Rodin Platform 2.5 Release Notes
From Event-B
What's New in Rodin 2.5?
- General changes
This release mainly contains bug fixes and code consolidation.
- Changes for plugin-developers
- Dynamic auto tactic providers: enables to programmatically contribute additional auto tactics, making them available for selection in the combined profile editor. See extension point org.eventb.core.seqprover.autoTactics, element dynTacticProvider and interface org.eventb.core.seqprover.IDynTacticProvider.
- IUserSupport API simplification: some operations of the user support work only on the proof tree in main memory. Therefore, they cannot raise any RodinDBException, as they are not accessing the Rodin database at all. Therefore, all throws declaration for these methods have been removed. This change is fully binary compatible, as stated in §13.4.21 of the Java Language Specification 3.0, as throws declaration are checked only at compile time.
- However, the default settings of the Java compiler will produce errors where one attempts to catch RodinDBException in places where these exceptions cannot occur. Consequently, when compiling against the new version of IUserSupport, you will have to remove catch blocks around these exceptions.
- Math Syntactical Groups: published enum org.eventb.core.ast.extension.StandardGroup that lists the syntactical groups in the mathematical language. Prefer referencing them instead of their ids as bare strings.
Requirements - Compatibility
- Configurations supported (and for which binaries are provided)
- Linux 32-bit
- Linux 64-bit
- Windows 32-bit
- Windows 64-bit
- Mac 64-bit
- You need to have a Java JRE (6.0 or later) installed on your computer. The Rodin product will not work with a previous version. To run Rodin 64-bit, you need a 64-bit JRE.
- To enhance your proving experience, the eclipse font settings (size, aspect...) are available from the preferences (General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Rodin). These settings allow you to modify the properties set on the Event-B Keyboard Text Font which is used in many views of the Proving UI. However, to enjoy these functionnalities, you need to install the Brave Sans Mono font on your system. You can download this font from the link here.
- Linux: the internal browser does not work with xulrunner-2.0 (for instance, it causes the welcome page to display a link instead of a html page and the Pretty Printer does not work); xulrunner-1.9.x must be installed.
- Linux 64-bit:
- package 'libc6:i386' (and its dependencies) must be installed. For some distributions (Ubuntu <= 11.04 for instance), the package is 'ia32-libs'.
- Windows 64-bit:
- Atelier B provers work more slowly; it can cause ML to not automatically discharge some sequents that it discharges on windows 32-bit, due to its timeout. A workaround is to download a custom profile: DefaultAuto_ML800, then Window > Preferences > Event-B > Sequent Prover > Auto/Post Tactic > Profiles (tab) > Import..., point to the downloaded file, 'Select All' profiles (there are 2), OK. Then in 'Auto/Post Tactic' tab, select 'Default Auto Tactic Profile (ML 800)' profile for auto-tactics. It is the same as the 'Default Auto Tactic Profile', except ML has a longer timeout (800 ms). You can of course change this timeout by editing the 'ML (800)' profile.
- We have not noticed this problem for Linux 64-bit, nor for other platforms; however if you do, the same workaround applies.
Installing
Downloading
Upgrading from Rodin 2.4.x
Use the core update site:
- Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites:
- remove Scala update site (no more exists): click "Scala" then "Remove" button, click "Yes" on the popup to confirm
- add Core Rodin update site: click "Add..." button, enter a name ("Core Rodin Updates" for instance), then in "Location" put "http://rodin-b-sharp.sourceforge.net/core-updates"
- click "OK"
- Help > Check for Updates:
- "Checking for updates" appears with a progress bar, it can take a few minutes
- Available updates lists the Handbook and the Rodin Platform, click "Next" twice
- accept license agreements then click "Finish": the software is updating, which can take a few minutes
- click "OK" if the security warning appears, then accept to "Restart Now"
External plug-ins
Rodin Update Site
| Plug-in name | Version | Status | MCV* | Release Date | Contact | Additional info | |
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UML-B | 2.2.0 | not checked | 9th Feb. 2011 | |||
| UML-B Statemachine Animation | 1.1.0 | not checked | 15th Feb. 2011 | Compatible with UML-B 2.2 and ProB 2.1. | |||
| Event-B EMF framework | 3.5.3 | not checked | 17th Oct. 2011 | Users should not need to install this framework. It will be installed automatically by other plug-ins as required. | |||
| Event-B EMF support for extensions | 1.0.3 | not checked | 17th Oct. 2011 | Users should not need to install this framework. It will be installed automatically by other plug-ins as required. | |||
| Isabelle for Rodin | not checked | 2.x.x | |||||
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Rose | 1.3.0 | not checked | 25th Aug. 2011 | |||
| Records | 1.0.1 | not checked | This release includes EMF and Refactory support for records. | ||||
| Teamwork | not checked | ||||||
| Shared Event Composition | 1.5.1 | available | 2.5.x | 25th June 2012 | Compatible with Rodin 2.5. | ||
| Refactory | 1.2.2 | available | 2.5.x | 25th June 2012 | Version compatible with Rodin 2.5 . Fixed bug related with waiting for the rodin indexer to update. Added option to rename without having to wait for the rodin indexer to update. | ||
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Decomposition | 1.2.3 | available | 2.5.x | 25th June 2012 | Compatible with Rodin 2.5 . Typing guards (automatically generated) are marked as theorems; Static checks were added to the decomposition file according to the decomposition style chosen ; Improved UI interface: removed dialog requesting confirmation to delete possible existing sub-components (generated sub-components are marked as read-only); Changed suffix of decomposition file to "_DCMP" | |
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Project Diagram | 1.0.0 | not checked | ||||
| Relevance Filter | 1.1.1 | not checked | 2.x.x | ||||
| Theory Plug-in | v1.0 | not checked | 2.2 | 8th July 2011 | Compatible with Rodin 2.2 only. | ||
| Code Generation Feature | 0.2.3 | available | 22nd Mar. 2012 | ||||
| SMT Solvers | 0.8.0 | not checked | 2.4 | 17th Feb. 2012 | Yoann Guyot or Laurent Voisin | ||
| Qualitative Probability | 0.2.1 | available | 2.3.x | 23rd November 2011 | |||
| Generic Instantiation | 0.2.2 | available | 2.3.x | 11th May 2012 | |||
| B2Latex export | 0.5.3 | available | 2.5.x | 16th April 2012 |
B Method Update Site
| Plug-in name | Version | Status | MCV* | Release Date | Contact | Additional info | |
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Atelier-B provers | 2.0.1 | available | 2.4.x | 5th Oct. 2011 | Read the instructions concerning 64-bit compatibility : here |
Other Update Sites
| Plug-in name | Version | Status | MCV* | Release Date | Contact | Additional info | ||
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AnimB | not checked | Christophe Métayer | Use the update site http://www.animb.org/updatesite | ||||
| Camille | 2.1.5 | available | 2.5.x | 27th July 2011 | Michael Jastram | Use the Camille update site. http://www.stups.uni-duesseldorf.de/camille_updates Make sure to install the Event-B EMF Framework version 3.7.0 or greater. | ||
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Modularisation | available | 2.x.x | Use the update site http://www.iliasov.org/modplugin | ||||
| Group refinement | not checked | 2.6.x | Use the update site http://iliasov.org/refplugin | |||||
| Flows/Use case extension | available | 2.x.x | Use the update site http://iliasov.org/usecase | |||||
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ProB | 2.3.1 | available | 2.5.x | 04/25/2012 | Jens Bendisposto | Use the ProB update site. http://www.stups.uni-duesseldorf.de/prob_updates The Plug-in includes BMotion Studio | |
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ProR | 0.2.0 | available | 2.5.x | 04/25/2012 | Michael Jastram | Update site: http://www.stups.uni-duesseldorf.de/pror_updates Project web site: http://eclipse.org/rmf | |
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MBT plugin | 2.0 | available | 2.5.x | 5th of March 2012 | Alin Stefanescu | Use the update site http://fmi.upit.ro/mbt_plugin | |
| Mode/FT Views | 1.0.2 | not checked | 2.4.x | 4th July 2011 | Ilya Lopatkin | Update site: http://rodinmodeftview.sourceforge.net/ | ||
| Transformation patterns | 1.0 | not checked | 2.x.x | 4th July 2011 | Ilya Lopatkin | Update site: http://rodinmodeftview.sourceforge.net/ | ||
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VHDL code generator | 2.0.5 | not checked | 2.x.x | 12th March 2012 | Sergey Ostroumov | Update site: http://www.eventb-to-vhdl.tk/ |
*MCV stands for the Rodin's Maximum Compatible Version
Known plug-in incompatibilities
It unfortunately might exists some incompatibilities between plug-ins. This list might be non exhaustive and is updated accorded to user experiences. If you encounter some conflict while installing or using plug-ins, please send a mail to the Rodin User List or feel free to complete the following table.
| Plug-in name | Incompatible with |
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Fixed Bugs and Implemented Feature Requests
Bug 1954442: Too many handles used by Edit page on Windows Bug 2573332: Long formulas get truncated Bug 2835692: Text Editor exception Bug 2940575: some fomulas are truncated Bug 3005170: Becomes such that Bug 3022742: Problem with Software Sites Bug 3052238: Saving failed caused by AssertionError in rebuild Bug 3054228: Proof simplification too slow Bug 3112508: Camille can not be installed on Rodin 2.0.1 Bug 3164791: Error and missing page in help contents Bug 3392038: Rodin Editor does not handle contributed attributes Bug 3429766: Contents in Symbol palette becomes invisible when scrolling Bug 3440270: java heap space Bug 3441526: Wrong WD for COND Bug 3454414: Problems when merging events Bug 3469348: Bug in INITIALISATION FIS PO Bug 3472979: B2Latex doesn't handle more than one paragraph in a Comment Bug 3473014: B2LaTeX doesn't escape maths symbols in comments Bug 3473022: B2LaTeX silently produces nothing Bug 3489973: NPE in pp trans Bug 3493184: Bigger Font badly supported in proof tree Bug 3495675: Unsound translation of card in ppTrans Bug 3521058: dynamic label for open preferences with scope not correct
FR 2154814: Editor should display extended elements FR 3046981: tutorial FR 3377266: Import/Export of user defined tactic profiles.
Known Issues
Disclaimer
Since Rodin is continuously maintained, several unsoundness bugs which have been encountered were investigated and fixed. However, despite the total commitment of our teams to insure the soundness of the platform, some unexpected and unknown soundness issues could remain. We would be grateful if you would report these issues to the development mailing list.
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Rodin Platform up to r14636.
Developer Release date : 27/04/2012.
User Release date : 02/05/2012.
