, use method "eval" instead.
  1382 
  1383   - Legacy evaluator "SML" is deactivated by default.  May be
  1384     reactivated by the following theory command:
  1385 
  1386       setup {* Value.add_evaluator ("SML", Codegen.eval_term) *}
  1387 
  1388 * Declare ext [intro] by default.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1389 
  1390 * New proof method "induction" that gives induction hypotheses the
  1391 name "IH", thus distinguishing them from further hypotheses that come
  1392 from rule induction.  The latter are still called "hyps".  Method
  1393 "induction" is a thin wrapper around "induct" and follows the same
  1394 syntax.
  1395 
  1396 * Method "fastsimp" has been renamed to "fastforce", but "fastsimp" is
  1397 still available as a legacy feature for some time.
  1398 
  1399 * Nitpick:
  1400   - Added "need" and "total_consts" options.
  1401   - Reintroduced "show_skolems" option by popular demand.
  1402   - Renamed attribute: nitpick_def ~> nitpick_unfold.
  1403     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1404 
  1405 * Sledgehammer:
  1406   - Use quasi-sound (and efficient) translations by default.
  1407   - Added support for the following provers: E-ToFoF, LEO-II,
  1408     Satallax, SNARK, Waldmeister, and Z3 with TPTP syntax.
  1409   - Automatically preplay and minimize proofs before showing them if
  1410     this can be done within reasonable time.
  1411   - sledgehammer available_provers ~> sledgehammer supported_provers.
  1412     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1413   - Added "preplay_timeout", "slicing", "type_enc", "sound",
  1414     "max_mono_iters", and "max_new_mono_instances" options.
  1415   - Removed "explicit_apply" and "full_types" options as well as "Full
  1416     Types" Proof General menu item. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1417 
  1418 * Metis:
  1419   - Removed "metisF" -- use "metis" instead. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1420   - Obsoleted "metisFT" -- use "metis (full_types)" instead.
  1421     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1422 
  1423 * Command 'try':
  1424   - Renamed 'try_methods' and added "simp:", "intro:", "dest:", and
  1425     "elim:" options. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1426   - Introduced 'try' that not only runs 'try_methods' but also
  1427     'solve_direct', 'sledgehammer', 'quickcheck', and 'nitpick'.
  1428 
  1429 * Quickcheck:
  1430   - Added "eval" option to evaluate terms for the found counterexample
  1431     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
  1432   - Added post-processing of terms to obtain readable counterexamples
  1433     (currently only supported by the default (exhaustive) tester).
  1434   - New counterexample generator quickcheck[narrowing] enables
  1435     narrowing-based testing.  Requires the Glasgow Haskell compiler
  1436     with its installation location defined in the Isabelle settings
  1437     environment as ISABELLE_GHC.
  1438   - Removed quickcheck tester "SML" based on the SML code generator
  1439     (formly in HOL/Library).
  1440 
  1441 * Function package: discontinued option "tailrec".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  1442 use 'partial_function' instead.
  1443 
  1444 * Theory Library/Extended_Reals replaces now the positive extended
  1445 reals found in probability theory. This file is extended by
  1446 Multivariate_Analysis/Extended_Real_Limits.
  1447 
  1448 * Theory Library/Old_Recdef: old 'recdef' package has been moved here,
  1449 from where it must be imported explicitly if it is really required.
  1450 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1451 
  1452 * Theory Library/Wfrec: well-founded recursion combinator "wfrec" has
  1453 been moved here.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1454 
  1455 * Theory Library/Saturated provides type of numbers with saturated
  1456 arithmetic.
  1457 
  1458 * Theory Library/Product_Lattice defines a pointwise ordering for the
  1459 product type 'a * 'b, and provides instance proofs for various order
  1460 and lattice type classes.
  1461 
  1462 * Theory Library/Countable now provides the "countable_datatype" proof
  1463 method for proving "countable" class instances for datatypes.
  1464 
  1465 * Theory Library/Cset_Monad allows do notation for computable sets
  1466 (cset) via the generic monad ad-hoc overloading facility.
  1467 
  1468 * Library: Theories of common data structures are split into theories
  1469 for implementation, an invariant-ensuring type, and connection to an
  1470 abstract type. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1471 
  1472   - RBT is split into RBT and RBT_Mapping.
  1473   - AssocList is split and renamed into AList and AList_Mapping.
  1474   - DList is split into DList_Impl, DList, and DList_Cset.
  1475   - Cset is split into Cset and List_Cset.
  1476 
  1477 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity has been renamed to
  1478 Library/Extended_Nat, with name changes of the following types and
  1479 constants:
  1480 
  1481   type inat   ~> type enat
  1482   Fin         ~> enat
  1483   Infty       ~> infinity (overloaded)
  1484   iSuc        ~> eSuc
  1485   the_Fin     ~> the_enat
  1486 
  1487 Every theorem name containing "inat", "Fin", "Infty", or "iSuc" has
  1488 been renamed accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1489 
  1490 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: The euclidean_space type class now
  1491 fixes a constant "Basis :: 'a set" consisting of the standard
  1492 orthonormal basis for the type. Users now have the option of
  1493 quantifying over this set instead of using the "basis" function, e.g.
  1494 "ALL x:Basis. P x" vs "ALL i<DIM('a). P (basis i)".
  1495 
  1496 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Type "('a, 'b) cart" has been renamed
  1497 to "('a, 'b) vec" (the syntax "'a ^ 'b" remains unaffected). Constants
  1498 "Cart_nth" and "Cart_lambda" have been respectively renamed to
  1499 "vec_nth" and "vec_lambda"; theorems mentioning those names have
  1500 changed to match. Definition theorems for overloaded constants now use
  1501 the standard "foo_vec_def" naming scheme. A few other theorems have
  1502 been renamed as follows (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  1503 
  1504   Cart_eq          ~> vec_eq_iff
  1505   dist_nth_le_cart ~> dist_vec_nth_le
  1506   tendsto_vector   ~> vec_tendstoI
  1507   Cauchy_vector    ~> vec_CauchyI
  1508 
  1509 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: Several duplicate theorems have been
  1510 removed, and other theorems have been renamed or replaced with more
  1511 general versions. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1512 
  1513   finite_choice ~> finite_set_choice
  1514   eventually_conjI ~> eventually_conj
  1515   eventually_and ~> eventually_conj_iff
  1516   eventually_false ~> eventually_False
  1517   setsum_norm ~> norm_setsum
  1518   Lim_sequentially ~> LIMSEQ_def
  1519   Lim_ident_at ~> LIM_ident
  1520   Lim_const ~> tendsto_const
  1521   Lim_cmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF tendsto_const]
  1522   Lim_neg ~> tendsto_minus
  1523   Lim_add ~> tendsto_add
  1524   Lim_sub ~> tendsto_diff
  1525   Lim_mul ~> tendsto_scaleR
  1526   Lim_vmul ~> tendsto_scaleR [OF _ tendsto_const]
  1527   Lim_null_norm ~> tendsto_norm_zero_iff [symmetric]
  1528   Lim_linear ~> bounded_linear.tendsto
  1529   Lim_component ~> tendsto_euclidean_component
  1530   Lim_component_cart ~> tendsto_vec_nth
  1531   Lim_inner ~> tendsto_inner [OF tendsto_const]
  1532   dot_lsum ~> inner_setsum_left
  1533   dot_rsum ~> inner_setsum_right
  1534   continuous_cmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF continuous_const]
  1535   continuous_neg ~> continuous_minus
  1536   continuous_sub ~> continuous_diff
  1537   continuous_vmul ~> continuous_scaleR [OF _ continuous_const]
  1538   continuous_mul ~> continuous_scaleR
  1539   continuous_inv ~> continuous_inverse
  1540   continuous_at_within_inv ~> continuous_at_within_inverse
  1541   continuous_at_inv ~> continuous_at_inverse
  1542   continuous_at_norm ~> continuous_norm [OF continuous_at_id]
  1543   continuous_at_infnorm ~> continuous_infnorm [OF continuous_at_id]
  1544   continuous_at_component ~> continuous_component [OF continuous_at_id]
  1545   continuous_on_neg ~> continuous_on_minus
  1546   continuous_on_sub ~> continuous_on_diff
  1547   continuous_on_cmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF continuous_on_const]
  1548   continuous_on_vmul ~> continuous_on_scaleR [OF _ continuous_on_const]
  1549   continuous_on_mul ~> continuous_on_scaleR
  1550   continuous_on_mul_real ~> continuous_on_mult
  1551   continuous_on_inner ~> continuous_on_inner [OF continuous_on_const]
  1552   continuous_on_norm ~> continuous_on_norm [OF continuous_on_id]
  1553   continuous_on_inverse ~> continuous_on_inv
  1554   uniformly_continuous_on_neg ~> uniformly_continuous_on_minus
  1555   uniformly_continuous_on_sub ~> uniformly_continuous_on_diff
  1556   subset_interior ~> interior_mono
  1557   subset_closure ~> closure_mono
  1558   closure_univ ~> closure_UNIV
  1559   real_arch_lt ~> reals_Archimedean2
  1560   real_arch ~> reals_Archimedean3
  1561   real_abs_norm ~> abs_norm_cancel
  1562   real_abs_sub_norm ~> norm_triangle_ineq3
  1563   norm_cauchy_schwarz_abs ~> Cauchy_Schwarz_ineq2
  1564 
  1565 * Session HOL-Probability:
  1566   - Caratheodory's extension lemma is now proved for ring_of_sets.
  1567   - Infinite products of probability measures are now available.
  1568   - Sigma closure is independent, if the generator is independent
  1569   - Use extended reals instead of positive extended
  1570     reals. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1571 
  1572 * Session HOLCF: Discontinued legacy theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1573 
  1574   expand_fun_below ~> fun_below_iff
  1575   below_fun_ext ~> fun_belowI
  1576   expand_cfun_eq ~> cfun_eq_iff
  1577   ext_cfun ~> cfun_eqI
  1578   expand_cfun_below ~> cfun_below_iff
  1579   below_cfun_ext ~> cfun_belowI
  1580   monofun_fun_fun ~> fun_belowD
  1581   monofun_fun_arg ~> monofunE
  1582   monofun_lub_fun ~> adm_monofun [THEN admD]
  1583   cont_lub_fun ~> adm_cont [THEN admD]
  1584   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  1585   cont_Rep_CFun_app ~> cont_APP_app
  1586   cont_Rep_CFun_app_app ~> cont_APP_app_app
  1587   cont_cfun_fun ~> cont_Rep_cfun1 [THEN contE]
  1588   cont_cfun_arg ~> cont_Rep_cfun2 [THEN contE]
  1589   contlub_cfun ~> lub_APP [symmetric]
  1590   contlub_LAM ~> lub_LAM [symmetric]
  1591   thelubI ~> lub_eqI
  1592   UU_I ~> bottomI
  1593   lift_distinct1 ~> lift.distinct(1)
  1594   lift_distinct2 ~> lift.distinct(2)
  1595   Def_not_UU ~> lift.distinct(2)
  1596   Def_inject ~> lift.inject
  1597   below_UU_iff ~> below_bottom_iff
  1598   eq_UU_iff ~> eq_bottom_iff
  1599 
  1600 
  1601 *** Document preparation ***
  1602 
  1603 * Antiquotation @{rail} layouts railroad syntax diagrams, see also
  1604 isar-ref manual, both for description and actual application of the
  1605 same.
  1606 
  1607 * Antiquotation @{value} evaluates the given term and presents its
  1608 result.
  1609 
  1610 * Antiquotations: term style "isub" provides ad-hoc conversion of
  1611 variables x1, y23 into subscripted form x\<^isub>1,
  1612 y\<^isub>2\<^isub>3.
  1613 
  1614 * Predefined LaTeX macros for Isabelle symbols \<bind> and \<then>
  1615 (e.g. see ~~/src/HOL/Library/Monad_Syntax.thy).
  1616 
  1617 * Localized \isabellestyle switch can be used within blocks or groups
  1618 like this:
  1619 
  1620   \isabellestyle{it}  %preferred default
  1621   {\isabellestylett @{text "typewriter stuff"}}
  1622 
  1623 * Discontinued special treatment of hard tabulators.  Implicit
  1624 tab-width is now defined as 1.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY for visual
  1625 layouts.
  1626 
  1627 
  1628 *** ML ***
  1629 
  1630 * The inner syntax of sort/type/term/prop supports inlined YXML
  1631 representations within quoted string tokens.  By encoding logical
  1632 entities via Term_XML (in ML or Scala) concrete syntax can be
  1633 bypassed, which is particularly useful for producing bits of text
  1634 under external program control.
  1635 
  1636 * Antiquotations for ML and document preparation are managed as theory
  1637 data, which requires explicit setup.
  1638 
  1639 * Isabelle_Process.is_active allows tools to check if the official
  1640 process wrapper is running (Isabelle/Scala/jEdit) or the old TTY loop
  1641 (better known as Proof General).
  1642 
  1643 * Structure Proof_Context follows standard naming scheme.  Old
  1644 ProofContext is still available for some time as legacy alias.
  1645 
  1646 * Structure Timing provides various operations for timing; supersedes
  1647 former start_timing/end_timing etc.
  1648 
  1649 * Path.print is the official way to show file-system paths to users
  1650 (including quotes etc.).
  1651 
  1652 * Inner syntax: identifiers in parse trees of generic categories
  1653 "logic", "aprop", "idt" etc. carry position information (disguised as
  1654 type constraints).  Occasional INCOMPATIBILITY with non-compliant
  1655 translations that choke on unexpected type constraints.  Positions can
  1656 be stripped in ML translations via Syntax.strip_positions /
  1657 Syntax.strip_positions_ast, or via the syntax constant
  1658 "_strip_positions" within parse trees.  As last resort, positions can
  1659 be disabled via the configuration option Syntax.positions, which is
  1660 called "syntax_positions" in Isar attribute syntax.
  1661 
  1662 * Discontinued special status of various ML structures that contribute
  1663 to structure Syntax (Ast, Lexicon, Mixfix, Parser, Printer etc.): less
  1664 pervasive content, no inclusion in structure Syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  1665 refer directly to Ast.Constant, Lexicon.is_identifier,
  1666 Syntax_Trans.mk_binder_tr etc.
  1667 
  1668 * Typed print translation: discontinued show_sorts argument, which is
  1669 already available via context of "advanced" translation.
  1670 
  1671 * Refined PARALLEL_GOALS tactical: degrades gracefully for schematic
  1672 goal states; body tactic needs to address all subgoals uniformly.
  1673 
  1674 * Slightly more special eq_list/eq_set, with shortcut involving
  1675 pointer equality (assumes that eq relation is reflexive).
  1676 
  1677 * Classical tactics use proper Proof.context instead of historic types
  1678 claset/clasimpset.  Old-style declarations like addIs, addEs, addDs
  1679 operate directly on Proof.context.  Raw type claset retains its use as
  1680 snapshot of the classical context, which can be recovered via
  1681 (put_claset HOL_cs) etc.  Type clasimpset has been discontinued.
  1682 INCOMPATIBILITY, classical tactics and derived proof methods require
  1683 proper Proof.context.
  1684 
  1685 
  1686 *** System ***
  1687 
  1688 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.2, which was the last version
  1689 without proper multithreading and TimeLimit implementation.
  1690 
  1691 * Discontinued old lib/scripts/polyml-platform, which has been
  1692 obsolete since Isabelle2009-2.
  1693 
  1694 * Various optional external tools are referenced more robustly and
  1695 uniformly by explicit Isabelle settings as follows:
  1696 
  1697   ISABELLE_CSDP   (formerly CSDP_EXE)
  1698   ISABELLE_GHC    (formerly EXEC_GHC or GHC_PATH)
  1699   ISABELLE_OCAML  (formerly EXEC_OCAML)
  1700   ISABELLE_SWIPL  (formerly EXEC_SWIPL)
  1701   ISABELLE_YAP    (formerly EXEC_YAP)
  1702 
  1703 Note that automated detection from the file-system or search path has
  1704 been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1705 
  1706 * Scala layer provides JVM method invocation service for static
  1707 methods of type (String)String, see Invoke_Scala.method in ML.  For
  1708 example:
  1709 
  1710   Invoke_Scala.method "java.lang.System.getProperty" "java.home"
  1711 
  1712 Together with YXML.string_of_body/parse_body and XML.Encode/Decode
  1713 this allows to pass structured values between ML and Scala.
  1714 
  1715 * The IsabelleText fonts includes some further glyphs to support the
  1716 Prover IDE.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: users who happen to have
  1717 installed a local copy (which is normally *not* required) need to
  1718 delete or update it from ~~/lib/fonts/.
  1719 
  1720 
  1721 
  1722 New in Isabelle2011 (January 2011)
  1723 ----------------------------------
  1724 
  1725 *** General ***
  1726 
  1727 * Experimental Prover IDE based on Isabelle/Scala and jEdit (see
  1728 src/Tools/jEdit).  This also serves as IDE for Isabelle/ML, with
  1729 useful tooltips and hyperlinks produced from its static analysis.  The
  1730 bundled component provides an executable Isabelle tool that can be run
  1731 like this:
  1732 
  1733   Isabelle2011/bin/isabelle jedit
  1734 
  1735 * Significantly improved Isabelle/Isar implementation manual.
  1736 
  1737 * System settings: ISABELLE_HOME_USER now includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER
  1738 (and thus refers to something like $HOME/.isabelle/Isabelle2011),
  1739 while the default heap location within that directory lacks that extra
  1740 suffix.  This isolates multiple Isabelle installations from each
  1741 other, avoiding problems with old settings in new versions.
  1742 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to copy/upgrade old user settings manually.
  1743 
  1744 * Source files are always encoded as UTF-8, instead of old-fashioned
  1745 ISO-Latin-1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Isabelle LaTeX documents might require
  1746 the following package declarations:
  1747 
  1748   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  1749   \usepackage{textcomp}
  1750 
  1751 * Explicit treatment of UTF-8 sequences as Isabelle symbols, such that
  1752 a Unicode character is treated as a single symbol, not a sequence of
  1753 non-ASCII bytes as before.  Since Isabelle/ML string literals may
  1754 contain symbols without further backslash escapes, Unicode can now be
  1755 used here as well.  Recall that Symbol.explode in ML provides a
  1756 consistent view on symbols, while raw explode (or String.explode)
  1757 merely give a byte-oriented representation.
  1758 
  1759 * Theory loader: source files are primarily located via the master
  1760 directory of each theory node (where the .thy file itself resides).
  1761 The global load path is still partially available as legacy feature.
  1762 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY due to subtle change in file lookup: use
  1763 explicit paths, relatively to the theory.
  1764 
  1765 * Special treatment of ML file names has been discontinued.
  1766 Historically, optional extensions .ML or .sml were added on demand --
  1767 at the cost of clarity of file dependencies.  Recall that Isabelle/ML
  1768 files exclusively use the .ML extension.  Minor INCOMPATIBILTY.
  1769 
  1770 * Various options that affect pretty printing etc. are now properly
  1771 handled within the context via configuration options, instead of
  1772 unsynchronized references or print modes.  There are both ML Config.T
  1773 entities and Isar declaration attributes to access these.
  1774 
  1775   ML (Config.T)                 Isar (attribute)
  1776 
  1777   eta_contract                  eta_contract
  1778   show_brackets                 show_brackets
  1779   show_sorts                    show_sorts
  1780   show_types                    show_types
  1781   show_question_marks           show_question_marks
  1782   show_consts                   show_consts
  1783   show_abbrevs                  show_abbrevs
  1784 
  1785   Syntax.ast_trace              syntax_ast_trace
  1786   Syntax.ast_stat               syntax_ast_stat
  1787   Syntax.ambiguity_level        syntax_ambiguity_level
  1788 
  1789   Goal_Display.goals_limit      goals_limit
  1790   Goal_Display.show_main_goal   show_main_goal
  1791 
  1792   Method.rule_trace             rule_trace
  1793 
  1794   Thy_Output.display            thy_output_display
  1795   Thy_Output.quotes             thy_output_quotes
  1796   Thy_Output.indent             thy_output_indent
  1797   Thy_Output.source             thy_output_source
  1798   Thy_Output.break              thy_output_break
  1799 
  1800 Note that corresponding "..._default" references in ML may only be
  1801 changed globally at the ROOT session setup, but *not* within a theory.
  1802 The option "show_abbrevs" supersedes the former print mode
  1803 "no_abbrevs" with inverted meaning.
  1804 
  1805 * More systematic naming of some configuration options.
  1806 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1807 
  1808   trace_simp  ~>  simp_trace
  1809   debug_simp  ~>  simp_debug
  1810 
  1811 * Support for real valued configuration options, using simplistic
  1812 floating-point notation that coincides with the inner syntax for
  1813 float_token.
  1814 
  1815 * Support for real valued preferences (with approximative PGIP type):
  1816 front-ends need to accept "pgint" values in float notation.
  1817 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1818 
  1819 * The IsabelleText font now includes Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic from
  1820 DejaVu Sans.
  1821 
  1822 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 5.0 and 5.1 versions.
  1823 
  1824 
  1825 *** Pure ***
  1826 
  1827 * Command 'type_synonym' (with single argument) replaces somewhat
  1828 outdated 'types', which is still available as legacy feature for some
  1829 time.
  1830 
  1831 * Command 'nonterminal' (with 'and' separated list of arguments)
  1832 replaces somewhat outdated 'nonterminals'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1833 
  1834 * Command 'notepad' replaces former 'example_proof' for
  1835 experimentation in Isar without any result.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1836 
  1837 * Locale interpretation commands 'interpret' and 'sublocale' accept
  1838 lists of equations to map definitions in a locale to appropriate
  1839 entities in the context of the interpretation.  The 'interpretation'
  1840 command already provided this functionality.
  1841 
  1842 * Diagnostic command 'print_dependencies' prints the locale instances
  1843 that would be activated if the specified expression was interpreted in
  1844 the current context.  Variant "print_dependencies!" assumes a context
  1845 without interpretations.
  1846 
  1847 * Diagnostic command 'print_interps' prints interpretations in proofs
  1848 in addition to interpretations in theories.
  1849 
  1850 * Discontinued obsolete 'global' and 'local' commands to manipulate
  1851 the theory name space.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.  The ML functions
  1852 Sign.root_path and Sign.local_path may be applied directly where this
  1853 feature is still required for historical reasons.
  1854 
  1855 * Discontinued obsolete 'constdefs' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  1856 'definition' instead.
  1857 
  1858 * The "prems" fact, which refers to the accidental collection of
  1859 foundational premises in the context, is now explicitly marked as
  1860 legacy feature and will be discontinued soon.  Consider using "assms"
  1861 of the head statement or reference facts by explicit names.
  1862 
  1863 * Document antiquotations @{class} and @{type} print classes and type
  1864 constructors.
  1865 
  1866 * Document antiquotation @{file} checks file/directory entries within
  1867 the local file system.
  1868 
  1869 
  1870 *** HOL ***
  1871 
  1872 * Coercive subtyping: functions can be declared as coercions and type
  1873 inference will add them as necessary upon input of a term.  Theory
  1874 Complex_Main declares real :: nat => real and real :: int => real as
  1875 coercions. A coercion function f is declared like this:
  1876 
  1877   declare [[coercion f]]
  1878 
  1879 To lift coercions through type constructors (e.g. from nat => real to
  1880 nat list => real list), map functions can be declared, e.g.
  1881 
  1882   declare [[coercion_map map]]
  1883 
  1884 Currently coercion inference is activated only in theories including
  1885 real numbers, i.e. descendants of Complex_Main.  This is controlled by
  1886 the configuration option "coercion_enabled", e.g. it can be enabled in
  1887 other theories like this:
  1888 
  1889   declare [[coercion_enabled]]
  1890 
  1891 * Command 'partial_function' provides basic support for recursive
  1892 function definitions over complete partial orders.  Concrete instances
  1893 are provided for i) the option type, ii) tail recursion on arbitrary
  1894 types, and iii) the heap monad of Imperative_HOL.  See
  1895 src/HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy and src/HOL/Imperative_HOL/ex/Linked_Lists.thy
  1896 for examples.
  1897 
  1898 * Function package: f.psimps rules are no longer implicitly declared
  1899 as [simp].  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1900 
  1901 * Datatype package: theorems generated for executable equality (class
  1902 "eq") carry proper names and are treated as default code equations.
  1903 
  1904 * Inductive package: now offers command 'inductive_simps' to
  1905 automatically derive instantiated and simplified equations for
  1906 inductive predicates, similar to 'inductive_cases'.
  1907 
  1908 * Command 'enriched_type' allows to register properties of the
  1909 functorial structure of types.
  1910 
  1911 * Improved infrastructure for term evaluation using code generator
  1912 techniques, in particular static evaluation conversions.
  1913 
  1914 * Code generator: Scala (2.8 or higher) has been added to the target
  1915 languages.
  1916 
  1917 * Code generator: globbing constant expressions "*" and "Theory.*"
  1918 have been replaced by the more idiomatic "_" and "Theory._".
  1919 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1920 
  1921 * Code generator: export_code without explicit file declaration prints
  1922 to standard output.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1923 
  1924 * Code generator: do not print function definitions for case
  1925 combinators any longer.
  1926 
  1927 * Code generator: simplification with rules determined with
  1928 src/Tools/Code/code_simp.ML and method "code_simp".
  1929 
  1930 * Code generator for records: more idiomatic representation of record
  1931 types.  Warning: records are not covered by ancient SML code
  1932 generation any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  In cases of need, a suitable
  1933 rep_datatype declaration helps to succeed then:
  1934 
  1935   record 'a foo = ...
  1936   ...
  1937   rep_datatype foo_ext ...
  1938 
  1939 * Records: logical foundation type for records does not carry a
  1940 '_type' suffix any longer (obsolete due to authentic syntax).
  1941 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1942 
  1943 * Quickcheck now by default uses exhaustive testing instead of random
  1944 testing.  Random testing can be invoked by "quickcheck [random]",
  1945 exhaustive testing by "quickcheck [exhaustive]".
  1946 
  1947 * Quickcheck instantiates polymorphic types with small finite
  1948 datatypes by default. This enables a simple execution mechanism to
  1949 handle quantifiers and function equality over the finite datatypes.
  1950 
  1951 * Quickcheck random generator has been renamed from "code" to
  1952 "random".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1953 
  1954 * Quickcheck now has a configurable time limit which is set to 30
  1955 seconds by default. This can be changed by adding [timeout = n] to the
  1956 quickcheck command. The time limit for Auto Quickcheck is still set
  1957 independently.
  1958 
  1959 * Quickcheck in locales considers interpretations of that locale for
  1960 counter example search.
  1961 
  1962 * Sledgehammer:
  1963   - Added "smt" and "remote_smt" provers based on the "smt" proof
  1964     method. See the Sledgehammer manual for details ("isabelle doc
  1965     sledgehammer").
  1966   - Renamed commands:
  1967     sledgehammer atp_info ~> sledgehammer running_provers
  1968     sledgehammer atp_kill ~> sledgehammer kill_provers
  1969     sledgehammer available_atps ~> sledgehammer available_provers
  1970     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1971   - Renamed options:
  1972     sledgehammer [atps = ...] ~> sledgehammer [provers = ...]
  1973     sledgehammer [atp = ...] ~> sledgehammer [prover = ...]
  1974     sledgehammer [timeout = 77 s] ~> sledgehammer [timeout = 77]
  1975     (and "ms" and "min" are no longer supported)
  1976     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1977 
  1978 * Nitpick:
  1979   - Renamed options:
  1980     nitpick [timeout = 77 s] ~> nitpick [timeout = 77]
  1981     nitpick [tac_timeout = 777 ms] ~> nitpick [tac_timeout = 0.777]
  1982     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  1983   - Added support for partial quotient types.
  1984   - Added local versions of the "Nitpick.register_xxx" functions.
  1985   - Added "whack" option.
  1986   - Allow registration of quotient types as codatatypes.
  1987   - Improved "merge_type_vars" option to merge more types.
  1988   - Removed unsound "fast_descrs" option.
  1989   - Added custom symmetry breaking for datatypes, making it possible to reach
  1990     higher cardinalities.
  1991   - Prevent the expansion of too large definitions.
  1992 
  1993 * Proof methods "metis" and "meson" now have configuration options
  1994 "meson_trace", "metis_trace", and "metis_verbose" that can be enabled
  1995 to diagnose these tools. E.g.
  1996 
  1997     using [[metis_trace = true]]
  1998 
  1999 * Auto Solve: Renamed "Auto Solve Direct".  The tool is now available
  2000 manually as command 'solve_direct'.
  2001 
  2002 * The default SMT solver Z3 must be enabled explicitly (due to
  2003 licensing issues) by setting the environment variable
  2004 Z3_NON_COMMERCIAL in etc/settings of the component, for example.  For
  2005 commercial applications, the SMT solver CVC3 is provided as fall-back;
  2006 changing the SMT solver is done via the configuration option
  2007 "smt_solver".
  2008 
  2009 * Remote SMT solvers need to be referred to by the "remote_" prefix,
  2010 i.e. "remote_cvc3" and "remote_z3".
  2011 
  2012 * Added basic SMT support for datatypes, records, and typedefs using
  2013 the oracle mode (no proofs).  Direct support of pairs has been dropped
  2014 in exchange (pass theorems fst_conv snd_conv pair_collapse to the SMT
  2015 support for a similar behavior).  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2016 
  2017 * Changed SMT configuration options:
  2018   - Renamed:
  2019     z3_proofs ~> smt_oracle (with inverted meaning)
  2020     z3_trace_assms ~> smt_trace_used_facts
  2021     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2022   - Added:
  2023     smt_verbose
  2024     smt_random_seed
  2025     smt_datatypes
  2026     smt_infer_triggers
  2027     smt_monomorph_limit
  2028     cvc3_options
  2029     remote_cvc3_options
  2030     remote_z3_options
  2031     yices_options
  2032 
  2033 * Boogie output files (.b2i files) need to be declared in the theory
  2034 header.
  2035 
  2036 * Simplification procedure "list_to_set_comprehension" rewrites list
  2037 comprehensions applied to List.set to set comprehensions.  Occasional
  2038 INCOMPATIBILITY, may be deactivated like this:
  2039 
  2040   declare [[simproc del: list_to_set_comprehension]]
  2041 
  2042 * Removed old version of primrec package.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2043 
  2044 * Removed simplifier congruence rule of "prod_case", as has for long
  2045 been the case with "split".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2046 
  2047 * String.literal is a type, but not a datatype.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2048 
  2049 * Removed [split_format ... and ... and ...] version of
  2050 [split_format].  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2051 
  2052 * Predicate "sorted" now defined inductively, with nice induction
  2053 rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY: former sorted.simps now named sorted_simps.
  2054 
  2055 * Constant "contents" renamed to "the_elem", to free the generic name
  2056 contents for other uses.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2057 
  2058 * Renamed class eq and constant eq (for code generation) to class
  2059 equal and constant equal, plus renaming of related facts and various
  2060 tuning.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2061 
  2062 * Dropped type classes mult_mono and mult_mono1.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2063 
  2064 * Removed output syntax "'a ~=> 'b" for "'a => 'b option".
  2065 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2066 
  2067 * Renamed theory Fset to Cset, type Fset.fset to Cset.set, in order to
  2068 avoid confusion with finite sets.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2069 
  2070 * Abandoned locales equiv, congruent and congruent2 for equivalence
  2071 relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use equivI rather than equiv_intro (same
  2072 for congruent(2)).
  2073 
  2074 * Some previously unqualified names have been qualified:
  2075 
  2076   types
  2077     bool ~> HOL.bool
  2078     nat ~> Nat.nat
  2079 
  2080   constants
  2081     Trueprop ~> HOL.Trueprop
  2082     True ~> HOL.True
  2083     False ~> HOL.False
  2084     op & ~> HOL.conj
  2085     op | ~> HOL.disj
  2086     op --> ~> HOL.implies
  2087     op = ~> HOL.eq
  2088     Not ~> HOL.Not
  2089     The ~> HOL.The
  2090     All ~> HOL.All
  2091     Ex ~> HOL.Ex
  2092     Ex1 ~> HOL.Ex1
  2093     Let ~> HOL.Let
  2094     If ~> HOL.If
  2095     Ball ~> Set.Ball
  2096     Bex ~> Set.Bex
  2097     Suc ~> Nat.Suc
  2098     Pair ~> Product_Type.Pair
  2099     fst ~> Product_Type.fst
  2100     snd ~> Product_Type.snd
  2101     curry ~> Product_Type.curry
  2102     op : ~> Set.member
  2103     Collect ~> Set.Collect
  2104 
  2105 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2106 
  2107 * More canonical naming convention for some fundamental definitions:
  2108 
  2109     bot_bool_eq ~> bot_bool_def
  2110     top_bool_eq ~> top_bool_def
  2111     inf_bool_eq ~> inf_bool_def
  2112     sup_bool_eq ~> sup_bool_def
  2113     bot_fun_eq  ~> bot_fun_def
  2114     top_fun_eq  ~> top_fun_def
  2115     inf_fun_eq  ~> inf_fun_def
  2116     sup_fun_eq  ~> sup_fun_def
  2117 
  2118 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2119 
  2120 * More stylized fact names:
  2121 
  2122   expand_fun_eq ~> fun_eq_iff
  2123   expand_set_eq ~> set_eq_iff
  2124   set_ext       ~> set_eqI
  2125   nat_number    ~> eval_nat_numeral
  2126 
  2127 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2128 
  2129 * Refactoring of code-generation specific operations in theory List:
  2130 
  2131   constants
  2132     null ~> List.null
  2133 
  2134   facts
  2135     mem_iff ~> member_def
  2136     null_empty ~> null_def
  2137 
  2138 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Note that these were not supposed to be used
  2139 regularly unless for striking reasons; their main purpose was code
  2140 generation.
  2141 
  2142 Various operations from the Haskell prelude are used for generating
  2143 Haskell code.
  2144 
  2145 * Term "bij f" is now an abbreviation of "bij_betw f UNIV UNIV".  Term
  2146 "surj f" is now an abbreviation of "range f = UNIV".  The theorems
  2147 bij_def and surj_def are unchanged.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2148 
  2149 * Abolished some non-alphabetic type names: "prod" and "sum" replace
  2150 "*" and "+" respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2151 
  2152 * Name "Plus" of disjoint sum operator "<+>" is now hidden.  Write
  2153 "Sum_Type.Plus" instead.
  2154 
  2155 * Constant "split" has been merged with constant "prod_case"; names of
  2156 ML functions, facts etc. involving split have been retained so far,
  2157 though.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2158 
  2159 * Dropped old infix syntax "_ mem _" for List.member; use "_ : set _"
  2160 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2161 
  2162 * Removed lemma "Option.is_none_none" which duplicates "is_none_def".
  2163 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2164 
  2165 * Former theory Library/Enum is now part of the HOL-Main image.
  2166 INCOMPATIBILITY: all constants of the Enum theory now have to be
  2167 referred to by its qualified name.
  2168 
  2169   enum    ~>  Enum.enum
  2170   nlists  ~>  Enum.nlists
  2171   product ~>  Enum.product
  2172 
  2173 * Theory Library/Monad_Syntax provides do-syntax for monad types.
  2174 Syntax in Library/State_Monad has been changed to avoid ambiguities.
  2175 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2176 
  2177 * Theory Library/SetsAndFunctions has been split into
  2178 Library/Function_Algebras and Library/Set_Algebras; canonical names
  2179 for instance definitions for functions; various improvements.
  2180 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2181 
  2182 * Theory Library/Multiset provides stable quicksort implementation of
  2183 sort_key.
  2184 
  2185 * Theory Library/Multiset: renamed empty_idemp ~> empty_neutral.
  2186 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2187 
  2188 * Session Multivariate_Analysis: introduced a type class for euclidean
  2189 space.  Most theorems are now stated in terms of euclidean spaces
  2190 instead of finite cartesian products.
  2191 
  2192   types
  2193     real ^ 'n ~>  'a::real_vector
  2194               ~>  'a::euclidean_space
  2195               ~>  'a::ordered_euclidean_space
  2196         (depends on your needs)
  2197 
  2198   constants
  2199      _ $ _        ~> _ $$ _
  2200      \<chi> x. _  ~> \<chi>\<chi> x. _
  2201      CARD('n)     ~> DIM('a)
  2202 
  2203 Also note that the indices are now natural numbers and not from some
  2204 finite type. Finite cartesian products of euclidean spaces, products
  2205 of euclidean spaces the real and complex numbers are instantiated to
  2206 be euclidean_spaces.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2207 
  2208 * Session Probability: introduced pextreal as positive extended real
  2209 numbers.  Use pextreal as value for measures.  Introduce the
  2210 Radon-Nikodym derivative, product spaces and Fubini's theorem for
  2211 arbitrary sigma finite measures.  Introduces Lebesgue measure based on
  2212 the integral in Multivariate Analysis.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2213 
  2214 * Session Imperative_HOL: revamped, corrected dozens of inadequacies.
  2215 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2216 
  2217 * Session SPARK (with image HOL-SPARK) provides commands to load and
  2218 prove verification conditions generated by the SPARK Ada program
  2219 verifier.  See also src/HOL/SPARK and src/HOL/SPARK/Examples.
  2220 
  2221 
  2222 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  2223 
  2224 * Theorems for additive ring operations (locale abelian_monoid and
  2225 descendants) are generated by interpretation from their multiplicative
  2226 counterparts.  Names (in particular theorem names) have the mandatory
  2227 qualifier 'add'.  Previous theorem names are redeclared for
  2228 compatibility.
  2229 
  2230 * Structure "int_ring" is now an abbreviation (previously a
  2231 definition).  This fits more natural with advanced interpretations.
  2232 
  2233 
  2234 *** HOLCF ***
  2235 
  2236 * The domain package now runs in definitional mode by default: The
  2237 former command 'new_domain' is now called 'domain'.  To use the domain
  2238 package in its original axiomatic mode, use 'domain (unsafe)'.
  2239 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2240 
  2241 * The new class "domain" is now the default sort.  Class "predomain"
  2242 is an unpointed version of "domain". Theories can be updated by
  2243 replacing sort annotations as shown below.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2244 
  2245   'a::type ~> 'a::countable
  2246   'a::cpo  ~> 'a::predomain
  2247   'a::pcpo ~> 'a::domain
  2248 
  2249 * The old type class "rep" has been superseded by class "domain".
  2250 Accordingly, users of the definitional package must remove any
  2251 "default_sort rep" declarations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2252 
  2253 * The domain package (definitional mode) now supports unpointed
  2254 predomain argument types, as long as they are marked 'lazy'. (Strict
  2255 arguments must be in class "domain".) For example, the following
  2256 domain definition now works:
  2257 
  2258   domain natlist = nil | cons (lazy "nat discr") (lazy "natlist")
  2259 
  2260 * Theory HOLCF/Library/HOL_Cpo provides cpo and predomain class
  2261 instances for types from main HOL: bool, nat, int, char, 'a + 'b,
  2262 'a option, and 'a list.  Additionally, it configures fixrec and the
  2263 domain package to work with these types.  For example:
  2264 
  2265   fixrec isInl :: "('a + 'b) u -> tr"
  2266     where "isInl$(up$(Inl x)) = TT" | "isInl$(up$(Inr y)) = FF"
  2267 
  2268   domain V = VFun (lazy "V -> V") | VCon (lazy "nat") (lazy "V list")
  2269 
  2270 * The "(permissive)" option of fixrec has been replaced with a
  2271 per-equation "(unchecked)" option. See
  2272 src/HOL/HOLCF/Tutorial/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2273 
  2274 * The "bifinite" class no longer fixes a constant "approx"; the class
  2275 now just asserts that such a function exists.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2276 
  2277 * Former type "alg_defl" has been renamed to "defl".  HOLCF no longer
  2278 defines an embedding of type 'a defl into udom by default; instances
  2279 of "bifinite" and "domain" classes are available in
  2280 src/HOL/HOLCF/Library/Defl_Bifinite.thy.
  2281 
  2282 * The syntax "REP('a)" has been replaced with "DEFL('a)".
  2283 
  2284 * The predicate "directed" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2285 
  2286 * The type class "finite_po" has been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2287 
  2288 * The function "cprod_map" has been renamed to "prod_map".
  2289 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2290 
  2291 * The monadic bind operator on each powerdomain has new binder syntax
  2292 similar to sets, e.g. "\<Union>\<sharp>x\<in>xs. t" represents
  2293 "upper_bind\<cdot>xs\<cdot>(\<Lambda> x. t)".
  2294 
  2295 * The infix syntax for binary union on each powerdomain has changed
  2296 from e.g. "+\<sharp>" to "\<union>\<sharp>", for consistency with set
  2297 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2298 
  2299 * The constant "UU" has been renamed to "bottom".  The syntax "UU" is
  2300 still supported as an input translation.
  2301 
  2302 * Renamed some theorems (the original names are also still available).
  2303 
  2304   expand_fun_below   ~> fun_below_iff
  2305   below_fun_ext      ~> fun_belowI
  2306   expand_cfun_eq     ~> cfun_eq_iff
  2307   ext_cfun           ~> cfun_eqI
  2308   expand_cfun_below  ~> cfun_below_iff
  2309   below_cfun_ext     ~> cfun_belowI
  2310   cont2cont_Rep_CFun ~> cont2cont_APP
  2311 
  2312 * The Abs and Rep functions for various types have changed names.
  2313 Related theorem names have also changed to match. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2314 
  2315   Rep_CFun  ~> Rep_cfun
  2316   Abs_CFun  ~> Abs_cfun
  2317   Rep_Sprod ~> Rep_sprod
  2318   Abs_Sprod ~> Abs_sprod
  2319   Rep_Ssum  ~> Rep_ssum
  2320   Abs_Ssum  ~> Abs_ssum
  2321 
  2322 * Lemmas with names of the form *_defined_iff or *_strict_iff have
  2323 been renamed to *_bottom_iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2324 
  2325 * Various changes to bisimulation/coinduction with domain package:
  2326 
  2327   - Definitions of "bisim" constants no longer mention definedness.
  2328   - With mutual recursion, "bisim" predicate is now curried.
  2329   - With mutual recursion, each type gets a separate coind theorem.
  2330   - Variable names in bisim_def and coinduct rules have changed.
  2331 
  2332 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2333 
  2334 * Case combinators generated by the domain package for type "foo" are
  2335 now named "foo_case" instead of "foo_when".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2336 
  2337 * Several theorems have been renamed to more accurately reflect the
  2338 names of constants and types involved.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2339 
  2340   thelub_const    ~> lub_const
  2341   lub_const       ~> is_lub_const
  2342   thelubI         ~> lub_eqI
  2343   is_lub_lub      ~> is_lubD2
  2344   lubI            ~> is_lub_lub
  2345   unique_lub      ~> is_lub_unique
  2346   is_ub_lub       ~> is_lub_rangeD1
  2347   lub_bin_chain   ~> is_lub_bin_chain
  2348   lub_fun         ~> is_lub_fun
  2349   thelub_fun      ~> lub_fun
  2350   thelub_cfun     ~> lub_cfun
  2351   thelub_Pair     ~> lub_Pair
  2352   lub_cprod       ~> is_lub_prod
  2353   thelub_cprod    ~> lub_prod
  2354   minimal_cprod   ~> minimal_prod
  2355   inst_cprod_pcpo ~> inst_prod_pcpo
  2356   UU_I            ~> bottomI
  2357   compact_UU      ~> compact_bottom
  2358   deflation_UU    ~> deflation_bottom
  2359   finite_deflation_UU ~> finite_deflation_bottom
  2360 
  2361 * Many legacy theorem names have been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2362 
  2363   sq_ord_less_eq_trans ~> below_eq_trans
  2364   sq_ord_eq_less_trans ~> eq_below_trans
  2365   refl_less            ~> below_refl
  2366   trans_less           ~> below_trans
  2367   antisym_less         ~> below_antisym
  2368   antisym_less_inverse ~> po_eq_conv [THEN iffD1]
  2369   box_less             ~> box_below
  2370   rev_trans_less       ~> rev_below_trans
  2371   not_less2not_eq      ~> not_below2not_eq
  2372   less_UU_iff          ~> below_UU_iff
  2373   flat_less_iff        ~> flat_below_iff
  2374   adm_less             ~> adm_below
  2375   adm_not_less         ~> adm_not_below
  2376   adm_compact_not_less ~> adm_compact_not_below
  2377   less_fun_def         ~> below_fun_def
  2378   expand_fun_less      ~> fun_below_iff
  2379   less_fun_ext         ~> fun_belowI
  2380   less_discr_def       ~> below_discr_def
  2381   discr_less_eq        ~> discr_below_eq
  2382   less_unit_def        ~> below_unit_def
  2383   less_cprod_def       ~> below_prod_def
  2384   prod_lessI           ~> prod_belowI
  2385   Pair_less_iff        ~> Pair_below_iff
  2386   fst_less_iff         ~> fst_below_iff
  2387   snd_less_iff         ~> snd_below_iff
  2388   expand_cfun_less     ~> cfun_below_iff
  2389   less_cfun_ext        ~> cfun_belowI
  2390   injection_less       ~> injection_below
  2391   less_up_def          ~> below_up_def
  2392   not_Iup_less         ~> not_Iup_below
  2393   Iup_less             ~> Iup_below
  2394   up_less              ~> up_below
  2395   Def_inject_less_eq   ~> Def_below_Def
  2396   Def_less_is_eq       ~> Def_below_iff
  2397   spair_less_iff       ~> spair_below_iff
  2398   less_sprod           ~> below_sprod
  2399   spair_less           ~> spair_below
  2400   sfst_less_iff        ~> sfst_below_iff
  2401   ssnd_less_iff        ~> ssnd_below_iff
  2402   fix_least_less       ~> fix_least_below
  2403   dist_less_one        ~> dist_below_one
  2404   less_ONE             ~> below_ONE
  2405   ONE_less_iff         ~> ONE_below_iff
  2406   less_sinlD           ~> below_sinlD
  2407   less_sinrD           ~> below_sinrD
  2408 
  2409 
  2410 *** FOL and ZF ***
  2411 
  2412 * All constant names are now qualified internally and use proper
  2413 identifiers, e.g. "IFOL.eq" instead of "op =".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2414 
  2415 
  2416 *** ML ***
  2417 
  2418 * Antiquotation @{assert} inlines a function bool -> unit that raises
  2419 Fail if the argument is false.  Due to inlining the source position of
  2420 failed assertions is included in the error output.
  2421 
  2422 * Discontinued antiquotation @{theory_ref}, which is obsolete since ML
  2423 text is in practice always evaluated with a stable theory checkpoint.
  2424 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use (Theory.check_thy @{theory}) instead.
  2425 
  2426 * Antiquotation @{theory A} refers to theory A from the ancestry of
  2427 the current context, not any accidental theory loader state as before.
  2428 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, subtle change in semantics.
  2429 
  2430 * Syntax.pretty_priority (default 0) configures the required priority
  2431 of pretty-printed output and thus affects insertion of parentheses.
  2432 
  2433 * Syntax.default_root (default "any") configures the inner syntax
  2434 category (nonterminal symbol) for parsing of terms.
  2435 
  2436 * Former exception Library.UnequalLengths now coincides with
  2437 ListPair.UnequalLengths.
  2438 
  2439 * Renamed structure MetaSimplifier to Raw_Simplifier.  Note that the
  2440 main functionality is provided by structure Simplifier.
  2441 
  2442 * Renamed raw "explode" function to "raw_explode" to emphasize its
  2443 meaning.  Note that internally to Isabelle, Symbol.explode is used in
  2444 almost all situations.
  2445 
  2446 * Discontinued obsolete function sys_error and exception SYS_ERROR.
  2447 See implementation manual for further details on exceptions in
  2448 Isabelle/ML.
  2449 
  2450 * Renamed setmp_noncritical to Unsynchronized.setmp to emphasize its
  2451 meaning.
  2452 
  2453 * Renamed structure PureThy to Pure_Thy and moved most of its
  2454 operations to structure Global_Theory, to emphasize that this is
  2455 rarely-used global-only stuff.
  2456 
  2457 * Discontinued Output.debug.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY, use plain writeln
  2458 instead (or tracing for high-volume output).
  2459 
  2460 * Configuration option show_question_marks only affects regular pretty
  2461 printing of types and terms, not raw Term.string_of_vname.
  2462 
  2463 * ML_Context.thm and ML_Context.thms are no longer pervasive.  Rare
  2464 INCOMPATIBILITY, superseded by static antiquotations @{thm} and
  2465 @{thms} for most purposes.
  2466 
  2467 * ML structure Unsynchronized is never opened, not even in Isar
  2468 interaction mode as before.  Old Unsynchronized.set etc. have been
  2469 discontinued -- use plain := instead.  This should be *rare* anyway,
  2470 since modern tools always work via official context data, notably
  2471 configuration options.
  2472 
  2473 * Parallel and asynchronous execution requires special care concerning
  2474 interrupts.  Structure Exn provides some convenience functions that
  2475 avoid working directly with raw Interrupt.  User code must not absorb
  2476 interrupts -- intermediate handling (for cleanup etc.) needs to be
  2477 followed by re-raising of the original exception.  Another common
  2478 source of mistakes are "handle _" patterns, which make the meaning of
  2479 the program subject to physical effects of the environment.
  2480 
  2481 
  2482 
  2483 New in Isabelle2009-2 (June 2010)
  2484 ---------------------------------
  2485 
  2486 *** General ***
  2487 
  2488 * Authentic syntax for *all* logical entities (type classes, type
  2489 constructors, term constants): provides simple and robust
  2490 correspondence between formal entities and concrete syntax.  Within
  2491 the parse tree / AST representations, "constants" are decorated by
  2492 their category (class, type, const) and spelled out explicitly with
  2493 their full internal name.
  2494 
  2495 Substantial INCOMPATIBILITY concerning low-level syntax declarations
  2496 and translations (translation rules and translation functions in ML).
  2497 Some hints on upgrading:
  2498 
  2499   - Many existing uses of 'syntax' and 'translations' can be replaced
  2500     by more modern 'type_notation', 'notation' and 'abbreviation',
  2501     which are independent of this issue.
  2502 
  2503   - 'translations' require markup within the AST; the term syntax
  2504     provides the following special forms:
  2505 
  2506       CONST c   -- produces syntax version of constant c from context
  2507       XCONST c  -- literally c, checked as constant from context
  2508       c         -- literally c, if declared by 'syntax'
  2509 
  2510     Plain identifiers are treated as AST variables -- occasionally the
  2511     system indicates accidental variables via the error "rhs contains
  2512     extra variables".
  2513 
  2514     Type classes and type constructors are marked according to their
  2515     concrete syntax.  Some old translations rules need to be written
  2516     for the "type" category, using type constructor application
  2517     instead of pseudo-term application of the default category
  2518     "logic".
  2519 
  2520   - 'parse_translation' etc. in ML may use the following
  2521     antiquotations:
  2522 
  2523       @{class_syntax c}   -- type class c within parse tree / AST
  2524       @{term_syntax c}    -- type constructor c within parse tree / AST
  2525       @{const_syntax c}   -- ML version of "CONST c" above
  2526       @{syntax_const c}   -- literally c (checked wrt. 'syntax' declarations)
  2527 
  2528   - Literal types within 'typed_print_translations', i.e. those *not*
  2529     represented as pseudo-terms are represented verbatim.  Use @{class
  2530     c} or @{type_name c} here instead of the above syntax
  2531     antiquotations.
  2532 
  2533 Note that old non-authentic syntax was based on unqualified base
  2534 names, so all of the above "constant" names would coincide.  Recall
  2535 that 'print_syntax' and ML_command "set Syntax.trace_ast" help to
  2536 diagnose syntax problems.
  2537 
  2538 * Type constructors admit general mixfix syntax, not just infix.
  2539 
  2540 * Concrete syntax may be attached to local entities without a proof
  2541 body, too.  This works via regular mixfix annotations for 'fix',
  2542 'def', 'obtain' etc. or via the explicit 'write' command, which is
  2543 similar to the 'notation' command in theory specifications.
  2544 
  2545 * Discontinued unnamed infix syntax (legacy feature for many years) --
  2546 need to specify constant name and syntax separately.  Internal ML
  2547 datatype constructors have been renamed from InfixName to Infix etc.
  2548 Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2549 
  2550 * Schematic theorem statements need to be explicitly markup as such,
  2551 via commands 'schematic_lemma', 'schematic_theorem',
  2552 'schematic_corollary'.  Thus the relevance of the proof is made
  2553 syntactically clear, which impacts performance in a parallel or
  2554 asynchronous interactive environment.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2555 
  2556 * Use of cumulative prems via "!" in some proof methods has been
  2557 discontinued (old legacy feature).
  2558 
  2559 * References 'trace_simp' and 'debug_simp' have been replaced by
  2560 configuration options stored in the context. Enabling tracing (the
  2561 case of debugging is similar) in proofs works via
  2562 
  2563   using [[trace_simp = true]]
  2564 
  2565 Tracing is then active for all invocations of the simplifier in
  2566 subsequent goal refinement steps. Tracing may also still be enabled or
  2567 disabled via the ProofGeneral settings menu.
  2568 
  2569 * Separate commands 'hide_class', 'hide_type', 'hide_const',
  2570 'hide_fact' replace the former 'hide' KIND command.  Minor
  2571 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2572 
  2573 * Improved parallelism of proof term normalization: usedir -p2 -q0 is
  2574 more efficient than combinations with -q1 or -q2.
  2575 
  2576 
  2577 *** Pure ***
  2578 
  2579 * Proofterms record type-class reasoning explicitly, using the
  2580 "unconstrain" operation internally.  This eliminates all sort
  2581 constraints from a theorem and proof, introducing explicit
  2582 OFCLASS-premises.  On the proof term level, this operation is
  2583 automatically applied at theorem boundaries, such that closed proofs
  2584 are always free of sort constraints.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools that
  2585 inspect proof terms.
  2586 
  2587 * Local theory specifications may depend on extra type variables that
  2588 are not present in the result type -- arguments TYPE('a) :: 'a itself
  2589 are added internally.  For example:
  2590 
  2591   definition unitary :: bool where "unitary = (ALL (x::'a) y. x = y)"
  2592 
  2593 * Predicates of locales introduced by classes carry a mandatory
  2594 "class" prefix.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2595 
  2596 * Vacuous class specifications observe default sort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2597 
  2598 * Old 'axclass' command has been discontinued.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  2599 'class' instead.
  2600 
  2601 * Command 'code_reflect' allows to incorporate generated ML code into
  2602 runtime environment; replaces immature code_datatype antiquotation.
  2603 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2604 
  2605 * Code generator: simple concept for abstract datatypes obeying
  2606 invariants.
  2607 
  2608 * Code generator: details of internal data cache have no impact on the
  2609 user space functionality any longer.
  2610 
  2611 * Methods "unfold_locales" and "intro_locales" ignore non-locale
  2612 subgoals.  This is more appropriate for interpretations with 'where'.
  2613 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2614 
  2615 * Command 'example_proof' opens an empty proof body.  This allows to
  2616 experiment with Isar, without producing any persistent result.
  2617 
  2618 * Commands 'type_notation' and 'no_type_notation' declare type syntax
  2619 within a local theory context, with explicit checking of the
  2620 constructors involved (in contrast to the raw 'syntax' versions).
  2621 
  2622 * Commands 'types' and 'typedecl' now work within a local theory
  2623 context -- without introducing dependencies on parameters or
  2624 assumptions, which is not possible in Isabelle/Pure.
  2625 
  2626 * Command 'defaultsort' has been renamed to 'default_sort', it works
  2627 within a local theory context.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2628 
  2629 
  2630 *** HOL ***
  2631 
  2632 * Command 'typedef' now works within a local theory context -- without
  2633 introducing dependencies on parameters or assumptions, which is not
  2634 possible in Isabelle/Pure/HOL.  Note that the logical environment may
  2635 contain multiple interpretations of local typedefs (with different
  2636 non-emptiness proofs), even in a global theory context.
  2637 
  2638 * New package for quotient types.  Commands 'quotient_type' and
  2639 'quotient_definition' may be used for defining types and constants by
  2640 quotient constructions.  An example is the type of integers created by
  2641 quotienting pairs of natural numbers:
  2642 
  2643   fun
  2644     intrel :: "(nat * nat) => (nat * nat) => bool"
  2645   where
  2646     "intrel (x, y) (u, v) = (x + v = u + y)"
  2647 
  2648   quotient_type int = "nat * nat" / intrel
  2649     by (auto simp add: equivp_def expand_fun_eq)
  2650 
  2651   quotient_definition
  2652     "0::int" is "(0::nat, 0::nat)"
  2653 
  2654 The method "lifting" can be used to lift of theorems from the
  2655 underlying "raw" type to the quotient type.  The example
  2656 src/HOL/Quotient_Examples/FSet.thy includes such a quotient
  2657 construction and provides a reasoning infrastructure for finite sets.
  2658 
  2659 * Renamed Library/Quotient.thy to Library/Quotient_Type.thy to avoid
  2660 clash with new theory Quotient in Main HOL.
  2661 
  2662 * Moved the SMT binding into the main HOL session, eliminating
  2663 separate HOL-SMT session.
  2664 
  2665 * List membership infix mem operation is only an input abbreviation.
  2666 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2667 
  2668 * Theory Library/Word.thy has been removed.  Use library Word/Word.thy
  2669 for future developements; former Library/Word.thy is still present in
  2670 the AFP entry RSAPPS.
  2671 
  2672 * Theorem Int.int_induct renamed to Int.int_of_nat_induct and is no
  2673 longer shadowed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2674 
  2675 * Dropped theorem duplicate comp_arith; use semiring_norm instead.
  2676 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2677 
  2678 * Dropped theorem RealPow.real_sq_order; use power2_le_imp_le instead.
  2679 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2680 
  2681 * Dropped normalizing_semiring etc; use the facts in semiring classes
  2682 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2683 
  2684 * Dropped several real-specific versions of lemmas about floor and
  2685 ceiling; use the generic lemmas from theory "Archimedean_Field"
  2686 instead.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2687 
  2688   floor_number_of_eq         ~> floor_number_of
  2689   le_floor_eq_number_of      ~> number_of_le_floor
  2690   le_floor_eq_zero           ~> zero_le_floor
  2691   le_floor_eq_one            ~> one_le_floor
  2692   floor_less_eq_number_of    ~> floor_less_number_of
  2693   floor_less_eq_zero         ~> floor_less_zero
  2694   floor_less_eq_one          ~> floor_less_one
  2695   less_floor_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_less_floor
  2696   less_floor_eq_zero         ~> zero_less_floor
  2697   less_floor_eq_one          ~> one_less_floor
  2698   floor_le_eq_number_of      ~> floor_le_number_of
  2699   floor_le_eq_zero           ~> floor_le_zero
  2700   floor_le_eq_one            ~> floor_le_one
  2701   floor_subtract_number_of   ~> floor_diff_number_of
  2702   floor_subtract_one         ~> floor_diff_one
  2703   ceiling_number_of_eq       ~> ceiling_number_of
  2704   ceiling_le_eq_number_of    ~> ceiling_le_number_of
  2705   ceiling_le_zero_eq         ~> ceiling_le_zero
  2706   ceiling_le_eq_one          ~> ceiling_le_one
  2707   less_ceiling_eq_number_of  ~> number_of_less_ceiling
  2708   less_ceiling_eq_zero       ~> zero_less_ceiling
  2709   less_ceiling_eq_one        ~> one_less_ceiling
  2710   ceiling_less_eq_number_of  ~> ceiling_less_number_of
  2711   ceiling_less_eq_zero       ~> ceiling_less_zero
  2712   ceiling_less_eq_one        ~> ceiling_less_one
  2713   le_ceiling_eq_number_of    ~> number_of_le_ceiling
  2714   le_ceiling_eq_zero         ~> zero_le_ceiling
  2715   le_ceiling_eq_one          ~> one_le_ceiling
  2716   ceiling_subtract_number_of ~> ceiling_diff_number_of
  2717   ceiling_subtract_one       ~> ceiling_diff_one
  2718 
  2719 * Theory "Finite_Set": various folding_XXX locales facilitate the
  2720 application of the various fold combinators on finite sets.
  2721 
  2722 * Library theory "RBT" renamed to "RBT_Impl"; new library theory "RBT"
  2723 provides abstract red-black tree type which is backed by "RBT_Impl" as
  2724 implementation.  INCOMPATIBILTY.
  2725 
  2726 * Theory Library/Coinductive_List has been removed -- superseded by
  2727 AFP/thys/Coinductive.
  2728 
  2729 * Theory PReal, including the type "preal" and related operations, has
  2730 been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2731 
  2732 * Real: new development using Cauchy Sequences.
  2733 
  2734 * Split off theory "Big_Operators" containing setsum, setprod,
  2735 Inf_fin, Sup_fin, Min, Max from theory Finite_Set.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2736 
  2737 * Theory "Rational" renamed to "Rat", for consistency with "Nat",
  2738 "Int" etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2739 
  2740 * Constant Rat.normalize needs to be qualified.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2741 
  2742 * New set of rules "ac_simps" provides combined assoc / commute
  2743 rewrites for all interpretations of the appropriate generic locales.
  2744 
  2745 * Renamed theory "OrderedGroup" to "Groups" and split theory
  2746 "Ring_and_Field" into theories "Rings" and "Fields"; for more
  2747 appropriate and more consistent names suitable for name prefixes
  2748 within the HOL theories.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2749 
  2750 * Some generic constants have been put to appropriate theories:
  2751   - less_eq, less: Orderings
  2752   - zero, one, plus, minus, uminus, times, abs, sgn: Groups
  2753   - inverse, divide: Rings
  2754 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2755 
  2756 * More consistent naming of type classes involving orderings (and
  2757 lattices):
  2758 
  2759     lower_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_inf
  2760     upper_semilattice                   ~> semilattice_sup
  2761 
  2762     dense_linear_order                  ~> dense_linorder
  2763 
  2764     pordered_ab_group_add               ~> ordered_ab_group_add
  2765     pordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> ordered_ab_group_add_abs
  2766     pordered_ab_semigroup_add           ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2767     pordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le    ~> ordered_ab_semigroup_add_imp_le
  2768     pordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add    ~> ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2769     pordered_cancel_comm_semiring       ~> ordered_cancel_comm_semiring
  2770     pordered_cancel_semiring            ~> ordered_cancel_semiring
  2771     pordered_comm_monoid_add            ~> ordered_comm_monoid_add
  2772     pordered_comm_ring                  ~> ordered_comm_ring
  2773     pordered_comm_semiring              ~> ordered_comm_semiring
  2774     pordered_ring                       ~> ordered_ring
  2775     pordered_ring_abs                   ~> ordered_ring_abs
  2776     pordered_semiring                   ~> ordered_semiring
  2777 
  2778     ordered_ab_group_add                ~> linordered_ab_group_add
  2779     ordered_ab_semigroup_add            ~> linordered_ab_semigroup_add
  2780     ordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add     ~> linordered_cancel_ab_semigroup_add
  2781     ordered_comm_semiring_strict        ~> linordered_comm_semiring_strict
  2782     ordered_field                       ~> linordered_field
  2783     ordered_field_no_lb                 ~> linordered_field_no_lb
  2784     ordered_field_no_ub                 ~> linordered_field_no_ub
  2785     ordered_field_dense_linear_order    ~> dense_linordered_field
  2786     ordered_idom                        ~> linordered_idom
  2787     ordered_ring                        ~> linordered_ring
  2788     ordered_ring_le_cancel_factor       ~> linordered_ring_le_cancel_factor
  2789     ordered_ring_less_cancel_factor     ~> linordered_ring_less_cancel_factor
  2790     ordered_ring_strict                 ~> linordered_ring_strict
  2791     ordered_semidom                     ~> linordered_semidom
  2792     ordered_semiring                    ~> linordered_semiring
  2793     ordered_semiring_1                  ~> linordered_semiring_1
  2794     ordered_semiring_1_strict           ~> linordered_semiring_1_strict
  2795     ordered_semiring_strict             ~> linordered_semiring_strict
  2796 
  2797   The following slightly odd type classes have been moved to a
  2798   separate theory Library/Lattice_Algebras:
  2799 
  2800     lordered_ab_group_add               ~> lattice_ab_group_add
  2801     lordered_ab_group_add_abs           ~> lattice_ab_group_add_abs
  2802     lordered_ab_group_add_meet          ~> semilattice_inf_ab_group_add
  2803     lordered_ab_group_add_join          ~> semilattice_sup_ab_group_add
  2804     lordered_ring                       ~> lattice_ring
  2805 
  2806 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2807 
  2808 * Refined field classes:
  2809   - classes division_ring_inverse_zero, field_inverse_zero,
  2810     linordered_field_inverse_zero include rule inverse 0 = 0 --
  2811     subsumes former division_by_zero class;
  2812   - numerous lemmas have been ported from field to division_ring.
  2813 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2814 
  2815 * Refined algebra theorem collections:
  2816   - dropped theorem group group_simps, use algebra_simps instead;
  2817   - dropped theorem group ring_simps, use field_simps instead;
  2818   - proper theorem collection field_simps subsumes former theorem
  2819     groups field_eq_simps and field_simps;
  2820   - dropped lemma eq_minus_self_iff which is a duplicate for
  2821     equal_neg_zero.
  2822 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2823 
  2824 * Theory Finite_Set and List: some lemmas have been generalized from
  2825 sets to lattices:
  2826 
  2827   fun_left_comm_idem_inter      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_inf
  2828   fun_left_comm_idem_union      ~> fun_left_comm_idem_sup
  2829   inter_Inter_fold_inter        ~> inf_Inf_fold_inf
  2830   union_Union_fold_union        ~> sup_Sup_fold_sup
  2831   Inter_fold_inter              ~> Inf_fold_inf
  2832   Union_fold_union              ~> Sup_fold_sup
  2833   inter_INTER_fold_inter        ~> inf_INFI_fold_inf
  2834   union_UNION_fold_union        ~> sup_SUPR_fold_sup
  2835   INTER_fold_inter              ~> INFI_fold_inf
  2836   UNION_fold_union              ~> SUPR_fold_sup
  2837 
  2838 * Theory "Complete_Lattice": lemmas top_def and bot_def have been
  2839 replaced by the more convenient lemmas Inf_empty and Sup_empty.
  2840 Dropped lemmas Inf_insert_simp and Sup_insert_simp, which are subsumed
  2841 by Inf_insert and Sup_insert.  Lemmas Inf_UNIV and Sup_UNIV replace
  2842 former Inf_Univ and Sup_Univ.  Lemmas inf_top_right and sup_bot_right
  2843 subsume inf_top and sup_bot respectively.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2844 
  2845 * Reorganized theory Multiset: swapped notation of pointwise and
  2846 multiset order:
  2847 
  2848   - pointwise ordering is instance of class order with standard syntax
  2849     <= and <;
  2850   - multiset ordering has syntax <=# and <#; partial order properties
  2851     are provided by means of interpretation with prefix
  2852     multiset_order;
  2853   - less duplication, less historical organization of sections,
  2854     conversion from associations lists to multisets, rudimentary code
  2855     generation;
  2856   - use insert_DiffM2 [symmetric] instead of elem_imp_eq_diff_union,
  2857     if needed.
  2858 
  2859 Renamed:
  2860 
  2861   multiset_eq_conv_count_eq  ~>  multiset_ext_iff
  2862   multi_count_ext  ~>  multiset_ext
  2863   diff_union_inverse2  ~>  diff_union_cancelR
  2864 
  2865 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2866 
  2867 * Theory Permutation: replaced local "remove" by List.remove1.
  2868 
  2869 * Code generation: ML and OCaml code is decorated with signatures.
  2870 
  2871 * Theory List: added transpose.
  2872 
  2873 * Library/Nat_Bijection.thy is a collection of bijective functions
  2874 between nat and other types, which supersedes the older libraries
  2875 Library/Nat_Int_Bij.thy and HOLCF/NatIso.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2876 
  2877   Constants:
  2878   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat         ~> prod_encode
  2879   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2         ~> prod_decode
  2880   Nat_Int_Bij.int_to_nat_bij      ~> int_encode
  2881   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_int_bij      ~> int_decode
  2882   Countable.pair_encode           ~> prod_encode
  2883   NatIso.prod2nat                 ~> prod_encode
  2884   NatIso.nat2prod                 ~> prod_decode
  2885   NatIso.sum2nat                  ~> sum_encode
  2886   NatIso.nat2sum                  ~> sum_decode
  2887   NatIso.list2nat                 ~> list_encode
  2888   NatIso.nat2list                 ~> list_decode
  2889   NatIso.set2nat                  ~> set_encode
  2890   NatIso.nat2set                  ~> set_decode
  2891 
  2892   Lemmas:
  2893   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2894   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_inj     ~> inj_prod_encode
  2895   Nat_Int_Bij.nat2_to_nat_surj    ~> surj_prod_encode
  2896   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_inj     ~> inj_prod_decode
  2897   Nat_Int_Bij.nat_to_nat2_surj    ~> surj_prod_decode
  2898   Nat_Int_Bij.i2n_n2i_id          ~> int_encode_inverse
  2899   Nat_Int_Bij.n2i_i2n_id          ~> int_decode_inverse
  2900   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_nat_to_int_bij ~> surj_int_encode
  2901   Nat_Int_Bij.surj_int_to_nat_bij ~> surj_int_decode
  2902   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_nat_to_int_bij  ~> inj_int_encode
  2903   Nat_Int_Bij.inj_int_to_nat_bij  ~> inj_int_decode
  2904   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_nat_to_int_bij  ~> bij_int_encode
  2905   Nat_Int_Bij.bij_int_to_nat_bij  ~> bij_int_decode
  2906 
  2907 * Sledgehammer:
  2908   - Renamed ATP commands:
  2909     atp_info     ~> sledgehammer running_atps
  2910     atp_kill     ~> sledgehammer kill_atps
  2911     atp_messages ~> sledgehammer messages
  2912     atp_minimize ~> sledgehammer minimize
  2913     print_atps   ~> sledgehammer available_atps
  2914     INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2915   - Added user's manual ("isabelle doc sledgehammer").
  2916   - Added option syntax and "sledgehammer_params" to customize
  2917     Sledgehammer's behavior.  See the manual for details.
  2918   - Modified the Isar proof reconstruction code so that it produces
  2919     direct proofs rather than proofs by contradiction.  (This feature
  2920     is still experimental.)
  2921   - Made Isar proof reconstruction work for SPASS, remote ATPs, and in
  2922     full-typed mode.
  2923   - Added support for TPTP syntax for SPASS via the "spass_tptp" ATP.
  2924 
  2925 * Nitpick:
  2926   - Added and implemented "binary_ints" and "bits" options.
  2927   - Added "std" option and implemented support for nonstandard models.
  2928   - Added and implemented "finitize" option to improve the precision
  2929     of infinite datatypes based on a monotonicity analysis.
  2930   - Added support for quotient types.
  2931   - Added support for "specification" and "ax_specification"
  2932     constructs.
  2933   - Added support for local definitions (for "function" and
  2934     "termination" proofs).
  2935   - Added support for term postprocessors.
  2936   - Optimized "Multiset.multiset" and "FinFun.finfun".
  2937   - Improved efficiency of "destroy_constrs" optimization.
  2938   - Fixed soundness bugs related to "destroy_constrs" optimization and
  2939     record getters.
  2940   - Fixed soundness bug related to higher-order constructors.
  2941   - Fixed soundness bug when "full_descrs" is enabled.
  2942   - Improved precision of set constructs.
  2943   - Added "atoms" option.
  2944   - Added cache to speed up repeated Kodkod invocations on the same
  2945     problems.
  2946   - Renamed "MiniSatJNI", "zChaffJNI", "BerkMinAlloy", and
  2947     "SAT4JLight" to "MiniSat_JNI", "zChaff_JNI", "BerkMin_Alloy", and
  2948     "SAT4J_Light".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2949   - Removed "skolemize", "uncurry", "sym_break", "flatten_prop",
  2950     "sharing_depth", and "show_skolems" options.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2951   - Removed "nitpick_intro" attribute.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2952 
  2953 * Method "induct" now takes instantiations of the form t, where t is not
  2954   a variable, as a shorthand for "x == t", where x is a fresh variable.
  2955   If this is not intended, t has to be enclosed in parentheses.
  2956   By default, the equalities generated by definitional instantiations
  2957   are pre-simplified, which may cause parameters of inductive cases
  2958   to disappear, or may even delete some of the inductive cases.
  2959   Use "induct (no_simp)" instead of "induct" to restore the old
  2960   behaviour. The (no_simp) option is also understood by the "cases"
  2961   and "nominal_induct" methods, which now perform pre-simplification, too.
  2962   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2963 
  2964 
  2965 *** HOLCF ***
  2966 
  2967 * Variable names in lemmas generated by the domain package have
  2968 changed; the naming scheme is now consistent with the HOL datatype
  2969 package.  Some proof scripts may be affected, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2970 
  2971 * The domain package no longer defines the function "foo_copy" for
  2972 recursive domain "foo".  The reach lemma is now stated directly in
  2973 terms of "foo_take".  Lemmas and proofs that mention "foo_copy" must
  2974 be reformulated in terms of "foo_take", INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2975 
  2976 * Most definedness lemmas generated by the domain package (previously
  2977 of the form "x ~= UU ==> foo$x ~= UU") now have an if-and-only-if form
  2978 like "foo$x = UU <-> x = UU", which works better as a simp rule.
  2979 Proofs that used definedness lemmas as intro rules may break,
  2980 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2981 
  2982 * Induction and casedist rules generated by the domain package now
  2983 declare proper case_names (one called "bottom", and one named for each
  2984 constructor).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2985 
  2986 * For mutually-recursive domains, separate "reach" and "take_lemma"
  2987 rules are generated for each domain, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2988 
  2989   foo_bar.reach       ~> foo.reach  bar.reach
  2990   foo_bar.take_lemmas ~> foo.take_lemma  bar.take_lemma
  2991 
  2992 * Some lemmas generated by the domain package have been renamed for
  2993 consistency with the datatype package, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  2994 
  2995   foo.ind        ~> foo.induct
  2996   foo.finite_ind ~> foo.finite_induct
  2997   foo.coind      ~> foo.coinduct
  2998   foo.casedist   ~> foo.exhaust
  2999   foo.exhaust    ~> foo.nchotomy
  3000 
  3001 * For consistency with other definition packages, the fixrec package
  3002 now generates qualified theorem names, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3003 
  3004   foo_simps  ~> foo.simps
  3005   foo_unfold ~> foo.unfold
  3006   foo_induct ~> foo.induct
  3007 
  3008 * The "fixrec_simp" attribute has been removed.  The "fixrec_simp"
  3009 method and internal fixrec proofs now use the default simpset instead.
  3010 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3011 
  3012 * The "contlub" predicate has been removed.  Proof scripts should use
  3013 lemma contI2 in place of monocontlub2cont, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3014 
  3015 * The "admw" predicate has been removed, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3016 
  3017 * The constants cpair, cfst, and csnd have been removed in favor of
  3018 Pair, fst, and snd from Isabelle/HOL, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3019 
  3020 
  3021 *** ML ***
  3022 
  3023 * Antiquotations for basic formal entities:
  3024 
  3025     @{class NAME}         -- type class
  3026     @{class_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of the above
  3027 
  3028     @{type_name NAME}     -- logical type
  3029     @{type_abbrev NAME}   -- type abbreviation
  3030     @{nonterminal NAME}   -- type of concrete syntactic category
  3031     @{type_syntax NAME}   -- syntax representation of any of the above
  3032 
  3033     @{const_name NAME}    -- logical constant (INCOMPATIBILITY)
  3034     @{const_abbrev NAME}  -- abbreviated constant
  3035     @{const_syntax NAME}  -- syntax representation of any of the above
  3036 
  3037 * Antiquotation @{syntax_const NAME} ensures that NAME refers to a raw
  3038 syntax constant (cf. 'syntax' command).
  3039 
  3040 * Antiquotation @{make_string} inlines a function to print arbitrary
  3041 values similar to the ML toplevel.  The result is compiler dependent
  3042 and may fall back on "?" in certain situations.
  3043 
  3044 * Diagnostic commands 'ML_val' and 'ML_command' may refer to
  3045 antiquotations @{Isar.state} and @{Isar.goal}.  This replaces impure
  3046 Isar.state() and Isar.goal(), which belong to the old TTY loop and do
  3047 not work with the asynchronous Isar document model.
  3048 
  3049 * Configuration options now admit dynamic default values, depending on
  3050 the context or even global references.
  3051 
  3052 * SHA1.digest digests strings according to SHA-1 (see RFC 3174).  It
  3053 uses an efficient external library if available (for Poly/ML).
  3054 
  3055 * Renamed some important ML structures, while keeping the old names
  3056 for some time as aliases within the structure Legacy:
  3057 
  3058   OuterKeyword  ~>  Keyword
  3059   OuterLex      ~>  Token
  3060   OuterParse    ~>  Parse
  3061   OuterSyntax   ~>  Outer_Syntax
  3062   PrintMode     ~>  Print_Mode
  3063   SpecParse     ~>  Parse_Spec
  3064   ThyInfo       ~>  Thy_Info
  3065   ThyLoad       ~>  Thy_Load
  3066   ThyOutput     ~>  Thy_Output
  3067   TypeInfer     ~>  Type_Infer
  3068 
  3069 Note that "open Legacy" simplifies porting of sources, but forgetting
  3070 to remove it again will complicate porting again in the future.
  3071 
  3072 * Most operations that refer to a global context are named
  3073 accordingly, e.g. Simplifier.global_context or
  3074 ProofContext.init_global.  There are some situations where a global
  3075 context actually works, but under normal circumstances one needs to
  3076 pass the proper local context through the code!
  3077 
  3078 * Discontinued old TheoryDataFun with its copy/init operation -- data
  3079 needs to be pure.  Functor Theory_Data_PP retains the traditional
  3080 Pretty.pp argument to merge, which is absent in the standard
  3081 Theory_Data version.
  3082 
  3083 * Sorts.certify_sort and derived "cert" operations for types and terms
  3084 no longer minimize sorts.  Thus certification at the boundary of the
  3085 inference kernel becomes invariant under addition of class relations,
  3086 which is an important monotonicity principle.  Sorts are now minimized
  3087 in the syntax layer only, at the boundary between the end-user and the
  3088 system.  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY, may have to use Sign.minimize_sort
  3089 explicitly in rare situations.
  3090 
  3091 * Renamed old-style Drule.standard to Drule.export_without_context, to
  3092 emphasize that this is in no way a standard operation.
  3093 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3094 
  3095 * Subgoal.FOCUS (and variants): resulting goal state is normalized as
  3096 usual for resolution.  Rare INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3097 
  3098 * Renamed varify/unvarify operations to varify_global/unvarify_global
  3099 to emphasize that these only work in a global situation (which is
  3100 quite rare).
  3101 
  3102 * Curried take and drop in library.ML; negative length is interpreted
  3103 as infinity (as in chop).  Subtle INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3104 
  3105 * Proof terms: type substitutions on proof constants now use canonical
  3106 order of type variables.  INCOMPATIBILITY for tools working with proof
  3107 terms.
  3108 
  3109 * Raw axioms/defs may no longer carry sort constraints, and raw defs
  3110 may no longer carry premises.  User-level specifications are
  3111 transformed accordingly by Thm.add_axiom/add_def.
  3112 
  3113 
  3114 *** System ***
  3115 
  3116 * Discontinued special HOL_USEDIR_OPTIONS for the main HOL image;
  3117 ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS applies uniformly to all sessions.  Note that
  3118 proof terms are enabled unconditionally in the new HOL-Proofs image.
  3119 
  3120 * Discontinued old ISABELLE and ISATOOL environment settings (legacy
  3121 feature since Isabelle2009).  Use ISABELLE_PROCESS and ISABELLE_TOOL,
  3122 respectively.
  3123 
  3124 * Old lib/scripts/polyml-platform is superseded by the
  3125 ISABELLE_PLATFORM setting variable, which defaults to the 32 bit
  3126 variant, even on a 64 bit machine.  The following example setting
  3127 prefers 64 bit if available:
  3128 
  3129   ML_PLATFORM="${ISABELLE_PLATFORM64:-$ISABELLE_PLATFORM}"
  3130 
  3131 * The preliminary Isabelle/jEdit application demonstrates the emerging
  3132 Isabelle/Scala layer for advanced prover interaction and integration.
  3133 See src/Tools/jEdit or "isabelle jedit" provided by the properly built
  3134 component.
  3135 
  3136 * "IsabelleText" is a Unicode font derived from Bitstream Vera Mono
  3137 and Bluesky TeX fonts.  It provides the usual Isabelle symbols,
  3138 similar to the default assignment of the document preparation system
  3139 (cf. isabellesym.sty).  The Isabelle/Scala class Isabelle_System
  3140 provides some operations for direct access to the font without asking
  3141 the user for manual installation.
  3142 
  3143 
  3144 
  3145 New in Isabelle2009-1 (December 2009)
  3146 -------------------------------------
  3147 
  3148 *** General ***
  3149 
  3150 * Discontinued old form of "escaped symbols" such as \\<forall>.  Only
  3151 one backslash should be used, even in ML sources.
  3152 
  3153 
  3154 *** Pure ***
  3155 
  3156 * Locale interpretation propagates mixins along the locale hierarchy.
  3157 The currently only available mixins are the equations used to map
  3158 local definitions to terms of the target domain of an interpretation.
  3159 
  3160 * Reactivated diagnostic command 'print_interps'.  Use "print_interps
  3161 loc" to print all interpretations of locale "loc" in the theory.
  3162 Interpretations in proofs are not shown.
  3163 
  3164 * Thoroughly revised locales tutorial.  New section on conditional
  3165 interpretation.
  3166 
  3167 * On instantiation of classes, remaining undefined class parameters
  3168 are formally declared.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3169 
  3170 
  3171 *** Document preparation ***
  3172 
  3173 * New generalized style concept for printing terms: @{foo (style) ...}
  3174 instead of @{foo_style style ...}  (old form is still retained for
  3175 backward compatibility).  Styles can be also applied for
  3176 antiquotations prop, term_type and typeof.
  3177 
  3178 
  3179 *** HOL ***
  3180 
  3181 * New proof method "smt" for a combination of first-order logic with
  3182 equality, linear and nonlinear (natural/integer/real) arithmetic, and
  3183 fixed-size bitvectors; there is also basic support for higher-order
  3184 features (esp. lambda abstractions).  It is an incomplete decision
  3185 procedure based on external SMT solvers using the oracle mechanism;
  3186 for the SMT solver Z3, this method is proof-producing.  Certificates
  3187 are provided to avoid calling the external solvers solely for
  3188 re-checking proofs.  Due to a remote SMT service there is no need for
  3189 installing SMT solvers locally.  See src/HOL/SMT.
  3190 
  3191 * New commands to load and prove verification conditions generated by
  3192 the Boogie program verifier or derived systems (e.g. the Verifying C
  3193 Compiler (VCC) or Spec#).  See src/HOL/Boogie.
  3194 
  3195 * New counterexample generator tool 'nitpick' based on the Kodkod
  3196 relational model finder.  See src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick and
  3197 src/HOL/Nitpick_Examples.
  3198 
  3199 * New commands 'code_pred' and 'values' to invoke the predicate
  3200 compiler and to enumerate values of inductive predicates.
  3201 
  3202 * A tabled implementation of the reflexive transitive closure.
  3203 
  3204 * New implementation of quickcheck uses generic code generator;
  3205 default generators are provided for all suitable HOL types, records
  3206 and datatypes.  Old quickcheck can be re-activated importing theory
  3207 Library/SML_Quickcheck.
  3208 
  3209 * New testing tool Mirabelle for automated proof tools.  Applies
  3210 several tools and tactics like sledgehammer, metis, or quickcheck, to
  3211 every proof step in a theory.  To be used in batch mode via the
  3212 "mirabelle" utility.
  3213 
  3214 * New proof method "sos" (sum of squares) for nonlinear real
  3215 arithmetic (originally due to John Harison). It requires theory
  3216 Library/Sum_Of_Squares.  It is not a complete decision procedure but
  3217 works well in practice on quantifier-free real arithmetic with +, -,
  3218 *, ^, =, <= and <, i.e. boolean combinations of equalities and
  3219 inequalities between polynomials.  It makes use of external
  3220 semidefinite programming solvers.  Method "sos" generates a
  3221 certificate that can be pasted into the proof thus avoiding the need
  3222 to call an external tool every time the proof is checked.  See
  3223 src/HOL/Library/Sum_Of_Squares.
  3224 
  3225 * New method "linarith" invokes existing linear arithmetic decision
  3226 procedure only.
  3227 
  3228 * New command 'atp_minimal' reduces result produced by Sledgehammer.
  3229 
  3230 * New Sledgehammer option "Full Types" in Proof General settings menu.
  3231 Causes full type information to be output to the ATPs.  This slows
  3232 ATPs down considerably but eliminates a source of unsound "proofs"
  3233 that fail later.
  3234 
  3235 * New method "metisFT": A version of metis that uses full type
  3236 information in order to avoid failures of proof reconstruction.
  3237 
  3238 * New evaluator "approximate" approximates an real valued term using
  3239 the same method as the approximation method.
  3240 
  3241 * Method "approximate" now supports arithmetic expressions as
  3242 boundaries of intervals and implements interval splitting and Taylor
  3243 series expansion.
  3244 
  3245 * ML antiquotation @{code_datatype} inserts definition of a datatype
  3246 generated by the code generator; e.g. see src/HOL/Predicate.thy.
  3247 
  3248 * New theory SupInf of the supremum and infimum operators for sets of
  3249 reals.
  3250 
  3251 * New theory Probability, which contains a development of measure
  3252 theory, eventually leading to Lebesgue integration and probability.
  3253 
  3254 * Extended Multivariate Analysis to include derivation and Brouwer's
  3255 fixpoint theorem.
  3256 
  3257 * Reorganization of number theory, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3258   - new number theory development for nat and int, in theories Divides
  3259     and GCD as well as in new session Number_Theory
  3260   - some constants and facts now suffixed with _nat and _int
  3261     accordingly
  3262   - former session NumberTheory now named Old_Number_Theory, including
  3263     theories Legacy_GCD and Primes (prefer Number_Theory if possible)
  3264   - moved theory Pocklington from src/HOL/Library to
  3265     src/HOL/Old_Number_Theory
  3266 
  3267 * Theory GCD includes functions Gcd/GCD and Lcm/LCM for the gcd and
  3268 lcm of finite and infinite sets. It is shown that they form a complete
  3269 lattice.
  3270 
  3271 * Class semiring_div requires superclass no_zero_divisors and proof of
  3272 div_mult_mult1; theorems div_mult_mult1, div_mult_mult2,
  3273 div_mult_mult1_if, div_mult_mult1 and div_mult_mult2 have been
  3274 generalized to class semiring_div, subsuming former theorems
  3275 zdiv_zmult_zmult1, zdiv_zmult_zmult1_if, zdiv_zmult_zmult1 and
  3276 zdiv_zmult_zmult2.  div_mult_mult1 is now [simp] by default.
  3277 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3278 
  3279 * Refinements to lattice classes and sets:
  3280   - less default intro/elim rules in locale variant, more default
  3281     intro/elim rules in class variant: more uniformity
  3282   - lemma ge_sup_conv renamed to le_sup_iff, in accordance with
  3283     le_inf_iff
  3284   - dropped lemma alias inf_ACI for inf_aci (same for sup_ACI and
  3285     sup_aci)
  3286   - renamed ACI to inf_sup_aci
  3287   - new class "boolean_algebra"
  3288   - class "complete_lattice" moved to separate theory
  3289     "Complete_Lattice"; corresponding constants (and abbreviations)
  3290     renamed and with authentic syntax:
  3291     Set.Inf ~>    Complete_Lattice.Inf
  3292     Set.Sup ~>    Complete_Lattice.Sup
  3293     Set.INFI ~>   Complete_Lattice.INFI
  3294     Set.SUPR ~>   Complete_Lattice.SUPR
  3295     Set.Inter ~>  Complete_Lattice.Inter
  3296     Set.Union ~>  Complete_Lattice.Union
  3297     Set.INTER ~>  Complete_Lattice.INTER
  3298     Set.UNION ~>  Complete_Lattice.UNION
  3299   - authentic syntax for
  3300     Set.Pow
  3301     Set.image
  3302   - mere abbreviations:
  3303     Set.empty               (for bot)
  3304     Set.UNIV                (for top)
  3305     Set.inter               (for inf, formerly Set.Int)
  3306     Set.union               (for sup, formerly Set.Un)
  3307     Complete_Lattice.Inter  (for Inf)
  3308     Complete_Lattice.Union  (for Sup)
  3309     Complete_Lattice.INTER  (for INFI)
  3310     Complete_Lattice.UNION  (for SUPR)
  3311   - object-logic definitions as far as appropriate
  3312 
  3313 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Care is required when theorems Int_subset_iff or
  3314 Un_subset_iff are explicitly deleted as default simp rules; then also
  3315 their lattice counterparts le_inf_iff and le_sup_iff have to be
  3316 deleted to achieve the desired effect.
  3317 
  3318 * Rules inf_absorb1, inf_absorb2, sup_absorb1, sup_absorb2 are no simp
  3319 rules by default any longer; the same applies to min_max.inf_absorb1
  3320 etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3321 
  3322 * Rules sup_Int_eq and sup_Un_eq are no longer declared as
  3323 pred_set_conv by default.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3324 
  3325 * Power operations on relations and functions are now one dedicated
  3326 constant "compow" with infix syntax "^^".  Power operation on
  3327 multiplicative monoids retains syntax "^" and is now defined generic
  3328 in class power.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3329 
  3330 * Relation composition "R O S" now has a more standard argument order:
  3331 "R O S = {(x, z). EX y. (x, y) : R & (y, z) : S}".  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3332 rewrite propositions with "S O R" --> "R O S". Proofs may occasionally
  3333 break, since the O_assoc rule was not rewritten like this.  Fix using
  3334 O_assoc[symmetric].  The same applies to the curried version "R OO S".
  3335 
  3336 * Function "Inv" is renamed to "inv_into" and function "inv" is now an
  3337 abbreviation for "inv_into UNIV".  Lemmas are renamed accordingly.
  3338 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3339 
  3340 * Most rules produced by inductive and datatype package have mandatory
  3341 prefixes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3342 
  3343 * Changed "DERIV_intros" to a dynamic fact, which can be augmented by
  3344 the attribute of the same name.  Each of the theorems in the list
  3345 DERIV_intros assumes composition with an additional function and
  3346 matches a variable to the derivative, which has to be solved by the
  3347 Simplifier.  Hence (auto intro!: DERIV_intros) computes the derivative
  3348 of most elementary terms.  Former Maclauren.DERIV_tac and
  3349 Maclauren.deriv_tac should be replaced by (auto intro!: DERIV_intros).
  3350 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3351 
  3352 * Code generator attributes follow the usual underscore convention:
  3353     code_unfold     replaces    code unfold
  3354     code_post       replaces    code post
  3355     etc.
  3356   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3357 
  3358 * Renamed methods:
  3359     sizechange -> size_change
  3360     induct_scheme -> induction_schema
  3361   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3362 
  3363 * Discontinued abbreviation "arbitrary" of constant "undefined".
  3364 INCOMPATIBILITY, use "undefined" directly.
  3365 
  3366 * Renamed theorems:
  3367     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  3368     Suc_eq_add_numeral_1_left -> Suc_eq_plus1_left
  3369     Suc_plus1 -> Suc_eq_plus1
  3370     *anti_sym -> *antisym*
  3371     vector_less_eq_def -> vector_le_def
  3372   INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3373 
  3374 * Added theorem List.map_map as [simp].  Removed List.map_compose.
  3375 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3376 
  3377 * Removed predicate "M hassize n" (<--> card M = n & finite M).
  3378 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3379 
  3380 
  3381 *** HOLCF ***
  3382 
  3383 * Theory Representable defines a class "rep" of domains that are
  3384 representable (via an ep-pair) in the universal domain type "udom".
  3385 Instances are provided for all type constructors defined in HOLCF.
  3386 
  3387 * The 'new_domain' command is a purely definitional version of the
  3388 domain package, for representable domains.  Syntax is identical to the
  3389 old domain package.  The 'new_domain' package also supports indirect
  3390 recursion using previously-defined type constructors.  See
  3391 src/HOLCF/ex/New_Domain.thy for examples.
  3392 
  3393 * Method "fixrec_simp" unfolds one step of a fixrec-defined constant
  3394 on the left-hand side of an equation, and then performs
  3395 simplification.  Rewriting is done using rules declared with the
  3396 "fixrec_simp" attribute.  The "fixrec_simp" method is intended as a
  3397 replacement for "fixpat"; see src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for examples.
  3398 
  3399 * The pattern-match compiler in 'fixrec' can now handle constructors
  3400 with HOL function types.  Pattern-match combinators for the Pair
  3401 constructor are pre-configured.
  3402 
  3403 * The 'fixrec' package now produces better fixed-point induction rules
  3404 for mutually-recursive definitions:  Induction rules have conclusions
  3405 of the form "P foo bar" instead of "P <foo, bar>".
  3406 
  3407 * The constant "sq_le" (with infix syntax "<<" or "\<sqsubseteq>") has
  3408 been renamed to "below".  The name "below" now replaces "less" in many
  3409 theorem names.  (Legacy theorem names using "less" are still supported
  3410 as well.)
  3411 
  3412 * The 'fixrec' package now supports "bottom patterns".  Bottom
  3413 patterns can be used to generate strictness rules, or to make
  3414 functions more strict (much like the bang-patterns supported by the
  3415 Glasgow Haskell Compiler).  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  3416 examples.
  3417 
  3418 
  3419 *** ML ***
  3420 
  3421 * Support for Poly/ML 5.3.0, with improved reporting of compiler
  3422 errors and run-time exceptions, including detailed source positions.
  3423 
  3424 * Structure Name_Space (formerly NameSpace) now manages uniquely
  3425 identified entries, with some additional information such as source
  3426 position, logical grouping etc.
  3427 
  3428 * Theory and context data is now introduced by the simplified and
  3429 modernized functors Theory_Data, Proof_Data, Generic_Data.  Data needs
  3430 to be pure, but the old TheoryDataFun for mutable data (with explicit
  3431 copy operation) is still available for some time.
  3432 
  3433 * Structure Synchronized (cf. src/Pure/Concurrent/synchronized.ML)
  3434 provides a high-level programming interface to synchronized state
  3435 variables with atomic update.  This works via pure function
  3436 application within a critical section -- its runtime should be as
  3437 short as possible; beware of deadlocks if critical code is nested,
  3438 either directly or indirectly via other synchronized variables!
  3439 
  3440 * Structure Unsynchronized (cf. src/Pure/ML-Systems/unsynchronized.ML)
  3441 wraps raw ML references, explicitly indicating their non-thread-safe
  3442 behaviour.  The Isar toplevel keeps this structure open, to
  3443 accommodate Proof General as well as quick and dirty interactive
  3444 experiments with references.
  3445 
  3446 * PARALLEL_CHOICE and PARALLEL_GOALS provide basic support for
  3447 parallel tactical reasoning.
  3448 
  3449 * Tacticals Subgoal.FOCUS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PREMS, Subgoal.FOCUS_PARAMS
  3450 are similar to SUBPROOF, but are slightly more flexible: only the
  3451 specified parts of the subgoal are imported into the context, and the
  3452 body tactic may introduce new subgoals and schematic variables.
  3453 
  3454 * Old tactical METAHYPS, which does not observe the proof context, has
  3455 been renamed to Old_Goals.METAHYPS and awaits deletion.  Use SUBPROOF
  3456 or Subgoal.FOCUS etc.
  3457 
  3458 * Renamed functor TableFun to Table, and GraphFun to Graph.  (Since
  3459 functors have their own ML name space there is no point to mark them
  3460 separately.)  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3461 
  3462 * Renamed NamedThmsFun to Named_Thms.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3463 
  3464 * Renamed several structures FooBar to Foo_Bar.  Occasional,
  3465 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3466 
  3467 * Operations of structure Skip_Proof no longer require quick_and_dirty
  3468 mode, which avoids critical setmp.
  3469 
  3470 * Eliminated old Attrib.add_attributes, Method.add_methods and related
  3471 combinators for "args".  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to use simplified
  3472 Attrib/Method.setup introduced in Isabelle2009.
  3473 
  3474 * Proper context for simpset_of, claset_of, clasimpset_of.  May fall
  3475 back on global_simpset_of, global_claset_of, global_clasimpset_of as
  3476 last resort.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3477 
  3478 * Display.pretty_thm now requires a proper context (cf. former
  3479 ProofContext.pretty_thm).  May fall back on Display.pretty_thm_global
  3480 or even Display.pretty_thm_without_context as last resort.
  3481 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3482 
  3483 * Discontinued Display.pretty_ctyp/cterm etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  3484 Syntax.pretty_typ/term directly, preferably with proper context
  3485 instead of global theory.
  3486 
  3487 
  3488 *** System ***
  3489 
  3490 * Further fine tuning of parallel proof checking, scales up to 8 cores
  3491 (max. speedup factor 5.0).  See also Goal.parallel_proofs in ML and
  3492 usedir option -q.
  3493 
  3494 * Support for additional "Isabelle components" via etc/components, see
  3495 also the system manual.
  3496 
  3497 * The isabelle makeall tool now operates on all components with
  3498 IsaMakefile, not just hardwired "logics".
  3499 
  3500 * Removed "compress" option from isabelle-process and isabelle usedir;
  3501 this is always enabled.
  3502 
  3503 * Discontinued support for Poly/ML 4.x versions.
  3504 
  3505 * Isabelle tool "wwwfind" provides web interface for 'find_theorems'
  3506 on a given logic image.  This requires the lighttpd webserver and is
  3507 currently supported on Linux only.
  3508 
  3509 
  3510 
  3511 New in Isabelle2009 (April 2009)
  3512 --------------------------------
  3513 
  3514 *** General ***
  3515 
  3516 * Simplified main Isabelle executables, with less surprises on
  3517 case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  3518 
  3519   - The main Isabelle tool wrapper is now called "isabelle" instead of
  3520     "isatool."
  3521 
  3522   - The former "isabelle" alias for "isabelle-process" has been
  3523     removed (should rarely occur to regular users).
  3524 
  3525   - The former "isabelle-interface" and its alias "Isabelle" have been
  3526     removed (interfaces are now regular Isabelle tools).
  3527 
  3528 Within scripts and make files, the Isabelle environment variables
  3529 ISABELLE_TOOL and ISABELLE_PROCESS replace old ISATOOL and ISABELLE,
  3530 respectively.  (The latter are still available as legacy feature.)
  3531 
  3532 The old isabelle-interface wrapper could react in confusing ways if
  3533 the interface was uninstalled or changed otherwise.  Individual
  3534 interface tool configuration is now more explicit, see also the
  3535 Isabelle system manual.  In particular, Proof General is now available
  3536 via "isabelle emacs".
  3537 
  3538 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt derivative scripts.  Users may need to
  3539 purge installed copies of Isabelle executables and re-run "isabelle
  3540 install -p ...", or use symlinks.
  3541 
  3542 * The default for ISABELLE_HOME_USER is now ~/.isabelle instead of the
  3543 old ~/isabelle, which was slightly non-standard and apt to cause
  3544 surprises on case-insensitive file-systems (such as Mac OS).
  3545 
  3546 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to move existing ~/isabelle/etc,
  3547 ~/isabelle/heaps, ~/isabelle/browser_info to the new place.  Special
  3548 care is required when using older releases of Isabelle.  Note that
  3549 ISABELLE_HOME_USER can be changed in Isabelle/etc/settings of any
  3550 Isabelle distribution, in order to use the new ~/.isabelle uniformly.
  3551 
  3552 * Proofs of fully specified statements are run in parallel on
  3553 multi-core systems.  A speedup factor of 2.5 to 3.2 can be expected on
  3554 a regular 4-core machine, if the initial heap space is made reasonably
  3555 large (cf. Poly/ML option -H).  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  3556 
  3557 * The main reference manuals ("isar-ref", "implementation", and
  3558 "system") have been updated and extended.  Formally checked references
  3559 as hyperlinks are now available uniformly.
  3560 
  3561 
  3562 *** Pure ***
  3563 
  3564 * Complete re-implementation of locales.  INCOMPATIBILITY in several
  3565 respects.  The most important changes are listed below.  See the
  3566 Tutorial on Locales ("locales" manual) for details.
  3567 
  3568 - In locale expressions, instantiation replaces renaming.  Parameters
  3569 must be declared in a for clause.  To aid compatibility with previous
  3570 parameter inheritance, in locale declarations, parameters that are not
  3571 'touched' (instantiation position "_" or omitted) are implicitly added
  3572 with their syntax at the beginning of the for clause.
  3573 
  3574 - Syntax from abbreviations and definitions in locales is available in
  3575 locale expressions and context elements.  The latter is particularly
  3576 useful in locale declarations.
  3577 
  3578 - More flexible mechanisms to qualify names generated by locale
  3579 expressions.  Qualifiers (prefixes) may be specified in locale
  3580 expressions, and can be marked as mandatory (syntax: "name!:") or
  3581 optional (syntax "name?:").  The default depends for plain "name:"
  3582 depends on the situation where a locale expression is used: in
  3583 commands 'locale' and 'sublocale' prefixes are optional, in
  3584 'interpretation' and 'interpret' prefixes are mandatory.  The old
  3585 implicit qualifiers derived from the parameter names of a locale are
  3586 no longer generated.
  3587 
  3588 - Command "sublocale l < e" replaces "interpretation l < e".  The
  3589 instantiation clause in "interpretation" and "interpret" (square
  3590 brackets) is no longer available.  Use locale expressions.
  3591 
  3592 - When converting proof scripts, mandatory qualifiers in
  3593 'interpretation' and 'interpret' should be retained by default, even
  3594 if this is an INCOMPATIBILITY compared to former behavior.  In the
  3595 worst case, use the "name?:" form for non-mandatory ones.  Qualifiers
  3596 in locale expressions range over a single locale instance only.
  3597 
  3598 - Dropped locale element "includes".  This is a major INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3599 In existing theorem specifications replace the includes element by the
  3600 respective context elements of the included locale, omitting those
  3601 that are already present in the theorem specification.  Multiple
  3602 assume elements of a locale should be replaced by a single one
  3603 involving the locale predicate.  In the proof body, declarations (most
  3604 notably theorems) may be regained by interpreting the respective
  3605 locales in the proof context as required (command "interpret").
  3606 
  3607 If using "includes" in replacement of a target solely because the
  3608 parameter types in the theorem are not as general as in the target,
  3609 consider declaring a new locale with additional type constraints on
  3610 the parameters (context element "constrains").
  3611 
  3612 - Discontinued "locale (open)".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3613 
  3614 - Locale interpretation commands no longer attempt to simplify goal.
  3615 INCOMPATIBILITY: in rare situations the generated goal differs.  Use
  3616 methods intro_locales and unfold_locales to clarify.
  3617 
  3618 - Locale interpretation commands no longer accept interpretation
  3619 attributes.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3620 
  3621 * Class declaration: so-called "base sort" must not be given in import
  3622 list any longer, but is inferred from the specification.  Particularly
  3623 in HOL, write
  3624 
  3625     class foo = ...
  3626 
  3627 instead of
  3628 
  3629     class foo = type + ...
  3630 
  3631 * Class target: global versions of theorems stemming do not carry a
  3632 parameter prefix any longer.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3633 
  3634 * Class 'instance' command no longer accepts attached definitions.
  3635 INCOMPATIBILITY, use proper 'instantiation' target instead.
  3636 
  3637 * Recovered hiding of consts, which was accidentally broken in
  3638 Isabelle2007.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, ``hide const c'' really
  3639 makes c inaccessible; consider using ``hide (open) const c'' instead.
  3640 
  3641 * Slightly more coherent Pure syntax, with updated documentation in
  3642 isar-ref manual.  Removed locales meta_term_syntax and
  3643 meta_conjunction_syntax: TERM and &&& (formerly &&) are now permanent,
  3644 INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations.  Note that &&& should not be used
  3645 directly in regular applications.
  3646 
  3647 * There is a new syntactic category "float_const" for signed decimal
  3648 fractions (e.g. 123.45 or -123.45).
  3649 
  3650 * Removed exotic 'token_translation' command.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML
  3651 interface with 'setup' command instead.
  3652 
  3653 * Command 'local_setup' is similar to 'setup', but operates on a local
  3654 theory context.
  3655 
  3656 * The 'axiomatization' command now only works within a global theory
  3657 context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3658 
  3659 * Goal-directed proof now enforces strict proof irrelevance wrt. sort
  3660 hypotheses.  Sorts required in the course of reasoning need to be
  3661 covered by the constraints in the initial statement, completed by the
  3662 type instance information of the background theory.  Non-trivial sort
  3663 hypotheses, which rarely occur in practice, may be specified via
  3664 vacuous propositions of the form SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::c).  For example:
  3665 
  3666   lemma assumes "SORT_CONSTRAINT('a::empty)" shows False ...
  3667 
  3668 The result contains an implicit sort hypotheses as before --
  3669 SORT_CONSTRAINT premises are eliminated as part of the canonical rule
  3670 normalization.
  3671 
  3672 * Generalized Isar history, with support for linear undo, direct state
  3673 addressing etc.
  3674 
  3675 * Changed defaults for unify configuration options:
  3676 
  3677   unify_trace_bound = 50 (formerly 25)
  3678   unify_search_bound = 60 (formerly 30)
  3679 
  3680 * Different bookkeeping for code equations (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  3681 
  3682   a) On theory merge, the last set of code equations for a particular
  3683      constant is taken (in accordance with the policy applied by other
  3684      parts of the code generator framework).
  3685 
  3686   b) Code equations stemming from explicit declarations (e.g. code
  3687      attribute) gain priority over default code equations stemming
  3688      from definition, primrec, fun etc.
  3689 
  3690 * Keyword 'code_exception' now named 'code_abort'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3691 
  3692 * Unified theorem tables for both code generators.  Thus [code
  3693 func] has disappeared and only [code] remains.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3694 
  3695 * Command 'find_consts' searches for constants based on type and name
  3696 patterns, e.g.
  3697 
  3698     find_consts "_ => bool"
  3699 
  3700 By default, matching is against subtypes, but it may be restricted to
  3701 the whole type.  Searching by name is possible.  Multiple queries are
  3702 conjunctive and queries may be negated by prefixing them with a
  3703 hyphen:
  3704 
  3705     find_consts strict: "_ => bool" name: "Int" -"int => int"
  3706 
  3707 * New 'find_theorems' criterion "solves" matches theorems that
  3708 directly solve the current goal (modulo higher-order unification).
  3709 
  3710 * Auto solve feature for main theorem statements: whenever a new goal
  3711 is stated, "find_theorems solves" is called; any theorems that could
  3712 solve the lemma directly are listed as part of the goal state.
  3713 Cf. associated options in Proof General Isabelle settings menu,
  3714 enabled by default, with reasonable timeout for pathological cases of
  3715 higher-order unification.
  3716 
  3717 
  3718 *** Document preparation ***
  3719 
  3720 * Antiquotation @{lemma} now imitates a regular terminal proof,
  3721 demanding keyword 'by' and supporting the full method expression
  3722 syntax just like the Isar command 'by'.
  3723 
  3724 
  3725 *** HOL ***
  3726 
  3727 * Integrated main parts of former image HOL-Complex with HOL.  Entry
  3728 points Main and Complex_Main remain as before.
  3729 
  3730 * Logic image HOL-Plain provides a minimal HOL with the most important
  3731 tools available (inductive, datatype, primrec, ...).  This facilitates
  3732 experimentation and tool development.  Note that user applications
  3733 (and library theories) should never refer to anything below theory
  3734 Main, as before.
  3735 
  3736 * Logic image HOL-Main stops at theory Main, and thus facilitates
  3737 experimentation due to shorter build times.
  3738 
  3739 * Logic image HOL-NSA contains theories of nonstandard analysis which
  3740 were previously part of former HOL-Complex.  Entry point Hyperreal
  3741 remains valid, but theories formerly using Complex_Main should now use
  3742 new entry point Hypercomplex.
  3743 
  3744 * Generic ATP manager for Sledgehammer, based on ML threads instead of
  3745 Posix processes.  Avoids potentially expensive forking of the ML
  3746 process.  New thread-based implementation also works on non-Unix
  3747 platforms (Cygwin).  Provers are no longer hardwired, but defined
  3748 within the theory via plain ML wrapper functions.  Basic Sledgehammer
  3749 commands are covered in the isar-ref manual.
  3750 
  3751 * Wrapper scripts for remote SystemOnTPTP service allows to use
  3752 sledgehammer without local ATP installation (Vampire etc.). Other
  3753 provers may be included via suitable ML wrappers, see also
  3754 src/HOL/ATP_Linkup.thy.
  3755 
  3756 * ATP selection (E/Vampire/Spass) is now via Proof General's settings
  3757 menu.
  3758 
  3759 * The metis method no longer fails because the theorem is too trivial
  3760 (contains the empty clause).
  3761 
  3762 * The metis method now fails in the usual manner, rather than raising
  3763 an exception, if it determines that it cannot prove the theorem.
  3764 
  3765 * Method "coherent" implements a prover for coherent logic (see also
  3766 src/Tools/coherent.ML).
  3767 
  3768 * Constants "undefined" and "default" replace "arbitrary".  Usually
  3769 "undefined" is the right choice to replace "arbitrary", though
  3770 logically there is no difference.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3771 
  3772 * Command "value" now integrates different evaluation mechanisms.  The
  3773 result of the first successful evaluation mechanism is printed.  In
  3774 square brackets a particular named evaluation mechanisms may be
  3775 specified (currently, [SML], [code] or [nbe]).  See further
  3776 src/HOL/ex/Eval_Examples.thy.
  3777 
  3778 * Normalization by evaluation now allows non-leftlinear equations.
  3779 Declare with attribute [code nbe].
  3780 
  3781 * Methods "case_tac" and "induct_tac" now refer to the very same rules
  3782 as the structured Isar versions "cases" and "induct", cf. the
  3783 corresponding "cases" and "induct" attributes.  Mutual induction rules
  3784 are now presented as a list of individual projections
  3785 (e.g. foo_bar.inducts for types foo and bar); the old format with
  3786 explicit HOL conjunction is no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  3787 rare situations a different rule is selected --- notably nested tuple
  3788 elimination instead of former prod.exhaust: use explicit (case_tac t
  3789 rule: prod.exhaust) here.
  3790 
  3791 * Attributes "cases", "induct", "coinduct" support "del" option.
  3792 
  3793 * Removed fact "case_split_thm", which duplicates "case_split".
  3794 
  3795 * The option datatype has been moved to a new theory Option.  Renamed
  3796 option_map to Option.map, and o2s to Option.set, INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3797 
  3798 * New predicate "strict_mono" classifies strict functions on partial
  3799 orders.  With strict functions on linear orders, reasoning about
  3800 (in)equalities is facilitated by theorems "strict_mono_eq",
  3801 "strict_mono_less_eq" and "strict_mono_less".
  3802 
  3803 * Some set operations are now proper qualified constants with
  3804 authentic syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  3805 
  3806     op Int ~>   Set.Int
  3807     op Un ~>    Set.Un
  3808     INTER ~>    Set.INTER
  3809     UNION ~>    Set.UNION
  3810     Inter ~>    Set.Inter
  3811     Union ~>    Set.Union
  3812     {} ~>       Set.empty
  3813     UNIV ~>     Set.UNIV
  3814 
  3815 * Class complete_lattice with operations Inf, Sup, INFI, SUPR now in
  3816 theory Set.
  3817 
  3818 * Auxiliary class "itself" has disappeared -- classes without any
  3819 parameter are treated as expected by the 'class' command.
  3820 
  3821 * Leibnitz's Series for Pi and the arcus tangens and logarithm series.
  3822 
  3823 * Common decision procedures (Cooper, MIR, Ferrack, Approximation,
  3824 Dense_Linear_Order) are now in directory HOL/Decision_Procs.
  3825 
  3826 * Theory src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Approximation provides the new proof
  3827 method "approximation".  It proves formulas on real values by using
  3828 interval arithmetic.  In the formulas are also the transcendental
  3829 functions sin, cos, tan, atan, ln, exp and the constant pi are
  3830 allowed. For examples see
  3831 src/HOL/Descision_Procs/ex/Approximation_Ex.thy.
  3832 
  3833 * Theory "Reflection" now resides in HOL/Library.
  3834 
  3835 * Entry point to Word library now simply named "Word".
  3836 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3837 
  3838 * Made source layout more coherent with logical distribution
  3839 structure:
  3840 
  3841     src/HOL/Library/RType.thy ~> src/HOL/Typerep.thy
  3842     src/HOL/Library/Code_Message.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3843     src/HOL/Library/GCD.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3844     src/HOL/Library/Order_Relation.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3845     src/HOL/Library/Parity.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3846     src/HOL/Library/Univ_Poly.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3847     src/HOL/Real/ContNotDenum.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3848     src/HOL/Real/Lubs.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3849     src/HOL/Real/PReal.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3850     src/HOL/Real/Rational.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3851     src/HOL/Real/RComplete.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3852     src/HOL/Real/RealDef.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3853     src/HOL/Real/RealPow.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3854     src/HOL/Real/Real.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3855     src/HOL/Complex/Complex_Main.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3856     src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3857     src/HOL/Complex/FrechetDeriv.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3858     src/HOL/Complex/Fundamental_Theorem_Algebra.thy ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3859     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Deriv.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3860     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Fact.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3861     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Integration.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3862     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Lim.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3863     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Ln.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3864     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Log.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3865     src/HOL/Hyperreal/MacLaurin.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3866     src/HOL/Hyperreal/NthRoot.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3867     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Series.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3868     src/HOL/Hyperreal/SEQ.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3869     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Taylor.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3870     src/HOL/Hyperreal/Transcendental.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3871     src/HOL/Real/Float ~> src/HOL/Library/
  3872     src/HOL/Real/HahnBanach ~> src/HOL/HahnBanach
  3873     src/HOL/Real/RealVector.thy ~> src/HOL/
  3874 
  3875     src/HOL/arith_data.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3876     src/HOL/hologic.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3877     src/HOL/simpdata.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3878     src/HOL/int_arith1.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools/int_arith.ML
  3879     src/HOL/int_factor_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3880     src/HOL/nat_simprocs.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3881     src/HOL/Real/float_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3882     src/HOL/Real/float_syntax.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3883     src/HOL/Real/rat_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3884     src/HOL/Real/real_arith.ML ~> src/HOL/Tools
  3885 
  3886     src/HOL/Library/Array.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3887     src/HOL/Library/Heap_Monad.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3888     src/HOL/Library/Heap.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3889     src/HOL/Library/Imperative_HOL.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3890     src/HOL/Library/Ref.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3891     src/HOL/Library/Relational.thy ~> src/HOL/Imperative_HOL
  3892 
  3893 * If methods "eval" and "evaluation" encounter a structured proof
  3894 state with !!/==>, only the conclusion is evaluated to True (if
  3895 possible), avoiding strange error messages.
  3896 
  3897 * Method "sizechange" automates termination proofs using (a
  3898 modification of) the size-change principle.  Requires SAT solver.  See
  3899 src/HOL/ex/Termination.thy for examples.
  3900 
  3901 * Simplifier: simproc for let expressions now unfolds if bound
  3902 variable occurs at most once in let expression body.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3903 
  3904 * Method "arith": Linear arithmetic now ignores all inequalities when
  3905 fast_arith_neq_limit is exceeded, instead of giving up entirely.
  3906 
  3907 * New attribute "arith" for facts that should always be used
  3908 automatically by arithmetic. It is intended to be used locally in
  3909 proofs, e.g.
  3910 
  3911   assumes [arith]: "x > 0"
  3912 
  3913 Global usage is discouraged because of possible performance impact.
  3914 
  3915 * New classes "top" and "bot" with corresponding operations "top" and
  3916 "bot" in theory Orderings; instantiation of class "complete_lattice"
  3917 requires instantiation of classes "top" and "bot".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3918 
  3919 * Changed definition lemma "less_fun_def" in order to provide an
  3920 instance for preorders on functions; use lemma "less_le" instead.
  3921 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3922 
  3923 * Theory Orderings: class "wellorder" moved here, with explicit
  3924 induction rule "less_induct" as assumption.  For instantiation of
  3925 "wellorder" by means of predicate "wf", use rule wf_wellorderI.
  3926 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  3927 
  3928 * Theory Orderings: added class "preorder" as superclass of "order".
  3929 INCOMPATIBILITY: Instantiation proofs for order, linorder
  3930 etc. slightly changed.  Some theorems named order_class.* now named
  3931 preorder_class.*.
  3932 
  3933 * Theory Relation: renamed "refl" to "refl_on", "reflexive" to "refl,
  3934 "diag" to "Id_on".
  3935 
  3936 * Theory Finite_Set: added a new fold combinator of type
  3937 
  3938   ('a => 'b => 'b) => 'b => 'a set => 'b
  3939 
  3940 Occasionally this is more convenient than the old fold combinator
  3941 which is now defined in terms of the new one and renamed to
  3942 fold_image.
  3943 
  3944 * Theories Ring_and_Field and OrderedGroup: The lemmas "group_simps"
  3945 and "ring_simps" have been replaced by "algebra_simps" (which can be
  3946 extended with further lemmas!).  At the moment both still exist but
  3947 the former will disappear at some point.
  3948 
  3949 * Theory Power: Lemma power_Suc is now declared as a simp rule in
  3950 class recpower.  Type-specific simp rules for various recpower types
  3951 have been removed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, rename old lemmas as follows:
  3952 
  3953 rat_power_0    -> power_0
  3954 rat_power_Suc  -> power_Suc
  3955 realpow_0      -> power_0
  3956 realpow_Suc    -> power_Suc
  3957 complexpow_0   -> power_0
  3958 complexpow_Suc -> power_Suc
  3959 power_poly_0   -> power_0
  3960 power_poly_Suc -> power_Suc
  3961 
  3962 * Theories Ring_and_Field and Divides: Definition of "op dvd" has been
  3963 moved to separate class dvd in Ring_and_Field; a couple of lemmas on
  3964 dvd has been generalized to class comm_semiring_1.  Likewise a bunch
  3965 of lemmas from Divides has been generalized from nat to class
  3966 semiring_div.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  This involves the following theorem
  3967 renames resulting from duplicate elimination:
  3968 
  3969     dvd_def_mod ~>          dvd_eq_mod_eq_0
  3970     zero_dvd_iff ~>         dvd_0_left_iff
  3971     dvd_0 ~>                dvd_0_right
  3972     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_DIV ~> div_by_0
  3973     DIVISION_BY_ZERO_MOD ~> mod_by_0
  3974     mult_div ~>             div_mult_self2_is_id
  3975     mult_mod ~>             mod_mult_self2_is_0
  3976 
  3977 * Theory IntDiv: removed many lemmas that are instances of class-based
  3978 generalizations (from Divides and Ring_and_Field).  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  3979 rename old lemmas as follows:
  3980 
  3981 dvd_diff               -> nat_dvd_diff
  3982 dvd_zminus_iff         -> dvd_minus_iff
  3983 mod_add1_eq            -> mod_add_eq
  3984 mod_mult1_eq           -> mod_mult_right_eq
  3985 mod_mult1_eq'          -> mod_mult_left_eq
  3986 mod_mult_distrib_mod   -> mod_mult_eq
  3987 nat_mod_add_left_eq    -> mod_add_left_eq
  3988 nat_mod_add_right_eq   -> mod_add_right_eq
  3989 nat_mod_div_trivial    -> mod_div_trivial
  3990 nat_mod_mod_trivial    -> mod_mod_trivial
  3991 zdiv_zadd_self1        -> div_add_self1
  3992 zdiv_zadd_self2        -> div_add_self2
  3993 zdiv_zmult_self1       -> div_mult_self2_is_id
  3994 zdiv_zmult_self2       -> div_mult_self1_is_id
  3995 zdvd_triv_left         -> dvd_triv_left
  3996 zdvd_triv_right        -> dvd_triv_right
  3997 zdvd_zmult_cancel_disj -> dvd_mult_cancel_left
  3998 zmod_eq0_zdvd_iff      -> dvd_eq_mod_eq_0[symmetric]
  3999 zmod_zadd_left_eq      -> mod_add_left_eq
  4000 zmod_zadd_right_eq     -> mod_add_right_eq
  4001 zmod_zadd_self1        -> mod_add_self1
  4002 zmod_zadd_self2        -> mod_add_self2
  4003 zmod_zadd1_eq          -> mod_add_eq
  4004 zmod_zdiff1_eq         -> mod_diff_eq
  4005 zmod_zdvd_zmod         -> mod_mod_cancel
  4006 zmod_zmod_cancel       -> mod_mod_cancel
  4007 zmod_zmult_self1       -> mod_mult_self2_is_0
  4008 zmod_zmult_self2       -> mod_mult_self1_is_0
  4009 zmod_1                 -> mod_by_1
  4010 zdiv_1                 -> div_by_1
  4011 zdvd_abs1              -> abs_dvd_iff
  4012 zdvd_abs2              -> dvd_abs_iff
  4013 zdvd_refl              -> dvd_refl
  4014 zdvd_trans             -> dvd_trans
  4015 zdvd_zadd              -> dvd_add
  4016 zdvd_zdiff             -> dvd_diff
  4017 zdvd_zminus_iff        -> dvd_minus_iff
  4018 zdvd_zminus2_iff       -> minus_dvd_iff
  4019 zdvd_zmultD            -> dvd_mult_right
  4020 zdvd_zmultD2           -> dvd_mult_left
  4021 zdvd_zmult_mono        -> mult_dvd_mono
  4022 zdvd_0_right           -> dvd_0_right
  4023 zdvd_0_left            -> dvd_0_left_iff
  4024 zdvd_1_left            -> one_dvd
  4025 zminus_dvd_iff         -> minus_dvd_iff
  4026 
  4027 * Theory Rational: 'Fract k 0' now equals '0'.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4028 
  4029 * The real numbers offer decimal input syntax: 12.34 is translated
  4030 into 1234/10^2. This translation is not reversed upon output.
  4031 
  4032 * Theory Library/Polynomial defines an abstract type 'a poly of
  4033 univariate polynomials with coefficients of type 'a.  In addition to
  4034 the standard ring operations, it also supports div and mod.  Code
  4035 generation is also supported, using list-style constructors.
  4036 
  4037 * Theory Library/Inner_Product defines a class of real_inner for real
  4038 inner product spaces, with an overloaded operation inner :: 'a => 'a
  4039 => real.  Class real_inner is a subclass of real_normed_vector from
  4040 theory RealVector.
  4041 
  4042 * Theory Library/Product_Vector provides instances for the product
  4043 type 'a * 'b of several classes from RealVector and Inner_Product.
  4044 Definitions of addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, norms,
  4045 and inner products are included.
  4046 
  4047 * Theory Library/Bit defines the field "bit" of integers modulo 2.  In
  4048 addition to the field operations, numerals and case syntax are also
  4049 supported.
  4050 
  4051 * Theory Library/Diagonalize provides constructive version of Cantor's
  4052 first diagonalization argument.
  4053 
  4054 * Theory Library/GCD: Curried operations gcd, lcm (for nat) and zgcd,
  4055 zlcm (for int); carried together from various gcd/lcm developements in
  4056 the HOL Distribution.  Constants zgcd and zlcm replace former igcd and
  4057 ilcm; corresponding theorems renamed accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  4058 may recover tupled syntax as follows:
  4059 
  4060     hide (open) const gcd
  4061     abbreviation gcd where
  4062       "gcd == (%(a, b). GCD.gcd a b)"
  4063     notation (output)
  4064       GCD.gcd ("gcd '(_, _')")
  4065 
  4066 The same works for lcm, zgcd, zlcm.
  4067 
  4068 * Theory Library/Nat_Infinity: added addition, numeral syntax and more
  4069 instantiations for algebraic structures.  Removed some duplicate
  4070 theorems.  Changes in simp rules.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4071 
  4072 * ML antiquotation @{code} takes a constant as argument and generates
  4073 corresponding code in background and inserts name of the corresponding
  4074 resulting ML value/function/datatype constructor binding in place.
  4075 All occurrences of @{code} with a single ML block are generated
  4076 simultaneously.  Provides a generic and safe interface for
  4077 instrumentalizing code generation.  See
  4078 src/HOL/Decision_Procs/Ferrack.thy for a more ambitious application.
  4079 In future you ought to refrain from ad-hoc compiling generated SML
  4080 code on the ML toplevel.  Note that (for technical reasons) @{code}
  4081 cannot refer to constants for which user-defined serializations are
  4082 set.  Refer to the corresponding ML counterpart directly in that
  4083 cases.
  4084 
  4085 * Command 'rep_datatype': instead of theorem names the command now
  4086 takes a list of terms denoting the constructors of the type to be
  4087 represented as datatype.  The characteristic theorems have to be
  4088 proven.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Also observe that the following theorems
  4089 have disappeared in favour of existing ones:
  4090 
  4091     unit_induct                 ~> unit.induct
  4092     prod_induct                 ~> prod.induct
  4093     sum_induct                  ~> sum.induct
  4094     Suc_Suc_eq                  ~> nat.inject
  4095     Suc_not_Zero Zero_not_Suc   ~> nat.distinct
  4096 
  4097 
  4098 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  4099 
  4100 * New locales for orders and lattices where the equivalence relation
  4101 is not restricted to equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY: all order and lattice
  4102 locales use a record structure with field eq for the equivalence.
  4103 
  4104 * New theory of factorial domains.
  4105 
  4106 * Units_l_inv and Units_r_inv are now simp rules by default.
  4107 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Simplifier proof that require deletion of l_inv
  4108 and/or r_inv will now also require deletion of these lemmas.
  4109 
  4110 * Renamed the following theorems, INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4111 
  4112 UpperD ~> Upper_memD
  4113 LowerD ~> Lower_memD
  4114 least_carrier ~> least_closed
  4115 greatest_carrier ~> greatest_closed
  4116 greatest_Lower_above ~> greatest_Lower_below
  4117 one_zero ~> carrier_one_zero
  4118 one_not_zero ~> carrier_one_not_zero  (collision with assumption)
  4119 
  4120 
  4121 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  4122 
  4123 * Nominal datatypes can now contain type-variables.
  4124 
  4125 * Commands 'nominal_inductive' and 'equivariance' work with local
  4126 theory targets.
  4127 
  4128 * Nominal primrec can now works with local theory targets and its
  4129 specification syntax now conforms to the general format as seen in
  4130 'inductive' etc.
  4131 
  4132 * Method "perm_simp" honours the standard simplifier attributes
  4133 (no_asm), (no_asm_use) etc.
  4134 
  4135 * The new predicate #* is defined like freshness, except that on the
  4136 left hand side can be a set or list of atoms.
  4137 
  4138 * Experimental command 'nominal_inductive2' derives strong induction
  4139 principles for inductive definitions.  In contrast to
  4140 'nominal_inductive', which can only deal with a fixed number of
  4141 binders, it can deal with arbitrary expressions standing for sets of
  4142 atoms to be avoided.  The only inductive definition we have at the
  4143 moment that needs this generalisation is the typing rule for Lets in
  4144 the algorithm W:
  4145 
  4146  Gamma |- t1 : T1   (x,close Gamma T1)::Gamma |- t2 : T2   x#Gamma
  4147  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  4148          Gamma |- Let x be t1 in t2 : T2
  4149 
  4150 In this rule one wants to avoid all the binders that are introduced by
  4151 "close Gamma T1".  We are looking for other examples where this
  4152 feature might be useful.  Please let us know.
  4153 
  4154 
  4155 *** HOLCF ***
  4156 
  4157 * Reimplemented the simplification procedure for proving continuity
  4158 subgoals.  The new simproc is extensible; users can declare additional
  4159 continuity introduction rules with the attribute [cont2cont].
  4160 
  4161 * The continuity simproc now uses a different introduction rule for
  4162 solving continuity subgoals on terms with lambda abstractions.  In
  4163 some rare cases the new simproc may fail to solve subgoals that the
  4164 old one could solve, and "simp add: cont2cont_LAM" may be necessary.
  4165 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4166 
  4167 * Command 'fixrec': specification syntax now conforms to the general
  4168 format as seen in 'inductive' etc.  See src/HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  4169 examples.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4170 
  4171 
  4172 *** ZF ***
  4173 
  4174 * Proof of Zorn's Lemma for partial orders.
  4175 
  4176 
  4177 *** ML ***
  4178 
  4179 * Multithreading for Poly/ML 5.1/5.2 is no longer supported, only for
  4180 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.  Important note: the TimeLimit facility
  4181 depends on multithreading, so timouts will not work before Poly/ML
  4182 5.2.1!
  4183 
  4184 * High-level support for concurrent ML programming, see
  4185 src/Pure/Cuncurrent.  The data-oriented model of "future values" is
  4186 particularly convenient to organize independent functional
  4187 computations.  The concept of "synchronized variables" provides a
  4188 higher-order interface for components with shared state, avoiding the
  4189 delicate details of mutexes and condition variables.  (Requires
  4190 Poly/ML 5.2.1 or later.)
  4191 
  4192 * ML bindings produced via Isar commands are stored within the Isar
  4193 context (theory or proof).  Consequently, commands like 'use' and 'ML'
  4194 become thread-safe and work with undo as expected (concerning
  4195 top-level bindings, not side-effects on global references).
  4196 INCOMPATIBILITY, need to provide proper Isar context when invoking the
  4197 compiler at runtime; really global bindings need to be given outside a
  4198 theory.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  4199 
  4200 * Command 'ML_prf' is analogous to 'ML' but works within a proof
  4201 context.  Top-level ML bindings are stored within the proof context in
  4202 a purely sequential fashion, disregarding the nested proof structure.
  4203 ML bindings introduced by 'ML_prf' are discarded at the end of the
  4204 proof.  (Requires Poly/ML 5.2 or later.)
  4205 
  4206 * Simplified ML attribute and method setup, cf. functions Attrib.setup
  4207 and Method.setup, as well as Isar commands 'attribute_setup' and
  4208 'method_setup'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for 'method_setup', need to simplify
  4209 existing code accordingly, or use plain 'setup' together with old
  4210 Method.add_method.
  4211 
  4212 * Simplified ML oracle interface Thm.add_oracle promotes 'a -> cterm
  4213 to 'a -> thm, while results are always tagged with an authentic oracle
  4214 name.  The Isar command 'oracle' is now polymorphic, no argument type
  4215 is specified.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify existing oracle code
  4216 accordingly.  Note that extra performance may be gained by producing
  4217 the cterm carefully, avoiding slow Thm.cterm_of.
  4218 
  4219 * Simplified interface for defining document antiquotations via
  4220 ThyOutput.antiquotation, ThyOutput.output, and optionally
  4221 ThyOutput.maybe_pretty_source.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to simplify user
  4222 antiquotations accordingly, see src/Pure/Thy/thy_output.ML for common
  4223 examples.
  4224 
  4225 * More systematic treatment of long names, abstract name bindings, and
  4226 name space operations.  Basic operations on qualified names have been
  4227 move from structure NameSpace to Long_Name, e.g. Long_Name.base_name,
  4228 Long_Name.append.  Old type bstring has been mostly replaced by
  4229 abstract type binding (see structure Binding), which supports precise
  4230 qualification by packages and local theory targets, as well as proper
  4231 tracking of source positions.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to wrap old
  4232 bstring values into Binding.name, or better pass through abstract
  4233 bindings everywhere.  See further src/Pure/General/long_name.ML,
  4234 src/Pure/General/binding.ML and src/Pure/General/name_space.ML
  4235 
  4236 * Result facts (from PureThy.note_thms, ProofContext.note_thms,
  4237 LocalTheory.note etc.) now refer to the *full* internal name, not the
  4238 bstring as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY, not detected by ML type-checking!
  4239 
  4240 * Disposed old type and term read functions (Sign.read_def_typ,
  4241 Sign.read_typ, Sign.read_def_terms, Sign.read_term,
  4242 Thm.read_def_cterms, Thm.read_cterm etc.).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should
  4243 use regular Syntax.read_typ, Syntax.read_term, Syntax.read_typ_global,
  4244 Syntax.read_term_global etc.; see also OldGoals.read_term as last
  4245 resort for legacy applications.
  4246 
  4247 * Disposed old declarations, tactics, tactic combinators that refer to
  4248 the simpset or claset of an implicit theory (such as Addsimps,
  4249 Simp_tac, SIMPSET).  INCOMPATIBILITY, should use @{simpset} etc. in
  4250 embedded ML text, or local_simpset_of with a proper context passed as
  4251 explicit runtime argument.
  4252 
  4253 * Rules and tactics that read instantiations (read_instantiate,
  4254 res_inst_tac, thin_tac, subgoal_tac etc.) now demand a proper proof
  4255 context, which is required for parsing and type-checking.  Moreover,
  4256 the variables are specified as plain indexnames, not string encodings
  4257 thereof.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4258 
  4259 * Generic Toplevel.add_hook interface allows to analyze the result of
  4260 transactions.  E.g. see src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_pgip.ML
  4261 for theorem dependency output of transactions resulting in a new
  4262 theory state.
  4263 
  4264 * ML antiquotations: block-structured compilation context indicated by
  4265 \<lbrace> ... \<rbrace>; additional antiquotation forms:
  4266 
  4267   @{binding name}                         - basic name binding
  4268   @{let ?pat = term}                      - term abbreviation (HO matching)
  4269   @{note name = fact}                     - fact abbreviation
  4270   @{thm fact}                             - singleton fact (with attributes)
  4271   @{thms fact}                            - general fact (with attributes)
  4272   @{lemma prop by method}                 - singleton goal
  4273   @{lemma prop by meth1 meth2}            - singleton goal
  4274   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by method}      - general goal
  4275   @{lemma prop1 ... propN by meth1 meth2} - general goal
  4276   @{lemma (open) ...}                     - open derivation
  4277 
  4278 
  4279 *** System ***
  4280 
  4281 * The Isabelle "emacs" tool provides a specific interface to invoke
  4282 Proof General / Emacs, with more explicit failure if that is not
  4283 installed (the old isabelle-interface script silently falls back on
  4284 isabelle-process).  The PROOFGENERAL_HOME setting determines the
  4285 installation location of the Proof General distribution.
  4286 
  4287 * Isabelle/lib/classes/Pure.jar provides basic support to integrate
  4288 the Isabelle process into a JVM/Scala application.  See
  4289 Isabelle/lib/jedit/plugin for a minimal example.  (The obsolete Java
  4290 process wrapper has been discontinued.)
  4291 
  4292 * Added homegrown Isabelle font with unicode layout, see lib/fonts.
  4293 
  4294 * Various status messages (with exact source position information) are
  4295 emitted, if proper markup print mode is enabled.  This allows
  4296 user-interface components to provide detailed feedback on internal
  4297 prover operations.
  4298 
  4299 
  4300 
  4301 New in Isabelle2008 (June 2008)
  4302 -------------------------------
  4303 
  4304 *** General ***
  4305 
  4306 * The Isabelle/Isar Reference Manual (isar-ref) has been reorganized
  4307 and updated, with formally checked references as hyperlinks.
  4308 
  4309 * Theory loader: use_thy (and similar operations) no longer set the
  4310 implicit ML context, which was occasionally hard to predict and in
  4311 conflict with concurrency.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use ML within Isar which
  4312 provides a proper context already.
  4313 
  4314 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  4315 file are no longer supported.  INCOMPATIBILITY, regular 'uses' and
  4316 'use' within a theory file will do the job.
  4317 
  4318 * Name space merge now observes canonical order, i.e. the second space
  4319 is inserted into the first one, while existing entries in the first
  4320 space take precedence.  INCOMPATIBILITY in rare situations, may try to
  4321 swap theory imports.
  4322 
  4323 * Syntax: symbol \<chi> is now considered a letter.  Potential
  4324 INCOMPATIBILITY in identifier syntax etc.
  4325 
  4326 * Outer syntax: string tokens no longer admit escaped white space,
  4327 which was an accidental (undocumented) feature.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  4328 white space without escapes.
  4329 
  4330 * Outer syntax: string tokens may contain arbitrary character codes
  4331 specified via 3 decimal digits (as in SML).  E.g. "foo\095bar" for
  4332 "foo_bar".
  4333 
  4334 
  4335 *** Pure ***
  4336 
  4337 * Context-dependent token translations.  Default setup reverts locally
  4338 fixed variables, and adds hilite markup for undeclared frees.
  4339 
  4340 * Unused theorems can be found using the new command 'unused_thms'.
  4341 There are three ways of invoking it:
  4342 
  4343 (1) unused_thms
  4344      Only finds unused theorems in the current theory.
  4345 
  4346 (2) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n -
  4347      Finds unused theorems in the current theory and all of its ancestors,
  4348      excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of their ancestors.
  4349 
  4350 (3) unused_thms thy_1 ... thy_n - thy'_1 ... thy'_m
  4351      Finds unused theorems in the theories thy'_1 ... thy'_m and all of
  4352      their ancestors, excluding the theories thy_1 ... thy_n and all of
  4353      their ancestors.
  4354 
  4355 In order to increase the readability of the list produced by
  4356 unused_thms, theorems that have been created by a particular instance
  4357 of a theory command such as 'inductive' or 'function' are considered
  4358 to belong to the same "group", meaning that if at least one theorem in
  4359 this group is used, the other theorems in the same group are no longer
  4360 reported as unused.  Moreover, if all theorems in the group are
  4361 unused, only one theorem in the group is displayed.
  4362 
  4363 Note that proof objects have to be switched on in order for
  4364 unused_thms to work properly (i.e. !proofs must be >= 1, which is
  4365 usually the case when using Proof General with the default settings).
  4366 
  4367 * Authentic naming of facts disallows ad-hoc overwriting of previous
  4368 theorems within the same name space.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to remove
  4369 duplicate fact bindings, or even accidental fact duplications.  Note
  4370 that tools may maintain dynamically scoped facts systematically, using
  4371 PureThy.add_thms_dynamic.
  4372 
  4373 * Command 'hide' now allows to hide from "fact" name space as well.
  4374 
  4375 * Eliminated destructive theorem database, simpset, claset, and
  4376 clasimpset.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY, really need to observe linear
  4377 update of theories within ML code.
  4378 
  4379 * Eliminated theory ProtoPure and CPure, leaving just one Pure theory.
  4380 INCOMPATIBILITY, object-logics depending on former Pure require
  4381 additional setup PureThy.old_appl_syntax_setup; object-logics
  4382 depending on former CPure need to refer to Pure.
  4383 
  4384 * Commands 'use' and 'ML' are now purely functional, operating on
  4385 theory/local_theory.  Removed former 'ML_setup' (on theory), use 'ML'
  4386 instead.  Added 'ML_val' as mere diagnostic replacement for 'ML'.
  4387 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4388 
  4389 * Command 'setup': discontinued implicit version with ML reference.
  4390 
  4391 * Instantiation target allows for simultaneous specification of class
  4392 instance operations together with an instantiation proof.
  4393 Type-checking phase allows to refer to class operations uniformly.
  4394 See src/HOL/Complex/Complex.thy for an Isar example and
  4395 src/HOL/Library/Eval.thy for an ML example.
  4396 
  4397 * Indexing of literal facts: be more serious about including only
  4398 facts from the visible specification/proof context, but not the
  4399 background context (locale etc.).  Affects `prop` notation and method
  4400 "fact".  INCOMPATIBILITY: need to name facts explicitly in rare
  4401 situations.
  4402 
  4403 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": removed obsolete/undocumented
  4404 "(open)" option, which used to expose internal bound variables to the
  4405 proof text.
  4406 
  4407 * Isar statements: removed obsolete case "rule_context".
  4408 INCOMPATIBILITY, better use explicit fixes/assumes.
  4409 
  4410 * Locale proofs: default proof step now includes 'unfold_locales';
  4411 hence 'proof' without argument may be used to unfold locale
  4412 predicates.
  4413 
  4414 
  4415 *** Document preparation ***
  4416 
  4417 * Simplified pdfsetup.sty: color/hyperref is used unconditionally for
  4418 both pdf and dvi (hyperlinks usually work in xdvi as well); removed
  4419 obsolete thumbpdf setup (contemporary PDF viewers do this on the
  4420 spot); renamed link color from "darkblue" to "linkcolor" (default
  4421 value unchanged, can be redefined via \definecolor); no longer sets
  4422 "a4paper" option (unnecessary or even intrusive).
  4423 
  4424 * Antiquotation @{lemma A method} proves proposition A by the given
  4425 method (either a method name or a method name plus (optional) method
  4426 arguments in parentheses) and prints A just like @{prop A}.
  4427 
  4428 
  4429 *** HOL ***
  4430 
  4431 * New primrec package.  Specification syntax conforms in style to
  4432 definition/function/....  No separate induction rule is provided.  The
  4433 "primrec" command distinguishes old-style and new-style specifications
  4434 by syntax.  The former primrec package is now named OldPrimrecPackage.
  4435 When adjusting theories, beware: constants stemming from new-style
  4436 primrec specifications have authentic syntax.
  4437 
  4438 * Metis prover is now an order of magnitude faster, and also works
  4439 with multithreading.
  4440 
  4441 * Metis: the maximum number of clauses that can be produced from a
  4442 theorem is now given by the attribute max_clauses.  Theorems that
  4443 exceed this number are ignored, with a warning printed.
  4444 
  4445 * Sledgehammer no longer produces structured proofs by default. To
  4446 enable, declare [[sledgehammer_full = true]].  Attributes
  4447 reconstruction_modulus, reconstruction_sorts renamed
  4448 sledgehammer_modulus, sledgehammer_sorts.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4449 
  4450 * Method "induct_scheme" derives user-specified induction rules
  4451 from well-founded induction and completeness of patterns. This factors
  4452 out some operations that are done internally by the function package
  4453 and makes them available separately.  See
  4454 src/HOL/ex/Induction_Scheme.thy for examples.
  4455 
  4456 * More flexible generation of measure functions for termination
  4457 proofs: Measure functions can be declared by proving a rule of the
  4458 form "is_measure f" and giving it the [measure_function] attribute.
  4459 The "is_measure" predicate is logically meaningless (always true), and
  4460 just guides the heuristic.  To find suitable measure functions, the
  4461 termination prover sets up the goal "is_measure ?f" of the appropriate
  4462 type and generates all solutions by prolog-style backwards proof using
  4463 the declared rules.
  4464 
  4465 This setup also deals with rules like 
  4466 
  4467   "is_measure f ==> is_measure (list_size f)"
  4468 
  4469 which accommodates nested datatypes that recurse through lists.
  4470 Similar rules are predeclared for products and option types.
  4471 
  4472 * Turned the type of sets "'a set" into an abbreviation for "'a => bool"
  4473 
  4474   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  4475 
  4476   - Definitions of overloaded constants on sets have to be replaced by
  4477     definitions on => and bool.
  4478 
  4479   - Some definitions of overloaded operators on sets can now be proved
  4480     using the definitions of the operators on => and bool.  Therefore,
  4481     the following theorems have been renamed:
  4482 
  4483       subset_def   -> subset_eq
  4484       psubset_def  -> psubset_eq
  4485       set_diff_def -> set_diff_eq
  4486       Compl_def    -> Compl_eq
  4487       Sup_set_def  -> Sup_set_eq
  4488       Inf_set_def  -> Inf_set_eq
  4489       sup_set_def  -> sup_set_eq
  4490       inf_set_def  -> inf_set_eq
  4491 
  4492   - Due to the incompleteness of the HO unification algorithm, some
  4493     rules such as subst may require manual instantiation, if some of
  4494     the unknowns in the rule is a set.
  4495 
  4496   - Higher order unification and forward proofs:
  4497     The proof pattern
  4498 
  4499       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4500       then have "EX S. P S" ..
  4501 
  4502     no longer works (due to the incompleteness of the HO unification
  4503     algorithm) and must be replaced by the pattern
  4504 
  4505       have "EX S. P S"
  4506       proof
  4507         show "P S" <...>
  4508       qed
  4509 
  4510   - Calculational reasoning with subst (or similar rules):
  4511     The proof pattern
  4512 
  4513       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4514       also have "S = T" <...>
  4515       finally have "P T" .
  4516 
  4517     no longer works (for similar reasons as the previous example) and
  4518     must be replaced by something like
  4519 
  4520       have "P (S::'a set)" <...>
  4521       moreover have "S = T" <...>
  4522       ultimately have "P T" by simp
  4523 
  4524   - Tactics or packages written in ML code:
  4525     Code performing pattern matching on types via
  4526 
  4527       Type ("set", [T]) => ...
  4528 
  4529     must be rewritten. Moreover, functions like strip_type or
  4530     binder_types no longer return the right value when applied to a
  4531     type of the form
  4532 
  4533       T1 => ... => Tn => U => bool
  4534 
  4535     rather than
  4536 
  4537       T1 => ... => Tn => U set
  4538 
  4539 * Merged theories Wellfounded_Recursion, Accessible_Part and
  4540 Wellfounded_Relations to theory Wellfounded.
  4541 
  4542 * Explicit class "eq" for executable equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4543 
  4544 * Class finite no longer treats UNIV as class parameter.  Use class
  4545 enum from theory Library/Enum instead to achieve a similar effect.
  4546 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4547 
  4548 * Theory List: rule list_induct2 now has explicitly named cases "Nil"
  4549 and "Cons".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4550 
  4551 * HOL (and FOL): renamed variables in rules imp_elim and swap.
  4552 Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4553 
  4554 * Theory Product_Type: duplicated lemmas split_Pair_apply and
  4555 injective_fst_snd removed, use split_eta and prod_eqI instead.
  4556 Renamed upd_fst to apfst and upd_snd to apsnd.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4557 
  4558 * Theory Nat: removed redundant lemmas that merely duplicate lemmas of
  4559 the same name in theory Orderings:
  4560 
  4561   less_trans
  4562   less_linear
  4563   le_imp_less_or_eq
  4564   le_less_trans
  4565   less_le_trans
  4566   less_not_sym
  4567   less_asym
  4568 
  4569 Renamed less_imp_le to less_imp_le_nat, and less_irrefl to
  4570 less_irrefl_nat.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to more general types
  4571 and different variable names.
  4572 
  4573 * Library/Option_ord.thy: Canonical order on option type.
  4574 
  4575 * Library/RBT.thy: Red-black trees, an efficient implementation of
  4576 finite maps.
  4577 
  4578 * Library/Countable.thy: Type class for countable types.
  4579 
  4580 * Theory Int: The representation of numerals has changed.  The infix
  4581 operator BIT and the bit datatype with constructors B0 and B1 have
  4582 disappeared.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use "Int.Bit0 x" and "Int.Bit1 y" in
  4583 place of "x BIT bit.B0" and "y BIT bit.B1", respectively.  Theorems
  4584 involving BIT, B0, or B1 have been renamed with "Bit0" or "Bit1"
  4585 accordingly.
  4586 
  4587 * Theory Nat: definition of <= and < on natural numbers no longer
  4588 depend on well-founded relations.  INCOMPATIBILITY.  Definitions
  4589 le_def and less_def have disappeared.  Consider lemmas not_less
  4590 [symmetric, where ?'a = nat] and less_eq [symmetric] instead.
  4591 
  4592 * Theory Finite_Set: locales ACf, ACe, ACIf, ACIfSL and ACIfSLlin
  4593 (whose purpose mainly is for various fold_set functionals) have been
  4594 abandoned in favor of the existing algebraic classes
  4595 ab_semigroup_mult, comm_monoid_mult, ab_semigroup_idem_mult,
  4596 lower_semilattice (resp. upper_semilattice) and linorder.
  4597 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4598 
  4599 * Theory Transitive_Closure: induct and cases rules now declare proper
  4600 case_names ("base" and "step").  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4601 
  4602 * Theorem Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct generalized to complete
  4603 lattices.  The form set-specific version is available as
  4604 Inductive.lfp_ordinal_induct_set.
  4605 
  4606 * Renamed theorems "power.simps" to "power_int.simps".
  4607 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4608 
  4609 * Class semiring_div provides basic abstract properties of semirings
  4610 with division and modulo operations.  Subsumes former class dvd_mod.
  4611 
  4612 * Merged theories IntDef, Numeral and IntArith into unified theory
  4613 Int.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4614 
  4615 * Theory Library/Code_Index: type "index" now represents natural
  4616 numbers rather than integers.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4617 
  4618 * New class "uminus" with operation "uminus" (split of from class
  4619 "minus" which now only has operation "minus", binary).
  4620 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4621 
  4622 * Constants "card", "internal_split", "option_map" now with authentic
  4623 syntax.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4624 
  4625 * Definitions subset_def, psubset_def, set_diff_def, Compl_def,
  4626 le_bool_def, less_bool_def, le_fun_def, less_fun_def, inf_bool_def,
  4627 sup_bool_def, Inf_bool_def, Sup_bool_def, inf_fun_def, sup_fun_def,
  4628 Inf_fun_def, Sup_fun_def, inf_set_def, sup_set_def, Inf_set_def,
  4629 Sup_set_def, le_def, less_def, option_map_def now with object
  4630 equality.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4631 
  4632 * Records. Removed K_record, and replaced it by pure lambda term
  4633 %x. c. The simplifier setup is now more robust against eta expansion.
  4634 INCOMPATIBILITY: in cases explicitly referring to K_record.
  4635 
  4636 * Library/Multiset: {#a, b, c#} abbreviates {#a#} + {#b#} + {#c#}.
  4637 
  4638 * Library/ListVector: new theory of arithmetic vector operations.
  4639 
  4640 * Library/Order_Relation: new theory of various orderings as sets of
  4641 pairs.  Defines preorders, partial orders, linear orders and
  4642 well-orders on sets and on types.
  4643 
  4644 
  4645 *** ZF ***
  4646 
  4647 * Renamed some theories to allow to loading both ZF and HOL in the
  4648 same session:
  4649 
  4650   Datatype  -> Datatype_ZF
  4651   Inductive -> Inductive_ZF
  4652   Int       -> Int_ZF
  4653   IntDiv    -> IntDiv_ZF
  4654   Nat       -> Nat_ZF
  4655   List      -> List_ZF
  4656   Main      -> Main_ZF
  4657 
  4658 INCOMPATIBILITY: ZF theories that import individual theories below
  4659 Main might need to be adapted.  Regular theory Main is still
  4660 available, as trivial extension of Main_ZF.
  4661 
  4662 
  4663 *** ML ***
  4664 
  4665 * ML within Isar: antiquotation @{const name} or @{const
  4666 name(typargs)} produces statically-checked Const term.
  4667 
  4668 * Functor NamedThmsFun: data is available to the user as dynamic fact
  4669 (of the same name).  Removed obsolete print command.
  4670 
  4671 * Removed obsolete "use_legacy_bindings" function.
  4672 
  4673 * The ``print mode'' is now a thread-local value derived from a global
  4674 template (the former print_mode reference), thus access becomes
  4675 non-critical.  The global print_mode reference is for session
  4676 management only; user-code should use print_mode_value,
  4677 print_mode_active, PrintMode.setmp etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4678 
  4679 * Functions system/system_out provide a robust way to invoke external
  4680 shell commands, with propagation of interrupts (requires Poly/ML
  4681 5.2.1).  Do not use OS.Process.system etc. from the basis library!
  4682 
  4683 
  4684 *** System ***
  4685 
  4686 * Default settings: PROOFGENERAL_OPTIONS no longer impose xemacs ---
  4687 in accordance with Proof General 3.7, which prefers GNU emacs.
  4688 
  4689 * isatool tty runs Isabelle process with plain tty interaction;
  4690 optional line editor may be specified via ISABELLE_LINE_EDITOR
  4691 setting, the default settings attempt to locate "ledit" and "rlwrap".
  4692 
  4693 * isatool browser now works with Cygwin as well, using general
  4694 "javapath" function defined in Isabelle process environment.
  4695 
  4696 * YXML notation provides a simple and efficient alternative to
  4697 standard XML transfer syntax.  See src/Pure/General/yxml.ML and
  4698 isatool yxml as described in the Isabelle system manual.
  4699 
  4700 * JVM class isabelle.IsabelleProcess (located in Isabelle/lib/classes)
  4701 provides general wrapper for managing an Isabelle process in a robust
  4702 fashion, with ``cooked'' output from stdin/stderr.
  4703 
  4704 * Rudimentary Isabelle plugin for jEdit (see Isabelle/lib/jedit),
  4705 based on Isabelle/JVM process wrapper (see Isabelle/lib/classes).
  4706 
  4707 * Removed obsolete THIS_IS_ISABELLE_BUILD feature.  NB: the documented
  4708 way of changing the user's settings is via
  4709 ISABELLE_HOME_USER/etc/settings, which is a fully featured bash
  4710 script.
  4711 
  4712 * Multithreading.max_threads := 0 refers to the number of actual CPU
  4713 cores of the underlying machine, which is a good starting point for
  4714 optimal performance tuning.  The corresponding usedir option -M allows
  4715 "max" as an alias for "0".  WARNING: does not work on certain versions
  4716 of Mac OS (with Poly/ML 5.1).
  4717 
  4718 * isabelle-process: non-ML sessions are run with "nice", to reduce the
  4719 adverse effect of Isabelle flooding interactive front-ends (notably
  4720 ProofGeneral / XEmacs).
  4721 
  4722 
  4723 
  4724 New in Isabelle2007 (November 2007)
  4725 -----------------------------------
  4726 
  4727 *** General ***
  4728 
  4729 * More uniform information about legacy features, notably a
  4730 warning/error of "Legacy feature: ...", depending on the state of the
  4731 tolerate_legacy_features flag (default true). FUTURE INCOMPATIBILITY:
  4732 legacy features will disappear eventually.
  4733 
  4734 * Theory syntax: the header format ``theory A = B + C:'' has been
  4735 discontinued in favour of ``theory A imports B C begin''.  Use isatool
  4736 fixheaders to convert existing theory files.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4737 
  4738 * Theory syntax: the old non-Isar theory file format has been
  4739 discontinued altogether.  Note that ML proof scripts may still be used
  4740 with Isar theories; migration is usually quite simple with the ML
  4741 function use_legacy_bindings.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  4742 
  4743 * Theory syntax: some popular names (e.g. 'class', 'declaration',
  4744 'fun', 'help', 'if') are now keywords.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use double
  4745 quotes.
  4746 
  4747 * Theory loader: be more serious about observing the static theory
  4748 header specifications (including optional directories), but not the
  4749 accidental file locations of previously successful loads.  The strict
  4750 update policy of former update_thy is now already performed by
  4751 use_thy, so the former has been removed; use_thys updates several
  4752 theories simultaneously, just as 'imports' within a theory header
  4753 specification, but without merging the results.  Potential
  4754 INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to refine theory headers and commands
  4755 ROOT.ML which depend on load order.
  4756 
  4757 * Theory loader: optional support for content-based file
  4758 identification, instead of the traditional scheme of full physical
  4759 path plus date stamp; configured by the ISABELLE_FILE_IDENT setting
  4760 (cf. the system manual).  The new scheme allows to work with
  4761 non-finished theories in persistent session images, such that source
  4762 files may be moved later on without requiring reloads.
  4763 
  4764 * Theory loader: old-style ML proof scripts being *attached* to a thy
  4765 file (with the same base name as the theory) are considered a legacy
  4766 feature, which will disappear eventually. Even now, the theory loader
  4767 no longer maintains dependencies on such files.
  4768 
  4769 * Syntax: the scope for resolving ambiguities via type-inference is
  4770 now limited to individual terms, instead of whole simultaneous
  4771 specifications as before. This greatly reduces the complexity of the
  4772 syntax module and improves flexibility by separating parsing and
  4773 type-checking. INCOMPATIBILITY: additional type-constraints (explicit
  4774 'fixes' etc.) are required in rare situations.
  4775 
  4776 * Syntax: constants introduced by new-style packages ('definition',
  4777 'abbreviation' etc.) are passed through the syntax module in
  4778 ``authentic mode''. This means that associated mixfix annotations
  4779 really stick to such constants, independently of potential name space
  4780 ambiguities introduced later on. INCOMPATIBILITY: constants in parse
  4781 trees are represented slightly differently, may need to adapt syntax
  4782 translations accordingly. Use CONST marker in 'translations' and
  4783 @{const_syntax} antiquotation in 'parse_translation' etc.
  4784 
  4785 * Legacy goal package: reduced interface to the bare minimum required
  4786 to keep existing proof scripts running.  Most other user-level
  4787 functions are now part of the OldGoals structure, which is *not* open
  4788 by default (consider isatool expandshort before open OldGoals).
  4789 Removed top_sg, prin, printyp, pprint_term/typ altogether, because
  4790 these tend to cause confusion about the actual goal (!) context being
  4791 used here, which is not necessarily the same as the_context().
  4792 
  4793 * Command 'find_theorems': supports "*" wild-card in "name:"
  4794 criterion; "with_dups" option.  Certain ProofGeneral versions might
  4795 support a specific search form (see ProofGeneral/CHANGES).
  4796 
  4797 * The ``prems limit'' option (cf. ProofContext.prems_limit) is now -1
  4798 by default, which means that "prems" (and also "fixed variables") are
  4799 suppressed from proof state output.  Note that the ProofGeneral
  4800 settings mechanism allows to change and save options persistently, but
  4801 older versions of Isabelle will fail to start up if a negative prems
  4802 limit is imposed.
  4803 
  4804 * Local theory targets may be specified by non-nested blocks of
  4805 ``context/locale/class ... begin'' followed by ``end''.  The body may
  4806 contain definitions, theorems etc., including any derived mechanism
  4807 that has been implemented on top of these primitives.  This concept
  4808 generalizes the existing ``theorem (in ...)'' towards more versatility
  4809 and scalability.
  4810 
  4811 * Proof General interface: proper undo of final 'end' command;
  4812 discontinued Isabelle/classic mode (ML proof scripts).
  4813 
  4814 
  4815 *** Document preparation ***
  4816 
  4817 * Added antiquotation @{theory name} which prints the given name,
  4818 after checking that it refers to a valid ancestor theory in the
  4819 current context.
  4820 
  4821 * Added antiquotations @{ML_type text} and @{ML_struct text} which
  4822 check the given source text as ML type/structure, printing verbatim.
  4823 
  4824 * Added antiquotation @{abbrev "c args"} which prints the abbreviation
  4825 "c args == rhs" given in the current context.  (Any number of
  4826 arguments may be given on the LHS.)
  4827 
  4828 
  4829 *** Pure ***
  4830 
  4831 * The 'class' package offers a combination of axclass and locale to
  4832 achieve Haskell-like type classes in Isabelle.  Definitions and
  4833 theorems within a class context produce both relative results (with
  4834 implicit parameters according to the locale context), and polymorphic
  4835 constants with qualified polymorphism (according to the class
  4836 context).  Within the body context of a 'class' target, a separate
  4837 syntax layer ("user space type system") takes care of converting
  4838 between global polymorphic consts and internal locale representation.
  4839 See src/HOL/ex/Classpackage.thy for examples (as well as main HOL).
  4840 "isatool doc classes" provides a tutorial.
  4841 
  4842 * Generic code generator framework allows to generate executable
  4843 code for ML and Haskell (including Isabelle classes).  A short usage
  4844 sketch:
  4845 
  4846     internal compilation:
  4847         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML
  4848     writing SML code to a file:
  4849         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in SML <filename>
  4850     writing OCaml code to a file:
  4851         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in OCaml <filename>
  4852     writing Haskell code to a bunch of files:
  4853         export_code <list of constants (term syntax)> in Haskell <filename>
  4854 
  4855     evaluating closed propositions to True/False using code generation:
  4856         method ``eval''
  4857 
  4858 Reasonable default setup of framework in HOL.
  4859 
  4860 Theorem attributs for selecting and transforming function equations theorems:
  4861 
  4862     [code fun]:        select a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4863     [code fun del]:    deselect a theorem as function equation for a specific constant
  4864     [code inline]:     select an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4865     [code inline del]: deselect an equation theorem for unfolding (inlining) in place
  4866 
  4867 User-defined serializations (target in {SML, OCaml, Haskell}):
  4868 
  4869     code_const <and-list of constants (term syntax)>
  4870       {(target) <and-list of const target syntax>}+
  4871 
  4872     code_type <and-list of type constructors>
  4873       {(target) <and-list of type target syntax>}+
  4874 
  4875     code_instance <and-list of instances>
  4876       {(target)}+
  4877         where instance ::= <type constructor> :: <class>
  4878 
  4879     code_class <and_list of classes>
  4880       {(target) <and-list of class target syntax>}+
  4881         where class target syntax ::= <class name> {where {<classop> == <target syntax>}+}?
  4882 
  4883 code_instance and code_class only are effective to target Haskell.
  4884 
  4885 For example usage see src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator.thy and
  4886 src/HOL/ex/Codegenerator_Pretty.thy.  A separate tutorial on code
  4887 generation from Isabelle/HOL theories is available via "isatool doc
  4888 codegen".
  4889 
  4890 * Code generator: consts in 'consts_code' Isar commands are now
  4891 referred to by usual term syntax (including optional type
  4892 annotations).
  4893 
  4894 * Command 'no_translations' removes translation rules from theory
  4895 syntax.
  4896 
  4897 * Overloaded definitions are now actually checked for acyclic
  4898 dependencies.  The overloading scheme is slightly more general than
  4899 that of Haskell98, although Isabelle does not demand an exact
  4900 correspondence to type class and instance declarations.
  4901 INCOMPATIBILITY, use ``defs (unchecked overloaded)'' to admit more
  4902 exotic versions of overloading -- at the discretion of the user!
  4903 
  4904 Polymorphic constants are represented via type arguments, i.e. the
  4905 instantiation that matches an instance against the most general
  4906 declaration given in the signature.  For example, with the declaration
  4907 c :: 'a => 'a => 'a, an instance c :: nat => nat => nat is represented
  4908 as c(nat).  Overloading is essentially simultaneous structural
  4909 recursion over such type arguments.  Incomplete specification patterns
  4910 impose global constraints on all occurrences, e.g. c('a * 'a) on the
  4911 LHS means that more general c('a * 'b) will be disallowed on any RHS.
  4912 Command 'print_theory' outputs the normalized system of recursive
  4913 equations, see section "definitions".
  4914 
  4915 * Configuration options are maintained within the theory or proof
  4916 context (with name and type bool/int/string), providing a very simple
  4917 interface to a poor-man's version of general context data.  Tools may
  4918 declare options in ML (e.g. using Attrib.config_int) and then refer to
  4919 these values using Config.get etc.  Users may change options via an
  4920 associated attribute of the same name.  This form of context
  4921 declaration works particularly well with commands 'declare' or
  4922 'using', for example ``declare [[foo = 42]]''.  Thus it has become
  4923 very easy to avoid global references, which would not observe Isar
  4924 toplevel undo/redo and fail to work with multithreading.
  4925 
  4926 Various global ML references of Pure and HOL have been turned into
  4927 configuration options:
  4928 
  4929   Unify.search_bound		unify_search_bound
  4930   Unify.trace_bound		unify_trace_bound
  4931   Unify.trace_simp		unify_trace_simp
  4932   Unify.trace_types		unify_trace_types
  4933   Simplifier.simp_depth_limit	simp_depth_limit
  4934   Blast.depth_limit		blast_depth_limit
  4935   DatatypeProp.dtK		datatype_distinctness_limit
  4936   fast_arith_neq_limit  	fast_arith_neq_limit
  4937   fast_arith_split_limit	fast_arith_split_limit
  4938 
  4939 * Named collections of theorems may be easily installed as context
  4940 data using the functor NamedThmsFun (see also
  4941 src/Pure/Tools/named_thms.ML).  The user may add or delete facts via
  4942 attributes; there is also a toplevel print command.  This facility is
  4943 just a common case of general context data, which is the preferred way
  4944 for anything more complex than just a list of facts in canonical
  4945 order.
  4946 
  4947 * Isar: command 'declaration' augments a local theory by generic
  4948 declaration functions written in ML.  This enables arbitrary content
  4949 being added to the context, depending on a morphism that tells the
  4950 difference of the original declaration context wrt. the application
  4951 context encountered later on.
  4952 
  4953 * Isar: proper interfaces for simplification procedures.  Command
  4954 'simproc_setup' declares named simprocs (with match patterns, and body
  4955 text in ML).  Attribute "simproc" adds/deletes simprocs in the current
  4956 context.  ML antiquotation @{simproc name} retrieves named simprocs.
  4957 
  4958 * Isar: an extra pair of brackets around attribute declarations
  4959 abbreviates a theorem reference involving an internal dummy fact,
  4960 which will be ignored later --- only the effect of the attribute on
  4961 the background context will persist.  This form of in-place
  4962 declarations is particularly useful with commands like 'declare' and
  4963 'using', for example ``have A using [[simproc a]] by simp''.
  4964 
  4965 * Isar: method "assumption" (and implicit closing of subproofs) now
  4966 takes simple non-atomic goal assumptions into account: after applying
  4967 an assumption as a rule the resulting subgoals are solved by atomic
  4968 assumption steps.  This is particularly useful to finish 'obtain'
  4969 goals, such as "!!x. (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> P x ==> thesis",
  4970 without referring to the original premise "!!x. P x ==> thesis" in the
  4971 Isar proof context.  POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY: method "assumption" is
  4972 more permissive.
  4973 
  4974 * Isar: implicit use of prems from the Isar proof context is
  4975 considered a legacy feature.  Common applications like ``have A .''
  4976 may be replaced by ``have A by fact'' or ``note `A`''.  In general,
  4977 referencing facts explicitly here improves readability and
  4978 maintainability of proof texts.
  4979 
  4980 * Isar: improper proof element 'guess' is like 'obtain', but derives
  4981 the obtained context from the course of reasoning!  For example:
  4982 
  4983   assume "EX x y. A x & B y"   -- "any previous fact"
  4984   then guess x and y by clarify
  4985 
  4986 This technique is potentially adventurous, depending on the facts and
  4987 proof tools being involved here.
  4988 
  4989 * Isar: known facts from the proof context may be specified as literal
  4990 propositions, using ASCII back-quote syntax.  This works wherever
  4991 named facts used to be allowed so far, in proof commands, proof
  4992 methods, attributes etc.  Literal facts are retrieved from the context
  4993 according to unification of type and term parameters.  For example,
  4994 provided that "A" and "A ==> B" and "!!x. P x ==> Q x" are known
  4995 theorems in the current context, then these are valid literal facts:
  4996 `A` and `A ==> B` and `!!x. P x ==> Q x" as well as `P a ==> Q a` etc.
  4997 
  4998 There is also a proof method "fact" which does the same composition
  4999 for explicit goal states, e.g. the following proof texts coincide with
  5000 certain special cases of literal facts:
  5001 
  5002   have "A" by fact                 ==  note `A`
  5003   have "A ==> B" by fact           ==  note `A ==> B`
  5004   have "!!x. P x ==> Q x" by fact  ==  note `!!x. P x ==> Q x`
  5005   have "P a ==> Q a" by fact       ==  note `P a ==> Q a`
  5006 
  5007 * Isar: ":" (colon) is no longer a symbolic identifier character in
  5008 outer syntax.  Thus symbolic identifiers may be used without
  5009 additional white space in declarations like this: ``assume *: A''.
  5010 
  5011 * Isar: 'print_facts' prints all local facts of the current context,
  5012 both named and unnamed ones.
  5013 
  5014 * Isar: 'def' now admits simultaneous definitions, e.g.:
  5015 
  5016   def x == "t" and y == "u"
  5017 
  5018 * Isar: added command 'unfolding', which is structurally similar to
  5019 'using', but affects both the goal state and facts by unfolding given
  5020 rewrite rules.  Thus many occurrences of the 'unfold' method or
  5021 'unfolded' attribute may be replaced by first-class proof text.
  5022 
  5023 * Isar: methods 'unfold' / 'fold', attributes 'unfolded' / 'folded',
  5024 and command 'unfolding' now all support object-level equalities
  5025 (potentially conditional).  The underlying notion of rewrite rule is
  5026 analogous to the 'rule_format' attribute, but *not* that of the
  5027 Simplifier (which is usually more generous).
  5028 
  5029 * Isar: the new attribute [rotated n] (default n = 1) rotates the
  5030 premises of a theorem by n. Useful in conjunction with drule.
  5031 
  5032 * Isar: the goal restriction operator [N] (default N = 1) evaluates a
  5033 method expression within a sandbox consisting of the first N
  5034 sub-goals, which need to exist.  For example, ``simp_all [3]''
  5035 simplifies the first three sub-goals, while (rule foo, simp_all)[]
  5036 simplifies all new goals that emerge from applying rule foo to the
  5037 originally first one.
  5038 
  5039 * Isar: schematic goals are no longer restricted to higher-order
  5040 patterns; e.g. ``lemma "?P(?x)" by (rule TrueI)'' now works as
  5041 expected.
  5042 
  5043 * Isar: the conclusion of a long theorem statement is now either
  5044 'shows' (a simultaneous conjunction, as before), or 'obtains'
  5045 (essentially a disjunction of cases with local parameters and
  5046 assumptions).  The latter allows to express general elimination rules
  5047 adequately; in this notation common elimination rules look like this:
  5048 
  5049   lemma exE:    -- "EX x. P x ==> (!!x. P x ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  5050     assumes "EX x. P x"
  5051     obtains x where "P x"
  5052 
  5053   lemma conjE:  -- "A & B ==> (A ==> B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  5054     assumes "A & B"
  5055     obtains A and B
  5056 
  5057   lemma disjE:  -- "A | B ==> (A ==> thesis) ==> (B ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  5058     assumes "A | B"
  5059     obtains
  5060       A
  5061     | B
  5062 
  5063 The subsequent classical rules even refer to the formal "thesis"
  5064 explicitly:
  5065 
  5066   lemma classical:     -- "(~ thesis ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  5067     obtains "~ thesis"
  5068 
  5069   lemma Peirce's_Law:  -- "((thesis ==> something) ==> thesis) ==> thesis"
  5070     obtains "thesis ==> something"
  5071 
  5072 The actual proof of an 'obtains' statement is analogous to that of the
  5073 Isar proof element 'obtain', only that there may be several cases.
  5074 Optional case names may be specified in parentheses; these will be
  5075 available both in the present proof and as annotations in the
  5076 resulting rule, for later use with the 'cases' method (cf. attribute
  5077 case_names).
  5078 
  5079 * Isar: the assumptions of a long theorem statement are available as
  5080 "assms" fact in the proof context.  This is more appropriate than the
  5081 (historical) "prems", which refers to all assumptions of the current
  5082 context, including those from the target locale, proof body etc.
  5083 
  5084 * Isar: 'print_statement' prints theorems from the current theory or
  5085 proof context in long statement form, according to the syntax of a
  5086 top-level lemma.
  5087 
  5088 * Isar: 'obtain' takes an optional case name for the local context
  5089 introduction rule (default "that").
  5090 
  5091 * Isar: removed obsolete 'concl is' patterns.  INCOMPATIBILITY, use
  5092 explicit (is "_ ==> ?foo") in the rare cases where this still happens
  5093 to occur.
  5094 
  5095 * Pure: syntax "CONST name" produces a fully internalized constant
  5096 according to the current context.  This is particularly useful for
  5097 syntax translations that should refer to internal constant
  5098 representations independently of name spaces.
  5099 
  5100 * Pure: syntax constant for foo (binder "FOO ") is called "foo_binder"
  5101 instead of "FOO ". This allows multiple binder declarations to coexist
  5102 in the same context.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5103 
  5104 * Isar/locales: 'notation' provides a robust interface to the 'syntax'
  5105 primitive that also works in a locale context (both for constants and
  5106 fixed variables). Type declaration and internal syntactic representation
  5107 of given constants retrieved from the context. Likewise, the
  5108 'no_notation' command allows to remove given syntax annotations from the
  5109 current context.
  5110 
  5111 * Isar/locales: new derived specification elements 'axiomatization',
  5112 'definition', 'abbreviation', which support type-inference, admit
  5113 object-level specifications (equality, equivalence).  See also the
  5114 isar-ref manual.  Examples:
  5115 
  5116   axiomatization
  5117     eq  (infix "===" 50) where
  5118     eq_refl: "x === x" and eq_subst: "x === y ==> P x ==> P y"
  5119 
  5120   definition "f x y = x + y + 1"
  5121   definition g where "g x = f x x"
  5122 
  5123   abbreviation
  5124     neq  (infix "=!=" 50) where
  5125     "x =!= y == ~ (x === y)"
  5126 
  5127 These specifications may be also used in a locale context.  Then the
  5128 constants being introduced depend on certain fixed parameters, and the
  5129 constant name is qualified by the locale base name.  An internal
  5130 abbreviation takes care for convenient input and output, making the
  5131 parameters implicit and using the original short name.  See also
  5132 src/HOL/ex/Abstract_NAT.thy for an example of deriving polymorphic
  5133 entities from a monomorphic theory.
  5134 
  5135 Presently, abbreviations are only available 'in' a target locale, but
  5136 not inherited by general import expressions.  Also note that
  5137 'abbreviation' may be used as a type-safe replacement for 'syntax' +
  5138 'translations' in common applications.  The "no_abbrevs" print mode
  5139 prevents folding of abbreviations in term output.
  5140 
  5141 Concrete syntax is attached to specified constants in internal form,
  5142 independently of name spaces.  The parse tree representation is
  5143 slightly different -- use 'notation' instead of raw 'syntax', and
  5144 'translations' with explicit "CONST" markup to accommodate this.
  5145 
  5146 * Pure/Isar: unified syntax for new-style specification mechanisms
  5147 (e.g.  'definition', 'abbreviation', or 'inductive' in HOL) admits
  5148 full type inference and dummy patterns ("_").  For example:
  5149 
  5150   definition "K x _ = x"
  5151 
  5152   inductive conj for A B
  5153   where "A ==> B ==> conj A B"
  5154 
  5155 * Pure: command 'print_abbrevs' prints all constant abbreviations of
  5156 the current context.  Print mode "no_abbrevs" prevents inversion of
  5157 abbreviations on output.
  5158 
  5159 * Isar/locales: improved parameter handling: use of locales "var" and
  5160 "struct" no longer necessary; - parameter renamings are no longer
  5161 required to be injective.  For example, this allows to define
  5162 endomorphisms as locale endom = homom mult mult h.
  5163 
  5164 * Isar/locales: changed the way locales with predicates are defined.
  5165 Instead of accumulating the specification, the imported expression is
  5166 now an interpretation.  INCOMPATIBILITY: different normal form of
  5167 locale expressions.  In particular, in interpretations of locales with
  5168 predicates, goals repesenting already interpreted fragments are not
  5169 removed automatically.  Use methods `intro_locales' and
  5170 `unfold_locales'; see below.
  5171 
  5172 * Isar/locales: new methods `intro_locales' and `unfold_locales'
  5173 provide backward reasoning on locales predicates.  The methods are
  5174 aware of interpretations and discharge corresponding goals.
  5175 `intro_locales' is less aggressive then `unfold_locales' and does not
  5176 unfold predicates to assumptions.
  5177 
  5178 * Isar/locales: the order in which locale fragments are accumulated
  5179 has changed.  This enables to override declarations from fragments due
  5180 to interpretations -- for example, unwanted simp rules.
  5181 
  5182 * Isar/locales: interpretation in theories and proof contexts has been
  5183 extended.  One may now specify (and prove) equations, which are
  5184 unfolded in interpreted theorems.  This is useful for replacing
  5185 defined concepts (constants depending on locale parameters) by
  5186 concepts already existing in the target context.  Example:
  5187 
  5188   interpretation partial_order ["op <= :: [int, int] => bool"]
  5189     where "partial_order.less (op <=) (x::int) y = (x < y)"
  5190 
  5191 Typically, the constant `partial_order.less' is created by a
  5192 definition specification element in the context of locale
  5193 partial_order.
  5194 
  5195 * Method "induct": improved internal context management to support
  5196 local fixes and defines on-the-fly. Thus explicit meta-level
  5197 connectives !!  and ==> are rarely required anymore in inductive goals
  5198 (using object-logic connectives for this purpose has been long
  5199 obsolete anyway). Common proof patterns are explained in
  5200 src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, see also
  5201 src/HOL/Isar_examples/Puzzle.thy and src/HOL/Lambda for realistic
  5202 examples.
  5203 
  5204 * Method "induct": improved handling of simultaneous goals. Instead of
  5205 introducing object-level conjunction, the statement is now split into
  5206 several conclusions, while the corresponding symbolic cases are nested
  5207 accordingly. INCOMPATIBILITY, proofs need to be structured explicitly,
  5208 see src/HOL/Induct/Common_Patterns.thy, for example.
  5209 
  5210 * Method "induct": mutual induction rules are now specified as a list
  5211 of rule sharing the same induction cases. HOL packages usually provide
  5212 foo_bar.inducts for mutually defined items foo and bar (e.g. inductive
  5213 predicates/sets or datatypes). INCOMPATIBILITY, users need to specify
  5214 mutual induction rules differently, i.e. like this:
  5215 
  5216   (induct rule: foo_bar.inducts)
  5217   (induct set: foo bar)
  5218   (induct pred: foo bar)
  5219   (induct type: foo bar)
  5220 
  5221 The ML function ProjectRule.projections turns old-style rules into the
  5222 new format.
  5223 
  5224 * Method "coinduct": dual of induction, see
  5225 src/HOL/Library/Coinductive_List.thy for various examples.
  5226 
  5227 * Method "cases", "induct", "coinduct": the ``(open)'' option is
  5228 considered a legacy feature.
  5229 
  5230 * Attribute "symmetric" produces result with standardized schematic
  5231 variables (index 0).  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5232 
  5233 * Simplifier: by default the simplifier trace only shows top level
  5234 rewrites now. That is, trace_simp_depth_limit is set to 1 by
  5235 default. Thus there is less danger of being flooded by the trace. The
  5236 trace indicates where parts have been suppressed.
  5237   
  5238 * Provers/classical: removed obsolete classical version of elim_format
  5239 attribute; classical elim/dest rules are now treated uniformly when
  5240 manipulating the claset.
  5241 
  5242 * Provers/classical: stricter checks to ensure that supplied intro,
  5243 dest and elim rules are well-formed; dest and elim rules must have at
  5244 least one premise.
  5245 
  5246 * Provers/classical: attributes dest/elim/intro take an optional
  5247 weight argument for the rule (just as the Pure versions).  Weights are
  5248 ignored by automated tools, but determine the search order of single
  5249 rule steps.
  5250 
  5251 * Syntax: input syntax now supports dummy variable binding "%_. b",
  5252 where the body does not mention the bound variable.  Note that dummy
  5253 patterns implicitly depend on their context of bounds, which makes
  5254 "{_. _}" match any set comprehension as expected.  Potential
  5255 INCOMPATIBILITY -- parse translations need to cope with syntactic
  5256 constant "_idtdummy" in the binding position.
  5257 
  5258 * Syntax: removed obsolete syntactic constant "_K" and its associated
  5259 parse translation.  INCOMPATIBILITY -- use dummy abstraction instead,
  5260 for example "A -> B" => "Pi A (%_. B)".
  5261 
  5262 * Pure: 'class_deps' command visualizes the subclass relation, using
  5263 the graph browser tool.
  5264 
  5265 * Pure: 'print_theory' now suppresses certain internal declarations by
  5266 default; use '!' option for full details.
  5267 
  5268 
  5269 *** HOL ***
  5270 
  5271 * Method "metis" proves goals by applying the Metis general-purpose
  5272 resolution prover (see also http://gilith.com/software/metis/).
  5273 Examples are in the directory MetisExamples.  WARNING: the
  5274 Isabelle/HOL-Metis integration does not yet work properly with
  5275 multi-threading.
  5276   
  5277 * Command 'sledgehammer' invokes external automatic theorem provers as
  5278 background processes.  It generates calls to the "metis" method if
  5279 successful. These can be pasted into the proof.  Users do not have to
  5280 wait for the automatic provers to return.  WARNING: does not really
  5281 work with multi-threading.
  5282 
  5283 * New "auto_quickcheck" feature tests outermost goal statements for
  5284 potential counter-examples.  Controlled by ML references
  5285 auto_quickcheck (default true) and auto_quickcheck_time_limit (default
  5286 5000 milliseconds).  Fails silently if statements is outside of
  5287 executable fragment, or any other codgenerator problem occurs.
  5288 
  5289 * New constant "undefined" with axiom "undefined x = undefined".
  5290 
  5291 * Added class "HOL.eq", allowing for code generation with polymorphic
  5292 equality.
  5293 
  5294 * Some renaming of class constants due to canonical name prefixing in
  5295 the new 'class' package:
  5296 
  5297     HOL.abs ~> HOL.abs_class.abs
  5298     HOL.divide ~> HOL.divide_class.divide
  5299     0 ~> HOL.zero_class.zero
  5300     1 ~> HOL.one_class.one
  5301     op + ~> HOL.plus_class.plus
  5302     op - ~> HOL.minus_class.minus
  5303     uminus ~> HOL.minus_class.uminus
  5304     op * ~> HOL.times_class.times
  5305     op < ~> HOL.ord_class.less
  5306     op <= > HOL.ord_class.less_eq
  5307     Nat.power ~> Power.power_class.power
  5308     Nat.size ~> Nat.size_class.size
  5309     Numeral.number_of ~> Numeral.number_class.number_of
  5310     FixedPoint.Inf ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Inf
  5311     FixedPoint.Sup ~> Lattices.complete_lattice_class.Sup
  5312     Orderings.min ~> Orderings.ord_class.min
  5313     Orderings.max ~> Orderings.ord_class.max
  5314     Divides.op div ~> Divides.div_class.div
  5315     Divides.op mod ~> Divides.div_class.mod
  5316     Divides.op dvd ~> Divides.div_class.dvd
  5317 
  5318 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Adaptions may be required in the following cases:
  5319 
  5320 a) User-defined constants using any of the names "plus", "minus",
  5321 "times", "less" or "less_eq". The standard syntax translations for
  5322 "+", "-" and "*" may go wrong.  INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific
  5323 names.
  5324 
  5325 b) Variables named "plus", "minus", "times", "less", "less_eq"
  5326 INCOMPATIBILITY: use more specific names.
  5327 
  5328 c) Permutative equations (e.g. "a + b = b + a")
  5329 Since the change of names also changes the order of terms, permutative
  5330 rewrite rules may get applied in a different order. Experience shows
  5331 that this is rarely the case (only two adaptions in the whole Isabelle
  5332 distribution).  INCOMPATIBILITY: rewrite proofs
  5333 
  5334 d) ML code directly refering to constant names
  5335 This in general only affects hand-written proof tactics, simprocs and
  5336 so on.  INCOMPATIBILITY: grep your sourcecode and replace names.
  5337 Consider using @{const_name} antiquotation.
  5338 
  5339 * New class "default" with associated constant "default".
  5340 
  5341 * Function "sgn" is now overloaded and available on int, real, complex
  5342 (and other numeric types), using class "sgn".  Two possible defs of
  5343 sgn are given as equational assumptions in the classes sgn_if and
  5344 sgn_div_norm; ordered_idom now also inherits from sgn_if.
  5345 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5346 
  5347 * Locale "partial_order" now unified with class "order" (cf. theory
  5348 Orderings), added parameter "less".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5349 
  5350 * Renamings in classes "order" and "linorder": facts "refl", "trans" and
  5351 "cases" to "order_refl", "order_trans" and "linorder_cases", to avoid
  5352 clashes with HOL "refl" and "trans".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5353 
  5354 * Classes "order" and "linorder": potential INCOMPATIBILITY due to
  5355 changed order of proof goals in instance proofs.
  5356 
  5357 * The transitivity reasoner for partial and linear orders is set up
  5358 for classes "order" and "linorder".  Instances of the reasoner are available
  5359 in all contexts importing or interpreting the corresponding locales.
  5360 Method "order" invokes the reasoner separately; the reasoner
  5361 is also integrated with the Simplifier as a solver.  Diagnostic
  5362 command 'print_orders' shows the available instances of the reasoner
  5363 in the current context.
  5364 
  5365 * Localized monotonicity predicate in theory "Orderings"; integrated
  5366 lemmas max_of_mono and min_of_mono with this predicate.
  5367 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5368 
  5369 * Formulation of theorem "dense" changed slightly due to integration
  5370 with new class dense_linear_order.
  5371 
  5372 * Uniform lattice theory development in HOL.
  5373 
  5374     constants "meet" and "join" now named "inf" and "sup"
  5375     constant "Meet" now named "Inf"
  5376 
  5377     classes "meet_semilorder" and "join_semilorder" now named
  5378       "lower_semilattice" and "upper_semilattice"
  5379     class "lorder" now named "lattice"
  5380     class "comp_lat" now named "complete_lattice"
  5381 
  5382     Instantiation of lattice classes allows explicit definitions
  5383     for "inf" and "sup" operations (or "Inf" and "Sup" for complete lattices).
  5384 
  5385   INCOMPATIBILITY.  Theorem renames:
  5386 
  5387     meet_left_le            ~> inf_le1
  5388     meet_right_le           ~> inf_le2
  5389     join_left_le            ~> sup_ge1
  5390     join_right_le           ~> sup_ge2
  5391     meet_join_le            ~> inf_sup_ord
  5392     le_meetI                ~> le_infI
  5393     join_leI                ~> le_supI
  5394     le_meet                 ~> le_inf_iff
  5395     le_join                 ~> ge_sup_conv
  5396     meet_idempotent         ~> inf_idem
  5397     join_idempotent         ~> sup_idem
  5398     meet_comm               ~> inf_commute
  5399     join_comm               ~> sup_commute
  5400     meet_leI1               ~> le_infI1
  5401     meet_leI2               ~> le_infI2
  5402     le_joinI1               ~> le_supI1
  5403     le_joinI2               ~> le_supI2
  5404     meet_assoc              ~> inf_assoc
  5405     join_assoc              ~> sup_assoc
  5406     meet_left_comm          ~> inf_left_commute
  5407     meet_left_idempotent    ~> inf_left_idem
  5408     join_left_comm          ~> sup_left_commute
  5409     join_left_idempotent    ~> sup_left_idem
  5410     meet_aci                ~> inf_aci
  5411     join_aci                ~> sup_aci
  5412     le_def_meet             ~> le_iff_inf
  5413     le_def_join             ~> le_iff_sup
  5414     join_absorp2            ~> sup_absorb2
  5415     join_absorp1            ~> sup_absorb1
  5416     meet_absorp1            ~> inf_absorb1
  5417     meet_absorp2            ~> inf_absorb2
  5418     meet_join_absorp        ~> inf_sup_absorb
  5419     join_meet_absorp        ~> sup_inf_absorb
  5420     distrib_join_le         ~> distrib_sup_le
  5421     distrib_meet_le         ~> distrib_inf_le
  5422 
  5423     add_meet_distrib_left   ~> add_inf_distrib_left
  5424     add_join_distrib_left   ~> add_sup_distrib_left
  5425     is_join_neg_meet        ~> is_join_neg_inf
  5426     is_meet_neg_join        ~> is_meet_neg_sup
  5427     add_meet_distrib_right  ~> add_inf_distrib_right
  5428     add_join_distrib_right  ~> add_sup_distrib_right
  5429     add_meet_join_distribs  ~> add_sup_inf_distribs
  5430     join_eq_neg_meet        ~> sup_eq_neg_inf
  5431     meet_eq_neg_join        ~> inf_eq_neg_sup
  5432     add_eq_meet_join        ~> add_eq_inf_sup
  5433     meet_0_imp_0            ~> inf_0_imp_0
  5434     join_0_imp_0            ~> sup_0_imp_0
  5435     meet_0_eq_0             ~> inf_0_eq_0
  5436     join_0_eq_0             ~> sup_0_eq_0
  5437     neg_meet_eq_join        ~> neg_inf_eq_sup
  5438     neg_join_eq_meet        ~> neg_sup_eq_inf
  5439     join_eq_if              ~> sup_eq_if
  5440 
  5441     mono_meet               ~> mono_inf
  5442     mono_join               ~> mono_sup
  5443     meet_bool_eq            ~> inf_bool_eq
  5444     join_bool_eq            ~> sup_bool_eq
  5445     meet_fun_eq             ~> inf_fun_eq
  5446     join_fun_eq             ~> sup_fun_eq
  5447     meet_set_eq             ~> inf_set_eq
  5448     join_set_eq             ~> sup_set_eq
  5449     meet1_iff               ~> inf1_iff
  5450     meet2_iff               ~> inf2_iff
  5451     meet1I                  ~> inf1I
  5452     meet2I                  ~> inf2I
  5453     meet1D1                 ~> inf1D1
  5454     meet2D1                 ~> inf2D1
  5455     meet1D2                 ~> inf1D2
  5456     meet2D2                 ~> inf2D2
  5457     meet1E                  ~> inf1E
  5458     meet2E                  ~> inf2E
  5459     join1_iff               ~> sup1_iff
  5460     join2_iff               ~> sup2_iff
  5461     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  5462     join2I1                 ~> sup2I1
  5463     join1I1                 ~> sup1I1
  5464     join2I2                 ~> sup1I2
  5465     join1CI                 ~> sup1CI
  5466     join2CI                 ~> sup2CI
  5467     join1E                  ~> sup1E
  5468     join2E                  ~> sup2E
  5469 
  5470     is_meet_Meet            ~> is_meet_Inf
  5471     Meet_bool_def           ~> Inf_bool_def
  5472     Meet_fun_def            ~> Inf_fun_def
  5473     Meet_greatest           ~> Inf_greatest
  5474     Meet_lower              ~> Inf_lower
  5475     Meet_set_def            ~> Inf_set_def
  5476 
  5477     Sup_def                 ~> Sup_Inf
  5478     Sup_bool_eq             ~> Sup_bool_def
  5479     Sup_fun_eq              ~> Sup_fun_def
  5480     Sup_set_eq              ~> Sup_set_def
  5481 
  5482     listsp_meetI            ~> listsp_infI
  5483     listsp_meet_eq          ~> listsp_inf_eq
  5484 
  5485     meet_min                ~> inf_min
  5486     join_max                ~> sup_max
  5487 
  5488 * Added syntactic class "size"; overloaded constant "size" now has
  5489 type "'a::size ==> bool"
  5490 
  5491 * Internal reorganisation of `size' of datatypes: size theorems
  5492 "foo.size" are no longer subsumed by "foo.simps" (but are still
  5493 simplification rules by default!); theorems "prod.size" now named
  5494 "*.size".
  5495 
  5496 * Class "div" now inherits from class "times" rather than "type".
  5497 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5498 
  5499 * HOL/Finite_Set: "name-space" locales Lattice, Distrib_lattice,
  5500 Linorder etc.  have disappeared; operations defined in terms of
  5501 fold_set now are named Inf_fin, Sup_fin.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5502 
  5503 * HOL/Nat: neq0_conv no longer declared as iff.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5504 
  5505 * HOL-Word: New extensive library and type for generic, fixed size
  5506 machine words, with arithmetic, bit-wise, shifting and rotating
  5507 operations, reflection into int, nat, and bool lists, automation for
  5508 linear arithmetic (by automatic reflection into nat or int), including
  5509 lemmas on overflow and monotonicity.  Instantiated to all appropriate
  5510 arithmetic type classes, supporting automatic simplification of
  5511 numerals on all operations.
  5512 
  5513 * Library/Boolean_Algebra: locales for abstract boolean algebras.
  5514 
  5515 * Library/Numeral_Type: numbers as types, e.g. TYPE(32).
  5516 
  5517 * Code generator library theories:
  5518   - Code_Integer represents HOL integers by big integer literals in target
  5519     languages.
  5520   - Code_Char represents HOL characters by character literals in target
  5521     languages.
  5522   - Code_Char_chr like Code_Char, but also offers treatment of character
  5523     codes; includes Code_Integer.
  5524   - Executable_Set allows to generate code for finite sets using lists.
  5525   - Executable_Rat implements rational numbers as triples (sign, enumerator,
  5526     denominator).
  5527   - Executable_Real implements a subset of real numbers, namly those
  5528     representable by rational numbers.
  5529   - Efficient_Nat implements natural numbers by integers, which in general will
  5530     result in higher efficency; pattern matching with 0/Suc is eliminated;
  5531     includes Code_Integer.
  5532   - Code_Index provides an additional datatype index which is mapped to
  5533     target-language built-in integers.
  5534   - Code_Message provides an additional datatype message_string which is isomorphic to
  5535     strings; messages are mapped to target-language strings.
  5536 
  5537 * New package for inductive predicates
  5538 
  5539   An n-ary predicate p with m parameters z_1, ..., z_m can now be defined via
  5540 
  5541     inductive
  5542       p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5543       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5544     where
  5545       rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  5546     | ...
  5547 
  5548   with full support for type-inference, rather than
  5549 
  5550     consts s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5551 
  5552     abbreviation p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5553     where "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5554 
  5555     inductive "s z_1 ... z_m"
  5556     intros
  5557       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5558       ...
  5559 
  5560   For backward compatibility, there is a wrapper allowing inductive
  5561   sets to be defined with the new package via
  5562 
  5563     inductive_set
  5564       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5565       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5566     where
  5567       rule_1: "... ==> (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5568     | ...
  5569 
  5570   or
  5571 
  5572     inductive_set
  5573       s :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => (T_1 * ... * T_n) set"
  5574       and p :: "U_1 => ... => U_m => T_1 => ... => T_n => bool"
  5575       for z_1 :: U_1 and ... and z_n :: U_m
  5576     where
  5577       "p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n == (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m"
  5578     | rule_1: "... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_1_1 ... t_1_n"
  5579     | ...
  5580 
  5581   if the additional syntax "p ..." is required.
  5582 
  5583   Numerous examples can be found in the subdirectories src/HOL/Auth,
  5584   src/HOL/Bali, src/HOL/Induct, and src/HOL/MicroJava.
  5585 
  5586   INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  5587 
  5588   - Since declaration and definition of inductive sets or predicates
  5589     is no longer separated, abbreviations involving the newly
  5590     introduced sets or predicates must be specified together with the
  5591     introduction rules after the 'where' keyword (see above), rather
  5592     than before the actual inductive definition.
  5593 
  5594   - The variables in induction and elimination rules are now
  5595     quantified in the order of their occurrence in the introduction
  5596     rules, rather than in alphabetical order. Since this may break
  5597     some proofs, these proofs either have to be repaired, e.g. by
  5598     reordering the variables a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i} in Isar 'case'
  5599     statements of the form
  5600 
  5601       case (rule_i a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i})
  5602 
  5603     or the old order of quantification has to be restored by explicitly adding
  5604     meta-level quantifiers in the introduction rules, i.e.
  5605 
  5606       | rule_i: "!!a_i_1 ... a_i_{k_i}. ... ==> p z_1 ... z_m t_i_1 ... t_i_n"
  5607 
  5608   - The format of the elimination rules is now
  5609 
  5610       p z_1 ... z_m x_1 ... x_n ==>
  5611         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  5612         ==> ... ==> P
  5613 
  5614     for predicates and
  5615 
  5616       (x_1, ..., x_n) : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  5617         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x_1 = t_1_1 ==> ... ==> x_n = t_1_n ==> ... ==> P)
  5618         ==> ... ==> P
  5619 
  5620     for sets rather than
  5621 
  5622       x : s z_1 ... z_m ==>
  5623         (!!a_1_1 ... a_1_{k_1}. x = (t_1_1, ..., t_1_n) ==> ... ==> P)
  5624         ==> ... ==> P
  5625 
  5626     This may require terms in goals to be expanded to n-tuples
  5627     (e.g. using case_tac or simplification with the split_paired_all
  5628     rule) before the above elimination rule is applicable.
  5629 
  5630   - The elimination or case analysis rules for (mutually) inductive
  5631     sets or predicates are now called "p_1.cases" ... "p_k.cases". The
  5632     list of rules "p_1_..._p_k.elims" is no longer available.
  5633 
  5634 * New package "function"/"fun" for general recursive functions,
  5635 supporting mutual and nested recursion, definitions in local contexts,
  5636 more general pattern matching and partiality. See HOL/ex/Fundefs.thy
  5637 for small examples, and the separate tutorial on the function
  5638 package. The old recdef "package" is still available as before, but
  5639 users are encouraged to use the new package.
  5640 
  5641 * Method "lexicographic_order" automatically synthesizes termination
  5642 relations as lexicographic combinations of size measures. 
  5643 
  5644 * Case-expressions allow arbitrary constructor-patterns (including
  5645 "_") and take their order into account, like in functional
  5646 programming.  Internally, this is translated into nested
  5647 case-expressions; missing cases are added and mapped to the predefined
  5648 constant "undefined". In complicated cases printing may no longer show
  5649 the original input but the internal form. Lambda-abstractions allow
  5650 the same form of pattern matching: "% pat1 => e1 | ..." is an
  5651 abbreviation for "%x. case x of pat1 => e1 | ..." where x is a new
  5652 variable.
  5653 
  5654 * IntDef: The constant "int :: nat => int" has been removed; now "int"
  5655 is an abbreviation for "of_nat :: nat => int". The simplification
  5656 rules for "of_nat" have been changed to work like "int" did
  5657 previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  5658   - "of_nat (Suc m)" simplifies to "1 + of_nat m" instead of "of_nat m + 1"
  5659   - of_nat_diff and of_nat_mult are no longer default simp rules
  5660 
  5661 * Method "algebra" solves polynomial equations over (semi)rings using
  5662 Groebner bases. The (semi)ring structure is defined by locales and the
  5663 tool setup depends on that generic context. Installing the method for
  5664 a specific type involves instantiating the locale and possibly adding
  5665 declarations for computation on the coefficients.  The method is
  5666 already instantiated for natural numbers and for the axiomatic class
  5667 of idoms with numerals.  See also the paper by Chaieb and Wenzel at
  5668 CALCULEMUS 2007 for the general principles underlying this
  5669 architecture of context-aware proof-tools.
  5670 
  5671 * Method "ferrack" implements quantifier elimination over
  5672 special-purpose dense linear orders using locales (analogous to
  5673 "algebra"). The method is already installed for class
  5674 {ordered_field,recpower,number_ring} which subsumes real, hyperreal,
  5675 rat, etc.
  5676 
  5677 * Former constant "List.op @" now named "List.append".  Use ML
  5678 antiquotations @{const_name List.append} or @{term " ... @ ... "} to
  5679 circumvent possible incompatibilities when working on ML level.
  5680 
  5681 * primrec: missing cases mapped to "undefined" instead of "arbitrary".
  5682 
  5683 * New function listsum :: 'a list => 'a for arbitrary monoids.
  5684 Special syntax: "SUM x <- xs. f x" (and latex variants)
  5685 
  5686 * New syntax for Haskell-like list comprehension (input only), eg.
  5687 [(x,y). x <- xs, y <- ys, x ~= y], see also src/HOL/List.thy.
  5688 
  5689 * The special syntax for function "filter" has changed from [x :
  5690 xs. P] to [x <- xs. P] to avoid an ambiguity caused by list
  5691 comprehension syntax, and for uniformity.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5692 
  5693 * [a..b] is now defined for arbitrary linear orders.  It used to be
  5694 defined on nat only, as an abbreviation for [a..<Suc b]
  5695 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5696 
  5697 * Renamed lemma "set_take_whileD"  to "set_takeWhileD".
  5698 
  5699 * New functions "sorted" and "sort" in src/HOL/List.thy.
  5700 
  5701 * New lemma collection field_simps (an extension of ring_simps) for
  5702 manipulating (in)equations involving division. Multiplies with all
  5703 denominators that can be proved to be non-zero (in equations) or
  5704 positive/negative (in inequations).
  5705 
  5706 * Lemma collections ring_eq_simps, group_eq_simps and ring_distrib
  5707 have been improved and renamed to ring_simps, group_simps and
  5708 ring_distribs.  Removed lemmas field_xyz in theory Ring_and_Field
  5709 because they were subsumed by lemmas xyz.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5710 
  5711 * Theory Library/Commutative_Ring: switched from recdef to function
  5712 package; constants add, mul, pow now curried.  Infix syntax for
  5713 algebraic operations.
  5714 
  5715 * Dropped redundant lemma def_imp_eq in favor of meta_eq_to_obj_eq.
  5716 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5717 
  5718 * Dropped redundant lemma if_def2 in favor of if_bool_eq_conj.
  5719 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5720 
  5721 * HOL/records: generalised field-update to take a function on the
  5722 field rather than the new value: r(|A := x|) is translated to A_update
  5723 (K x) r The K-combinator that is internally used is called K_record.
  5724 INCOMPATIBILITY: Usage of the plain update functions has to be
  5725 adapted.
  5726  
  5727 * Class "semiring_0" now contains annihilation axioms x * 0 = 0 and 0
  5728 * x = 0, which are required for a semiring.  Richer structures do not
  5729 inherit from semiring_0 anymore, because this property is a theorem
  5730 there, not an axiom.  INCOMPATIBILITY: In instances of semiring_0,
  5731 there is more to prove, but this is mostly trivial.
  5732 
  5733 * Class "recpower" is generalized to arbitrary monoids, not just
  5734 commutative semirings.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may need to incorporate
  5735 commutativity or semiring properties additionally.
  5736 
  5737 * Constant "List.list_all2" in List.thy now uses authentic syntax.
  5738 INCOMPATIBILITY: translations containing list_all2 may go wrong,
  5739 better use 'abbreviation'.
  5740 
  5741 * Renamed constant "List.op mem" to "List.member".  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5742 
  5743 * Numeral syntax: type 'bin' which was a mere type copy of 'int' has
  5744 been abandoned in favour of plain 'int'.  INCOMPATIBILITY --
  5745 significant changes for setting up numeral syntax for types:
  5746   - New constants Numeral.pred and Numeral.succ instead
  5747       of former Numeral.bin_pred and Numeral.bin_succ.
  5748   - Use integer operations instead of bin_add, bin_mult and so on.
  5749   - Numeral simplification theorems named Numeral.numeral_simps instead of Bin_simps.
  5750   - ML structure Bin_Simprocs now named Int_Numeral_Base_Simprocs.
  5751 
  5752 See src/HOL/Integ/IntArith.thy for an example setup.
  5753 
  5754 * Command 'normal_form' computes the normal form of a term that may
  5755 contain free variables.  For example ``normal_form "rev [a, b, c]"''
  5756 produces ``[b, c, a]'' (without proof).  This command is suitable for
  5757 heavy-duty computations because the functions are compiled to ML
  5758 first.  Correspondingly, a method "normalization" is provided.  See
  5759 further src/HOL/ex/NormalForm.thy and src/Tools/nbe.ML.
  5760 
  5761 * Alternative iff syntax "A <-> B" for equality on bool (with priority
  5762 25 like -->); output depends on the "iff" print_mode, the default is
  5763 "A = B" (with priority 50).
  5764 
  5765 * Relations less (<) and less_eq (<=) are also available on type bool.
  5766 Modified syntax to disallow nesting without explicit parentheses,
  5767 e.g. "(x < y) < z" or "x < (y < z)", but NOT "x < y < z".  Potential
  5768 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5769 
  5770 * "LEAST x:A. P" expands to "LEAST x. x:A & P" (input only).
  5771 
  5772 * Relation composition operator "op O" now has precedence 75 and binds
  5773 stronger than union and intersection. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5774 
  5775 * The old set interval syntax "{m..n(}" (and relatives) has been
  5776 removed.  Use "{m..<n}" (and relatives) instead.
  5777 
  5778 * In the context of the assumption "~(s = t)" the Simplifier rewrites
  5779 "t = s" to False (by simproc "neq").  INCOMPATIBILITY, consider using
  5780 ``declare [[simproc del: neq]]''.
  5781 
  5782 * Simplifier: "m dvd n" where m and n are numbers is evaluated to
  5783 True/False.
  5784 
  5785 * Theorem Cons_eq_map_conv no longer declared as "simp".
  5786 
  5787 * Theorem setsum_mult renamed to setsum_right_distrib.
  5788 
  5789 * Prefer ex1I over ex_ex1I in single-step reasoning, e.g. by the
  5790 ``rule'' method.
  5791 
  5792 * Reimplemented methods "sat" and "satx", with several improvements:
  5793 goals no longer need to be stated as "<prems> ==> False", equivalences
  5794 (i.e. "=" on type bool) are handled, variable names of the form
  5795 "lit_<n>" are no longer reserved, significant speedup.
  5796 
  5797 * Methods "sat" and "satx" can now replay MiniSat proof traces.
  5798 zChaff is still supported as well.
  5799 
  5800 * 'inductive' and 'datatype': provide projections of mutual rules,
  5801 bundled as foo_bar.inducts;
  5802 
  5803 * Library: moved theories Parity, GCD, Binomial, Infinite_Set to
  5804 Library.
  5805 
  5806 * Library: moved theory Accessible_Part to main HOL.
  5807 
  5808 * Library: added theory Coinductive_List of potentially infinite lists
  5809 as greatest fixed-point.
  5810 
  5811 * Library: added theory AssocList which implements (finite) maps as
  5812 association lists.
  5813 
  5814 * Method "evaluation" solves goals (i.e. a boolean expression)
  5815 efficiently by compiling it to ML.  The goal is "proved" (via an
  5816 oracle) if it evaluates to True.
  5817 
  5818 * Linear arithmetic now splits certain operators (e.g. min, max, abs)
  5819 also when invoked by the simplifier.  This results in the Simplifier
  5820 being more powerful on arithmetic goals.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5821 Configuration option fast_arith_split_limit=0 recovers the old
  5822 behavior.
  5823 
  5824 * Support for hex (0x20) and binary (0b1001) numerals.
  5825 
  5826 * New method: reify eqs (t), where eqs are equations for an
  5827 interpretation I :: 'a list => 'b => 'c and t::'c is an optional
  5828 parameter, computes a term s::'b and a list xs::'a list and proves the
  5829 theorem I xs s = t. This is also known as reification or quoting. The
  5830 resulting theorem is applied to the subgoal to substitute t with I xs
  5831 s.  If t is omitted, the subgoal itself is reified.
  5832 
  5833 * New method: reflection corr_thm eqs (t). The parameters eqs and (t)
  5834 are as explained above. corr_thm is a theorem for I vs (f t) = I vs t,
  5835 where f is supposed to be a computable function (in the sense of code
  5836 generattion). The method uses reify to compute s and xs as above then
  5837 applies corr_thm and uses normalization by evaluation to "prove" f s =
  5838 r and finally gets the theorem t = r, which is again applied to the
  5839 subgoal. An Example is available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy.
  5840 
  5841 * Reflection: Automatic reification now handels binding, an example is
  5842 available in src/HOL/ex/ReflectionEx.thy
  5843 
  5844 * HOL-Statespace: ``State Spaces: The Locale Way'' introduces a
  5845 command 'statespace' that is similar to 'record', but introduces an
  5846 abstract specification based on the locale infrastructure instead of
  5847 HOL types.  This leads to extra flexibility in composing state spaces,
  5848 in particular multiple inheritance and renaming of components.
  5849 
  5850 
  5851 *** HOL-Complex ***
  5852 
  5853 * Hyperreal: Functions root and sqrt are now defined on negative real
  5854 inputs so that root n (- x) = - root n x and sqrt (- x) = - sqrt x.
  5855 Nonnegativity side conditions have been removed from many lemmas, so
  5856 that more subgoals may now be solved by simplification; potential
  5857 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5858 
  5859 * Real: new type classes formalize real normed vector spaces and
  5860 algebras, using new overloaded constants scaleR :: real => 'a => 'a
  5861 and norm :: 'a => real.
  5862 
  5863 * Real: constant of_real :: real => 'a::real_algebra_1 injects from
  5864 reals into other types. The overloaded constant Reals :: 'a set is now
  5865 defined as range of_real; potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5866 
  5867 * Real: proper support for ML code generation, including 'quickcheck'.
  5868 Reals are implemented as arbitrary precision rationals.
  5869 
  5870 * Hyperreal: Several constants that previously worked only for the
  5871 reals have been generalized, so they now work over arbitrary vector
  5872 spaces. Type annotations may need to be added in some cases; potential
  5873 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5874 
  5875   Infinitesimal  :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5876   HFinite        :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5877   HInfinite      :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star set
  5878   approx         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star => bool
  5879   monad          :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5880   galaxy         :: ('a::real_normed_vector) star => 'a star set
  5881   (NS)LIMSEQ     :: [nat => 'a::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5882   (NS)convergent :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5883   (NS)Bseq       :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5884   (NS)Cauchy     :: (nat => 'a::real_normed_vector) => bool
  5885   (NS)LIM        :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a, 'b] => bool
  5886   is(NS)Cont     :: ['a::real_normed_vector => 'b::real_normed_vector, 'a] => bool
  5887   deriv          :: ['a::real_normed_field => 'a, 'a, 'a] => bool
  5888   sgn            :: 'a::real_normed_vector => 'a
  5889   exp            :: 'a::{recpower,real_normed_field,banach} => 'a
  5890 
  5891 * Complex: Some complex-specific constants are now abbreviations for
  5892 overloaded ones: complex_of_real = of_real, cmod = norm, hcmod =
  5893 hnorm.  Other constants have been entirely removed in favor of the
  5894 polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  5895 
  5896   approx        <-- capprox
  5897   HFinite       <-- CFinite
  5898   HInfinite     <-- CInfinite
  5899   Infinitesimal <-- CInfinitesimal
  5900   monad         <-- cmonad
  5901   galaxy        <-- cgalaxy
  5902   (NS)LIM       <-- (NS)CLIM, (NS)CRLIM
  5903   is(NS)Cont    <-- is(NS)Contc, is(NS)contCR
  5904   (ns)deriv     <-- (ns)cderiv
  5905 
  5906 
  5907 *** HOL-Algebra ***
  5908 
  5909 * Formalisation of ideals and the quotient construction over rings.
  5910 
  5911 * Order and lattice theory no longer based on records.
  5912 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5913 
  5914 * Renamed lemmas least_carrier -> least_closed and greatest_carrier ->
  5915 greatest_closed.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5916 
  5917 * Method algebra is now set up via an attribute.  For examples see
  5918 Ring.thy.  INCOMPATIBILITY: the method is now weaker on combinations
  5919 of algebraic structures.
  5920 
  5921 * Renamed theory CRing to Ring.
  5922 
  5923 
  5924 *** HOL-Nominal ***
  5925 
  5926 * Substantial, yet incomplete support for nominal datatypes (binding
  5927 structures) based on HOL-Nominal logic.  See src/HOL/Nominal and
  5928 src/HOL/Nominal/Examples.  Prospective users should consult
  5929 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/
  5930 
  5931 
  5932 *** ML ***
  5933 
  5934 * ML basics: just one true type int, which coincides with IntInf.int
  5935 (even on SML/NJ).
  5936 
  5937 * ML within Isar: antiquotations allow to embed statically-checked
  5938 formal entities in the source, referring to the context available at
  5939 compile-time.  For example:
  5940 
  5941 ML {* @{sort "{zero,one}"} *}
  5942 ML {* @{typ "'a => 'b"} *}
  5943 ML {* @{term "%x. x"} *}
  5944 ML {* @{prop "x == y"} *}
  5945 ML {* @{ctyp "'a => 'b"} *}
  5946 ML {* @{cterm "%x. x"} *}
  5947 ML {* @{cprop "x == y"} *}
  5948 ML {* @{thm asm_rl} *}
  5949 ML {* @{thms asm_rl} *}
  5950 ML {* @{type_name c} *}
  5951 ML {* @{type_syntax c} *}
  5952 ML {* @{const_name c} *}
  5953 ML {* @{const_syntax c} *}
  5954 ML {* @{context} *}
  5955 ML {* @{theory} *}
  5956 ML {* @{theory Pure} *}
  5957 ML {* @{theory_ref} *}
  5958 ML {* @{theory_ref Pure} *}
  5959 ML {* @{simpset} *}
  5960 ML {* @{claset} *}
  5961 ML {* @{clasimpset} *}
  5962 
  5963 The same works for sources being ``used'' within an Isar context.
  5964 
  5965 * ML in Isar: improved error reporting; extra verbosity with
  5966 ML_Context.trace enabled.
  5967 
  5968 * Pure/General/table.ML: the join operations now works via exceptions
  5969 DUP/SAME instead of type option. This is simpler in simple cases, and
  5970 admits slightly more efficient complex applications.
  5971 
  5972 * Pure: 'advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) now
  5973 use Context.generic instead of just theory.
  5974 
  5975 * Pure: datatype Context.generic joins theory/Proof.context and
  5976 provides some facilities for code that works in either kind of
  5977 context, notably GenericDataFun for uniform theory and proof data.
  5978 
  5979 * Pure: simplified internal attribute type, which is now always
  5980 Context.generic * thm -> Context.generic * thm. Global (theory) vs.
  5981 local (Proof.context) attributes have been discontinued, while
  5982 minimizing code duplication. Thm.rule_attribute and
  5983 Thm.declaration_attribute build canonical attributes; see also structure
  5984 Context for further operations on Context.generic, notably
  5985 GenericDataFun. INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt attribute type
  5986 declarations and definitions.
  5987 
  5988 * Context data interfaces (Theory/Proof/GenericDataFun): removed
  5989 name/print, uninitialized data defaults to ad-hoc copy of empty value,
  5990 init only required for impure data. INCOMPATIBILITY: empty really need
  5991 to be empty (no dependencies on theory content!)
  5992 
  5993 * Pure/kernel: consts certification ignores sort constraints given in
  5994 signature declarations. (This information is not relevant to the
  5995 logic, but only for type inference.) SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL CHANGE,
  5996 potential INCOMPATIBILITY.
  5997 
  5998 * Pure: axiomatic type classes are now purely definitional, with
  5999 explicit proofs of class axioms and super class relations performed
  6000 internally. See Pure/axclass.ML for the main internal interfaces --
  6001 notably AxClass.define_class supercedes AxClass.add_axclass, and
  6002 AxClass.axiomatize_class/classrel/arity supersede
  6003 Sign.add_classes/classrel/arities.
  6004 
  6005 * Pure/Isar: Args/Attrib parsers operate on Context.generic --
  6006 global/local versions on theory vs. Proof.context have been
  6007 discontinued; Attrib.syntax and Method.syntax have been adapted
  6008 accordingly.  INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt parser expressions for
  6009 attributes, methods, etc.
  6010 
  6011 * Pure: several functions of signature "... -> theory -> theory * ..."
  6012 have been reoriented to "... -> theory -> ... * theory" in order to
  6013 allow natural usage in combination with the ||>, ||>>, |-> and
  6014 fold_map combinators.
  6015 
  6016 * Pure: official theorem names (closed derivations) and additional
  6017 comments (tags) are now strictly separate.  Name hints -- which are
  6018 maintained as tags -- may be attached any time without affecting the
  6019 derivation.
  6020 
  6021 * Pure: primitive rule lift_rule now takes goal cterm instead of an
  6022 actual goal state (thm).  Use Thm.lift_rule (Thm.cprem_of st i) to
  6023 achieve the old behaviour.
  6024 
  6025 * Pure: the "Goal" constant is now called "prop", supporting a
  6026 slightly more general idea of ``protecting'' meta-level rule
  6027 statements.
  6028 
  6029 * Pure: Logic.(un)varify only works in a global context, which is now
  6030 enforced instead of silently assumed.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use
  6031 Logic.legacy_(un)varify as temporary workaround.
  6032 
  6033 * Pure: structure Name provides scalable operations for generating
  6034 internal variable names, notably Name.variants etc.  This replaces
  6035 some popular functions from term.ML:
  6036 
  6037   Term.variant		->  Name.variant
  6038   Term.variantlist	->  Name.variant_list
  6039   Term.invent_names	->  Name.invent_list
  6040 
  6041 Note that low-level renaming rarely occurs in new code -- operations
  6042 from structure Variable are used instead (see below).
  6043 
  6044 * Pure: structure Variable provides fundamental operations for proper
  6045 treatment of fixed/schematic variables in a context.  For example,
  6046 Variable.import introduces fixes for schematics of given facts and
  6047 Variable.export reverses the effect (up to renaming) -- this replaces
  6048 various freeze_thaw operations.
  6049 
  6050 * Pure: structure Goal provides simple interfaces for
  6051 init/conclude/finish and tactical prove operations (replacing former
  6052 Tactic.prove).  Goal.prove is the canonical way to prove results
  6053 within a given context; Goal.prove_global is a degraded version for
  6054 theory level goals, including a global Drule.standard.  Note that
  6055 OldGoals.prove_goalw_cterm has long been obsolete, since it is
  6056 ill-behaved in a local proof context (e.g. with local fixes/assumes or
  6057 in a locale context).
  6058 
  6059 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for parsing (Syntax.parse_term etc.)
  6060 and type checking (Syntax.check_term etc.), with common combinations
  6061 (Syntax.read_term etc.). These supersede former Sign.read_term etc.
  6062 which are considered legacy and await removal.
  6063 
  6064 * Pure/Syntax: generic interfaces for type unchecking
  6065 (Syntax.uncheck_terms etc.) and unparsing (Syntax.unparse_term etc.),
  6066 with common combinations (Syntax.pretty_term, Syntax.string_of_term
  6067 etc.).  Former Sign.pretty_term, Sign.string_of_term etc. are still
  6068 available for convenience, but refer to the very same operations using
  6069 a mere theory instead of a full context.
  6070 
  6071 * Isar: simplified treatment of user-level errors, using exception
  6072 ERROR of string uniformly.  Function error now merely raises ERROR,
  6073 without any side effect on output channels.  The Isar toplevel takes
  6074 care of proper display of ERROR exceptions.  ML code may use plain
  6075 handle/can/try; cat_error may be used to concatenate errors like this:
  6076 
  6077   ... handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg "..."
  6078 
  6079 Toplevel ML code (run directly or through the Isar toplevel) may be
  6080 embedded into the Isar toplevel with exception display/debug like
  6081 this:
  6082 
  6083   Isar.toplevel (fn () => ...)
  6084 
  6085 INCOMPATIBILITY, removed special transform_error facilities, removed
  6086 obsolete variants of user-level exceptions (ERROR_MESSAGE,
  6087 Context.PROOF, ProofContext.CONTEXT, Proof.STATE, ProofHistory.FAIL)
  6088 -- use plain ERROR instead.
  6089 
  6090 * Isar: theory setup now has type (theory -> theory), instead of a
  6091 list.  INCOMPATIBILITY, may use #> to compose setup functions.
  6092 
  6093 * Isar: ML toplevel pretty printer for type Proof.context, subject to
  6094 ProofContext.debug/verbose flags.
  6095 
  6096 * Isar: Toplevel.theory_to_proof admits transactions that modify the
  6097 theory before entering a proof state.  Transactions now always see a
  6098 quasi-functional intermediate checkpoint, both in interactive and
  6099 batch mode.
  6100 
  6101 * Isar: simplified interfaces for outer syntax.  Renamed
  6102 OuterSyntax.add_keywords to OuterSyntax.keywords.  Removed
  6103 OuterSyntax.add_parsers -- this functionality is now included in
  6104 OuterSyntax.command etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6105 
  6106 * Simplifier: the simpset of a running simplification process now
  6107 contains a proof context (cf. Simplifier.the_context), which is the
  6108 very context that the initial simpset has been retrieved from (by
  6109 simpset_of/local_simpset_of).  Consequently, all plug-in components
  6110 (solver, looper etc.) may depend on arbitrary proof data.
  6111 
  6112 * Simplifier.inherit_context inherits the proof context (plus the
  6113 local bounds) of the current simplification process; any simproc
  6114 etc. that calls the Simplifier recursively should do this!  Removed
  6115 former Simplifier.inherit_bounds, which is already included here --
  6116 INCOMPATIBILITY.  Tools based on low-level rewriting may even have to
  6117 specify an explicit context using Simplifier.context/theory_context.
  6118 
  6119 * Simplifier/Classical Reasoner: more abstract interfaces
  6120 change_simpset/claset for modifying the simpset/claset reference of a
  6121 theory; raw versions simpset/claset_ref etc. have been discontinued --
  6122 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6123 
  6124 * Provers: more generic wrt. syntax of object-logics, avoid hardwired
  6125 "Trueprop" etc.
  6126 
  6127 
  6128 *** System ***
  6129 
  6130 * settings: the default heap location within ISABELLE_HOME_USER now
  6131 includes ISABELLE_IDENTIFIER.  This simplifies use of multiple
  6132 Isabelle installations.
  6133 
  6134 * isabelle-process: option -S (secure mode) disables some critical
  6135 operations, notably runtime compilation and evaluation of ML source
  6136 code.
  6137 
  6138 * Basic Isabelle mode for jEdit, see Isabelle/lib/jedit/.
  6139 
  6140 * Support for parallel execution, using native multicore support of
  6141 Poly/ML 5.1.  The theory loader exploits parallelism when processing
  6142 independent theories, according to the given theory header
  6143 specifications. The maximum number of worker threads is specified via
  6144 usedir option -M or the "max-threads" setting in Proof General. A
  6145 speedup factor of 1.5--3.5 can be expected on a 4-core machine, and up
  6146 to 6 on a 8-core machine.  User-code needs to observe certain
  6147 guidelines for thread-safe programming, see appendix A in the Isar
  6148 Implementation manual.
  6149 
  6150 
  6151 
  6152 New in Isabelle2005 (October 2005)
  6153 ----------------------------------
  6154 
  6155 *** General ***
  6156 
  6157 * Theory headers: the new header syntax for Isar theories is
  6158 
  6159   theory <name>
  6160   imports <theory1> ... <theoryN>
  6161   uses <file1> ... <fileM>
  6162   begin
  6163 
  6164 where the 'uses' part is optional.  The previous syntax
  6165 
  6166   theory <name> = <theory1> + ... + <theoryN>:
  6167 
  6168 will disappear in the next release.  Use isatool fixheaders to convert
  6169 existing theory files.  Note that there is no change in ancient
  6170 non-Isar theories now, but these will disappear soon.
  6171 
  6172 * Theory loader: parent theories can now also be referred to via
  6173 relative and absolute paths.
  6174 
  6175 * Command 'find_theorems' searches for a list of criteria instead of a
  6176 list of constants. Known criteria are: intro, elim, dest, name:string,
  6177 simp:term, and any term. Criteria can be preceded by '-' to select
  6178 theorems that do not match. Intro, elim, dest select theorems that
  6179 match the current goal, name:s selects theorems whose fully qualified
  6180 name contain s, and simp:term selects all simplification rules whose
  6181 lhs match term.  Any other term is interpreted as pattern and selects
  6182 all theorems matching the pattern. Available in ProofGeneral under
  6183 'ProofGeneral -> Find Theorems' or C-c C-f.  Example:
  6184 
  6185   C-c C-f (100) "(_::nat) + _ + _" intro -name: "HOL."
  6186 
  6187 prints the last 100 theorems matching the pattern "(_::nat) + _ + _",
  6188 matching the current goal as introduction rule and not having "HOL."
  6189 in their name (i.e. not being defined in theory HOL).
  6190 
  6191 * Command 'thms_containing' has been discontinued in favour of
  6192 'find_theorems'; INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6193 
  6194 * Communication with Proof General is now 8bit clean, which means that
  6195 Unicode text in UTF-8 encoding may be used within theory texts (both
  6196 formal and informal parts).  Cf. option -U of the Isabelle Proof
  6197 General interface.  Here are some simple examples (cf. src/HOL/ex):
  6198 
  6199   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Hebrew.html
  6200   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/library/HOL/ex/Chinese.html
  6201 
  6202 * Improved efficiency of the Simplifier and, to a lesser degree, the
  6203 Classical Reasoner.  Typical big applications run around 2 times
  6204 faster.
  6205 
  6206 
  6207 *** Document preparation ***
  6208 
  6209 * Commands 'display_drafts' and 'print_drafts' perform simple output
  6210 of raw sources.  Only those symbols that do not require additional
  6211 LaTeX packages (depending on comments in isabellesym.sty) are
  6212 displayed properly, everything else is left verbatim.  isatool display
  6213 and isatool print are used as front ends (these are subject to the
  6214 DVI/PDF_VIEWER and PRINT_COMMAND settings, respectively).
  6215 
  6216 * Command tags control specific markup of certain regions of text,
  6217 notably folding and hiding.  Predefined tags include "theory" (for
  6218 theory begin and end), "proof" for proof commands, and "ML" for
  6219 commands involving ML code; the additional tags "visible" and
  6220 "invisible" are unused by default.  Users may give explicit tag
  6221 specifications in the text, e.g. ''by %invisible (auto)''.  The
  6222 interpretation of tags is determined by the LaTeX job during document
  6223 preparation: see option -V of isatool usedir, or options -n and -t of
  6224 isatool document, or even the LaTeX macros \isakeeptag, \isafoldtag,
  6225 \isadroptag.
  6226 
  6227 Several document versions may be produced at the same time via isatool
  6228 usedir (the generated index.html will link all of them).  Typical
  6229 specifications include ''-V document=theory,proof,ML'' to present
  6230 theory/proof/ML parts faithfully, ''-V outline=/proof,/ML'' to fold
  6231 proof and ML commands, and ''-V mutilated=-theory,-proof,-ML'' to omit
  6232 these parts without any formal replacement text.  The Isabelle site
  6233 default settings produce ''document'' and ''outline'' versions as
  6234 specified above.
  6235 
  6236 * Several new antiquotations:
  6237 
  6238   @{term_type term} prints a term with its type annotated;
  6239 
  6240   @{typeof term} prints the type of a term;
  6241 
  6242   @{const const} is the same as @{term const}, but checks that the
  6243   argument is a known logical constant;
  6244 
  6245   @{term_style style term} and @{thm_style style thm} print a term or
  6246   theorem applying a "style" to it
  6247 
  6248   @{ML text}
  6249 
  6250 Predefined styles are 'lhs' and 'rhs' printing the lhs/rhs of
  6251 definitions, equations, inequations etc., 'concl' printing only the
  6252 conclusion of a meta-logical statement theorem, and 'prem1' .. 'prem19'
  6253 to print the specified premise.  TermStyle.add_style provides an ML
  6254 interface for introducing further styles.  See also the "LaTeX Sugar"
  6255 document practical applications.  The ML antiquotation prints
  6256 type-checked ML expressions verbatim.
  6257 
  6258 * Markup commands 'chapter', 'section', 'subsection', 'subsubsection',
  6259 and 'text' support optional locale specification '(in loc)', which
  6260 specifies the default context for interpreting antiquotations.  For
  6261 example: 'text (in lattice) {* @{thm inf_assoc}*}'.
  6262 
  6263 * Option 'locale=NAME' of antiquotations specifies an alternative
  6264 context interpreting the subsequent argument.  For example: @{thm
  6265 [locale=lattice] inf_assoc}.
  6266 
  6267 * Proper output of proof terms (@{prf ...} and @{full_prf ...}) within
  6268 a proof context.
  6269 
  6270 * Proper output of antiquotations for theory commands involving a
  6271 proof context (such as 'locale' or 'theorem (in loc) ...').
  6272 
  6273 * Delimiters of outer tokens (string etc.) now produce separate LaTeX
  6274 macros (\isachardoublequoteopen, isachardoublequoteclose etc.).
  6275 
  6276 * isatool usedir: new option -C (default true) controls whether option
  6277 -D should include a copy of the original document directory; -C false
  6278 prevents unwanted effects such as copying of administrative CVS data.
  6279 
  6280 
  6281 *** Pure ***
  6282 
  6283 * Considerably improved version of 'constdefs' command.  Now performs
  6284 automatic type-inference of declared constants; additional support for
  6285 local structure declarations (cf. locales and HOL records), see also
  6286 isar-ref manual.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to observe strictly
  6287 sequential dependencies of definitions within a single 'constdefs'
  6288 section; moreover, the declared name needs to be an identifier.  If
  6289 all fails, consider to fall back on 'consts' and 'defs' separately.
  6290 
  6291 * Improved indexed syntax and implicit structures.  First of all,
  6292 indexed syntax provides a notational device for subscripted
  6293 application, using the new syntax \<^bsub>term\<^esub> for arbitrary
  6294 expressions.  Secondly, in a local context with structure
  6295 declarations, number indexes \<^sub>n or the empty index (default
  6296 number 1) refer to a certain fixed variable implicitly; option
  6297 show_structs controls printing of implicit structures.  Typical
  6298 applications of these concepts involve record types and locales.
  6299 
  6300 * New command 'no_syntax' removes grammar declarations (and
  6301 translations) resulting from the given syntax specification, which is
  6302 interpreted in the same manner as for the 'syntax' command.
  6303 
  6304 * 'Advanced' translation functions (parse_translation etc.) may depend
  6305 on the signature of the theory context being presently used for
  6306 parsing/printing, see also isar-ref manual.
  6307 
  6308 * Improved 'oracle' command provides a type-safe interface to turn an
  6309 ML expression of type theory -> T -> term into a primitive rule of
  6310 type theory -> T -> thm (i.e. the functionality of Thm.invoke_oracle
  6311 is already included here); see also FOL/ex/IffExample.thy;
  6312 INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6313 
  6314 * axclass: name space prefix for class "c" is now "c_class" (was "c"
  6315 before); "cI" is no longer bound, use "c.intro" instead.
  6316 INCOMPATIBILITY.  This change avoids clashes of fact bindings for
  6317 axclasses vs. locales.
  6318 
  6319 * Improved internal renaming of symbolic identifiers -- attach primes
  6320 instead of base 26 numbers.
  6321 
  6322 * New flag show_question_marks controls printing of leading question
  6323 marks in schematic variable names.
  6324 
  6325 * In schematic variable names, *any* symbol following \<^isub> or
  6326 \<^isup> is now treated as part of the base name.  For example, the
  6327 following works without printing of awkward ".0" indexes:
  6328 
  6329   lemma "x\<^isub>1 = x\<^isub>2 ==> x\<^isub>2 = x\<^isub>1"
  6330     by simp
  6331 
  6332 * Inner syntax includes (*(*nested*) comments*).
  6333 
  6334 * Pretty printer now supports unbreakable blocks, specified in mixfix
  6335 annotations as "(00...)".
  6336 
  6337 * Clear separation of logical types and nonterminals, where the latter
  6338 may only occur in 'syntax' specifications or type abbreviations.
  6339 Before that distinction was only partially implemented via type class
  6340 "logic" vs. "{}".  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY in rare cases of improper
  6341 use of 'types'/'consts' instead of 'nonterminals'/'syntax'.  Some very
  6342 exotic syntax specifications may require further adaption
  6343 (e.g. Cube/Cube.thy).
  6344 
  6345 * Removed obsolete type class "logic", use the top sort {} instead.
  6346 Note that non-logical types should be declared as 'nonterminals'
  6347 rather than 'types'.  INCOMPATIBILITY for new object-logic
  6348 specifications.
  6349 
  6350 * Attributes 'induct' and 'cases': type or set names may now be
  6351 locally fixed variables as well.
  6352 
  6353 * Simplifier: can now control the depth to which conditional rewriting
  6354 is traced via the PG menu Isabelle -> Settings -> Trace Simp Depth
  6355 Limit.
  6356 
  6357 * Simplifier: simplification procedures may now take the current
  6358 simpset into account (cf. Simplifier.simproc(_i) / mk_simproc
  6359 interface), which is very useful for calling the Simplifier
  6360 recursively.  Minor INCOMPATIBILITY: the 'prems' argument of simprocs
  6361 is gone -- use prems_of_ss on the simpset instead.  Moreover, the
  6362 low-level mk_simproc no longer applies Logic.varify internally, to
  6363 allow for use in a context of fixed variables.
  6364 
  6365 * thin_tac now works even if the assumption being deleted contains !!
  6366 or ==>.  More generally, erule now works even if the major premise of
  6367 the elimination rule contains !! or ==>.
  6368 
  6369 * Method 'rules' has been renamed to 'iprover'. INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6370 
  6371 * Reorganized bootstrapping of the Pure theories; CPure is now derived
  6372 from Pure, which contains all common declarations already.  Both
  6373 theories are defined via plain Isabelle/Isar .thy files.
  6374 INCOMPATIBILITY: elements of CPure (such as the CPure.intro /
  6375 CPure.elim / CPure.dest attributes) now appear in the Pure name space;
  6376 use isatool fixcpure to adapt your theory and ML sources.
  6377 
  6378 * New syntax 'name(i-j, i-, i, ...)' for referring to specific
  6379 selections of theorems in named facts via index ranges.
  6380 
  6381 * 'print_theorems': in theory mode, really print the difference
  6382 wrt. the last state (works for interactive theory development only),
  6383 in proof mode print all local facts (cf. 'print_facts');
  6384 
  6385 * 'hide': option '(open)' hides only base names.
  6386 
  6387 * More efficient treatment of intermediate checkpoints in interactive
  6388 theory development.
  6389 
  6390 * Code generator is now invoked via code_module (incremental code
  6391 generation) and code_library (modular code generation, ML structures
  6392 for each theory).  INCOMPATIBILITY: new keywords 'file' and 'contains'
  6393 must be quoted when used as identifiers.
  6394 
  6395 * New 'value' command for reading, evaluating and printing terms using
  6396 the code generator.  INCOMPATIBILITY: command keyword 'value' must be
  6397 quoted when used as identifier.
  6398 
  6399 
  6400 *** Locales ***
  6401 
  6402 * New commands for the interpretation of locale expressions in
  6403 theories (1), locales (2) and proof contexts (3).  These generate
  6404 proof obligations from the expression specification.  After the
  6405 obligations have been discharged, theorems of the expression are added
  6406 to the theory, target locale or proof context.  The synopsis of the
  6407 commands is a follows:
  6408 
  6409   (1) interpretation expr inst
  6410   (2) interpretation target < expr
  6411   (3) interpret expr inst
  6412 
  6413 Interpretation in theories and proof contexts require a parameter
  6414 instantiation of terms from the current context.  This is applied to
  6415 specifications and theorems of the interpreted expression.
  6416 Interpretation in locales only permits parameter renaming through the
  6417 locale expression.  Interpretation is smart in that interpretations
  6418 that are active already do not occur in proof obligations, neither are
  6419 instantiated theorems stored in duplicate.  Use 'print_interps' to
  6420 inspect active interpretations of a particular locale.  For details,
  6421 see the Isar Reference manual.  Examples can be found in
  6422 HOL/Finite_Set.thy and HOL/Algebra/UnivPoly.thy.
  6423 
  6424 INCOMPATIBILITY: former 'instantiate' has been withdrawn, use
  6425 'interpret' instead.
  6426 
  6427 * New context element 'constrains' for adding type constraints to
  6428 parameters.
  6429 
  6430 * Context expressions: renaming of parameters with syntax
  6431 redeclaration.
  6432 
  6433 * Locale declaration: 'includes' disallowed.
  6434 
  6435 * Proper static binding of attribute syntax -- i.e. types / terms /
  6436 facts mentioned as arguments are always those of the locale definition
  6437 context, independently of the context of later invocations.  Moreover,
  6438 locale operations (renaming and type / term instantiation) are applied
  6439 to attribute arguments as expected.
  6440 
  6441 INCOMPATIBILITY of the ML interface: always pass Attrib.src instead of
  6442 actual attributes; rare situations may require Attrib.attribute to
  6443 embed those attributes into Attrib.src that lack concrete syntax.
  6444 Attribute implementations need to cooperate properly with the static
  6445 binding mechanism.  Basic parsers Args.XXX_typ/term/prop and
  6446 Attrib.XXX_thm etc. already do the right thing without further
  6447 intervention.  Only unusual applications -- such as "where" or "of"
  6448 (cf. src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML), which process arguments depending both
  6449 on the context and the facts involved -- may have to assign parsed
  6450 values to argument tokens explicitly.
  6451 
  6452 * Changed parameter management in theorem generation for long goal
  6453 statements with 'includes'.  INCOMPATIBILITY: produces a different
  6454 theorem statement in rare situations.
  6455 
  6456 * Locale inspection command 'print_locale' omits notes elements.  Use
  6457 'print_locale!' to have them included in the output.
  6458 
  6459 
  6460 *** Provers ***
  6461 
  6462 * Provers/hypsubst.ML: improved version of the subst method, for
  6463 single-step rewriting: it now works in bound variable contexts. New is
  6464 'subst (asm)', for rewriting an assumption.  INCOMPATIBILITY: may
  6465 rewrite a different subterm than the original subst method, which is
  6466 still available as 'simplesubst'.
  6467 
  6468 * Provers/quasi.ML: new transitivity reasoners for transitivity only
  6469 and quasi orders.
  6470 
  6471 * Provers/trancl.ML: new transitivity reasoner for transitive and
  6472 reflexive-transitive closure of relations.
  6473 
  6474 * Provers/blast.ML: new reference depth_limit to make blast's depth
  6475 limit (previously hard-coded with a value of 20) user-definable.
  6476 
  6477 * Provers/simplifier.ML has been moved to Pure, where Simplifier.setup
  6478 is peformed already.  Object-logics merely need to finish their
  6479 initial simpset configuration as before.  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  6480 
  6481 
  6482 *** HOL ***
  6483 
  6484 * Symbolic syntax of Hilbert Choice Operator is now as follows:
  6485 
  6486   syntax (epsilon)
  6487     "_Eps" :: "[pttrn, bool] => 'a"    ("(3\<some>_./ _)" [0, 10] 10)
  6488 
  6489 The symbol \<some> is displayed as the alternative epsilon of LaTeX
  6490 and x-symbol; use option '-m epsilon' to get it actually printed.
  6491 Moreover, the mathematically important symbolic identifier \<epsilon>
  6492 becomes available as variable, constant etc.  INCOMPATIBILITY,
  6493 
  6494 * "x > y" abbreviates "y < x" and "x >= y" abbreviates "y <= x".
  6495 Similarly for all quantifiers: "ALL x > y" etc.  The x-symbol for >=
  6496 is \<ge>. New transitivity rules have been added to HOL/Orderings.thy to
  6497 support corresponding Isar calculations.
  6498 
  6499 * "{x:A. P}" abbreviates "{x. x:A & P}", and similarly for "\<in>"
  6500 instead of ":".
  6501 
  6502 * theory SetInterval: changed the syntax for open intervals:
  6503 
  6504   Old       New
  6505   {..n(}    {..<n}
  6506   {)n..}    {n<..}
  6507   {m..n(}   {m..<n}
  6508   {)m..n}   {m<..n}
  6509   {)m..n(}  {m<..<n}
  6510 
  6511 The old syntax is still supported but will disappear in the next
  6512 release.  For conversion use the following Emacs search and replace
  6513 patterns (these are not perfect but work quite well):
  6514 
  6515   {)\([^\.]*\)\.\.  ->  {\1<\.\.}
  6516   \.\.\([^(}]*\)(}  ->  \.\.<\1}
  6517 
  6518 * Theory Commutative_Ring (in Library): method comm_ring for proving
  6519 equalities in commutative rings; method 'algebra' provides a generic
  6520 interface.
  6521 
  6522 * Theory Finite_Set: changed the syntax for 'setsum', summation over
  6523 finite sets: "setsum (%x. e) A", which used to be "\<Sum>x:A. e", is
  6524 now either "SUM x:A. e" or "\<Sum>x \<in> A. e". The bound variable can
  6525 be a tuple pattern.
  6526 
  6527 Some new syntax forms are available:
  6528 
  6529   "\<Sum>x | P. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {x. P}"
  6530   "\<Sum>x = a..b. e"   for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..b}"
  6531   "\<Sum>x = a..<b. e"  for     "setsum (%x. e) {a..<b}"
  6532   "\<Sum>x < k. e"      for     "setsum (%x. e) {..<k}"
  6533 
  6534 The latter form "\<Sum>x < k. e" used to be based on a separate
  6535 function "Summation", which has been discontinued.
  6536 
  6537 * theory Finite_Set: in structured induction proofs, the insert case
  6538 is now 'case (insert x F)' instead of the old counterintuitive 'case
  6539 (insert F x)'.
  6540 
  6541 * The 'refute' command has been extended to support a much larger
  6542 fragment of HOL, including axiomatic type classes, constdefs and
  6543 typedefs, inductive datatypes and recursion.
  6544 
  6545 * New tactics 'sat' and 'satx' to prove propositional tautologies.
  6546 Requires zChaff with proof generation to be installed.  See
  6547 HOL/ex/SAT_Examples.thy for examples.
  6548 
  6549 * Datatype induction via method 'induct' now preserves the name of the
  6550 induction variable. For example, when proving P(xs::'a list) by
  6551 induction on xs, the induction step is now P(xs) ==> P(a#xs) rather
  6552 than P(list) ==> P(a#list) as previously.  Potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  6553 in unstructured proof scripts.
  6554 
  6555 * Reworked implementation of records.  Improved scalability for
  6556 records with many fields, avoiding performance problems for type
  6557 inference. Records are no longer composed of nested field types, but
  6558 of nested extension types. Therefore the record type only grows linear
  6559 in the number of extensions and not in the number of fields.  The
  6560 top-level (users) view on records is preserved.  Potential
  6561 INCOMPATIBILITY only in strange cases, where the theory depends on the
  6562 old record representation. The type generated for a record is called
  6563 <record_name>_ext_type.
  6564 
  6565 Flag record_quick_and_dirty_sensitive can be enabled to skip the
  6566 proofs triggered by a record definition or a simproc (if
  6567 quick_and_dirty is enabled).  Definitions of large records can take
  6568 quite long.
  6569 
  6570 New simproc record_upd_simproc for simplification of multiple record
  6571 updates enabled by default.  Moreover, trivial updates are also
  6572 removed: r(|x := x r|) = r.  INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break
  6573 occasionally, since simplification is more powerful by default.
  6574 
  6575 * typedef: proper support for polymorphic sets, which contain extra
  6576 type-variables in the term.
  6577 
  6578 * Simplifier: automatically reasons about transitivity chains
  6579 involving "trancl" (r^+) and "rtrancl" (r^*) by setting up tactics
  6580 provided by Provers/trancl.ML as additional solvers.  INCOMPATIBILITY:
  6581 old proofs break occasionally as simplification may now solve more
  6582 goals than previously.
  6583 
  6584 * Simplifier: converts x <= y into x = y if assumption y <= x is
  6585 present.  Works for all partial orders (class "order"), in particular
  6586 numbers and sets.  For linear orders (e.g. numbers) it treats ~ x < y
  6587 just like y <= x.
  6588 
  6589 * Simplifier: new simproc for "let x = a in f x".  If a is a free or
  6590 bound variable or a constant then the let is unfolded.  Otherwise
  6591 first a is simplified to b, and then f b is simplified to g. If
  6592 possible we abstract b from g arriving at "let x = b in h x",
  6593 otherwise we unfold the let and arrive at g.  The simproc can be
  6594 enabled/disabled by the reference use_let_simproc.  Potential
  6595 INCOMPATIBILITY since simplification is more powerful by default.
  6596 
  6597 * Classical reasoning: the meson method now accepts theorems as arguments.
  6598 
  6599 * Prover support: pre-release of the Isabelle-ATP linkup, which runs background
  6600 jobs to provide advice on the provability of subgoals.
  6601 
  6602 * Theory OrderedGroup and Ring_and_Field: various additions and
  6603 improvements to faciliate calculations involving equalities and
  6604 inequalities.
  6605 
  6606 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6607 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6608 
  6609   abs_eq             now named abs_of_nonneg
  6610   abs_of_ge_0        now named abs_of_nonneg
  6611   abs_minus_eq       now named abs_of_nonpos
  6612   imp_abs_id         now named abs_of_nonneg
  6613   imp_abs_neg_id     now named abs_of_nonpos
  6614   mult_pos           now named mult_pos_pos
  6615   mult_pos_le        now named mult_nonneg_nonneg
  6616   mult_pos_neg_le    now named mult_nonneg_nonpos
  6617   mult_pos_neg2_le   now named mult_nonneg_nonpos2
  6618   mult_neg           now named mult_neg_neg
  6619   mult_neg_le        now named mult_nonpos_nonpos
  6620 
  6621 * The following lemmas in Ring_and_Field have been added to the simplifier:
  6622      
  6623      zero_le_square
  6624      not_square_less_zero 
  6625 
  6626   The following lemmas have been deleted from Real/RealPow:
  6627   
  6628      realpow_zero_zero
  6629      realpow_two
  6630      realpow_less
  6631      zero_le_power
  6632      realpow_two_le
  6633      abs_realpow_two
  6634      realpow_two_abs     
  6635 
  6636 * Theory Parity: added rules for simplifying exponents.
  6637 
  6638 * Theory List:
  6639 
  6640 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6641 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6642 
  6643   list_all_Nil       now named list_all.simps(1)
  6644   list_all_Cons      now named list_all.simps(2)
  6645   list_all_conv      now named list_all_iff
  6646   set_mem_eq         now named mem_iff
  6647 
  6648 * Theories SetsAndFunctions and BigO (see HOL/Library) support
  6649 asymptotic "big O" calculations.  See the notes in BigO.thy.
  6650 
  6651 
  6652 *** HOL-Complex ***
  6653 
  6654 * Theory RealDef: better support for embedding natural numbers and
  6655 integers in the reals.
  6656 
  6657 The following theorems have been eliminated or modified
  6658 (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6659 
  6660   exp_ge_add_one_self  now requires no hypotheses
  6661   real_of_int_add      reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6662   real_of_int_minus    reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6663   real_of_int_diff     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6664   real_of_int_mult     reversed direction of equality (use [symmetric])
  6665 
  6666 * Theory RComplete: expanded support for floor and ceiling functions.
  6667 
  6668 * Theory Ln is new, with properties of the natural logarithm
  6669 
  6670 * Hyperreal: There is a new type constructor "star" for making
  6671 nonstandard types.  The old type names are now type synonyms:
  6672 
  6673   hypreal = real star
  6674   hypnat = nat star
  6675   hcomplex = complex star
  6676 
  6677 * Hyperreal: Many groups of similarly-defined constants have been
  6678 replaced by polymorphic versions (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6679 
  6680   star_of <-- hypreal_of_real, hypnat_of_nat, hcomplex_of_complex
  6681 
  6682   starset      <-- starsetNat, starsetC
  6683   *s*          <-- *sNat*, *sc*
  6684   starset_n    <-- starsetNat_n, starsetC_n
  6685   *sn*         <-- *sNatn*, *scn*
  6686   InternalSets <-- InternalNatSets, InternalCSets
  6687 
  6688   starfun      <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6689   *f*          <-- *fNat*, *fNat2*, *fc*, *fRc*, *fcR*
  6690   starfun_n    <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n
  6691   *fn*         <-- *fNatn*, *fNat2n*, *fcn*, *fRcn*, *fcRn*
  6692   InternalFuns <-- InternalNatFuns, InternalNatFuns2, Internal{C,RC,CR}Funs
  6693 
  6694 * Hyperreal: Many type-specific theorems have been removed in favor of
  6695 theorems specific to various axiomatic type classes (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6696 
  6697   add_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_commute
  6698   add_assoc   <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_assocs
  6699   OrderedGroup.add_0 <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_zero_left
  6700   OrderedGroup.add_0_right <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_zero_right
  6701   right_minus <-- hypreal_add_minus
  6702   left_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_add_minus_left
  6703   mult_commute <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_commute
  6704   mult_assoc <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_mult_assoc
  6705   mult_1_left <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_1, hcomplex_mult_one_left
  6706   mult_1_right <-- hcomplex_mult_one_right
  6707   mult_zero_left <-- hcomplex_mult_zero_left
  6708   left_distrib <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add_mult_distrib
  6709   right_distrib <-- hypnat_add_mult_distrib2
  6710   zero_neq_one <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_not_eq_one
  6711   right_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse
  6712   left_inverse <-- hypreal_mult_inverse_left, hcomplex_mult_inv_left
  6713   order_refl <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_refl
  6714   order_trans <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_trans
  6715   order_antisym <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_anti_sym
  6716   order_less_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less_le
  6717   linorder_linear <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le_linear
  6718   add_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_add_left_mono
  6719   mult_strict_left_mono <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_mult_less_mono2
  6720   add_nonneg_nonneg <-- hypreal_le_add_order
  6721 
  6722 * Hyperreal: Separate theorems having to do with type-specific
  6723 versions of constants have been merged into theorems that apply to the
  6724 new polymorphic constants (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6725 
  6726   STAR_UNIV_set <-- {STAR_real,NatStar_real,STARC_complex}_set
  6727   STAR_empty_set <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_empty_set
  6728   STAR_Un <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Un
  6729   STAR_Int <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Int
  6730   STAR_Compl <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_Compl
  6731   STAR_subset <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_subset
  6732   STAR_mem <-- {STAR,NatStar,STARC}_mem
  6733   STAR_mem_Compl <-- {STAR,STARC}_mem_Compl
  6734   STAR_diff <-- {STAR,STARC}_diff
  6735   STAR_star_of_image_subset <-- {STAR_hypreal_of_real, NatStar_hypreal_of_real,
  6736     STARC_hcomplex_of_complex}_image_subset
  6737   starset_n_Un <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Un
  6738   starset_n_Int <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Int
  6739   starset_n_Compl <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_Compl
  6740   starset_n_diff <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_diff
  6741   InternalSets_Un <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Un
  6742   InternalSets_Int <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Int
  6743   InternalSets_Compl <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_Compl
  6744   InternalSets_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_diff
  6745   InternalSets_UNIV_diff <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_UNIV_diff
  6746   InternalSets_starset_n <-- Internal{Nat,C}Sets_starset{Nat,C}_n
  6747   starset_starset_n_eq <-- starset{Nat,C}_starset{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6748   starset_n_starset <-- starset{Nat,C}_n_starset{Nat,C}
  6749   starfun_n_starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_n_starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6750   starfun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}
  6751   starfun_mult <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_mult
  6752   starfun_add <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_add
  6753   starfun_minus <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_minus
  6754   starfun_diff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_diff
  6755   starfun_o <-- starfun{NatNat2,Nat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o
  6756   starfun_o2 <-- starfun{NatNat2,_stafunNat,C,C_starfunRC,_starfunCR}_o2
  6757   starfun_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_const_fun
  6758   starfun_inverse <-- starfun{Nat,C,RC,CR}_inverse
  6759   starfun_eq <-- starfun{Nat,Nat2,C,RC,CR}_eq
  6760   starfun_eq_iff <-- starfun{C,RC,CR}_eq_iff
  6761   starfun_Id <-- starfunC_Id
  6762   starfun_approx <-- starfun{Nat,CR}_approx
  6763   starfun_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_capprox
  6764   starfun_abs <-- starfunNat_rabs
  6765   starfun_lambda_cancel <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel
  6766   starfun_lambda_cancel2 <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_lambda_cancel2
  6767   starfun_mult_HFinite_approx <-- starfunCR_mult_HFinite_capprox
  6768   starfun_mult_CFinite_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_mult_CFinite_capprox
  6769   starfun_add_capprox <-- starfun{C,RC}_add_capprox
  6770   starfun_add_approx <-- starfunCR_add_approx
  6771   starfun_inverse_inverse <-- starfunC_inverse_inverse
  6772   starfun_divide <-- starfun{C,CR,RC}_divide
  6773   starfun_n <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n
  6774   starfun_n_mult <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_mult
  6775   starfun_n_add <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_add
  6776   starfun_n_add_minus <-- starfunNat_n_add_minus
  6777   starfun_n_const_fun <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_const_fun
  6778   starfun_n_minus <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_minus
  6779   starfun_n_eq <-- starfun{Nat,C}_n_eq
  6780 
  6781   star_n_add <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_add
  6782   star_n_minus <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_minus
  6783   star_n_diff <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_diff
  6784   star_n_mult <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_mult
  6785   star_n_inverse <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_inverse
  6786   star_n_le <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_le
  6787   star_n_less <-- {hypreal,hypnat}_less
  6788   star_n_zero_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_zero_num
  6789   star_n_one_num <-- {hypreal,hypnat,hcomplex}_one_num
  6790   star_n_abs <-- hypreal_hrabs
  6791   star_n_divide <-- hcomplex_divide
  6792 
  6793   star_of_add <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_add
  6794   star_of_minus <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_minus
  6795   star_of_diff <-- hypreal_of_real_diff
  6796   star_of_mult <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_mult
  6797   star_of_one <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_one
  6798   star_of_zero <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_zero
  6799   star_of_le <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_le_iff
  6800   star_of_less <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat}_less_iff
  6801   star_of_eq <-- {hypreal_of_real,hypnat_of_nat,hcomplex_of_complex}_eq_iff
  6802   star_of_inverse <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_inverse
  6803   star_of_divide <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_divide
  6804   star_of_of_nat <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_nat
  6805   star_of_of_int <-- {hypreal_of_real,hcomplex_of_complex}_of_int
  6806   star_of_number_of <-- {hypreal,hcomplex}_number_of
  6807   star_of_number_less <-- number_of_less_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6808   star_of_number_le <-- number_of_le_hypreal_of_real_iff
  6809   star_of_eq_number <-- hypreal_of_real_eq_number_of_iff
  6810   star_of_less_number <-- hypreal_of_real_less_number_of_iff
  6811   star_of_le_number <-- hypreal_of_real_le_number_of_iff
  6812   star_of_power <-- hypreal_of_real_power
  6813   star_of_eq_0 <-- hcomplex_of_complex_zero_iff
  6814 
  6815 * Hyperreal: new method "transfer" that implements the transfer
  6816 principle of nonstandard analysis. With a subgoal that mentions
  6817 nonstandard types like "'a star", the command "apply transfer"
  6818 replaces it with an equivalent one that mentions only standard types.
  6819 To be successful, all free variables must have standard types; non-
  6820 standard variables must have explicit universal quantifiers.
  6821 
  6822 * Hyperreal: A theory of Taylor series.
  6823 
  6824 
  6825 *** HOLCF ***
  6826 
  6827 * Discontinued special version of 'constdefs' (which used to support
  6828 continuous functions) in favor of the general Pure one with full
  6829 type-inference.
  6830 
  6831 * New simplification procedure for solving continuity conditions; it
  6832 is much faster on terms with many nested lambda abstractions (cubic
  6833 instead of exponential time).
  6834 
  6835 * New syntax for domain package: selector names are now optional.
  6836 Parentheses should be omitted unless argument is lazy, for example:
  6837 
  6838   domain 'a stream = cons "'a" (lazy "'a stream")
  6839 
  6840 * New command 'fixrec' for defining recursive functions with pattern
  6841 matching; defining multiple functions with mutual recursion is also
  6842 supported.  Patterns may include the constants cpair, spair, up, sinl,
  6843 sinr, or any data constructor defined by the domain package. The given
  6844 equations are proven as rewrite rules. See HOLCF/ex/Fixrec_ex.thy for
  6845 syntax and examples.
  6846 
  6847 * New commands 'cpodef' and 'pcpodef' for defining predicate subtypes
  6848 of cpo and pcpo types. Syntax is exactly like the 'typedef' command,
  6849 but the proof obligation additionally includes an admissibility
  6850 requirement. The packages generate instances of class cpo or pcpo,
  6851 with continuity and strictness theorems for Rep and Abs.
  6852 
  6853 * HOLCF: Many theorems have been renamed according to a more standard naming
  6854 scheme (INCOMPATIBILITY):
  6855 
  6856   foo_inject:  "foo$x = foo$y ==> x = y"
  6857   foo_eq:      "(foo$x = foo$y) = (x = y)"
  6858   foo_less:    "(foo$x << foo$y) = (x << y)"
  6859   foo_strict:  "foo$UU = UU"
  6860   foo_defined: "... ==> foo$x ~= UU"
  6861   foo_defined_iff: "(foo$x = UU) = (x = UU)"
  6862 
  6863 
  6864 *** ZF ***
  6865 
  6866 * ZF/ex: theories Group and Ring provide examples in abstract algebra,
  6867 including the First Isomorphism Theorem (on quotienting by the kernel
  6868 of a homomorphism).
  6869 
  6870 * ZF/Simplifier: install second copy of type solver that actually
  6871 makes use of TC rules declared to Isar proof contexts (or locales);
  6872 the old version is still required for ML proof scripts.
  6873 
  6874 
  6875 *** Cube ***
  6876 
  6877 * Converted to Isar theory format; use locales instead of axiomatic
  6878 theories.
  6879 
  6880 
  6881 *** ML ***
  6882 
  6883 * Pure/library.ML: added ##>, ##>>, #>> -- higher-order counterparts
  6884 for ||>, ||>>, |>>,
  6885 
  6886 * Pure/library.ML no longer defines its own option datatype, but uses
  6887 that of the SML basis, which has constructors NONE and SOME instead of
  6888 None and Some, as well as exception Option.Option instead of OPTION.
  6889 The functions the, if_none, is_some, is_none have been adapted
  6890 accordingly, while Option.map replaces apsome.
  6891 
  6892 * Pure/library.ML: the exception LIST has been given up in favour of
  6893 the standard exceptions Empty and Subscript, as well as
  6894 Library.UnequalLengths.  Function like Library.hd and Library.tl are
  6895 superceded by the standard hd and tl functions etc.
  6896 
  6897 A number of basic list functions are no longer exported to the ML
  6898 toplevel, as they are variants of predefined functions.  The following
  6899 suggests how one can translate existing code:
  6900 
  6901     rev_append xs ys = List.revAppend (xs, ys)
  6902     nth_elem (i, xs) = List.nth (xs, i)
  6903     last_elem xs = List.last xs
  6904     flat xss = List.concat xss
  6905     seq fs = List.app fs
  6906     partition P xs = List.partition P xs
  6907     mapfilter f xs = List.mapPartial f xs
  6908 
  6909 * Pure/library.ML: several combinators for linear functional
  6910 transformations, notably reverse application and composition:
  6911 
  6912   x |> f                f #> g
  6913   (x, y) |-> f          f #-> g
  6914 
  6915 * Pure/library.ML: introduced/changed precedence of infix operators:
  6916 
  6917   infix 1 |> |-> ||> ||>> |>> |>>> #> #->;
  6918   infix 2 ?;
  6919   infix 3 o oo ooo oooo;
  6920   infix 4 ~~ upto downto;
  6921 
  6922 Maybe INCOMPATIBILITY when any of those is used in conjunction with other
  6923 infix operators.
  6924 
  6925 * Pure/library.ML: natural list combinators fold, fold_rev, and
  6926 fold_map support linear functional transformations and nesting.  For
  6927 example:
  6928 
  6929   fold f [x1, ..., xN] y =
  6930     y |> f x1 |> ... |> f xN
  6931 
  6932   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] y =
  6933     y |> fold f xs1 |> ... |> fold f xsN
  6934 
  6935   fold f [x1, ..., xN] =
  6936     f x1 #> ... #> f xN
  6937 
  6938   (fold o fold) f [xs1, ..., xsN] =
  6939     fold f xs1 #> ... #> fold f xsN
  6940 
  6941 * Pure/library.ML: the following selectors on type 'a option are
  6942 available:
  6943 
  6944   the:               'a option -> 'a  (*partial*)
  6945   these:             'a option -> 'a  where 'a = 'b list
  6946   the_default: 'a -> 'a option -> 'a
  6947   the_list:          'a option -> 'a list
  6948 
  6949 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6950 basic operations for association lists, following natural argument
  6951 order; moreover the explicit equality predicate passed here avoids
  6952 potentially expensive polymorphic runtime equality checks.
  6953 The old functions may be expressed as follows:
  6954 
  6955   assoc = uncurry (AList.lookup (op =))
  6956   assocs = these oo AList.lookup (op =)
  6957   overwrite = uncurry (AList.update (op =)) o swap
  6958 
  6959 * Pure/General: structure AList (cf. Pure/General/alist.ML) provides
  6960 
  6961   val make: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a list -> ('a * 'b) list
  6962   val find: ('a * 'b -> bool) -> ('c * 'b) list -> 'a -> 'c list
  6963 
  6964 replacing make_keylist and keyfilter (occassionally used)
  6965 Naive rewrites:
  6966 
  6967   make_keylist = AList.make
  6968   keyfilter = AList.find (op =)
  6969 
  6970 * eq_fst and eq_snd now take explicit equality parameter, thus
  6971   avoiding eqtypes. Naive rewrites:
  6972 
  6973     eq_fst = eq_fst (op =)
  6974     eq_snd = eq_snd (op =)
  6975 
  6976 * Removed deprecated apl and apr (rarely used).
  6977   Naive rewrites:
  6978 
  6979     apl (n, op) =>>= curry op n
  6980     apr (op, m) =>>= fn n => op (n, m)
  6981 
  6982 * Pure/General: structure OrdList (cf. Pure/General/ord_list.ML)
  6983 provides a reasonably efficient light-weight implementation of sets as
  6984 lists.
  6985 
  6986 * Pure/General: generic tables (cf. Pure/General/table.ML) provide a
  6987 few new operations; existing lookup and update are now curried to
  6988 follow natural argument order (for use with fold etc.);
  6989 INCOMPATIBILITY, use (uncurry Symtab.lookup) etc. as last resort.
  6990 
  6991 * Pure/General: output via the Isabelle channels of
  6992 writeln/warning/error etc. is now passed through Output.output, with a
  6993 hook for arbitrary transformations depending on the print_mode
  6994 (cf. Output.add_mode -- the first active mode that provides a output
  6995 function wins).  Already formatted output may be embedded into further
  6996 text via Output.raw; the result of Pretty.string_of/str_of and derived
  6997 functions (string_of_term/cterm/thm etc.) is already marked raw to
  6998 accommodate easy composition of diagnostic messages etc.  Programmers
  6999 rarely need to care about Output.output or Output.raw at all, with
  7000 some notable exceptions: Output.output is required when bypassing the
  7001 standard channels (writeln etc.), or in token translations to produce
  7002 properly formatted results; Output.raw is required when capturing
  7003 already output material that will eventually be presented to the user
  7004 a second time.  For the default print mode, both Output.output and
  7005 Output.raw have no effect.
  7006 
  7007 * Pure/General: Output.time_accumulator NAME creates an operator ('a
  7008 -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b to measure runtime and count invocations; the
  7009 cumulative results are displayed at the end of a batch session.
  7010 
  7011 * Pure/General: File.sysify_path and File.quote_sysify path have been
  7012 replaced by File.platform_path and File.shell_path (with appropriate
  7013 hooks).  This provides a clean interface for unusual systems where the
  7014 internal and external process view of file names are different.
  7015 
  7016 * Pure: more efficient orders for basic syntactic entities: added
  7017 fast_string_ord, fast_indexname_ord, fast_term_ord; changed sort_ord
  7018 and typ_ord to use fast_string_ord and fast_indexname_ord (term_ord is
  7019 NOT affected); structures Symtab, Vartab, Typtab, Termtab use the fast
  7020 orders now -- potential INCOMPATIBILITY for code that depends on a
  7021 particular order for Symtab.keys, Symtab.dest, etc. (consider using
  7022 Library.sort_strings on result).
  7023 
  7024 * Pure/term.ML: combinators fold_atyps, fold_aterms, fold_term_types,
  7025 fold_types traverse types/terms from left to right, observing natural
  7026 argument order.  Supercedes previous foldl_XXX versions, add_frees,
  7027 add_vars etc. have been adapted as well: INCOMPATIBILITY.
  7028 
  7029 * Pure: name spaces have been refined, with significant changes of the
  7030 internal interfaces -- INCOMPATIBILITY.  Renamed cond_extern(_table)
  7031 to extern(_table).  The plain name entry path is superceded by a
  7032 general 'naming' context, which also includes the 'policy' to produce
  7033 a fully qualified name and external accesses of a fully qualified
  7034 name; NameSpace.extend is superceded by context dependent
  7035 Sign.declare_name.  Several theory and proof context operations modify
  7036 the naming context.  Especially note Theory.restore_naming and
  7037 ProofContext.restore_naming to get back to a sane state; note that
  7038 Theory.add_path is no longer sufficient to recover from
  7039 Theory.absolute_path in particular.
  7040 
  7041 * Pure: new flags short_names (default false) and unique_names
  7042 (default true) for controlling output of qualified names.  If
  7043 short_names is set, names are printed unqualified.  If unique_names is
  7044 reset, the name prefix is reduced to the minimum required to achieve
  7045 the original result when interning again, even if there is an overlap
  7046 with earlier declarations.
  7047 
  7048 * Pure/TheoryDataFun: change of the argument structure; 'prep_ext' is
  7049 now 'extend', and 'merge' gets an additional Pretty.pp argument
  7050 (useful for printing error messages).  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  7051 
  7052 * Pure: major reorganization of the theory context.  Type Sign.sg and
  7053 Theory.theory are now identified, referring to the universal
  7054 Context.theory (see Pure/context.ML).  Actual signature and theory
  7055 content is managed as theory data.  The old code and interfaces were
  7056 spread over many files and structures; the new arrangement introduces
  7057 considerable INCOMPATIBILITY to gain more clarity:
  7058 
  7059   Context -- theory management operations (name, identity, inclusion,
  7060     parents, ancestors, merge, etc.), plus generic theory data;
  7061 
  7062   Sign -- logical signature and syntax operations (declaring consts,
  7063     types, etc.), plus certify/read for common entities;
  7064 
  7065   Theory -- logical theory operations (stating axioms, definitions,
  7066     oracles), plus a copy of logical signature operations (consts,
  7067     types, etc.); also a few basic management operations (Theory.copy,
  7068     Theory.merge, etc.)
  7069 
  7070 The most basic sign_of operations (Theory.sign_of, Thm.sign_of_thm
  7071 etc.) as well as the sign field in Thm.rep_thm etc. have been retained
  7072 for convenience -- they merely return the theory.
  7073 
  7074 * Pure: type Type.tsig is superceded by theory in most interfaces.
  7075 
  7076 * Pure: the Isar proof context type is already defined early in Pure
  7077 as Context.proof (note that ProofContext.context and Proof.context are
  7078 aliases, where the latter is the preferred name).  This enables other
  7079 Isabelle components to refer to that type even before Isar is present.
  7080 
  7081 * Pure/sign/theory: discontinued named name spaces (i.e. classK,
  7082 typeK, constK, axiomK, oracleK), but provide explicit operations for
  7083 any of these kinds.  For example, Sign.intern typeK is now
  7084 Sign.intern_type, Theory.hide_space Sign.typeK is now
  7085 Theory.hide_types.  Also note that former
  7086 Theory.hide_classes/types/consts are now
  7087 Theory.hide_classes_i/types_i/consts_i, while the non '_i' versions
  7088 internalize their arguments!  INCOMPATIBILITY.
  7089 
  7090 * Pure: get_thm interface (of PureThy and ProofContext) expects
  7091 datatype thmref (with constructors Name and NameSelection) instead of
  7092 plain string -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7093 
  7094 * Pure: cases produced by proof methods specify options, where NONE
  7095 means to remove case bindings -- INCOMPATIBILITY in
  7096 (RAW_)METHOD_CASES.
  7097 
  7098 * Pure: the following operations retrieve axioms or theorems from a
  7099 theory node or theory hierarchy, respectively:
  7100 
  7101   Theory.axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  7102   Theory.all_axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
  7103   PureThy.thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  7104   PureThy.all_thms_of: theory -> (string * thm) list
  7105 
  7106 * Pure: print_tac now outputs the goal through the trace channel.
  7107 
  7108 * Isar toplevel: improved diagnostics, mostly for Poly/ML only.
  7109 Reference Toplevel.debug (default false) controls detailed printing
  7110 and tracing of low-level exceptions; Toplevel.profiling (default 0)
  7111 controls execution profiling -- set to 1 for time and 2 for space
  7112 (both increase the runtime).
  7113 
  7114 * Isar session: The initial use of ROOT.ML is now always timed,
  7115 i.e. the log will show the actual process times, in contrast to the
  7116 elapsed wall-clock time that the outer shell wrapper produces.
  7117 
  7118 * Simplifier: improved handling of bound variables (nameless
  7119 representation, avoid allocating new strings).  Simprocs that invoke
  7120 the Simplifier recursively should use Simplifier.inherit_bounds to
  7121 avoid local name clashes.  Failure to do so produces warnings
  7122 "Simplifier: renamed bound variable ..."; set Simplifier.debug_bounds
  7123 for further details.
  7124 
  7125 * ML functions legacy_bindings and use_legacy_bindings produce ML fact
  7126 bindings for all theorems stored within a given theory; this may help
  7127 in porting non-Isar theories to Isar ones, while keeping ML proof
  7128 scripts for the time being.
  7129 
  7130 * ML operator HTML.with_charset specifies the charset begin used for
  7131 generated HTML files.  For example:
  7132 
  7133   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Hebrew";
  7134   HTML.with_charset "utf-8" use_thy "Chinese";
  7135 
  7136 
  7137 *** System ***
  7138 
  7139 * Allow symlinks to all proper Isabelle executables (Isabelle,
  7140 isabelle, isatool etc.).
  7141 
  7142 * ISABELLE_DOC_FORMAT setting specifies preferred document format (for
  7143 isatool doc, isatool mkdir, display_drafts etc.).
  7144 
  7145 * isatool usedir: option -f allows specification of the ML file to be
  7146 used by Isabelle; default is ROOT.ML.
  7147 
  7148 * New isatool version outputs the version identifier of the Isabelle
  7149 distribution being used.
  7150 
  7151 * HOL: new isatool dimacs2hol converts files in DIMACS CNF format
  7152 (containing Boolean satisfiability problems) into Isabelle/HOL
  7153 theories.
  7154 
  7155 
  7156 
  7157 New in Isabelle2004 (April 2004)
  7158 --------------------------------
  7159 
  7160 *** General ***
  7161 
  7162 * Provers/order.ML:  new efficient reasoner for partial and linear orders.
  7163   Replaces linorder.ML.
  7164 
  7165 * Pure: Greek letters (except small lambda, \<lambda>), as well as Gothic
  7166   (\<aa>...\<zz>\<AA>...\<ZZ>), calligraphic (\<A>...\<Z>), and Euler
  7167   (\<a>...\<z>), are now considered normal letters, and can therefore
  7168   be used anywhere where an ASCII letter (a...zA...Z) has until
  7169   now. COMPATIBILITY: This obviously changes the parsing of some
  7170   terms, especially where a symbol has been used as a binder, say
  7171   '\<Pi>x. ...', which is now a type error since \<Pi>x will be parsed
  7172   as an identifier.  Fix it by inserting a space around former
  7173   symbols.  Call 'isatool fixgreek' to try to fix parsing errors in
  7174   existing theory and ML files.
  7175 
  7176 * Pure: Macintosh and Windows line-breaks are now allowed in theory files.
  7177 
  7178 * Pure: single letter sub/superscripts (\<^isub> and \<^isup>) are now
  7179   allowed in identifiers. Similar to Greek letters \<^isub> is now considered
  7180   a normal (but invisible) letter. For multiple letter subscripts repeat
  7181   \<^isub> like this: x\<^isub>1\<^isub>2.
  7182 
  7183 * Pure: There are now sub-/superscripts that can span more than one
  7184   character. Text between \<^bsub> and \<^esub> is set in subscript in
  7185   ProofGeneral and LaTeX, text between \<^bsup> and \<^esup> in
  7186   superscript. The new control characters are not identifier parts.
  7187 
  7188 * Pure: Control-symbols of the form \<^raw:...> will literally print the
  7189   content of "..." to the latex file instead of \isacntrl... . The "..."
  7190   may consist of any printable characters excluding the end bracket >.
  7191 
  7192 * Pure: Using new Isar command "finalconsts" (or the ML functions
  7193   Theory.add_finals or Theory.add_finals_i) it is now possible to
  7194   declare constants "final", which prevents their being given a definition
  7195   later.  It is useful for constants whose behaviour is fixed axiomatically
  7196   rather than definitionally, such as the meta-logic connectives.
  7197 
  7198 * Pure: 'instance' now handles general arities with general sorts
  7199   (i.e. intersections of classes),
  7200 
  7201 * Presentation: generated HTML now uses a CSS style sheet to make layout
  7202   (somewhat) independent of content. It is copied from lib/html/isabelle.css.
  7203   It can be changed to alter the colors/layout of generated pages.
  7204 
  7205 
  7206 *** Isar ***
  7207 
  7208 * Tactic emulation methods rule_tac, erule_tac, drule_tac, frule_tac,
  7209   cut_tac, subgoal_tac and thin_tac:
  7210   - Now understand static (Isar) contexts.  As a consequence, users of Isar
  7211     locales are no longer forced to write Isar proof scripts.
  7212     For details see Isar Reference Manual, paragraph 4.3.2: Further tactic
  7213     emulations.
  7214   - INCOMPATIBILITY: names of variables to be instantiated may no
  7215     longer be enclosed in quotes.  Instead, precede variable name with `?'.
  7216     This is consistent with the instantiation attribute "where".
  7217 
  7218 * Attributes "where" and "of":
  7219   - Now take type variables of instantiated theorem into account when reading
  7220     the instantiation string.  This fixes a bug that caused instantiated
  7221     theorems to have too special types in some circumstances.
  7222   - "where" permits explicit instantiations of type variables.
  7223 
  7224 * Calculation commands "moreover" and "also" no longer interfere with
  7225   current facts ("this"), admitting arbitrary combinations with "then"
  7226   and derived forms.
  7227 
  7228 * Locales:
  7229   - Goal statements involving the context element "includes" no longer
  7230     generate theorems with internal delta predicates (those ending on
  7231     "_axioms") in the premise.
  7232     Resolve particular premise with <locale>.intro to obtain old form.
  7233   - Fixed bug in type inference ("unify_frozen") that prevented mix of target
  7234     specification and "includes" elements in goal statement.
  7235   - Rule sets <locale>.intro and <locale>.axioms no longer declared as
  7236     [intro?] and [elim?] (respectively) by default.
  7237   - Experimental command for instantiation of locales in proof contexts:
  7238         instantiate <label>[<attrs>]: <loc>
  7239     Instantiates locale <loc> and adds all its theorems to the current context
  7240     taking into account their attributes.  Label and attrs are optional
  7241     modifiers, like in theorem declarations.  If present, names of
  7242     instantiated theorems are qualified with <label>, and the attributes
  7243     <attrs> are applied after any attributes these theorems might have already.
  7244       If the locale has assumptions, a chained fact of the form
  7245     "<loc> t1 ... tn" is expected from which instantiations of the parameters
  7246     are derived.  The command does not support old-style locales declared
  7247     with "locale (open)".
  7248       A few (very simple) examples can be found in FOL/ex/LocaleInst.thy.
  7249 
  7250 * HOL: Tactic emulation methods induct_tac and case_tac understand static
  7251   (Isar) contexts.
  7252 
  7253 
  7254 *** HOL ***
  7255 
  7256 * Proof import: new image HOL4 contains the imported library from
  7257   the HOL4 system with about 2500 theorems. It is imported by
  7258   replaying proof terms produced by HOL4 in Isabelle. The HOL4 image
  7259   can be used like any other Isabelle image.  See
  7260   HOL/Import/HOL/README for more information.
  7261 
  7262 * Simplifier:
  7263   - Much improved handling of linear and partial orders.
  7264     Reasoners for linear and partial orders are set up for type classes
  7265     "linorder" and "order" respectively, and are added to the default simpset
  7266     as solvers.  This means that the simplifier can build transitivity chains
  7267     to solve goals from the assumptions.
  7268   - INCOMPATIBILITY: old proofs break occasionally.  Typically, applications
  7269     of blast or auto after simplification become unnecessary because the goal
  7270     is solved by simplification already.
  7271 
  7272 * Numerics: new theory Ring_and_Field contains over 250 basic numerical laws,
  7273     all proved in axiomatic type classes for semirings, rings and fields.
  7274 
  7275 * Numerics:
  7276   - Numeric types (nat, int, and in HOL-Complex rat, real, complex, etc.) are
  7277     now formalized using the Ring_and_Field theory mentioned above.
  7278   - INCOMPATIBILITY: simplification and arithmetic behaves somewhat differently
  7279     than before, because now they are set up once in a generic manner.
  7280   - INCOMPATIBILITY: many type-specific arithmetic laws have gone.
  7281     Look for the general versions in Ring_and_Field (and Power if they concern
  7282     exponentiation).
  7283 
  7284 * Type "rat" of the rational numbers is now available in HOL-Complex.
  7285 
  7286 * Records:
  7287   - Record types are now by default printed with their type abbreviation
  7288     instead of the list of all field types. This can be configured via
  7289     the reference "print_record_type_abbr".
  7290   - Simproc "record_upd_simproc" for simplification of multiple updates added
  7291     (not enabled by default).
  7292   - Simproc "record_ex_sel_eq_simproc" to simplify EX x. sel r = x resp.
  7293     EX x. x = sel r to True (not enabled by default).
  7294   - Tactic "record_split_simp_tac" to split and simplify records added.
  7295 
  7296 * 'specification' command added, allowing for definition by
  7297   specification.  There is also an 'ax_specification' command that
  7298   introduces the new constants axiomatically.
  7299 
  7300 * arith(_tac) is now able to generate counterexamples for reals as well.
  7301 
  7302 * HOL-Algebra: new locale "ring" for non-commutative rings.
  7303 
  7304 * HOL-ex: InductiveInvariant_examples illustrates advanced recursive function
  7305   definitions, thanks to Sava Krsti\'{c} and John Matthews.
  7306 
  7307 * HOL-Matrix: a first theory for matrices in HOL with an application of
  7308   matrix theory to linear programming.
  7309 
  7310 * Unions and Intersections:
  7311   The latex output syntax of UN and INT has been changed
  7312   from "\Union x \in A. B" to "\Union_{x \in A} B"
  7313   i.e. the index formulae has become a subscript.
  7314   Similarly for "\Union x. B", and for \Inter instead of \Union.
  7315 
  7316 * Unions and Intersections over Intervals:
  7317   There is new short syntax "UN i<=n. A" for "UN i:{0..n}. A". There is
  7318   also an x-symbol version with subscripts "\<Union>\<^bsub>i <= n\<^esub>. A"
  7319   like in normal math, and corresponding versions for < and for intersection.
  7320 
  7321 * HOL/List: Ordering "lexico" is renamed "lenlex" and the standard
  7322   lexicographic dictonary ordering has been added as "lexord".
  7323 
  7324 * ML: the legacy theory structures Int and List have been removed. They had
  7325   conflicted with ML Basis Library structures having the same names.
  7326 
  7327 * 'refute' command added to search for (finite) countermodels.  Only works
  7328   for a fragment of HOL.  The installation of an external SAT solver is
  7329   highly recommended.  See "HOL/Refute.thy" for details.
  7330 
  7331 * 'quickcheck' command: Allows to find counterexamples by evaluating
  7332   formulae under an assignment of free variables to random values.
  7333   In contrast to 'refute', it can deal with inductive datatypes,
  7334   but cannot handle quantifiers. See "HOL/ex/Quickcheck_Examples.thy"
  7335   for examples.
  7336 
  7337 
  7338 *** HOLCF ***
  7339 
  7340 * Streams now come with concatenation and are part of the HOLCF image
  7341 
  7342 
  7343 
  7344 New in Isabelle2003 (May 2003)
  7345 ------------------------------
  7346 
  7347 *** General ***
  7348 
  7349 * Provers/simplifier:
  7350 
  7351   - Completely reimplemented method simp (ML: Asm_full_simp_tac):
  7352     Assumptions are now subject to complete mutual simplification,
  7353     not just from left to right. The simplifier now preserves
  7354     the order of assumptions.
  7355 
  7356     Potential INCOMPATIBILITY:
  7357 
  7358     -- simp sometimes diverges where the old version did
  7359        not, e.g. invoking simp on the goal
  7360 
  7361         [| P (f x); y = x; f x = f y |] ==> Q
  7362 
  7363        now gives rise to the infinite reduction sequence
  7364 
  7365         P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> P(f y) --(y = x)--> P(f x) --(f x = f y)--> ...
  7366 
  7367        Using "simp (asm_lr)" (ML: Asm_lr_simp_tac) instead often solves this
  7368        kind of problem.
  7369 
  7370     -- Tactics combining classical reasoner and simplification (such as auto)
  7371        are also affected by this change, because many of them rely on
  7372        simp. They may sometimes diverge as well or yield a different numbers
  7373        of subgoals. Try to use e.g. force, fastsimp, or safe instead of auto
  7374        in case of problems. Sometimes subsequent calls to the classical
  7375        reasoner will fail because a preceeding call to the simplifier too
  7376        eagerly simplified the goal, e.g. deleted redundant premises.
  7377 
  7378   - The simplifier trace now shows the names of the applied rewrite rules
  7379 
  7380   - You can limit the number of recursive invocations of the simplifier
  7381     during conditional rewriting (where the simplifie tries to solve the
  7382     conditions before applying the rewrite rule):
  7383     ML "simp_depth_limit := n"
  7384     where n is an integer. Thus you can force termination where previously
  7385     the simplifier would diverge.
  7386 
  7387   - Accepts free variables as head terms in congruence rules.  Useful in Isar.
  7388 
  7389   - No longer aborts on failed congruence proof.  Instead, the
  7390     congruence is ignored.
  7391 
  7392 * Pure: New generic framework for extracting programs from constructive
  7393   proofs. See HOL/Extraction.thy for an example instantiation, as well
  7394   as HOL/Extraction for some case studies.
  7395 
  7396 * Pure: The main goal of the proof state is no longer shown by default, only
  7397 the subgoals. This behaviour is controlled by a new flag.
  7398    PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Settings -> Show Main Goal
  7399 (ML: Proof.show_main_goal).
  7400 
  7401 * Pure: You can find all matching introduction rules for subgoal 1, i.e. all
  7402 rules whose conclusion matches subgoal 1:
  7403       PG menu: Isabelle/Isar -> Show me -> matching rules
  7404 The rules are ordered by how closely they match the subgoal.
  7405 In particular, rules that solve a subgoal outright are displayed first
  7406 (or rather last, the way they are printed).
  7407 (ML: ProofGeneral.print_intros())
  7408 
  7409 * Pure: New flag trace_unify_fail causes unification to print
  7410 diagnostic information (PG: in trace buffer) when it fails. This is
  7411 useful for figuring out why single step proofs like rule, erule or
  7412 assumption failed.
  7413 
  7414 * Pure: Locale specifications now produce predicate definitions
  7415 according to the body of text (covering assumptions modulo local
  7416 definitions); predicate "loc_axioms" covers newly introduced text,
  7417 while "loc" is cumulative wrt. all included locale expressions; the
  7418 latter view is presented only on export into the global theory
  7419 context; potential INCOMPATIBILITY, use "(open)" option to fall back
  7420 on the old view without predicates;
  7421 
  7422 * Pure: predefined locales "var" and "struct" are useful for sharing
  7423 parameters (as in CASL, for example); just specify something like
  7424 ``var x + var y + struct M'' as import;
  7425 
  7426 * Pure: improved thms_containing: proper indexing of facts instead of
  7427 raw theorems; check validity of results wrt. current name space;
  7428 include local facts of proof configuration (also covers active
  7429 locales), cover fixed variables in index; may use "_" in term
  7430 specification; an optional limit for the number of printed facts may
  7431 be given (the default is 40);
  7432 
  7433 * Pure: disallow duplicate fact bindings within new-style theory files
  7434 (batch-mode only);
  7435 
  7436 * Provers: improved induct method: assumptions introduced by case
  7437 "foo" are split into "foo.hyps" (from the rule) and "foo.prems" (from
  7438 the goal statement); "foo" still refers to all facts collectively;
  7439 
  7440 * Provers: the function blast.overloaded has been removed: all constants
  7441 are regarded as potentially overloaded, which improves robustness in exchange
  7442 for slight decrease in efficiency;
  7443 
  7444 * Provers/linorder: New generic prover for transitivity reasoning over
  7445 linear orders.  Note: this prover is not efficient!
  7446 
  7447 * Isar: preview of problems to finish 'show' now produce an error
  7448 rather than just a warning (in interactive mode);
  7449 
  7450 
  7451 *** HOL ***
  7452 
  7453 * arith(_tac)
  7454 
  7455  - Produces a counter example if it cannot prove a goal.
  7456    Note that the counter example may be spurious if the goal is not a formula
  7457    of quantifier-free linear arithmetic.
  7458    In ProofGeneral the counter example appears in the trace buffer.
  7459 
  7460  - Knows about div k and mod k where k is a numeral of type nat or int.
  7461 
  7462  - Calls full Presburger arithmetic (by Amine Chaieb) if quantifier-free
  7463    linear arithmetic fails. This takes account of quantifiers and divisibility.
  7464    Presburger arithmetic can also be called explicitly via presburger(_tac).
  7465 
  7466 * simp's arithmetic capabilities have been enhanced a bit: it now
  7467 takes ~= in premises into account (by performing a case split);
  7468 
  7469 * simp reduces "m*(n div m) + n mod m" to n, even if the two summands
  7470 are distributed over a sum of terms;
  7471 
  7472 * New tactic "trans_tac" and method "trans" instantiate
  7473 Provers/linorder.ML for axclasses "order" and "linorder" (predicates
  7474 "<=", "<" and "=").
  7475 
  7476 * function INCOMPATIBILITIES: Pi-sets have been redefined and moved from main
  7477 HOL to Library/FuncSet; constant "Fun.op o" is now called "Fun.comp";
  7478 
  7479 * 'typedef' command has new option "open" to suppress the set
  7480 definition;
  7481 
  7482 * functions Min and Max on finite sets have been introduced (theory
  7483 Finite_Set);
  7484 
  7485 * attribute [symmetric] now works for relations as well; it turns
  7486 (x,y) : R^-1 into (y,x) : R, and vice versa;
  7487 
  7488 * induct over a !!-quantified statement (say !!x1..xn):
  7489   each "case" automatically performs "fix x1 .. xn" with exactly those names.
  7490 
  7491 * Map: `empty' is no longer a constant but a syntactic abbreviation for
  7492 %x. None. Warning: empty_def now refers to the previously hidden definition
  7493 of the empty set.
  7494 
  7495 * Algebra: formalization of classical algebra.  Intended as base for
  7496 any algebraic development in Isabelle.  Currently covers group theory
  7497 (up to Sylow's theorem) and ring theory (Universal Property of
  7498 Univariate Polynomials).  Contributions welcome;
  7499 
  7500 * GroupTheory: deleted, since its material has been moved to Algebra;
  7501 
  7502 * Complex: new directory of the complex numbers with numeric constants,
  7503 nonstandard complex numbers, and some complex analysis, standard and
  7504 nonstandard (Jacques Fleuriot);
  7505 
  7506 * HOL-Complex: new image for analysis, replacing HOL-Real and HOL-Hyperreal;
  7507 
  7508 * Hyperreal: introduced Gauge integration and hyperreal logarithms (Jacques
  7509 Fleuriot);
  7510 
  7511 * Real/HahnBanach: updated and adapted to locales;
  7512 
  7513 * NumberTheory: added Gauss's law of quadratic reciprocity (by Avigad,
  7514 Gray and Kramer);
  7515 
  7516 * UNITY: added the Meier-Sanders theory of progress sets;
  7517 
  7518 * MicroJava: bytecode verifier and lightweight bytecode verifier
  7519 as abstract algorithms, instantiated to the JVM;
  7520 
  7521 * Bali: Java source language formalization. Type system, operational
  7522 semantics, axiomatic semantics. Supported language features:
  7523 classes, interfaces, objects,virtual methods, static methods,
  7524 static/instance fields, arrays, access modifiers, definite
  7525 assignment, exceptions.
  7526 
  7527 
  7528 *** ZF ***
  7529 
  7530 * ZF/Constructible: consistency proof for AC (Gdel's constructible
  7531 universe, etc.);
  7532 
  7533 * Main ZF: virtually all theories converted to new-style format;
  7534 
  7535 
  7536 *** ML ***
  7537 
  7538 * Pure: Tactic.prove provides sane interface for internal proofs;
  7539 omits the infamous "standard" operation, so this is more appropriate
  7540 than prove_goalw_cterm in many situations (e.g. in simprocs);
  7541 
  7542 * Pure: improved error reporting of simprocs;
  7543 
  7544 * Provers: Simplifier.simproc(_i) provides sane interface for setting
  7545 up simprocs;
  7546 
  7547 
  7548 *** Document preparation ***
  7549 
  7550 * uses \par instead of \\ for line breaks in theory text. This may
  7551 shift some page breaks in large documents. To get the old behaviour
  7552 use \renewcommand{\isanewline}{\mbox{}\\\mbox{}} in root.tex.
  7553 
  7554 * minimized dependencies of isabelle.sty and isabellesym.sty on
  7555 other packages
  7556 
  7557 * \<euro> now needs package babel/greek instead of marvosym (which
  7558 broke \Rightarrow)
  7559 
  7560 * normal size for \<zero>...\<nine> (uses \mathbf instead of
  7561 textcomp package)
  7562 
  7563 
  7564 
  7565 New in Isabelle2002 (March 2002)
  7566 --------------------------------
  7567 
  7568 *** Document preparation ***
  7569 
  7570 * greatly simplified document preparation setup, including more
  7571 graceful interpretation of isatool usedir -i/-d/-D options, and more
  7572 instructive isatool mkdir; users should basically be able to get
  7573 started with "isatool mkdir HOL Test && isatool make"; alternatively,
  7574 users may run a separate document processing stage manually like this:
  7575 "isatool usedir -D output HOL Test && isatool document Test/output";
  7576 
  7577 * theory dependency graph may now be incorporated into documents;
  7578 isatool usedir -g true will produce session_graph.eps/.pdf for use
  7579 with \includegraphics of LaTeX;
  7580 
  7581 * proper spacing of consecutive markup elements, especially text
  7582 blocks after section headings;
  7583 
  7584 * support bold style (for single symbols only), input syntax is like
  7585 this: "\<^bold>\<alpha>" or "\<^bold>A";
  7586 
  7587 * \<bullet> is now output as bold \cdot by default, which looks much
  7588 better in printed text;
  7589 
  7590 * added default LaTeX bindings for \<tturnstile> and \<TTurnstile>;
  7591 note that these symbols are currently unavailable in Proof General /
  7592 X-Symbol; new symbols \<zero>, \<one>, ..., \<nine>, and \<euro>;
  7593 
  7594 * isatool latex no longer depends on changed TEXINPUTS, instead
  7595 isatool document copies the Isabelle style files to the target
  7596 location;
  7597 
  7598 
  7599 *** Isar ***
  7600 
  7601 * Pure/Provers: improved proof by cases and induction;
  7602   - 'case' command admits impromptu naming of parameters (such as
  7603     "case (Suc n)");
  7604   - 'induct' method divinates rule instantiation from the inductive
  7605     claim; no longer requires excessive ?P bindings for proper
  7606     instantiation of cases;
  7607   - 'induct' method properly enumerates all possibilities of set/type
  7608     rules; as a consequence facts may be also passed through *type*
  7609     rules without further ado;
  7610   - 'induct' method now derives symbolic cases from the *rulified*
  7611     rule (before it used to rulify cases stemming from the internal
  7612     atomized version); this means that the context of a non-atomic
  7613     statement becomes is included in the hypothesis, avoiding the
  7614     slightly cumbersome show "PROP ?case" form;
  7615   - 'induct' may now use elim-style induction rules without chaining
  7616     facts, using ``missing'' premises from the goal state; this allows
  7617     rules stemming from inductive sets to be applied in unstructured
  7618     scripts, while still benefitting from proper handling of non-atomic
  7619     statements; NB: major inductive premises need to be put first, all
  7620     the rest of the goal is passed through the induction;
  7621   - 'induct' proper support for mutual induction involving non-atomic
  7622     rule statements (uses the new concept of simultaneous goals, see
  7623     below);
  7624   - append all possible rule selections, but only use the first
  7625     success (no backtracking);
  7626   - removed obsolete "(simplified)" and "(stripped)" options of methods;
  7627   - undeclared rule case names default to numbers 1, 2, 3, ...;
  7628   - added 'print_induct_rules' (covered by help item in recent Proof
  7629     General versions);
  7630   - moved induct/cases attributes to Pure, methods to Provers;
  7631   - generic method setup instantiated for FOL and HOL;
  7632 
  7633 * Pure: support multiple simultaneous goal statements, for example
  7634 "have a: A and b: B" (same for 'theorem' etc.); being a pure
  7635 meta-level mechanism, this acts as if several individual goals had
  7636 been stated separately; in particular common proof methods need to be
  7637 repeated in order to cover all claims; note that a single elimination
  7638 step is *not* sufficient to establish the two conjunctions, so this
  7639 fails:
  7640 
  7641   assume "A & B" then have A and B ..   (*".." fails*)
  7642 
  7643 better use "obtain" in situations as above; alternative refer to
  7644 multi-step methods like 'auto', 'simp_all', 'blast+' etc.;
  7645 
  7646 * Pure: proper integration with ``locales''; unlike the original
  7647 version by Florian Kammller, Isar locales package high-level proof
  7648 contexts rather than raw logical ones (e.g. we admit to include
  7649 attributes everywhere); operations on locales include merge and
  7650 rename; support for implicit arguments (``structures''); simultaneous
  7651 type-inference over imports and text; see also HOL/ex/Locales.thy for
  7652 some examples;
  7653 
  7654 * Pure: the following commands have been ``localized'', supporting a
  7655 target locale specification "(in name)": 'lemma', 'theorem',
  7656 'corollary', 'lemmas', 'theorems', 'declare'; the results will be
  7657 stored both within the locale and at the theory level (exported and
  7658 qualified by the locale name);
  7659 
  7660 * Pure: theory goals may now be specified in ``long'' form, with
  7661 ad-hoc contexts consisting of arbitrary locale elements. for example
  7662 ``lemma foo: fixes x assumes "A x" shows "B x"'' (local syntax and
  7663 definitions may be given, too); the result is a meta-level rule with
  7664 the context elements being discharged in the obvious way;
  7665 
  7666 * Pure: new proof command 'using' allows to augment currently used
  7667 facts after a goal statement ('using' is syntactically analogous to
  7668 'apply', but acts on the goal's facts only); this allows chained facts
  7669 to be separated into parts given before and after a claim, as in
  7670 ``from a and b have C using d and e <proof>'';
  7671 
  7672 * Pure: renamed "antecedent" case to "rule_context";
  7673 
  7674 * Pure: new 'judgment' command records explicit information about the
  7675 object-logic embedding (used by several tools internally); no longer
  7676 use hard-wired "Trueprop";
  7677 
  7678 * Pure: added 'corollary' command;
  7679 
  7680 * Pure: fixed 'token_translation' command;
  7681 
  7682 * Pure: removed obsolete 'exported' attribute;
  7683 
  7684 * Pure: dummy pattern "_" in is/let is now automatically lifted over
  7685 bound variables: "ALL x. P x --> Q x" (is "ALL x. _ --> ?C x")
  7686 supersedes more cumbersome ... (is "ALL x. _ x --> ?C x");
  7687 
  7688 * Pure: method 'atomize' presents local goal premises as object-level
  7689 statements (atomic meta-level propositions); setup controlled via
  7690 rewrite rules declarations of 'atomize' attribute; example
  7691 application: 'induct' method with proper rule statements in improper
  7692 proof *scripts*;
  7693 
  7694 * Pure: emulation of instantiation tactics (rule_tac, cut_tac, etc.)
  7695 now consider the syntactic context of assumptions, giving a better
  7696 chance to get type-inference of the arguments right (this is
  7697 especially important for locales);
  7698 
  7699 * Pure: "sorry" no longer requires quick_and_dirty in interactive
  7700 mode;
  7701 
  7702 * Pure/obtain: the formal conclusion "thesis", being marked as
  7703 ``internal'', may no longer be reference directly in the text;
  7704 potential INCOMPATIBILITY, may need to use "?thesis" in rare
  7705 situations;
  7706 
  7707 * Pure: generic 'sym' attribute which declares a rule both as pure
  7708 'elim?' and for the 'symmetric' operation;
  7709 
  7710 * Pure: marginal comments ``--'' may now occur just anywhere in the
  7711 text; the fixed correlation with particular command syntax has been
  7712 discontinued;
  7713 
  7714 * Pure: new method 'rules' is particularly well-suited for proof
  7715 search in intuitionistic logic; a bit slower than 'blast' or 'fast',
  7716 but often produces more compact proof terms with less detours;
  7717 
  7718 * Pure/Provers/classical: simplified integration with pure rule
  7719 attributes and methods; the classical "intro?/elim?/dest?"
  7720 declarations coincide with the pure ones; the "rule" method no longer
  7721 includes classically swapped intros; "intro" and "elim" methods no
  7722 longer pick rules from the context; also got rid of ML declarations
  7723 AddXIs/AddXEs/AddXDs; all of this has some potential for
  7724 INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7725 
  7726 * Provers/classical: attribute 'swapped' produces classical inversions
  7727 of introduction rules;
  7728 
  7729 * Provers/simplifier: 'simplified' attribute may refer to explicit
  7730 rules instead of full simplifier context; 'iff' attribute handles
  7731 conditional rules;
  7732 
  7733 * HOL: 'typedef' now allows alternative names for Rep/Abs morphisms;
  7734 
  7735 * HOL: 'recdef' now fails on unfinished automated proofs, use
  7736 "(permissive)" option to recover old behavior;
  7737 
  7738 * HOL: 'inductive' no longer features separate (collective) attributes
  7739 for 'intros' (was found too confusing);
  7740 
  7741 * HOL: properly declared induction rules less_induct and
  7742 wf_induct_rule;
  7743 
  7744 
  7745 *** HOL ***
  7746 
  7747 * HOL: moved over to sane numeral syntax; the new policy is as
  7748 follows:
  7749 
  7750   - 0 and 1 are polymorphic constants, which are defined on any
  7751   numeric type (nat, int, real etc.);
  7752 
  7753   - 2, 3, 4, ... and -1, -2, -3, ... are polymorphic numerals, based
  7754   binary representation internally;
  7755 
  7756   - type nat has special constructor Suc, and generally prefers Suc 0
  7757   over 1::nat and Suc (Suc 0) over 2::nat;
  7758 
  7759 This change may cause significant problems of INCOMPATIBILITY; here
  7760 are some hints on converting existing sources:
  7761 
  7762   - due to the new "num" token, "-0" and "-1" etc. are now atomic
  7763   entities, so expressions involving "-" (unary or binary minus) need
  7764   to be spaced properly;
  7765 
  7766   - existing occurrences of "1" may need to be constraint "1::nat" or
  7767   even replaced by Suc 0; similar for old "2";
  7768 
  7769   - replace "#nnn" by "nnn", and "#-nnn" by "-nnn";
  7770 
  7771   - remove all special provisions on numerals in proofs;
  7772 
  7773 * HOL: simp rules nat_number expand numerals on nat to Suc/0
  7774 representation (depends on bin_arith_simps in the default context);
  7775 
  7776 * HOL: symbolic syntax for x^2 (numeral 2);
  7777 
  7778 * HOL: the class of all HOL types is now called "type" rather than
  7779 "term"; INCOMPATIBILITY, need to adapt references to this type class
  7780 in axclass/classes, instance/arities, and (usually rare) occurrences
  7781 in typings (of consts etc.); internally the class is called
  7782 "HOL.type", ML programs should refer to HOLogic.typeS;
  7783 
  7784 * HOL/record package improvements:
  7785   - new derived operations "fields" to build a partial record section,
  7786     "extend" to promote a fixed record to a record scheme, and
  7787     "truncate" for the reverse; cf. theorems "xxx.defs", which are *not*
  7788     declared as simp by default;
  7789   - shared operations ("more", "fields", etc.) now need to be always
  7790     qualified) --- potential INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7791   - removed "make_scheme" operations (use "make" with "extend") --
  7792     INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7793   - removed "more" class (simply use "term") -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7794   - provides cases/induct rules for use with corresponding Isar
  7795     methods (for concrete records, record schemes, concrete more
  7796     parts, and schematic more parts -- in that order);
  7797   - internal definitions directly based on a light-weight abstract
  7798     theory of product types over typedef rather than datatype;
  7799 
  7800 * HOL: generic code generator for generating executable ML code from
  7801 specifications; specific support for HOL constructs such as inductive
  7802 datatypes and sets, as well as recursive functions; can be invoked
  7803 via 'generate_code' theory section;
  7804 
  7805 * HOL: canonical cases/induct rules for n-tuples (n = 3..7);
  7806 
  7807 * HOL: consolidated and renamed several theories.  In particular:
  7808         Ord.thy has been absorbed into HOL.thy
  7809         String.thy has been absorbed into List.thy
  7810 
  7811 * HOL: concrete setsum syntax "\<Sum>i:A. b" == "setsum (%i. b) A"
  7812 (beware of argument permutation!);
  7813 
  7814 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
  7815 
  7816 * HOL/List: "nodups" renamed to "distinct";
  7817 
  7818 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
  7819 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice"; some INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  7820   - Ex_def has changed, now need to use some_eq_ex
  7821 
  7822 * HOL: made split_all_tac safe; EXISTING PROOFS MAY FAIL OR LOOP, so
  7823 in this (rare) case use:
  7824 
  7825   delSWrapper "split_all_tac"
  7826   addSbefore ("unsafe_split_all_tac", unsafe_split_all_tac)
  7827 
  7828 * HOL: added safe wrapper "split_conv_tac" to claset; EXISTING PROOFS
  7829 MAY FAIL;
  7830 
  7831 * HOL: introduced f^n = f o ... o f; warning: due to the limits of
  7832 Isabelle's type classes, ^ on functions and relations has too general
  7833 a domain, namely ('a * 'b) set and 'a => 'b; this means that it may be
  7834 necessary to attach explicit type constraints;
  7835 
  7836 * HOL/Relation: the prefix name of the infix "O" has been changed from
  7837 "comp" to "rel_comp"; INCOMPATIBILITY: a few theorems have been
  7838 renamed accordingly (eg "compI" -> "rel_compI").
  7839 
  7840 * HOL: syntax translations now work properly with numerals and records
  7841 expressions;
  7842 
  7843 * HOL: bounded abstraction now uses syntax "%" / "\<lambda>" instead
  7844 of "lam" -- INCOMPATIBILITY;
  7845 
  7846 * HOL: got rid of some global declarations (potential INCOMPATIBILITY
  7847 for ML tools): const "()" renamed "Product_Type.Unity", type "unit"
  7848 renamed "Product_Type.unit";
  7849 
  7850 * HOL: renamed rtrancl_into_rtrancl2 to converse_rtrancl_into_rtrancl
  7851 
  7852 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem "optionE" (use "option.exhaust", or
  7853 the "cases" method);
  7854 
  7855 * HOL/GroupTheory: group theory examples including Sylow's theorem (by
  7856 Florian Kammller);
  7857 
  7858 * HOL/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory format; several
  7859 parts turned into readable document, with proper Isar proof texts and
  7860 some explanations (by Gerwin Klein);
  7861 
  7862 * HOL-Real: added Complex_Numbers (by Gertrud Bauer);
  7863 
  7864 * HOL-Hyperreal is now a logic image;
  7865 
  7866 
  7867 *** HOLCF ***
  7868 
  7869 * Isar: consts/constdefs supports mixfix syntax for continuous
  7870 operations;
  7871 
  7872 * Isar: domain package adapted to new-style theory format, e.g. see
  7873 HOLCF/ex/Dnat.thy;
  7874 
  7875 * theory Lift: proper use of rep_datatype lift instead of ML hacks --
  7876 potential INCOMPATIBILITY; now use plain induct_tac instead of former
  7877 lift.induct_tac, always use UU instead of Undef;
  7878 
  7879 * HOLCF/IMP: updated and converted to new-style theory;
  7880 
  7881 
  7882 *** ZF ***
  7883 
  7884 * Isar: proper integration of logic-specific tools and packages,
  7885 including theory commands '(co)inductive', '(co)datatype',
  7886 'rep_datatype', 'inductive_cases', as well as methods 'ind_cases',
  7887 'induct_tac', 'case_tac', and 'typecheck' (with attribute 'TC');
  7888 
  7889 * theory Main no longer includes AC; for the Axiom of Choice, base
  7890 your theory on Main_ZFC;
  7891 
  7892 * the integer library now covers quotients and remainders, with many
  7893 laws relating division to addition, multiplication, etc.;
  7894 
  7895 * ZF/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY is now available in ZF, giving a
  7896 typeless version of the formalism;
  7897 
  7898 * ZF/AC, Coind, IMP, Resid: updated and converted to new-style theory
  7899 format;
  7900 
  7901 * ZF/Induct: new directory for examples of inductive definitions,
  7902 including theory Multiset for multiset orderings; converted to
  7903 new-style theory format;
  7904 
  7905 * ZF: many new theorems about lists, ordinals, etc.;
  7906 
  7907 
  7908 *** General ***
  7909 
  7910 * Pure/kernel: meta-level proof terms (by Stefan Berghofer); reference
  7911 variable proof controls level of detail: 0 = no proofs (only oracle
  7912 dependencies), 1 = lemma dependencies, 2 = compact proof terms; see
  7913 also ref manual for further ML interfaces;
  7914 
  7915 * Pure/axclass: removed obsolete ML interface
  7916 goal_subclass/goal_arity;
  7917 
  7918 * Pure/syntax: new token syntax "num" for plain numerals (without "#"
  7919 of "xnum"); potential INCOMPATIBILITY, since -0, -1 etc. are now
  7920 separate tokens, so expressions involving minus need to be spaced
  7921 properly;
  7922 
  7923 * Pure/syntax: support non-oriented infixes, using keyword "infix"
  7924 rather than "infixl" or "infixr";
  7925 
  7926 * Pure/syntax: concrete syntax for dummy type variables admits genuine
  7927 sort constraint specifications in type inference; e.g. "x::_::foo"
  7928 ensures that the type of "x" is of sort "foo" (but not necessarily a
  7929 type variable);
  7930 
  7931 * Pure/syntax: print modes "type_brackets" and "no_type_brackets"
  7932 control output of nested => (types); the default behavior is
  7933 "type_brackets";
  7934 
  7935 * Pure/syntax: builtin parse translation for "_constify" turns valued
  7936 tokens into AST constants;
  7937 
  7938 * Pure/syntax: prefer later declarations of translations and print
  7939 translation functions; potential INCOMPATIBILITY: need to reverse
  7940 multiple declarations for same syntax element constant;
  7941 
  7942 * Pure/show_hyps reset by default (in accordance to existing Isar
  7943 practice);
  7944 
  7945 * Provers/classical: renamed addaltern to addafter, addSaltern to
  7946 addSafter;
  7947 
  7948 * Provers/clasimp: ``iff'' declarations now handle conditional rules
  7949 as well;
  7950 
  7951 * system: tested support for MacOS X; should be able to get Isabelle +
  7952 Proof General to work in a plain Terminal after installing Poly/ML
  7953 (e.g. from the Isabelle distribution area) and GNU bash alone
  7954 (e.g. from http://www.apple.com); full X11, XEmacs and X-Symbol
  7955 support requires further installations, e.g. from
  7956 http://fink.sourceforge.net/);
  7957 
  7958 * system: support Poly/ML 4.1.1 (able to manage larger heaps);
  7959 
  7960 * system: reduced base memory usage by Poly/ML (approx. 20 MB instead
  7961 of 40 MB), cf. ML_OPTIONS;
  7962 
  7963 * system: Proof General keywords specification is now part of the
  7964 Isabelle distribution (see etc/isar-keywords.el);
  7965 
  7966 * system: support for persistent Proof General sessions (refrain from
  7967 outdating all loaded theories on startup); user may create writable
  7968 logic images like this: ``isabelle -q HOL Test'';
  7969 
  7970 * system: smart selection of Isabelle process versus Isabelle
  7971 interface, accommodates case-insensitive file systems (e.g. HFS+); may
  7972 run both "isabelle" and "Isabelle" even if file names are badly
  7973 damaged (executable inspects the case of the first letter of its own
  7974 name); added separate "isabelle-process" and "isabelle-interface";
  7975 
  7976 * system: refrain from any attempt at filtering input streams; no
  7977 longer support ``8bit'' encoding of old isabelle font, instead proper
  7978 iso-latin characters may now be used; the related isatools
  7979 "symbolinput" and "nonascii" have disappeared as well;
  7980 
  7981 * system: removed old "xterm" interface (the print modes "xterm" and
  7982 "xterm_color" are still available for direct use in a suitable
  7983 terminal);
  7984 
  7985 
  7986 
  7987 New in Isabelle99-2 (February 2001)
  7988 -----------------------------------
  7989 
  7990 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  7991 
  7992 * HOL: please note that theories in the Library and elsewhere often use the
  7993 new-style (Isar) format; to refer to their theorems in an ML script you must
  7994 bind them to ML identifers by e.g.      val thm_name = thm "thm_name";
  7995 
  7996 * HOL: inductive package no longer splits induction rule aggressively,
  7997 but only as far as specified by the introductions given; the old
  7998 format may be recovered via ML function complete_split_rule or attribute
  7999 'split_rule (complete)';
  8000 
  8001 * HOL: induct renamed to lfp_induct, lfp_Tarski to lfp_unfold,
  8002 gfp_Tarski to gfp_unfold;
  8003 
  8004 * HOL: contrapos, contrapos2 renamed to contrapos_nn, contrapos_pp;
  8005 
  8006 * HOL: infix "dvd" now has priority 50 rather than 70 (because it is a
  8007 relation); infix "^^" has been renamed "``"; infix "``" has been
  8008 renamed "`"; "univalent" has been renamed "single_valued";
  8009 
  8010 * HOL/Real: "rinv" and "hrinv" replaced by overloaded "inverse"
  8011 operation;
  8012 
  8013 * HOLCF: infix "`" has been renamed "$"; the symbol syntax is \<cdot>;
  8014 
  8015 * Isar: 'obtain' no longer declares "that" fact as simp/intro;
  8016 
  8017 * Isar/HOL: method 'induct' now handles non-atomic goals; as a
  8018 consequence, it is no longer monotonic wrt. the local goal context
  8019 (which is now passed through the inductive cases);
  8020 
  8021 * Document preparation: renamed standard symbols \<ll> to \<lless> and
  8022 \<gg> to \<ggreater>;
  8023 
  8024 
  8025 *** Document preparation ***
  8026 
  8027 * \isabellestyle{NAME} selects version of Isabelle output (currently
  8028 available: are "it" for near math-mode best-style output, "sl" for
  8029 slanted text style, and "tt" for plain type-writer; if no
  8030 \isabellestyle command is given, output is according to slanted
  8031 type-writer);
  8032 
  8033 * support sub/super scripts (for single symbols only), input syntax is
  8034 like this: "A\<^sup>*" or "A\<^sup>\<star>";
  8035 
  8036 * some more standard symbols; see Appendix A of the system manual for
  8037 the complete list of symbols defined in isabellesym.sty;
  8038 
  8039 * improved isabelle style files; more abstract symbol implementation
  8040 (should now use \isamath{...} and \isatext{...} in custom symbol
  8041 definitions);
  8042 
  8043 * antiquotation @{goals} and @{subgoals} for output of *dynamic* goals
  8044 state; Note that presentation of goal states does not conform to
  8045 actual human-readable proof documents.  Please do not include goal
  8046 states into document output unless you really know what you are doing!
  8047 
  8048 * proper indentation of antiquoted output with proportional LaTeX
  8049 fonts;
  8050 
  8051 * no_document ML operator temporarily disables LaTeX document
  8052 generation;
  8053 
  8054 * isatool unsymbolize tunes sources for plain ASCII communication;
  8055 
  8056 
  8057 *** Isar ***
  8058 
  8059 * Pure: Isar now suffers initial goal statements to contain unbound
  8060 schematic variables (this does not conform to actual readable proof
  8061 documents, due to unpredictable outcome and non-compositional proof
  8062 checking); users who know what they are doing may use schematic goals
  8063 for Prolog-style synthesis of proven results;
  8064 
  8065 * Pure: assumption method (an implicit finishing) now handles actual
  8066 rules as well;
  8067 
  8068 * Pure: improved 'obtain' --- moved to Pure, insert "that" into
  8069 initial goal, declare "that" only as Pure intro (only for single
  8070 steps); the "that" rule assumption may now be involved in implicit
  8071 finishing, thus ".." becomes a feasible for trivial obtains;
  8072 
  8073 * Pure: default proof step now includes 'intro_classes'; thus trivial
  8074 instance proofs may be performed by "..";
  8075 
  8076 * Pure: ?thesis / ?this / "..." now work for pure meta-level
  8077 statements as well;
  8078 
  8079 * Pure: more robust selection of calculational rules;
  8080 
  8081 * Pure: the builtin notion of 'finished' goal now includes the ==-refl
  8082 rule (as well as the assumption rule);
  8083 
  8084 * Pure: 'thm_deps' command visualizes dependencies of theorems and
  8085 lemmas, using the graph browser tool;
  8086 
  8087 * Pure: predict failure of "show" in interactive mode;
  8088 
  8089 * Pure: 'thms_containing' now takes actual terms as arguments;
  8090 
  8091 * HOL: improved method 'induct' --- now handles non-atomic goals
  8092 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY); tuned error handling;
  8093 
  8094 * HOL: cases and induct rules now provide explicit hints about the
  8095 number of facts to be consumed (0 for "type" and 1 for "set" rules);
  8096 any remaining facts are inserted into the goal verbatim;
  8097 
  8098 * HOL: local contexts (aka cases) may now contain term bindings as
  8099 well; the 'cases' and 'induct' methods new provide a ?case binding for
  8100 the result to be shown in each case;
  8101 
  8102 * HOL: added 'recdef_tc' command;
  8103 
  8104 * isatool convert assists in eliminating legacy ML scripts;
  8105 
  8106 
  8107 *** HOL ***
  8108 
  8109 * HOL/Library: a collection of generic theories to be used together
  8110 with main HOL; the theory loader path already includes this directory
  8111 by default; the following existing theories have been moved here:
  8112 HOL/Induct/Multiset, HOL/Induct/Acc (as Accessible_Part), HOL/While
  8113 (as While_Combinator), HOL/Lex/Prefix (as List_Prefix);
  8114 
  8115 * HOL/Unix: "Some aspects of Unix file-system security", a typical
  8116 modelling and verification task performed in Isabelle/HOL +
  8117 Isabelle/Isar + Isabelle document preparation (by Markus Wenzel).
  8118 
  8119 * HOL/Algebra: special summation operator SUM no longer exists, it has
  8120 been replaced by setsum; infix 'assoc' now has priority 50 (like
  8121 'dvd'); axiom 'one_not_zero' has been moved from axclass 'ring' to
  8122 'domain', this makes the theory consistent with mathematical
  8123 literature;
  8124 
  8125 * HOL basics: added overloaded operations "inverse" and "divide"
  8126 (infix "/"), syntax for generic "abs" operation, generic summation
  8127 operator \<Sum>;
  8128 
  8129 * HOL/typedef: simplified package, provide more useful rules (see also
  8130 HOL/subset.thy);
  8131 
  8132 * HOL/datatype: induction rule for arbitrarily branching datatypes is
  8133 now expressed as a proper nested rule (old-style tactic scripts may
  8134 require atomize_strip_tac to cope with non-atomic premises);
  8135 
  8136 * HOL: renamed theory "Prod" to "Product_Type", renamed "split" rule
  8137 to "split_conv" (old name still available for compatibility);
  8138 
  8139 * HOL: improved concrete syntax for strings (e.g. allows translation
  8140 rules with string literals);
  8141 
  8142 * HOL-Real-Hyperreal: this extends HOL-Real with the hyperreals
  8143  and Fleuriot's mechanization of analysis, including the transcendental
  8144  functions for the reals;
  8145 
  8146 * HOL/Real, HOL/Hyperreal: improved arithmetic simplification;
  8147 
  8148 
  8149 *** CTT ***
  8150 
  8151 * CTT: x-symbol support for Pi, Sigma, -->, : (membership); note that
  8152 "lam" is displayed as TWO lambda-symbols
  8153 
  8154 * CTT: theory Main now available, containing everything (that is, Bool
  8155 and Arith);
  8156 
  8157 
  8158 *** General ***
  8159 
  8160 * Pure: the Simplifier has been implemented properly as a derived rule
  8161 outside of the actual kernel (at last!); the overall performance
  8162 penalty in practical applications is about 50%, while reliability of
  8163 the Isabelle inference kernel has been greatly improved;
  8164 
  8165 * print modes "brackets" and "no_brackets" control output of nested =>
  8166 (types) and ==> (props); the default behaviour is "brackets";
  8167 
  8168 * Provers: fast_tac (and friends) now handle actual object-logic rules
  8169 as assumptions as well;
  8170 
  8171 * system: support Poly/ML 4.0;
  8172 
  8173 * system: isatool install handles KDE version 1 or 2;
  8174 
  8175 
  8176 
  8177 New in Isabelle99-1 (October 2000)
  8178 ----------------------------------
  8179 
  8180 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES ***
  8181 
  8182 * HOL: simplification of natural numbers is much changed; to partly
  8183 recover the old behaviour (e.g. to prevent n+n rewriting to #2*n)
  8184 issue the following ML commands:
  8185 
  8186   Delsimprocs Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.cancel_numerals;
  8187   Delsimprocs [Nat_Numeral_Simprocs.combine_numerals];
  8188 
  8189 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions; this is
  8190 controlled by "t.weak_case_cong" for each datatype t;
  8191 
  8192 * HOL: nat_less_induct renamed to less_induct;
  8193 
  8194 * HOL: systematic renaming of the SOME (Eps) rules, may use isatool
  8195 fixsome to patch .thy and .ML sources automatically;
  8196 
  8197   select_equality  -> some_equality
  8198   select_eq_Ex     -> some_eq_ex
  8199   selectI2EX       -> someI2_ex
  8200   selectI2         -> someI2
  8201   selectI          -> someI
  8202   select1_equality -> some1_equality
  8203   Eps_sym_eq       -> some_sym_eq_trivial
  8204   Eps_eq           -> some_eq_trivial
  8205 
  8206 * HOL: exhaust_tac on datatypes superceded by new generic case_tac;
  8207 
  8208 * HOL: removed obsolete theorem binding expand_if (refer to split_if
  8209 instead);
  8210 
  8211 * HOL: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' are now called
  8212 f.simps instead of f.rules;
  8213 
  8214 * HOL: qed_spec_mp now also handles bounded ALL as well;
  8215 
  8216 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded, so the type constraint ":: nat" may
  8217 sometimes be needed;
  8218 
  8219 * HOL: the constant for "f``x" is now "image" rather than "op ``";
  8220 
  8221 * HOL: the constant for "f-``x" is now "vimage" rather than "op -``";
  8222 
  8223 * HOL: the disjoint sum is now "<+>" instead of "Plus"; the cartesian
  8224 product is now "<*>" instead of "Times"; the lexicographic product is
  8225 now "<*lex*>" instead of "**";
  8226 
  8227 * HOL: theory Sexp is now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part
  8228 of main HOL, but was unused); better use HOL's datatype package;
  8229 
  8230 * HOL: removed "symbols" syntax for constant "override" of theory Map;
  8231 the old syntax may be recovered as follows:
  8232 
  8233   syntax (symbols)
  8234     override  :: "('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b) => ('a ~=> 'b)"
  8235       (infixl "\\<oplus>" 100)
  8236 
  8237 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  8238 
  8239 * HOL/ML: even fewer consts are declared as global (see theories Ord,
  8240 Lfp, Gfp, WF); this only affects ML packages that refer to const names
  8241 internally;
  8242 
  8243 * HOL and ZF: syntax for quotienting wrt an equivalence relation
  8244 changed from A/r to A//r;
  8245 
  8246 * ZF: new treatment of arithmetic (nat & int) may break some old
  8247 proofs;
  8248 
  8249 * Isar: renamed some attributes (RS -> THEN, simplify -> simplified,
  8250 rulify -> rule_format, elimify -> elim_format, ...);
  8251 
  8252 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  8253 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (in most cases, one
  8254 should have to change intro!! to intro? only); replaced "delrule" by
  8255 "rule del";
  8256 
  8257 * Isar/HOL: renamed "intrs" to "intros" in inductive definitions;
  8258 
  8259 * Provers: strengthened force_tac by using new first_best_tac;
  8260 
  8261 * LaTeX document preparation: several changes of isabelle.sty (see
  8262 lib/texinputs);
  8263 
  8264 
  8265 *** Document preparation ***
  8266 
  8267 * formal comments (text blocks etc.) in new-style theories may now
  8268 contain antiquotations of thm/prop/term/typ/text to be presented
  8269 according to latex print mode; concrete syntax is like this:
  8270 @{term[show_types] "f(x) = a + x"};
  8271 
  8272 * isatool mkdir provides easy setup of Isabelle session directories,
  8273 including proper document sources;
  8274 
  8275 * generated LaTeX sources are now deleted after successful run
  8276 (isatool document -c); may retain a copy somewhere else via -D option
  8277 of isatool usedir;
  8278 
  8279 * isatool usedir -D now lets isatool latex -o sty update the Isabelle
  8280 style files, achieving self-contained LaTeX sources and simplifying
  8281 LaTeX debugging;
  8282 
  8283 * old-style theories now produce (crude) LaTeX output as well;
  8284 
  8285 * browser info session directories are now self-contained (may be put
  8286 on WWW server seperately); improved graphs of nested sessions; removed
  8287 graph for 'all sessions';
  8288 
  8289 * several improvements in isabelle style files; \isabellestyle{it}
  8290 produces fake math mode output; \isamarkupheader is now \section by
  8291 default; see lib/texinputs/isabelle.sty etc.;
  8292 
  8293 
  8294 *** Isar ***
  8295 
  8296 * Isar/Pure: local results and corresponding term bindings are now
  8297 subject to Hindley-Milner polymorphism (similar to ML); this
  8298 accommodates incremental type-inference very nicely;
  8299 
  8300 * Isar/Pure: new derived language element 'obtain' supports
  8301 generalized existence reasoning;
  8302 
  8303 * Isar/Pure: new calculational elements 'moreover' and 'ultimately'
  8304 support accumulation of results, without applying any rules yet;
  8305 useful to collect intermediate results without explicit name
  8306 references, and for use with transitivity rules with more than 2
  8307 premises;
  8308 
  8309 * Isar/Pure: scalable support for case-analysis type proofs: new
  8310 'case' language element refers to local contexts symbolically, as
  8311 produced by certain proof methods; internally, case names are attached
  8312 to theorems as "tags";
  8313 
  8314 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'hide' removes declarations from
  8315 class/type/const name spaces;
  8316 
  8317 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'defs' supports option "(overloaded)" to
  8318 indicate potential overloading;
  8319 
  8320 * Isar/Pure: changed syntax of local blocks from {{ }} to { };
  8321 
  8322 * Isar/Pure: syntax of sorts made 'inner', i.e. have to write
  8323 "{a,b,c}" instead of {a,b,c};
  8324 
  8325 * Isar/Pure now provides its own version of intro/elim/dest
  8326 attributes; useful for building new logics, but beware of confusion
  8327 with the version in Provers/classical;
  8328 
  8329 * Isar/Pure: the local context of (non-atomic) goals is provided via
  8330 case name 'antecedent';
  8331 
  8332 * Isar/Pure: removed obsolete 'transfer' attribute (transfer of thms
  8333 to the current context is now done automatically);
  8334 
  8335 * Isar/Pure: theory command 'method_setup' provides a simple interface
  8336 for definining proof methods in ML;
  8337 
  8338 * Isar/Provers: intro/elim/dest attributes changed; renamed
  8339 intro/intro!/intro!! flags to intro!/intro/intro? (INCOMPATIBILITY, in
  8340 most cases, one should have to change intro!! to intro? only);
  8341 replaced "delrule" by "rule del";
  8342 
  8343 * Isar/Provers: new 'hypsubst' method, plain 'subst' method and
  8344 'symmetric' attribute (the latter supercedes [RS sym]);
  8345 
  8346 * Isar/Provers: splitter support (via 'split' attribute and 'simp'
  8347 method modifier); 'simp' method: 'only:' modifier removes loopers as
  8348 well (including splits);
  8349 
  8350 * Isar/Provers: Simplifier and Classical methods now support all kind
  8351 of modifiers used in the past, including 'cong', 'iff', etc.
  8352 
  8353 * Isar/Provers: added 'fastsimp' and 'clarsimp' methods (combination
  8354 of Simplifier and Classical reasoner);
  8355 
  8356 * Isar/HOL: new proof method 'cases' and improved version of 'induct'
  8357 now support named cases; major packages (inductive, datatype, primrec,
  8358 recdef) support case names and properly name parameters;
  8359 
  8360 * Isar/HOL: new transitivity rules for substitution in inequalities --
  8361 monotonicity conditions are extracted to be proven at end of
  8362 calculations;
  8363 
  8364 * Isar/HOL: removed 'case_split' thm binding, should use 'cases' proof
  8365 method anyway;
  8366 
  8367 * Isar/HOL: removed old expand_if = split_if; theorems if_splits =
  8368 split_if split_if_asm; datatype package provides theorems foo.splits =
  8369 foo.split foo.split_asm for each datatype;
  8370 
  8371 * Isar/HOL: tuned inductive package, rename "intrs" to "intros"
  8372 (potential INCOMPATIBILITY), emulation of mk_cases feature for proof
  8373 scripts: new 'inductive_cases' command and 'ind_cases' method; (Note:
  8374 use "(cases (simplified))" method in proper proof texts);
  8375 
  8376 * Isar/HOL: added global 'arith_split' attribute for 'arith' method;
  8377 
  8378 * Isar: names of theorems etc. may be natural numbers as well;
  8379 
  8380 * Isar: 'pr' command: optional arguments for goals_limit and
  8381 ProofContext.prems_limit; no longer prints theory contexts, but only
  8382 proof states;
  8383 
  8384 * Isar: diagnostic commands 'pr', 'thm', 'prop', 'term', 'typ' admit
  8385 additional print modes to be specified; e.g. "pr(latex)" will print
  8386 proof state according to the Isabelle LaTeX style;
  8387 
  8388 * Isar: improved support for emulating tactic scripts, including proof
  8389 methods 'rule_tac' etc., 'cut_tac', 'thin_tac', 'subgoal_tac',
  8390 'rename_tac', 'rotate_tac', 'tactic', and 'case_tac' / 'induct_tac'
  8391 (for HOL datatypes);
  8392 
  8393 * Isar: simplified (more robust) goal selection of proof methods: 1st
  8394 goal, all goals, or explicit goal specifier (tactic emulation); thus
  8395 'proof method scripts' have to be in depth-first order;
  8396 
  8397 * Isar: tuned 'let' syntax: replaced 'as' keyword by 'and';
  8398 
  8399 * Isar: removed 'help' command, which hasn't been too helpful anyway;
  8400 should instead use individual commands for printing items
  8401 (print_commands, print_methods etc.);
  8402 
  8403 * Isar: added 'nothing' --- the empty list of theorems;
  8404 
  8405 
  8406 *** HOL ***
  8407 
  8408 * HOL/MicroJava: formalization of a fragment of Java, together with a
  8409 corresponding virtual machine and a specification of its bytecode
  8410 verifier and a lightweight bytecode verifier, including proofs of
  8411 type-safety; by Gerwin Klein, Tobias Nipkow, David von Oheimb, and
  8412 Cornelia Pusch (see also the homepage of project Bali at
  8413 http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Bali/);
  8414 
  8415 * HOL/Algebra: new theory of rings and univariate polynomials, by
  8416 Clemens Ballarin;
  8417 
  8418 * HOL/NumberTheory: fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Chinese
  8419 Remainder Theorem, Fermat/Euler Theorem, Wilson's Theorem, by Thomas M
  8420 Rasmussen;
  8421 
  8422 * HOL/Lattice: fundamental concepts of lattice theory and order
  8423 structures, including duals, properties of bounds versus algebraic
  8424 laws, lattice operations versus set-theoretic ones, the Knaster-Tarski
  8425 Theorem for complete lattices etc.; may also serve as a demonstration
  8426 for abstract algebraic reasoning using axiomatic type classes, and
  8427 mathematics-style proof in Isabelle/Isar; by Markus Wenzel;
  8428 
  8429 * HOL/Prolog: a (bare-bones) implementation of Lambda-Prolog, by David
  8430 von Oheimb;
  8431 
  8432 * HOL/IMPP: extension of IMP with local variables and mutually
  8433 recursive procedures, by David von Oheimb;
  8434 
  8435 * HOL/Lambda: converted into new-style theory and document;
  8436 
  8437 * HOL/ex/Multiquote: example of multiple nested quotations and
  8438 anti-quotations -- basically a generalized version of de-Bruijn
  8439 representation; very useful in avoiding lifting of operations;
  8440 
  8441 * HOL/record: added general record equality rule to simpset; fixed
  8442 select-update simplification procedure to handle extended records as
  8443 well; admit "r" as field name;
  8444 
  8445 * HOL: 0 is now overloaded over the new sort "zero", allowing its use with
  8446 other numeric types and also as the identity of groups, rings, etc.;
  8447 
  8448 * HOL: new axclass plus_ac0 for addition with the AC-laws and 0 as identity.
  8449 Types nat and int belong to this axclass;
  8450 
  8451 * HOL: greatly improved simplification involving numerals of type nat, int, real:
  8452    (i + #8 + j) = Suc k simplifies to  #7 + (i + j) = k
  8453    i*j + k + j*#3*i     simplifies to  #4*(i*j) + k
  8454   two terms #m*u and #n*u are replaced by #(m+n)*u
  8455     (where #m, #n and u can implicitly be 1; this is simproc combine_numerals)
  8456   and the term/formula #m*u+x ~~ #n*u+y simplifies simplifies to #(m-n)+x ~~ y
  8457     or x ~~ #(n-m)+y, where ~~ is one of = < <= or - (simproc cancel_numerals);
  8458 
  8459 * HOL: meson_tac is available (previously in ex/meson.ML); it is a
  8460 powerful prover for predicate logic but knows nothing of clasets; see
  8461 ex/mesontest.ML and ex/mesontest2.ML for example applications;
  8462 
  8463 * HOL: new version of "case_tac" subsumes both boolean case split and
  8464 "exhaust_tac" on datatypes; INCOMPATIBILITY: exhaust_tac no longer
  8465 exists, may define val exhaust_tac = case_tac for ad-hoc portability;
  8466 
  8467 * HOL: simplification no longer dives into case-expressions: only the
  8468 selector expression is simplified, but not the remaining arms; to
  8469 enable full simplification of case-expressions for datatype t, you may
  8470 remove t.weak_case_cong from the simpset, either globally (Delcongs
  8471 [thm"t.weak_case_cong"];) or locally (delcongs [...]).
  8472 
  8473 * HOL/recdef: the recursion equations generated by 'recdef' for
  8474 function 'f' are now called f.simps instead of f.rules; if all
  8475 termination conditions are proved automatically, these simplification
  8476 rules are added to the simpset, as in primrec; rules may be named
  8477 individually as well, resulting in a separate list of theorems for
  8478 each equation;
  8479 
  8480 * HOL/While is a new theory that provides a while-combinator. It
  8481 permits the definition of tail-recursive functions without the
  8482 provision of a termination measure. The latter is necessary once the
  8483 invariant proof rule for while is applied.
  8484 
  8485 * HOL: new (overloaded) notation for the set of elements below/above
  8486 some element: {..u}, {..u(}, {l..}, {)l..}. See theory SetInterval.
  8487 
  8488 * HOL: theorems impI, allI, ballI bound as "strip";
  8489 
  8490 * HOL: new tactic induct_thm_tac: thm -> string -> int -> tactic
  8491 induct_tac th "x1 ... xn" expects th to have a conclusion of the form
  8492 P v1 ... vn and abbreviates res_inst_tac [("v1","x1"),...,("vn","xn")] th;
  8493 
  8494 * HOL/Real: "rabs" replaced by overloaded "abs" function;
  8495 
  8496 * HOL: theory Sexp now in HOL/Induct examples (it used to be part of
  8497 main HOL, but was unused);
  8498 
  8499 * HOL: fewer consts declared as global (e.g. have to refer to
  8500 "Lfp.lfp" instead of "lfp" internally; affects ML packages only);
  8501 
  8502 * HOL: tuned AST representation of nested pairs, avoiding bogus output
  8503 in case of overlap with user translations (e.g. judgements over
  8504 tuples); (note that the underlying logical represenation is still
  8505 bogus);
  8506 
  8507 
  8508 *** ZF ***
  8509 
  8510 * ZF: simplification automatically cancels common terms in arithmetic
  8511 expressions over nat and int;
  8512 
  8513 * ZF: new treatment of nat to minimize type-checking: all operators
  8514 coerce their operands to a natural number using the function natify,
  8515 making the algebraic laws unconditional;
  8516 
  8517 * ZF: as above, for int: operators coerce their operands to an integer
  8518 using the function intify;
  8519 
  8520 * ZF: the integer library now contains many of the usual laws for the
  8521 orderings, including $<=, and monotonicity laws for $+ and $*;
  8522 
  8523 * ZF: new example ZF/ex/NatSum to demonstrate integer arithmetic
  8524 simplification;
  8525 
  8526 * FOL and ZF: AddIffs now available, giving theorems of the form P<->Q
  8527 to the simplifier and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  8528 
  8529 
  8530 *** General ***
  8531 
  8532 * Provers: blast_tac now handles actual object-logic rules as
  8533 assumptions; note that auto_tac uses blast_tac internally as well;
  8534 
  8535 * Provers: new functions rulify/rulify_no_asm: thm -> thm for turning
  8536 outer -->/All/Ball into ==>/!!; qed_spec_mp now uses rulify_no_asm;
  8537 
  8538 * Provers: delrules now handles destruct rules as well (no longer need
  8539 explicit make_elim);
  8540 
  8541 * Provers: Blast_tac now warns of and ignores "weak elimination rules" e.g.
  8542   [| inj ?f;          ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  8543 use instead the strong form,
  8544   [| inj ?f; ~ ?W ==> ?f ?x = ?f ?y; ?x = ?y ==> ?W |] ==> ?W
  8545 in HOL, FOL and ZF the function cla_make_elim will create such rules
  8546 from destruct-rules;
  8547 
  8548 * Provers: Simplifier.easy_setup provides a fast path to basic
  8549 Simplifier setup for new object-logics;
  8550 
  8551 * Pure: AST translation rules no longer require constant head on LHS;
  8552 
  8553 * Pure: improved name spaces: ambiguous output is qualified; support
  8554 for hiding of names;
  8555 
  8556 * system: smart setup of canonical ML_HOME, ISABELLE_INTERFACE, and
  8557 XSYMBOL_HOME; no longer need to do manual configuration in most
  8558 situations;
  8559 
  8560 * system: compression of ML heaps images may now be controlled via -c
  8561 option of isabelle and isatool usedir (currently only observed by
  8562 Poly/ML);
  8563 
  8564 * system: isatool installfonts may handle X-Symbol fonts as well (very
  8565 useful for remote X11);
  8566 
  8567 * system: provide TAGS file for Isabelle sources;
  8568 
  8569 * ML: infix 'OF' is a version of 'MRS' with more appropriate argument
  8570 order;
  8571 
  8572 * ML: renamed flags Syntax.trace_norm_ast to Syntax.trace_ast; global
  8573 timing flag supersedes proof_timing and Toplevel.trace;
  8574 
  8575 * ML: new combinators |>> and |>>> for incremental transformations
  8576 with secondary results (e.g. certain theory extensions):
  8577 
  8578 * ML: PureThy.add_defs gets additional argument to indicate potential
  8579 overloading (usually false);
  8580 
  8581 * ML: PureThy.add_thms/add_axioms/add_defs now return theorems as
  8582 results;
  8583 
  8584 
  8585 
  8586 New in Isabelle99 (October 1999)
  8587 --------------------------------
  8588 
  8589 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8590 
  8591 * HOL: The THEN and ELSE parts of conditional expressions (if P then x else y)
  8592 are no longer simplified.  (This allows the simplifier to unfold recursive
  8593 functional programs.)  To restore the old behaviour, declare
  8594 
  8595     Delcongs [if_weak_cong];
  8596 
  8597 * HOL: Removed the obsolete syntax "Compl A"; use -A for set
  8598 complement;
  8599 
  8600 * HOL: the predicate "inj" is now defined by translation to "inj_on";
  8601 
  8602 * HOL/datatype: mutual_induct_tac no longer exists --
  8603   use induct_tac "x_1 ... x_n" instead of mutual_induct_tac ["x_1", ..., "x_n"]
  8604 
  8605 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  8606 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  8607 
  8608 * ZF: The con_defs part of an inductive definition may no longer refer
  8609 to constants declared in the same theory;
  8610 
  8611 * HOL, ZF: the function mk_cases, generated by the inductive
  8612 definition package, has lost an argument.  To simplify its result, it
  8613 uses the default simpset instead of a supplied list of theorems.
  8614 
  8615 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  8616 
  8617 * Simplifier: the type of the infix ML functions
  8618         setSSolver addSSolver setSolver addSolver
  8619 is now  simpset * solver -> simpset  where `solver' is a new abstract type
  8620 for packaging solvers. A solver is created via
  8621         mk_solver: string -> (thm list -> int -> tactic) -> solver
  8622 where the string argument is only a comment.
  8623 
  8624 
  8625 *** Proof tools ***
  8626 
  8627 * Provers/Arith/fast_lin_arith.ML contains a functor for creating a
  8628 decision procedure for linear arithmetic. Currently it is used for
  8629 types `nat', `int', and `real' in HOL (see below); it can, should and
  8630 will be instantiated for other types and logics as well.
  8631 
  8632 * The simplifier now accepts rewrite rules with flexible heads, eg
  8633      hom ?f ==> ?f(?x+?y) = ?f ?x + ?f ?y
  8634   They are applied like any rule with a non-pattern lhs, i.e. by first-order
  8635   matching.
  8636 
  8637 
  8638 *** General ***
  8639 
  8640 * New Isabelle/Isar subsystem provides an alternative to traditional
  8641 tactical theorem proving; together with the ProofGeneral/isar user
  8642 interface it offers an interactive environment for developing human
  8643 readable proof documents (Isar == Intelligible semi-automated
  8644 reasoning); for further information see isatool doc isar-ref,
  8645 src/HOL/Isar_examples and http://isabelle.in.tum.de/Isar/
  8646 
  8647 * improved and simplified presentation of theories: better HTML markup
  8648 (including colors), graph views in several sizes; isatool usedir now
  8649 provides a proper interface for user theories (via -P option); actual
  8650 document preparation based on (PDF)LaTeX is available as well (for
  8651 new-style theories only); see isatool doc system for more information;
  8652 
  8653 * native support for Proof General, both for classic Isabelle and
  8654 Isabelle/Isar;
  8655 
  8656 * ML function thm_deps visualizes dependencies of theorems and lemmas,
  8657 using the graph browser tool;
  8658 
  8659 * Isabelle manuals now also available as PDF;
  8660 
  8661 * theory loader rewritten from scratch (may not be fully
  8662 bug-compatible); old loadpath variable has been replaced by show_path,
  8663 add_path, del_path, reset_path functions; new operations such as
  8664 update_thy, touch_thy, remove_thy, use/update_thy_only (see also
  8665 isatool doc ref);
  8666 
  8667 * improved isatool install: option -k creates KDE application icon,
  8668 option -p DIR installs standalone binaries;
  8669 
  8670 * added ML_PLATFORM setting (useful for cross-platform installations);
  8671 more robust handling of platform specific ML images for SML/NJ;
  8672 
  8673 * the settings environment is now statically scoped, i.e. it is never
  8674 created again in sub-processes invoked from isabelle, isatool, or
  8675 Isabelle;
  8676 
  8677 * path element specification '~~' refers to '$ISABELLE_HOME';
  8678 
  8679 * in locales, the "assumes" and "defines" parts may be omitted if
  8680 empty;
  8681 
  8682 * new print_mode "xsymbols" for extended symbol support (e.g. genuine
  8683 long arrows);
  8684 
  8685 * new print_mode "HTML";
  8686 
  8687 * new flag show_tags controls display of tags of theorems (which are
  8688 basically just comments that may be attached by some tools);
  8689 
  8690 * Isamode 2.6 requires patch to accomodate change of Isabelle font
  8691 mode and goal output format:
  8692 
  8693 diff -r Isamode-2.6/elisp/isa-load.el Isamode/elisp/isa-load.el
  8694 244c244
  8695 <       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8696 ---
  8697 >       (list (isa-getenv "ISABELLE") "-misabelle_font" "-msymbols" logic-name)
  8698 diff -r Isabelle-2.6/elisp/isa-proofstate.el Isamode/elisp/isa-proofstate.el
  8699 181c181
  8700 < (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+$"
  8701 ---
  8702 > (defconst proofstate-proofstart-regexp "^Level [0-9]+"
  8703 
  8704 * function bind_thms stores lists of theorems (cf. bind_thm);
  8705 
  8706 * new shorthand tactics ftac, eatac, datac, fatac;
  8707 
  8708 * qed (and friends) now accept "" as result name; in that case the
  8709 theorem is not stored, but proper checks and presentation of the
  8710 result still apply;
  8711 
  8712 * theorem database now also indexes constants "Trueprop", "all",
  8713 "==>", "=="; thus thms_containing, findI etc. may retrieve more rules;
  8714 
  8715 
  8716 *** HOL ***
  8717 
  8718 ** HOL arithmetic **
  8719 
  8720 * There are now decision procedures for linear arithmetic over nat and
  8721 int:
  8722 
  8723 1. arith_tac copes with arbitrary formulae involving `=', `<', `<=',
  8724 `+', `-', `Suc', `min', `max' and numerical constants; other subterms
  8725 are treated as atomic; subformulae not involving type `nat' or `int'
  8726 are ignored; quantified subformulae are ignored unless they are
  8727 positive universal or negative existential. The tactic has to be
  8728 invoked by hand and can be a little bit slow. In particular, the
  8729 running time is exponential in the number of occurrences of `min' and
  8730 `max', and `-' on `nat'.
  8731 
  8732 2. fast_arith_tac is a cut-down version of arith_tac: it only takes
  8733 (negated) (in)equalities among the premises and the conclusion into
  8734 account (i.e. no compound formulae) and does not know about `min' and
  8735 `max', and `-' on `nat'. It is fast and is used automatically by the
  8736 simplifier.
  8737 
  8738 NB: At the moment, these decision procedures do not cope with mixed
  8739 nat/int formulae where the two parts interact, such as `m < n ==>
  8740 int(m) < int(n)'.
  8741 
  8742 * HOL/Numeral provides a generic theory of numerals (encoded
  8743 efficiently as bit strings); setup for types nat/int/real is in place;
  8744 INCOMPATIBILITY: since numeral syntax is now polymorphic, rather than
  8745 int, existing theories and proof scripts may require a few additional
  8746 type constraints;
  8747 
  8748 * integer division and remainder can now be performed on constant
  8749 arguments;
  8750 
  8751 * many properties of integer multiplication, division and remainder
  8752 are now available;
  8753 
  8754 * An interface to the Stanford Validity Checker (SVC) is available through the
  8755 tactic svc_tac.  Propositional tautologies and theorems of linear arithmetic
  8756 are proved automatically.  SVC must be installed separately, and its results
  8757 must be TAKEN ON TRUST (Isabelle does not check the proofs, but tags any
  8758 invocation of the underlying oracle).  For SVC see
  8759   http://verify.stanford.edu/SVC
  8760 
  8761 * IsaMakefile: the HOL-Real target now builds an actual image;
  8762 
  8763 
  8764 ** HOL misc **
  8765 
  8766 * HOL/Real/HahnBanach: the Hahn-Banach theorem for real vector spaces
  8767 (in Isabelle/Isar) -- by Gertrud Bauer;
  8768 
  8769 * HOL/BCV: generic model of bytecode verification, i.e. data-flow
  8770 analysis for assembly languages with subtypes;
  8771 
  8772 * HOL/TLA (Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions): major reorganization
  8773 -- avoids syntactic ambiguities and treats state, transition, and
  8774 temporal levels more uniformly; introduces INCOMPATIBILITIES due to
  8775 changed syntax and (many) tactics;
  8776 
  8777 * HOL/inductive: Now also handles more general introduction rules such
  8778   as "ALL y. (y, x) : r --> y : acc r ==> x : acc r"; monotonicity
  8779   theorems are now maintained within the theory (maintained via the
  8780   "mono" attribute);
  8781 
  8782 * HOL/datatype: Now also handles arbitrarily branching datatypes
  8783   (using function types) such as
  8784 
  8785   datatype 'a tree = Atom 'a | Branch "nat => 'a tree"
  8786 
  8787 * HOL/record: record_simproc (part of the default simpset) takes care
  8788 of selectors applied to updated records; record_split_tac is no longer
  8789 part of the default claset; update_defs may now be removed from the
  8790 simpset in many cases; COMPATIBILITY: old behavior achieved by
  8791 
  8792   claset_ref () := claset() addSWrapper record_split_wrapper;
  8793   Delsimprocs [record_simproc]
  8794 
  8795 * HOL/typedef: fixed type inference for representing set; type
  8796 arguments now have to occur explicitly on the rhs as type constraints;
  8797 
  8798 * HOL/recdef (TFL): 'congs' syntax now expects comma separated list of theorem
  8799 names rather than an ML expression;
  8800 
  8801 * HOL/defer_recdef (TFL): like recdef but the well-founded relation can be
  8802 supplied later.  Program schemes can be defined, such as
  8803     "While B C s = (if B s then While B C (C s) else s)"
  8804 where the well-founded relation can be chosen after B and C have been given.
  8805 
  8806 * HOL/List: the constructors of type list are now Nil and Cons;
  8807 INCOMPATIBILITY: while [] and infix # syntax is still there, of
  8808 course, ML tools referring to List.list.op # etc. have to be adapted;
  8809 
  8810 * HOL_quantifiers flag superseded by "HOL" print mode, which is
  8811 disabled by default; run isabelle with option -m HOL to get back to
  8812 the original Gordon/HOL-style output;
  8813 
  8814 * HOL/Ord.thy: new bounded quantifier syntax (input only): ALL x<y. P,
  8815 ALL x<=y. P, EX x<y. P, EX x<=y. P;
  8816 
  8817 * HOL basic syntax simplified (more orthogonal): all variants of
  8818 All/Ex now support plain / symbolic / HOL notation; plain syntax for
  8819 Eps operator is provided as well: "SOME x. P[x]";
  8820 
  8821 * HOL/Sum.thy: sum_case has been moved to HOL/Datatype;
  8822 
  8823 * HOL/Univ.thy: infix syntax <*>, <+>, <**>, <+> eliminated and made
  8824 thus available for user theories;
  8825 
  8826 * HOLCF/IOA/Sequents: renamed 'Cons' to 'Consq' to avoid clash with
  8827 HOL/List; hardly an INCOMPATIBILITY since '>>' syntax is used all the
  8828 time;
  8829 
  8830 * HOL: new tactic smp_tac: int -> int -> tactic, which applies spec
  8831 several times and then mp;
  8832 
  8833 
  8834 *** LK ***
  8835 
  8836 * the notation <<...>> is now available as a notation for sequences of
  8837 formulas;
  8838 
  8839 * the simplifier is now installed
  8840 
  8841 * the axiom system has been generalized (thanks to Soren Heilmann)
  8842 
  8843 * the classical reasoner now has a default rule database
  8844 
  8845 
  8846 *** ZF ***
  8847 
  8848 * new primrec section allows primitive recursive functions to be given
  8849 directly (as in HOL) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8850 
  8851 * new tactics induct_tac and exhaust_tac for induction (or case
  8852 analysis) over datatypes and the natural numbers;
  8853 
  8854 * the datatype declaration of type T now defines the recursor T_rec;
  8855 
  8856 * simplification automatically does freeness reasoning for datatype
  8857 constructors;
  8858 
  8859 * automatic type-inference, with AddTCs command to insert new
  8860 type-checking rules;
  8861 
  8862 * datatype introduction rules are now added as Safe Introduction rules
  8863 to the claset;
  8864 
  8865 * the syntax "if P then x else y" is now available in addition to
  8866 if(P,x,y);
  8867 
  8868 
  8869 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  8870 
  8871 * tuned simplifier trace output; new flag debug_simp;
  8872 
  8873 * structures Vartab / Termtab (instances of TableFun) offer efficient
  8874 tables indexed by indexname_ord / term_ord (compatible with aconv);
  8875 
  8876 * AxClass.axclass_tac lost the theory argument;
  8877 
  8878 * tuned current_goals_markers semantics: begin / end goal avoids
  8879 printing empty lines;
  8880 
  8881 * removed prs and prs_fn hook, which was broken because it did not
  8882 include \n in its semantics, forcing writeln to add one
  8883 uncoditionally; replaced prs_fn by writeln_fn; consider std_output:
  8884 string -> unit if you really want to output text without newline;
  8885 
  8886 * Symbol.output subject to print mode; INCOMPATIBILITY: defaults to
  8887 plain output, interface builders may have to enable 'isabelle_font'
  8888 mode to get Isabelle font glyphs as before;
  8889 
  8890 * refined token_translation interface; INCOMPATIBILITY: output length
  8891 now of type real instead of int;
  8892 
  8893 * theory loader actions may be traced via new ThyInfo.add_hook
  8894 interface (see src/Pure/Thy/thy_info.ML); example application: keep
  8895 your own database of information attached to *whole* theories -- as
  8896 opposed to intra-theory data slots offered via TheoryDataFun;
  8897 
  8898 * proper handling of dangling sort hypotheses (at last!);
  8899 Thm.strip_shyps and Drule.strip_shyps_warning take care of removing
  8900 extra sort hypotheses that can be witnessed from the type signature;
  8901 the force_strip_shyps flag is gone, any remaining shyps are simply
  8902 left in the theorem (with a warning issued by strip_shyps_warning);
  8903 
  8904 
  8905 
  8906 New in Isabelle98-1 (October 1998)
  8907 ----------------------------------
  8908 
  8909 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  8910 
  8911 * several changes of automated proof tools;
  8912 
  8913 * HOL: major changes to the inductive and datatype packages, including
  8914 some minor incompatibilities of theory syntax;
  8915 
  8916 * HOL: renamed r^-1 to 'converse' from 'inverse'; 'inj_onto' is now
  8917 called `inj_on';
  8918 
  8919 * HOL: removed duplicate thms in Arith:
  8920   less_imp_add_less  should be replaced by  trans_less_add1
  8921   le_imp_add_le      should be replaced by  trans_le_add1
  8922 
  8923 * HOL: unary minus is now overloaded (new type constraints may be
  8924 required);
  8925 
  8926 * HOL and ZF: unary minus for integers is now #- instead of #~.  In
  8927 ZF, expressions such as n#-1 must be changed to n#- 1, since #-1 is
  8928 now taken as an integer constant.
  8929 
  8930 * Pure: ML function 'theory_of' renamed to 'theory';
  8931 
  8932 
  8933 *** Proof tools ***
  8934 
  8935 * Simplifier:
  8936   1. Asm_full_simp_tac is now more aggressive.
  8937      1. It will sometimes reorient premises if that increases their power to
  8938         simplify.
  8939      2. It does no longer proceed strictly from left to right but may also
  8940         rotate premises to achieve further simplification.
  8941      For compatibility reasons there is now Asm_lr_simp_tac which is like the
  8942      old Asm_full_simp_tac in that it does not rotate premises.
  8943   2. The simplifier now knows a little bit about nat-arithmetic.
  8944 
  8945 * Classical reasoner: wrapper mechanism for the classical reasoner now
  8946 allows for selected deletion of wrappers, by introduction of names for
  8947 wrapper functionals.  This implies that addbefore, addSbefore,
  8948 addaltern, and addSaltern now take a pair (name, tactic) as argument,
  8949 and that adding two tactics with the same name overwrites the first
  8950 one (emitting a warning).
  8951   type wrapper = (int -> tactic) -> (int -> tactic)
  8952   setWrapper, setSWrapper, compWrapper and compSWrapper are replaced by
  8953   addWrapper, addSWrapper: claset * (string * wrapper) -> claset
  8954   delWrapper, delSWrapper: claset *  string            -> claset
  8955   getWrapper is renamed to appWrappers, getSWrapper to appSWrappers;
  8956 
  8957 * Classical reasoner: addbefore/addSbefore now have APPEND/ORELSE
  8958 semantics; addbefore now affects only the unsafe part of step_tac
  8959 etc.; this affects addss/auto_tac/force_tac, so EXISTING PROOFS MAY
  8960 FAIL, but proofs should be fixable easily, e.g. by replacing Auto_tac
  8961 by Force_tac;
  8962 
  8963 * Classical reasoner: setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to
  8964 compWrapper; added safe wrapper (and access functions for it);
  8965 
  8966 * HOL/split_all_tac is now much faster and fails if there is nothing
  8967 to split.  Some EXISTING PROOFS MAY REQUIRE ADAPTION because the order
  8968 and the names of the automatically generated variables have changed.
  8969 split_all_tac has moved within claset() from unsafe wrappers to safe
  8970 wrappers, which means that !!-bound variables are split much more
  8971 aggressively, and safe_tac and clarify_tac now split such variables.
  8972 If this splitting is not appropriate, use delSWrapper "split_all_tac".
  8973 Note: the same holds for record_split_tac, which does the job of
  8974 split_all_tac for record fields.
  8975 
  8976 * HOL/Simplifier: Rewrite rules for case distinctions can now be added
  8977 permanently to the default simpset using Addsplits just like
  8978 Addsimps. They can be removed via Delsplits just like
  8979 Delsimps. Lower-case versions are also available.
  8980 
  8981 * HOL/Simplifier: The rule split_if is now part of the default
  8982 simpset. This means that the simplifier will eliminate all occurrences
  8983 of if-then-else in the conclusion of a goal. To prevent this, you can
  8984 either remove split_if completely from the default simpset by
  8985 `Delsplits [split_if]' or remove it in a specific call of the
  8986 simplifier using `... delsplits [split_if]'.  You can also add/delete
  8987 other case splitting rules to/from the default simpset: every datatype
  8988 generates suitable rules `split_t_case' and `split_t_case_asm' (where
  8989 t is the name of the datatype).
  8990 
  8991 * Classical reasoner / Simplifier combination: new force_tac (and
  8992 derivatives Force_tac, force) combines rewriting and classical
  8993 reasoning (and whatever other tools) similarly to auto_tac, but is
  8994 aimed to solve the given subgoal completely.
  8995 
  8996 
  8997 *** General ***
  8998 
  8999 * new top-level commands `Goal' and `Goalw' that improve upon `goal'
  9000 and `goalw': the theory is no longer needed as an explicit argument -
  9001 the current theory context is used; assumptions are no longer returned
  9002 at the ML-level unless one of them starts with ==> or !!; it is
  9003 recommended to convert to these new commands using isatool fixgoal
  9004 (backup your sources first!);
  9005 
  9006 * new top-level commands 'thm' and 'thms' for retrieving theorems from
  9007 the current theory context, and 'theory' to lookup stored theories;
  9008 
  9009 * new theory section 'locale' for declaring constants, assumptions and
  9010 definitions that have local scope;
  9011 
  9012 * new theory section 'nonterminals' for purely syntactic types;
  9013 
  9014 * new theory section 'setup' for generic ML setup functions
  9015 (e.g. package initialization);
  9016 
  9017 * the distribution now includes Isabelle icons: see
  9018 lib/logo/isabelle-{small,tiny}.xpm;
  9019 
  9020 * isatool install - install binaries with absolute references to
  9021 ISABELLE_HOME/bin;
  9022 
  9023 * isatool logo -- create instances of the Isabelle logo (as EPS);
  9024 
  9025 * print mode 'emacs' reserved for Isamode;
  9026 
  9027 * support multiple print (ast) translations per constant name;
  9028 
  9029 * theorems involving oracles are now printed with a suffixed [!];
  9030 
  9031 
  9032 *** HOL ***
  9033 
  9034 * there is now a tutorial on Isabelle/HOL (do 'isatool doc tutorial');
  9035 
  9036 * HOL/inductive package reorganized and improved: now supports mutual
  9037 definitions such as
  9038 
  9039   inductive EVEN ODD
  9040     intrs
  9041       null "0 : EVEN"
  9042       oddI "n : EVEN ==> Suc n : ODD"
  9043       evenI "n : ODD ==> Suc n : EVEN"
  9044 
  9045 new theorem list "elims" contains an elimination rule for each of the
  9046 recursive sets; inductive definitions now handle disjunctive premises
  9047 correctly (also ZF);
  9048 
  9049 INCOMPATIBILITIES: requires Inductive as an ancestor; component
  9050 "mutual_induct" no longer exists - the induction rule is always
  9051 contained in "induct";
  9052 
  9053 
  9054 * HOL/datatype package re-implemented and greatly improved: now
  9055 supports mutually recursive datatypes such as
  9056 
  9057   datatype
  9058     'a aexp = IF_THEN_ELSE ('a bexp) ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  9059             | SUM ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  9060             | DIFF ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  9061             | NUM 'a
  9062   and
  9063     'a bexp = LESS ('a aexp) ('a aexp)
  9064             | AND ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  9065             | OR ('a bexp) ('a bexp)
  9066 
  9067 as well as indirectly recursive datatypes such as
  9068 
  9069   datatype
  9070     ('a, 'b) term = Var 'a
  9071                   | App 'b ((('a, 'b) term) list)
  9072 
  9073 The new tactic  mutual_induct_tac [<var_1>, ..., <var_n>] i  performs
  9074 induction on mutually / indirectly recursive datatypes.
  9075 
  9076 Primrec equations are now stored in theory and can be accessed via
  9077 <function_name>.simps.
  9078 
  9079 INCOMPATIBILITIES:
  9080 
  9081   - Theories using datatypes must now have theory Datatype as an
  9082     ancestor.
  9083   - The specific <typename>.induct_tac no longer exists - use the
  9084     generic induct_tac instead.
  9085   - natE has been renamed to nat.exhaust - use exhaust_tac
  9086     instead of res_inst_tac ... natE. Note that the variable
  9087     names in nat.exhaust differ from the names in natE, this
  9088     may cause some "fragile" proofs to fail.
  9089   - The theorems split_<typename>_case and split_<typename>_case_asm
  9090     have been renamed to <typename>.split and <typename>.split_asm.
  9091   - Since default sorts of type variables are now handled correctly,
  9092     some datatype definitions may have to be annotated with explicit
  9093     sort constraints.
  9094   - Primrec definitions no longer require function name and type
  9095     of recursive argument.
  9096 
  9097 Consider using isatool fixdatatype to adapt your theories and proof
  9098 scripts to the new package (backup your sources first!).
  9099 
  9100 
  9101 * HOL/record package: considerably improved implementation; now
  9102 includes concrete syntax for record types, terms, updates; theorems
  9103 for surjective pairing and splitting !!-bound record variables; proof
  9104 support is as follows:
  9105 
  9106   1) standard conversions (selectors or updates applied to record
  9107 constructor terms) are part of the standard simpset;
  9108 
  9109   2) inject equations of the form ((x, y) = (x', y')) == x=x' & y=y' are
  9110 made part of standard simpset and claset via addIffs;
  9111 
  9112   3) a tactic for record field splitting (record_split_tac) is part of
  9113 the standard claset (addSWrapper);
  9114 
  9115 To get a better idea about these rules you may retrieve them via
  9116 something like 'thms "foo.simps"' or 'thms "foo.iffs"', where "foo" is
  9117 the name of your record type.
  9118 
  9119 The split tactic 3) conceptually simplifies by the following rule:
  9120 
  9121   "(!!x. PROP ?P x) == (!!a b. PROP ?P (a, b))"
  9122 
  9123 Thus any record variable that is bound by meta-all will automatically
  9124 blow up into some record constructor term, consequently the
  9125 simplifications of 1), 2) apply.  Thus force_tac, auto_tac etc. shall
  9126 solve record problems automatically.
  9127 
  9128 
  9129 * reorganized the main HOL image: HOL/Integ and String loaded by
  9130 default; theory Main includes everything;
  9131 
  9132 * automatic simplification of integer sums and comparisons, using cancellation;
  9133 
  9134 * added option_map_eq_Some and not_Some_eq to the default simpset and claset;
  9135 
  9136 * added disj_not1 = "(~P | Q) = (P --> Q)" to the default simpset;
  9137 
  9138 * many new identities for unions, intersections, set difference, etc.;
  9139 
  9140 * expand_if, expand_split, expand_sum_case and expand_nat_case are now
  9141 called split_if, split_split, split_sum_case and split_nat_case (to go
  9142 with add/delsplits);
  9143 
  9144 * HOL/Prod introduces simplification procedure unit_eq_proc rewriting
  9145 (?x::unit) = (); this is made part of the default simpset, which COULD
  9146 MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL under rare circumstances (consider
  9147 'Delsimprocs [unit_eq_proc];' as last resort); also note that
  9148 unit_abs_eta_conv is added in order to counter the effect of
  9149 unit_eq_proc on (%u::unit. f u), replacing it by f rather than by
  9150 %u.f();
  9151 
  9152 * HOL/Fun INCOMPATIBILITY: `inj_onto' is now called `inj_on' (which
  9153 makes more sense);
  9154 
  9155 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  9156   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  9157   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  9158 
  9159 * HOL/Relation INCOMPATIBILITY: renamed the relational operator r^-1
  9160 to 'converse' from 'inverse' (for compatibility with ZF and some
  9161 literature);
  9162 
  9163 * HOL/recdef can now declare non-recursive functions, with {} supplied as
  9164 the well-founded relation;
  9165 
  9166 * HOL/Set INCOMPATIBILITY: the complement of set A is now written -A instead of
  9167     Compl A.  The "Compl" syntax remains available as input syntax for this
  9168     release ONLY.
  9169 
  9170 * HOL/Update: new theory of function updates:
  9171     f(a:=b) == %x. if x=a then b else f x
  9172 may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  9173 
  9174 * HOL/Vimage: new theory for inverse image of a function, syntax f-``B;
  9175 
  9176 * HOL/List:
  9177   - new function list_update written xs[i:=v] that updates the i-th
  9178     list position. May also be iterated as in xs[i:=a,j:=b,...].
  9179   - new function `upt' written [i..j(] which generates the list
  9180     [i,i+1,...,j-1], i.e. the upper bound is excluded. To include the upper
  9181     bound write [i..j], which is a shorthand for [i..j+1(].
  9182   - new lexicographic orderings and corresponding wellfoundedness theorems.
  9183 
  9184 * HOL/Arith:
  9185   - removed 'pred' (predecessor) function;
  9186   - generalized some theorems about n-1;
  9187   - many new laws about "div" and "mod";
  9188   - new laws about greatest common divisors (see theory ex/Primes);
  9189 
  9190 * HOL/Relation: renamed the relational operator r^-1 "converse"
  9191 instead of "inverse";
  9192 
  9193 * HOL/Induct/Multiset: a theory of multisets, including the wellfoundedness
  9194   of the multiset ordering;
  9195 
  9196 * directory HOL/Real: a construction of the reals using Dedekind cuts
  9197   (not included by default);
  9198 
  9199 * directory HOL/UNITY: Chandy and Misra's UNITY formalism;
  9200 
  9201 * directory HOL/Hoare: a new version of Hoare logic which permits many-sorted
  9202   programs, i.e. different program variables may have different types.
  9203 
  9204 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  9205   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  9206   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  9207 
  9208 
  9209 *** ZF ***
  9210 
  9211 * theory Main includes everything; INCOMPATIBILITY: theory ZF.thy contains
  9212   only the theorems proved on ZF.ML;
  9213 
  9214 * ZF INCOMPATIBILITY: rule `equals0D' is now a well-formed destruct rule;
  9215   It and 'sym RS equals0D' are now in the default  claset, giving automatic
  9216   disjointness reasoning but breaking a few old proofs.
  9217 
  9218 * ZF/Update: new theory of function updates
  9219     with default rewrite rule  f(x:=y) ` z = if(z=x, y, f`z)
  9220   may also be iterated as in f(a:=b,c:=d,...);
  9221 
  9222 * in  let x=t in u(x), neither t nor u(x) has to be an FOL term.
  9223 
  9224 * calling (stac rew i) now fails if "rew" has no effect on the goal
  9225   [previously, this check worked only if the rewrite rule was unconditional]
  9226   Now rew can involve either definitions or equalities (either == or =).
  9227 
  9228 * case_tac provided for compatibility with HOL
  9229     (like the old excluded_middle_tac, but with subgoals swapped)
  9230 
  9231 
  9232 *** Internal programming interfaces ***
  9233 
  9234 * Pure: several new basic modules made available for general use, see
  9235 also src/Pure/README;
  9236 
  9237 * improved the theory data mechanism to support encapsulation (data
  9238 kind name replaced by private Object.kind, acting as authorization
  9239 key); new type-safe user interface via functor TheoryDataFun; generic
  9240 print_data function becomes basically useless;
  9241 
  9242 * removed global_names compatibility flag -- all theory declarations
  9243 are qualified by default;
  9244 
  9245 * module Pure/Syntax now offers quote / antiquote translation
  9246 functions (useful for Hoare logic etc. with implicit dependencies);
  9247 see HOL/ex/Antiquote for an example use;
  9248 
  9249 * Simplifier now offers conversions (asm_)(full_)rewrite: simpset ->
  9250 cterm -> thm;
  9251 
  9252 * new tactical CHANGED_GOAL for checking that a tactic modifies a
  9253 subgoal;
  9254 
  9255 * Display.print_goals function moved to Locale.print_goals;
  9256 
  9257 * standard print function for goals supports current_goals_markers
  9258 variable for marking begin of proof, end of proof, start of goal; the
  9259 default is ("", "", ""); setting current_goals_markers := ("<proof>",
  9260 "</proof>", "<goal>") causes SGML like tagged proof state printing,
  9261 for example;
  9262 
  9263 
  9264 
  9265 New in Isabelle98 (January 1998)
  9266 --------------------------------
  9267 
  9268 *** Overview of INCOMPATIBILITIES (see below for more details) ***
  9269 
  9270 * changed lexical syntax of terms / types: dots made part of long
  9271 identifiers, e.g. "%x.x" no longer possible, should be "%x. x";
  9272 
  9273 * simpset (and claset) reference variable replaced by functions
  9274 simpset / simpset_ref;
  9275 
  9276 * no longer supports theory aliases (via merge) and non-trivial
  9277 implicit merge of thms' signatures;
  9278 
  9279 * most internal names of constants changed due to qualified names;
  9280 
  9281 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML);
  9282 
  9283 
  9284 *** General Changes ***
  9285 
  9286 * hierachically structured name spaces (for consts, types, axms, thms
  9287 etc.); new lexical class 'longid' (e.g. Foo.bar.x) may render much of
  9288 old input syntactically incorrect (e.g. "%x.x"); COMPATIBILITY:
  9289 isatool fixdots ensures space after dots (e.g. "%x. x"); set
  9290 long_names for fully qualified output names; NOTE: ML programs
  9291 (special tactics, packages etc.) referring to internal names may have
  9292 to be adapted to cope with fully qualified names; in case of severe
  9293 backward campatibility problems try setting 'global_names' at compile
  9294 time to have enrything declared within a flat name space; one may also
  9295 fine tune name declarations in theories via the 'global' and 'local'
  9296 section;
  9297 
  9298 * reimplemented the implicit simpset and claset using the new anytype
  9299 data filed in signatures; references simpset:simpset ref etc. are
  9300 replaced by functions simpset:unit->simpset and
  9301 simpset_ref:unit->simpset ref; COMPATIBILITY: use isatool fixclasimp
  9302 to patch your ML files accordingly;
  9303 
  9304 * HTML output now includes theory graph data for display with Java
  9305 applet or isatool browser; data generated automatically via isatool
  9306 usedir (see -i option, ISABELLE_USEDIR_OPTIONS);
  9307 
  9308 * defs may now be conditional; improved rewrite_goals_tac to handle
  9309 conditional equations;
  9310 
  9311 * defs now admits additional type arguments, using TYPE('a) syntax;
  9312 
  9313 * theory aliases via merge (e.g. M=A+B+C) no longer supported, always
  9314 creates a new theory node; implicit merge of thms' signatures is
  9315 restricted to 'trivial' ones; COMPATIBILITY: one may have to use
  9316 transfer:theory->thm->thm in (rare) cases;
  9317 
  9318 * improved handling of draft signatures / theories; draft thms (and
  9319 ctyps, cterms) are automatically promoted to real ones;
  9320 
  9321 * slightly changed interfaces for oracles: admit many per theory, named
  9322 (e.g. oracle foo = mlfun), additional name argument for invoke_oracle;
  9323 
  9324 * print_goals: optional output of const types (set show_consts and
  9325 show_types);
  9326 
  9327 * improved output of warnings (###) and errors (***);
  9328 
  9329 * subgoal_tac displays a warning if the new subgoal has type variables;
  9330 
  9331 * removed old README and Makefiles;
  9332 
  9333 * replaced print_goals_ref hook by print_current_goals_fn and result_error_fn;
  9334 
  9335 * removed obsolete init_pps and init_database;
  9336 
  9337 * deleted the obsolete tactical STATE, which was declared by
  9338     fun STATE tacfun st = tacfun st st;
  9339 
  9340 * cd and use now support path variables, e.g. $ISABELLE_HOME, or ~
  9341 (which abbreviates $HOME);
  9342 
  9343 * changed Pure/Sequence interface (see Pure/seq.ML); COMPATIBILITY:
  9344 use isatool fixseq to adapt your ML programs (this works for fully
  9345 qualified references to the Sequence structure only!);
  9346 
  9347 * use_thy no longer requires writable current directory; it always
  9348 reloads .ML *and* .thy file, if either one is out of date;
  9349 
  9350 
  9351 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  9352 
  9353 * Clarify_tac, clarify_tac, clarify_step_tac, Clarify_step_tac: new
  9354 tactics that use classical reasoning to simplify a subgoal without
  9355 splitting it into several subgoals;
  9356 
  9357 * Safe_tac: like safe_tac but uses the default claset;
  9358 
  9359 
  9360 *** Simplifier ***
  9361 
  9362 * added simplification meta rules:
  9363     (asm_)(full_)simplify: simpset -> thm -> thm;
  9364 
  9365 * simplifier.ML no longer part of Pure -- has to be loaded by object
  9366 logics (again);
  9367 
  9368 * added prems argument to simplification procedures;
  9369 
  9370 * HOL, FOL, ZF: added infix function `addsplits':
  9371   instead of `<simpset> setloop (split_tac <thms>)'
  9372   you can simply write `<simpset> addsplits <thms>'
  9373 
  9374 
  9375 *** Syntax ***
  9376 
  9377 * TYPE('a) syntax for type reflection terms;
  9378 
  9379 * no longer handles consts with name "" -- declare as 'syntax' instead;
  9380 
  9381 * pretty printer: changed order of mixfix annotation preference (again!);
  9382 
  9383 * Pure: fixed idt/idts vs. pttrn/pttrns syntactic categories;
  9384 
  9385 
  9386 *** HOL ***
  9387 
  9388 * HOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  9389   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  9390 
  9391 * HOL/TLA: Stephan Merz's formalization of Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions;
  9392 
  9393 * HOL/Auth: new protocol proofs including some for the Internet
  9394   protocol TLS;
  9395 
  9396 * HOL/Map: new theory of `maps' a la VDM;
  9397 
  9398 * HOL/simplifier: simplification procedures nat_cancel_sums for
  9399 cancelling out common nat summands from =, <, <= (in)equalities, or
  9400 differences; simplification procedures nat_cancel_factor for
  9401 cancelling common factor from =, <, <= (in)equalities over natural
  9402 sums; nat_cancel contains both kinds of procedures, it is installed by
  9403 default in Arith.thy -- this COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS FAIL;
  9404 
  9405 * HOL/simplifier: terms of the form
  9406   `? x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x)'  (or t=x)
  9407   are rewritten to
  9408   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t)',
  9409   and those of the form
  9410   `! x. P1(x) & ... & Pn(x) & x=t & Q1(x) & ... Qn(x) --> R(x)'  (or t=x)
  9411   are rewritten to
  9412   `P1(t) & ... & Pn(t) & Q1(t) & ... Qn(t) --> R(t)',
  9413 
  9414 * HOL/datatype
  9415   Each datatype `t' now comes with a theorem `split_t_case' of the form
  9416 
  9417   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  9418      ( (!y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 --> P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) &
  9419         ...
  9420        (!y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn --> P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  9421      )
  9422 
  9423   and a theorem `split_t_case_asm' of the form
  9424 
  9425   P(t_case f1 ... fn x) =
  9426     ~( (? y1 ... ym1. x = C1 y1 ... ym1 & ~P(f1 y1 ... ym1)) |
  9427         ...
  9428        (? y1 ... ymn. x = Cn y1 ... ymn & ~P(f1 y1 ... ymn))
  9429      )
  9430   which can be added to a simpset via `addsplits'. The existing theorems
  9431   expand_list_case and expand_option_case have been renamed to
  9432   split_list_case and split_option_case.
  9433 
  9434 * HOL/Arithmetic:
  9435   - `pred n' is automatically converted to `n-1'.
  9436     Users are strongly encouraged not to use `pred' any longer,
  9437     because it will disappear altogether at some point.
  9438   - Users are strongly encouraged to write "0 < n" rather than
  9439     "n ~= 0". Theorems and proof tools have been modified towards this
  9440     `standard'.
  9441 
  9442 * HOL/Lists:
  9443   the function "set_of_list" has been renamed "set" (and its theorems too);
  9444   the function "nth" now takes its arguments in the reverse order and
  9445   has acquired the infix notation "!" as in "xs!n".
  9446 
  9447 * HOL/Set: UNIV is now a constant and is no longer translated to Compl{};
  9448 
  9449 * HOL/Set: The operator (UN x.B x) now abbreviates (UN x:UNIV. B x) and its
  9450   specialist theorems (like UN1_I) are gone.  Similarly for (INT x.B x);
  9451 
  9452 * HOL/record: extensible records with schematic structural subtyping
  9453 (single inheritance); EXPERIMENTAL version demonstrating the encoding,
  9454 still lacks various theorems and concrete record syntax;
  9455 
  9456 
  9457 *** HOLCF ***
  9458 
  9459 * removed "axioms" and "generated by" sections;
  9460 
  9461 * replaced "ops" section by extended "consts" section, which is capable of
  9462   handling the continuous function space "->" directly;
  9463 
  9464 * domain package:
  9465   . proves theorems immediately and stores them in the theory,
  9466   . creates hierachical name space,
  9467   . now uses normal mixfix annotations (instead of cinfix...),
  9468   . minor changes to some names and values (for consistency),
  9469   . e.g. cases -> casedist, dists_eq -> dist_eqs, [take_lemma] -> take_lemmas,
  9470   . separator between mutual domain defs: changed "," to "and",
  9471   . improved handling of sort constraints;  now they have to
  9472     appear on the left-hand side of the equations only;
  9473 
  9474 * fixed LAM <x,y,zs>.b syntax;
  9475 
  9476 * added extended adm_tac to simplifier in HOLCF -- can now discharge
  9477 adm (%x. P (t x)), where P is chainfinite and t continuous;
  9478 
  9479 
  9480 *** FOL and ZF ***
  9481 
  9482 * FOL: there is a new splitter `split_asm_tac' that can be used e.g.
  9483   with `addloop' of the simplifier to faciliate case splitting in premises.
  9484 
  9485 * qed_spec_mp, qed_goal_spec_mp, qed_goalw_spec_mp are available, as
  9486 in HOL, they strip ALL and --> from proved theorems;
  9487 
  9488 
  9489 
  9490 New in Isabelle94-8 (May 1997)
  9491 ------------------------------
  9492 
  9493 *** General Changes ***
  9494 
  9495 * new utilities to build / run / maintain Isabelle etc. (in parts
  9496 still somewhat experimental); old Makefiles etc. still functional;
  9497 
  9498 * new 'Isabelle System Manual';
  9499 
  9500 * INSTALL text, together with ./configure and ./build scripts;
  9501 
  9502 * reimplemented type inference for greater efficiency, better error
  9503 messages and clean internal interface;
  9504 
  9505 * prlim command for dealing with lots of subgoals (an easier way of
  9506 setting goals_limit);
  9507 
  9508 
  9509 *** Syntax ***
  9510 
  9511 * supports alternative (named) syntax tables (parser and pretty
  9512 printer); internal interface is provided by add_modesyntax(_i);
  9513 
  9514 * Pure, FOL, ZF, HOL, HOLCF now support symbolic input and output; to
  9515 be used in conjunction with the Isabelle symbol font; uses the
  9516 "symbols" syntax table;
  9517 
  9518 * added token_translation interface (may translate name tokens in
  9519 arbitrary ways, dependent on their type (free, bound, tfree, ...) and
  9520 the current print_mode); IMPORTANT: user print translation functions
  9521 are responsible for marking newly introduced bounds
  9522 (Syntax.mark_boundT);
  9523 
  9524 * token translations for modes "xterm" and "xterm_color" that display
  9525 names in bold, underline etc. or colors (which requires a color
  9526 version of xterm);
  9527 
  9528 * infixes may now be declared with names independent of their syntax;
  9529 
  9530 * added typed_print_translation (like print_translation, but may
  9531 access type of constant);
  9532 
  9533 
  9534 *** Classical Reasoner ***
  9535 
  9536 Blast_tac: a new tactic!  It is often more powerful than fast_tac, but has
  9537 some limitations.  Blast_tac...
  9538   + ignores addss, addbefore, addafter; this restriction is intrinsic
  9539   + ignores elimination rules that don't have the correct format
  9540         (the conclusion MUST be a formula variable)
  9541   + ignores types, which can make HOL proofs fail
  9542   + rules must not require higher-order unification, e.g. apply_type in ZF
  9543     [message "Function Var's argument not a bound variable" relates to this]
  9544   + its proof strategy is more general but can actually be slower
  9545 
  9546 * substitution with equality assumptions no longer permutes other
  9547 assumptions;
  9548 
  9549 * minor changes in semantics of addafter (now called addaltern); renamed
  9550 setwrapper to setWrapper and compwrapper to compWrapper; added safe wrapper
  9551 (and access functions for it);
  9552 
  9553 * improved combination of classical reasoner and simplifier:
  9554   + functions for handling clasimpsets
  9555   + improvement of addss: now the simplifier is called _after_ the
  9556     safe steps.
  9557   + safe variant of addss called addSss: uses safe simplifications
  9558     _during_ the safe steps. It is more complete as it allows multiple
  9559     instantiations of unknowns (e.g. with slow_tac).
  9560 
  9561 *** Simplifier ***
  9562 
  9563 * added interface for simplification procedures (functions that
  9564 produce *proven* rewrite rules on the fly, depending on current
  9565 redex);
  9566 
  9567 * ordering on terms as parameter (used for ordered rewriting);
  9568 
  9569 * new functions delcongs, deleqcongs, and Delcongs. richer rep_ss;
  9570 
  9571 * the solver is now split into a safe and an unsafe part.
  9572 This should be invisible for the normal user, except that the
  9573 functions setsolver and addsolver have been renamed to setSolver and
  9574 addSolver; added safe_asm_full_simp_tac;
  9575 
  9576 
  9577 *** HOL ***
  9578 
  9579 * a generic induction tactic `induct_tac' which works for all datatypes and
  9580 also for type `nat';
  9581 
  9582 * a generic case distinction tactic `exhaust_tac' which works for all
  9583 datatypes and also for type `nat';
  9584 
  9585 * each datatype comes with a function `size';
  9586 
  9587 * patterns in case expressions allow tuple patterns as arguments to
  9588 constructors, for example `case x of [] => ... | (x,y,z)#ps => ...';
  9589 
  9590 * primrec now also works with type nat;
  9591 
  9592 * recdef: a new declaration form, allows general recursive functions to be
  9593 defined in theory files.  See HOL/ex/Fib, HOL/ex/Primes, HOL/Subst/Unify.
  9594 
  9595 * the constant for negation has been renamed from "not" to "Not" to
  9596 harmonize with FOL, ZF, LK, etc.;
  9597 
  9598 * HOL/ex/LFilter theory of a corecursive "filter" functional for
  9599 infinite lists;
  9600 
  9601 * HOL/Modelcheck demonstrates invocation of model checker oracle;
  9602 
  9603 * HOL/ex/Ring.thy declares cring_simp, which solves equational
  9604 problems in commutative rings, using axiomatic type classes for + and *;
  9605 
  9606 * more examples in HOL/MiniML and HOL/Auth;
  9607 
  9608 * more default rewrite rules for quantifiers, union/intersection;
  9609 
  9610 * a new constant `arbitrary == @x.False';
  9611 
  9612 * HOLCF/IOA replaces old HOL/IOA;
  9613 
  9614 * HOLCF changes: derived all rules and arities
  9615   + axiomatic type classes instead of classes
  9616   + typedef instead of faking type definitions
  9617   + eliminated the internal constants less_fun, less_cfun, UU_fun, UU_cfun etc.
  9618   + new axclasses cpo, chfin, flat with flat < chfin < pcpo < cpo < po
  9619   + eliminated the types void, one, tr
  9620   + use unit lift and bool lift (with translations) instead of one and tr
  9621   + eliminated blift from Lift3.thy (use Def instead of blift)
  9622   all eliminated rules are derived as theorems --> no visible changes ;
  9623 
  9624 
  9625 *** ZF ***
  9626 
  9627 * ZF now has Fast_tac, Simp_tac and Auto_tac.  Union_iff is a now a default
  9628 rewrite rule; this may affect some proofs.  eq_cs is gone but can be put back
  9629 as ZF_cs addSIs [equalityI];
  9630 
  9631 
  9632 
  9633 New in Isabelle94-7 (November 96)
  9634 ---------------------------------
  9635 
  9636 * allowing negative levels (as offsets) in prlev and choplev;
  9637 
  9638 * super-linear speedup for large simplifications;
  9639 
  9640 * FOL, ZF and HOL now use miniscoping: rewriting pushes
  9641 quantifications in as far as possible (COULD MAKE EXISTING PROOFS
  9642 FAIL); can suppress it using the command Delsimps (ex_simps @
  9643 all_simps); De Morgan laws are also now included, by default;
  9644 
  9645 * improved printing of ==>  :  ~:
  9646 
  9647 * new object-logic "Sequents" adds linear logic, while replacing LK
  9648 and Modal (thanks to Sara Kalvala);
  9649 
  9650 * HOL/Auth: correctness proofs for authentication protocols;
  9651 
  9652 * HOL: new auto_tac combines rewriting and classical reasoning (many
  9653 examples on HOL/Auth);
  9654 
  9655 * HOL: new command AddIffs for declaring theorems of the form P=Q to
  9656 the rewriter and classical reasoner simultaneously;
  9657 
  9658 * function uresult no longer returns theorems in "standard" format;
  9659 regain previous version by: val uresult = standard o uresult;
  9660 
  9661 
  9662 
  9663 New in Isabelle94-6
  9664 -------------------
  9665 
  9666 * oracles -- these establish an interface between Isabelle and trusted
  9667 external reasoners, which may deliver results as theorems;
  9668 
  9669 * proof objects (in particular record all uses of oracles);
  9670 
  9671 * Simp_tac, Fast_tac, etc. that refer to implicit simpset / claset;
  9672 
  9673 * "constdefs" section in theory files;
  9674 
  9675 * "primrec" section (HOL) no longer requires names;
  9676 
  9677 * internal type "tactic" now simply "thm -> thm Sequence.seq";
  9678 
  9679 
  9680 
  9681 New in Isabelle94-5
  9682 -------------------
  9683 
  9684 * reduced space requirements;
  9685 
  9686 * automatic HTML generation from theories;
  9687 
  9688 * theory files no longer require "..." (quotes) around most types;
  9689 
  9690 * new examples, including two proofs of the Church-Rosser theorem;
  9691 
  9692 * non-curried (1994) version of HOL is no longer distributed;
  9693 
  9694 
  9695 
  9696 New in Isabelle94-4
  9697 -------------------
  9698 
  9699 * greatly reduced space requirements;
  9700 
  9701 * theory files (.thy) no longer require \...\ escapes at line breaks;
  9702 
  9703 * searchable theorem database (see the section "Retrieving theorems" on
  9704 page 8 of the Reference Manual);
  9705 
  9706 * new examples, including Grabczewski's monumental case study of the
  9707 Axiom of Choice;
  9708 
  9709 * The previous version of HOL renamed to Old_HOL;
  9710 
  9711 * The new version of HOL (previously called CHOL) uses a curried syntax
  9712 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b);
  9713 
  9714 * Mutually recursive inductive definitions finally work in HOL;
  9715 
  9716 * In ZF, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions and
  9717 translates to the operator "split";
  9718 
  9719 
  9720 
  9721 New in Isabelle94-3
  9722 -------------------
  9723 
  9724 * new infix operator, addss, allowing the classical reasoner to
  9725 perform simplification at each step of its search.  Example:
  9726         fast_tac (cs addss ss)
  9727 
  9728 * a new logic, CHOL, the same as HOL, but with a curried syntax
  9729 for functions.  Application looks like f a b instead of f(a,b).  Also pairs
  9730 look like (a,b) instead of <a,b>;
  9731 
  9732 * PLEASE NOTE: CHOL will eventually replace HOL!
  9733 
  9734 * In CHOL, pattern-matching on tuples is now available in all abstractions.
  9735 It translates to the operator "split".  A new theory of integers is available;
  9736 
  9737 * In ZF, integer numerals now denote two's-complement binary integers.
  9738 Arithmetic operations can be performed by rewriting.  See ZF/ex/Bin.ML;
  9739 
  9740 * Many new examples: I/O automata, Church-Rosser theorem, equivalents
  9741 of the Axiom of Choice;
  9742 
  9743 
  9744 
  9745 New in Isabelle94-2
  9746 -------------------
  9747 
  9748 * Significantly faster resolution;
  9749 
  9750 * the different sections in a .thy file can now be mixed and repeated
  9751 freely;
  9752 
  9753 * Database of theorems for FOL, HOL and ZF.  New
  9754 commands including qed, qed_goal and bind_thm store theorems in the database.
  9755 
  9756 * Simple database queries: return a named theorem (get_thm) or all theorems of
  9757 a given theory (thms_of), or find out what theory a theorem was proved in
  9758 (theory_of_thm);
  9759 
  9760 * Bugs fixed in the inductive definition and datatype packages;
  9761 
  9762 * The classical reasoner provides deepen_tac and depth_tac, making FOL_dup_cs
  9763 and HOL_dup_cs obsolete;
  9764 
  9765 * Syntactic ambiguities caused by the new treatment of syntax in Isabelle94-1
  9766 have been removed;
  9767 
  9768 * Simpler definition of function space in ZF;
  9769 
  9770 * new results about cardinal and ordinal arithmetic in ZF;
  9771 
  9772 * 'subtype' facility in HOL for introducing new types as subsets of existing
  9773 types;
  9774 
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