Title :
Configurable Proof Obligations in the Frog Toolkit
Author :
Fraser, Simon ; Banach, Richard
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
Abstract :
In model based formal methods, incompatible tools for different techniques is the norm. However, greater applicability to industrial scale systems increasingly requires combining the strengths of different techniques, in line with the verification grand challenge. The Frog tool embodies a construct-based specification syntax, and its meta-language Frog-CCL allows the generic configuration of both a constructs syntax and its proof obligations. For a specific system, Frog generates the system´s verification conditions mechanically from the generic ones. Relationships between systems such as refinement and retrenchment can be configured. An example retrenchment between two simple systems illustrates the technique.
Keywords :
formal specification; formal verification; software tools; Frog toolkit; configurable proof obligations; construct-based specification syntax; industrial scale systems; meta-language Frog-CCL; model based formal methods; verification grand challenge; Computer science; Shape; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering and Formal Methods, 2007. SEFM 2007. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2884-7
DOI :
10.1109/SEFM.2007.12