| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4951414 | Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming | 2017 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
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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Authors
Casper Bach Poulsen, Peter D. Mosses,