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-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/addendum/ring.rst23
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/addendum/type-classes.rst4
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/biblio.bib32
-rwxr-xr-xdoc/sphinx/conf.py1
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/credits.rst7
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/index.rst38
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/introduction.rst61
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/language/gallina-extensions.rst10
-rw-r--r--doc/sphinx/proof-engine/ssreflect-proof-language.rst39
10 files changed, 136 insertions, 94 deletions
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/README.rst b/doc/sphinx/README.rst
index 35a605ddd3..32de15ee31 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/README.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/README.rst
@@ -123,11 +123,24 @@ Here is the list of all objects of the Coq domain (The symbol :black_nib: indica
:cmd:`Variant` and :cmd:`Record` get an automatic declaration of the
induction principles.
-``.. prodn::`` :black_nib: Grammar productions.
+``.. prodn::`` A grammar production.
This is useful if you intend to document individual grammar productions.
Otherwise, use Sphinx's `production lists
<http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/markup/para.html#directive-productionlist>`_.
+ Unlike ``.. productionlist``\ s, this directive accepts notation syntax.
+
+
+ Usage::
+
+ .. prodn:: token += production
+ .. prodn:: token ::= production
+
+ Example::
+
+ .. prodn:: term += let: @pattern := @term in @term
+ .. prodn:: occ_switch ::= { {? + %| - } {* @num } }
+
``.. tacn::`` :black_nib: A tactic, or a tactic notation.
Example::
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/addendum/ring.rst b/doc/sphinx/addendum/ring.rst
index 47d3a7d7cd..6a9b343ba8 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/addendum/ring.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/addendum/ring.rst
@@ -310,16 +310,15 @@ The :n:`@ident` is not relevant. It is just used for error messages. The
axioms. The optional list of modifiers is used to tailor the behavior
of the tactic. The following list describes their syntax and effects:
-.. prodn::
- ring_mod ::= abstract %| decidable @term %| morphism @term
- %| setoid @term @term
- %| constants [@ltac]
- %| preprocess [@ltac]
- %| postprocess [@ltac]
- %| power_tac @term [@ltac]
- %| sign @term
- %| div @term
-
+.. productionlist:: coq
+ ring_mod : abstract | decidable `term` | morphism `term`
+ : | setoid `term` `term`
+ : | constants [`ltac`]
+ : | preprocess [`ltac`]
+ : | postprocess [`ltac`]
+ : | power_tac `term` [`ltac`]
+ : | sign `term`
+ : | div `term`
abstract
declares the ring as abstract. This is the default.
@@ -663,8 +662,8 @@ messages. :n:`@term` is a proof that the field signature satisfies the
(semi-)field axioms. The optional list of modifiers is used to tailor
the behavior of the tactic.
-.. prodn::
- field_mod := @ring_mod %| completeness @term
+.. productionlist:: coq
+ field_mod : `ring_mod` | completeness `term`
Since field tactics are built upon ``ring``
tactics, all modifiers of the ``Add Ring`` apply. There is only one
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/addendum/type-classes.rst b/doc/sphinx/addendum/type-classes.rst
index 6c7258f9c5..68b5b9d6fe 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/addendum/type-classes.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/addendum/type-classes.rst
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ Variants:
This variant declares a class a posteriori from a constant or
inductive definition. No methods or instances are defined.
+ .. warn:: @ident is already declared as a typeclass
+
+ This command has no effect when used on a typeclass.
+
.. cmd:: Instance @ident {? @binders} : Class t1 … tn [| priority] := { field1 := b1 ; …; fieldi := bi }
The :cmd:`Instance` command is used to declare a type class instance named
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/biblio.bib b/doc/sphinx/biblio.bib
index 3e988709c5..3574bf6750 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/biblio.bib
+++ b/doc/sphinx/biblio.bib
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
@String{lnai = "Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence"}
@String{SV = "{Sprin-ger-Verlag}"}
+@InCollection{Asp00,
+ Title = {Proof General: A Generic Tool for Proof Development},
+ Author = {Aspinall, David},
+ Booktitle = {Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and
+ Analysis of Systems, {TACAS} 2000},
+ Publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg},
+ Year = {2000},
+ Editor = {Graf, Susanne and Schwartzbach, Michael},
+ Pages = {38--43},
+ Series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
+ Volume = {1785},
+ Doi = {10.1007/3-540-46419-0_3},
+ ISBN = {978-3-540-67282-1},
+}
+
@Book{Bar81,
author = {H.P. Barendregt},
publisher = {North-Holland},
@@ -290,16 +305,13 @@ the Calculus of Inductive Constructions}},
year = {1995}
}
-@Misc{Pcoq,
- author = {Lemme Team},
- title = {Pcoq a graphical user-interface for {Coq}},
- note = {\url{http://www-sop.inria.fr/lemme/pcoq/}}
-}
-
-@Misc{ProofGeneral,
- author = {David Aspinall},
- title = {Proof General},
- note = {\url{https://proofgeneral.github.io/}}
+@InProceedings{Pit16,
+ Title = {Company-Coq: Taking Proof General one step closer to a real IDE},
+ Author = {Pit-Claudel, Clément and Courtieu, Pierre},
+ Booktitle = {CoqPL'16: The Second International Workshop on Coq for PL},
+ Year = {2016},
+ Month = jan,
+ Doi = {10.5281/zenodo.44331},
}
@Book{RC95,
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/conf.py b/doc/sphinx/conf.py
index 135c24aed9..8127d3df3f 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx/conf.py
+++ b/doc/sphinx/conf.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ exclude_patterns = [
'Thumbs.db',
'.DS_Store',
'introduction.rst',
- 'credits.rst',
'README.rst',
'README.template.rst'
]
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/credits.rst b/doc/sphinx/credits.rst
index a756597986..5d9324a656 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/credits.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/credits.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+.. include:: preamble.rst
+.. include:: replaces.rst
+
+.. _credits:
+
-------------------------------------------
Credits
-------------------------------------------
@@ -1388,7 +1393,7 @@ Version 8.8 is the third release of |Coq| developed on a time-based
development cycle. Its development spanned 6 months from the release of
|Coq| 8.7 and was based on a public roadmap. The development process
was coordinated by Matthieu Sozeau. Maxime Dénès was in charge of the
-release process.
+release process. Théo Zimmermann is the maintainer of this release.
Many power users helped to improve the design of the new features via
the bug tracker, the pull request system, the |Coq| development mailing
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/index.rst b/doc/sphinx/index.rst
index 136f9088b1..baf2e0d981 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/index.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/index.rst
@@ -1,16 +1,31 @@
-.. _introduction:
-
.. include:: preamble.rst
.. include:: replaces.rst
.. include:: introduction.rst
-.. include:: credits.rst
------------------
Table of contents
------------------
.. toctree::
+ :caption: Indexes
+
+ genindex
+ coq-cmdindex
+ coq-tacindex
+ coq-optindex
+ coq-exnindex
+
+.. No entries yet
+ * :index:`thmindex`
+
+.. toctree::
+ :caption: Preamble
+
+ self
+ credits
+
+.. toctree::
:caption: The language
language/gallina-specification-language
@@ -65,19 +80,12 @@ Table of contents
zebibliography
-.. toctree::
- :caption: Indexes
-
- genindex
- coq-cmdindex
- coq-tacindex
- coq-optindex
- coq-exnindex
-
-.. No entries yet
- * :index:`thmindex`
-
This material (the Coq Reference Manual) may be distributed only subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later
(the latest version is presently available at
http://www.opencontent.org/openpub). Options A and B are not elected.
+
+.. [#PG] Proof-General is available at https://proofgeneral.github.io/.
+ Optionally, you can enhance it with the minor mode
+ Company-Coq :cite:`Pit16`
+ (see https://github.com/cpitclaudel/company-coq).
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/introduction.rst b/doc/sphinx/introduction.rst
index 75ff72c4da..c7bc69db4e 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/introduction.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/introduction.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _introduction:
+
------------------------
Introduction
------------------------
@@ -26,37 +28,35 @@ programs called *tactics*.
All services of the |Coq| proof assistant are accessible by interpretation
of a command language called *the vernacular*.
-Coq has an interactive mode in which commands are interpreted as the
+Coq has an interactive mode in which commands are interpreted as the
user types them in from the keyboard and a compiled mode where commands
are processed from a file.
-- The interactive mode may be used as a debugging mode in which the
- user can develop his theories and proofs step by step, backtracking
- if needed and so on. The interactive mode is run with the `coqtop`
- command from the operating system (which we shall assume to be some
- variety of UNIX in the rest of this document).
+- In interactive mode, users can develop their theories and proofs step by
+ step, and query the system for available theorems and definitions. The
+ interactive mode is generally run with the help of an IDE, such
+ as CoqIDE, documented in :ref:`coqintegrateddevelopmentenvironment`,
+ Emacs with Proof-General :cite:`Asp00` [#PG]_,
+ or jsCoq to run Coq in your browser (see https://github.com/ejgallego/jscoq).
+ The `coqtop` read-eval-print-loop can also be used directly, for debugging
+ purposes.
- The compiled mode acts as a proof checker taking a file containing a
whole development in order to ensure its correctness. Moreover,
|Coq|’s compiler provides an output file containing a compact
representation of its input. The compiled mode is run with the `coqc`
- command from the operating system.
-
-These two modes are documented in Chapter :ref:`thecoqcommands`.
+ command.
-Other modes of interaction with |Coq| are possible: through an emacs shell
-window, an emacs generic user-interface for proof assistant (Proof
-General :cite:`ProofGeneral`) or through a customized
-interface (PCoq :cite:`Pcoq`). These facilities are not
-documented here. There is also a |Coq| Integrated Development Environment
-described in :ref:`coqintegrateddevelopmentenvironment`.
+.. seealso:: :ref:`thecoqcommands`.
How to read this book
=====================
-This is a Reference Manual, not a User Manual, so it is not made for a
-continuous reading. However, it has some structure that is explained
-below.
+This is a Reference Manual, so it is not made for a continuous reading.
+We recommend using the various indexes to quickly locate the documentation
+you are looking for. There is a global index, and a number of specific indexes
+for tactics, vernacular commands, and error messages and warnings.
+Nonetheless, the manual has some structure that is explained below.
- The first part describes the specification language, |Gallina|.
Chapters :ref:`gallinaspecificationlanguage` and :ref:`extensionsofgallina` describe the concrete
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ below.
of the formalism. Chapter :ref:`themodulesystem` describes the module
system.
-- The second part describes the proof engine. It is divided in five
+- The second part describes the proof engine. It is divided in six
chapters. Chapter :ref:`vernacularcommands` presents all commands (we
call them *vernacular commands*) that are not directly related to
interactive proving: requests to the environment, complete or partial
@@ -77,42 +77,35 @@ below.
*tactics*. The language to combine these tactics into complex proof
strategies is given in Chapter :ref:`ltac`. Examples of tactics
are described in Chapter :ref:`detailedexamplesoftactics`.
+ Finally, the |SSR| proof language is presented in
+ Chapter :ref:`thessreflectprooflanguage`.
-- The third part describes how to extend the syntax of |Coq|. It
- corresponds to the Chapter :ref:`syntaxextensionsandinterpretationscopes`.
+- The third part describes how to extend the syntax of |Coq| in
+ Chapter :ref:`syntaxextensionsandinterpretationscopes` and how to define
+ new induction principles in Chapter :ref:`proofschemes`.
- In the fourth part more practical tools are documented. First in
Chapter :ref:`thecoqcommands`, the usage of `coqc` (batch mode) and
`coqtop` (interactive mode) with their options is described. Then,
in Chapter :ref:`utilities`, various utilities that come with the
|Coq| distribution are presented. Finally, Chapter :ref:`coqintegrateddevelopmentenvironment`
- describes the |Coq| integrated development environment.
+ describes CoqIDE.
- The fifth part documents a number of advanced features, including coercions,
canonical structures, typeclasses, program extraction, and specialized
solvers and tactics. See the table of contents for a complete list.
-At the end of the document, after the global index, the user can find
-specific indexes for tactics, vernacular commands, and error messages.
-
List of additional documentation
================================
This manual does not contain all the documentation the user may need
about |Coq|. Various informations can be found in the following documents:
-Tutorial
- A companion volume to this reference manual, the |Coq| Tutorial, is
- aimed at gently introducing new users to developing proofs in |Coq|
- without assuming prior knowledge of type theory. In a second step,
- the user can read also the tutorial on recursive types (document
- `RecTutorial.ps`).
-
Installation
A text file `INSTALL` that comes with the sources explains how to
install |Coq|.
The |Coq| standard library
A commented version of sources of the |Coq| standard library
- (including only the specifications, the proofs are removed) is given
- in the additional document `Library.ps`.
+ (including only the specifications, the proofs are removed) is
+ available at https://coq.inria.fr/stdlib/.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/language/gallina-extensions.rst b/doc/sphinx/language/gallina-extensions.rst
index c21d8d4ec8..8fbd2ea4e7 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/language/gallina-extensions.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/language/gallina-extensions.rst
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ expressions. In this sense, the :cmd:`Record` construction allows defining
.. _record_grammar:
.. productionlist:: `sentence`
- record : `record_keyword` `ident` [ `binders` ] [: `sort` ] := [ `ident` ] { [ `field` ; … ; `field` ] }.
+ record : `record_keyword` `record_body` with … with `record_body`
record_keyword : Record | Inductive | CoInductive
+ record_body : `ident` [ `binders` ] [: `sort` ] := [ `ident` ] { [ `field` ; … ; `field` ] }.
field : `ident` [ `binders` ] : `type` [ where `notation` ]
: | `ident` [ `binders` ] [: `type` ] := `term`
@@ -167,12 +168,13 @@ and the syntax `term.(@qualid` |term_1| |term_n| `)` to `@qualid` |term_1| `…`
In each case, `term` is the object projected and the
other arguments are the parameters of the inductive type.
+
.. note:: Records defined with the ``Record`` keyword are not allowed to be
recursive (references to the record's name in the type of its field
raises an error). To define recursive records, one can use the ``Inductive``
and ``CoInductive`` keywords, resulting in an inductive or co-inductive record.
- A *caveat*, however, is that records cannot appear in mutually inductive
- (or co-inductive) definitions.
+ Definition of mutal inductive or co-inductive records are also allowed, as long
+ as all of the types in the block are records.
.. note:: Induction schemes are automatically generated for inductive records.
Automatic generation of induction schemes for non-recursive records
@@ -2226,7 +2228,7 @@ existential variable used in the same context as its context of definition is wr
Check (fun x y => _) 0 1.
Existential variables can be named by the user upon creation using
-the syntax ``?``\ `ident`. This is useful when the existential
+the syntax :n:`?[@ident]`. This is useful when the existential
variable needs to be explicitly handled later in the script (e.g.
with a named-goal selector, see :ref:`goal-selectors`).
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/ssreflect-proof-language.rst b/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/ssreflect-proof-language.rst
index 1c554acdb8..6fb73a030f 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/ssreflect-proof-language.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/ssreflect-proof-language.rst
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ where:
+ In the occurrence switch :token:`occ_switch`, if the first element of the
list is a natural, this element should be a number, and not an Ltac
variable. The empty list ``{}`` is not interpreted as a valid occurrence
- switch.
+ switch, it is rather used as a flag to signal the intent of the user to
+ clear the name following it (see :ref:`ssr_rewrite_occ_switch` and
+ :ref:`introduction_ssr`)
The tactic:
@@ -1484,7 +1486,7 @@ The abstract tactic
```````````````````
.. tacn:: abstract: {+ d_item}
- :name abstract (ssreflect)
+ :name: abstract (ssreflect)
This tactic assigns an abstract constant previously introduced with the ``[:
name ]`` intro pattern (see section :ref:`introduction_ssr`).
@@ -1539,7 +1541,7 @@ whose general syntax is
:name: =>
.. prodn::
- i_item ::= @i_pattern %| @s_item %| @clear_switch %| /@term
+ i_item ::= @i_pattern %| @s_item %| @clear_switch %| {? %{%} } /@term
.. prodn::
s_item ::= /= %| // %| //=
@@ -1641,6 +1643,11 @@ The view is applied to the top assumption.
While it is good style to use the :token:`i_item` i * to pop the variables
and assumptions corresponding to each constructor, this is not enforced by
|SSR|.
+``/`` :token:`term`
+ Interprets the top of the stack with the view :token:`term`.
+ It is equivalent to ``move/term``. The optional flag ``{}`` can
+ be used to signal that the :token:`term`, when it is a context entry,
+ has to be cleared.
``-``
does nothing, but counts as an intro pattern. It can also be used to
force the interpretation of ``[`` :token:`i_item` * ``| … |``
@@ -2402,7 +2409,7 @@ tactic:
The behavior of the defective have tactic makes it possible to
generalize it in the following general construction:
-.. tacn:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item | {+ @binder } } {? : @term } {? := @term | by @tactic }
+.. tacn:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item | {+ @ssr_binder } } {? : @term } {? := @term | by @tactic }
Open syntax is supported for both :token:`term`. For the description
of :token:`i_item` and :token:`s_item` see section
@@ -3236,6 +3243,7 @@ the equality.
Indeed the left hand side of ``H`` does not match
the redex identified by the pattern ``x + y * 4``.
+.. _ssr_rewrite_occ_switch:
Occurrence switches and redex switches
``````````````````````````````````````
@@ -3260,6 +3268,9 @@ the rewrite tactic. The effect of the tactic on the initial goal is to
rewrite this lemma at the second occurrence of the first matching
``x + y + 0`` of the explicit rewrite redex ``_ + y + 0``.
+An empty occurrence switch ``{}`` is not interpreted as a valid occurrence
+switch. It has the effect of clearing the :token:`r_item` (when it is the name
+of a context entry).
Occurrence selection and repetition
```````````````````````````````````
@@ -5242,7 +5253,7 @@ Notation scope
Module name
-.. prodn:: name ::= @qualid
+.. prodn:: modname ::= @qualid
Natural number
@@ -5252,14 +5263,10 @@ where :token:`ident` is an Ltac variable denoting a standard |Coq| numeral
(should not be the name of a tactic which can be followed by a
bracket ``[``, like ``do``, ``have``,…)
-Pattern
-
-.. prodn:: pattern ::= @term
-
Items and switches
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-.. prodn:: binder ::= @ident %| ( @ident {? : @term } )
+.. prodn:: ssr_binder ::= @ident %| ( @ident {? : @term } )
binder see :ref:`abbreviations_ssr`.
@@ -5283,7 +5290,7 @@ generalization item see :ref:`structure_ssr`
intro pattern :ref:`introduction_ssr`
-.. prodn:: i_item ::= @clear_switch %| @s_item %| @i_pattern %| / @term
+.. prodn:: i_item ::= @clear_switch %| @s_item %| @i_pattern %| {? %{%} } / @term
intro item see :ref:`introduction_ssr`
@@ -5354,8 +5361,8 @@ case analysis see :ref:`the_defective_tactics_ssr`
rewrite see :ref:`rewriting_ssr`
-.. tacn:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item %| {+ @binder } } {? : @term } := @term
-.. tacv:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item %| {+ @binder } } : @term {? by @tactic }
+.. tacn:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item %| {+ @ssr_binder } } {? : @term } := @term
+.. tacv:: have {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {? @s_item %| {+ @ssr_binder } } : @term {? by @tactic }
.. tacn:: have suff {? @clear_switch } {? @i_pattern } {? : @term } := @term
.. tacv:: have suff {? @clear_switch } {? @i_pattern } : @term {? by @tactic }
.. tacv:: gen have {? @ident , } {? @i_pattern } : {+ @gen_item } / @term {? by @tactic }
@@ -5369,9 +5376,9 @@ forward chaining see :ref:`structure_ssr`
specializing see :ref:`structure_ssr`
-.. tacn:: suff {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {+ @binder } : @term {? by @tactic }
+.. tacn:: suff {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {+ @ssr_binder } : @term {? by @tactic }
:name: suff
-.. tacv:: suffices {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {+ @binder } : @term {? by @tactic }
+.. tacv:: suffices {* @i_item } {? @i_pattern } {+ @ssr_binder } : @term {? by @tactic }
:name: suffices
.. tacv:: suff {? have } {? @clear_switch } {? @i_pattern } : @term {? by @tactic }
.. tacv:: suffices {? have } {? @clear_switch } {? @i_pattern } : @term {? by @tactic }
@@ -5382,7 +5389,7 @@ backchaining see :ref:`structure_ssr`
local definition :ref:`definitions_ssr`
-.. tacv:: pose @ident {+ @binder } := @term
+.. tacv:: pose @ident {+ @ssr_binder } := @term
local function definition