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Topic: [isabelle] Benchmark suite for Isabelle's `rewrite` tactic

Email Gateway (Oct 16 2020 at 08:46):

From: Zack Grannan <zachary.grannan@imdea.org>
Hello everyone,

Is there a benchmark suite that tests the rewriting tactic of Isabelle or some
references we can read how it works/performs?

We are implementing a rewrite tactic for Liquid Haskell and it would be great
to compare it with Isabelle's.

Thanks,

Zack

Email Gateway (Oct 19 2020 at 15:49):

From: Makarius <makarius@sketis.net>
I guess you mean the "simp" family of proof methods, or rather "The
Simplifier" behind it. The isar-ref manual, section 9.3 has many explanations
about it, but you probably need some practical experience with it to see the
points.

It might also help to study the sources:

https://isabelle.sketis.net/repos/isabelle/file/Isabelle2020/src/Pure/raw_simplifier.ML
https://isabelle.sketis.net/repos/isabelle/file/Isabelle2020/src/Pure/simplifier.ML

(You can read Isabelle/Pure sources in the Prover IDE by opening the central
ROOT.ML, which is also in the Documentation panel.)

Various people on this list can probably provide more concrete answers:
high-end users routinely tinker with the Simplifier setup.

Makarius

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