Structural Abstract Interpretation: A Formal Study Using Coq

  • Authors:
  • Yves Bertot

  • Affiliations:
  • INRIA Sophia-Méditerranée,

  • Venue:
  • Language Engineering and Rigorous Software Development
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Abstract interpreters are tools to compute approximations for behaviors of a program. These approximations can then be used for optimisation or for error detection. In this paper, we show how to describe an abstract interpreter using the type-theory based theorem prover Coq, using inductive types for syntax and structural recursive programming for the abstract interpreter's kernel. The abstract interpreter can then be proved correct with respect to a Hoare logic for the programming language.