Correctness of a compiler for a Lisp subset

  • Authors:
  • Ralph L. London

  • Affiliations:
  • Stanford University and University of Wisconsin

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of ACM conference on Proving assertions about programs
  • Year:
  • 1972

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Abstract

Excerpts of a proof of correctness of a running Lisp compiler for the PDP-10 computer are given. Included are the rationale for presenting this proof and a discussion of an actual extension of the proof to another compiler.