Flag-based big-step semantics
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چکیده
Structural operational semantic specifications come in different styles: small-step and big-step. A problem with the big-step style is that specifying divergence and abrupt termination gives rise to annoying duplication. We present a novel approach to representing divergence and abrupt termination in big-step semantics using status flags. This avoids the duplication problem, and uses fewer rules and premises for representing divergence than previous approaches in the literature.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- J. Log. Algebr. Meth. Program.
دوره 88 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017