-*- outline -*- This is a summary of main changes. For details, please see the CVS ChangeLog and PG Trac, http://proofgeneral.inf.ed.ac.uk/trac. * Changes of Proof General 4.2 from Proof General 4.1 ** Generic/misc changes *** Support proof-tree visualization via the external Prooftree program Currently only Coq (using Coq version 8.4beta or newer) supports proof-tree visualization. If Prooftree is installed, the proof-tree display can be started via the toolbar, the Proof-General menu or by C-c C-d. To get Prooftree, visit http://askra.de/software/prooftree *** Compilation fixes for Emacs 24. *** Fix "pgshell" mode for shell/CLI prover interaction ** Coq changes *** Support proof-tree visulization *** Indentation improvements using SMIE *** Minor parsing fixes *** New setting for hiding additional goals from the *goals* buffer * Changes of Proof General 4.1 from Proof General 4.0 ** Generic changes *** Parsing now uses cache by default (proof-use-parser-cache=t). Speeds up undo/redo in long buffers if no edits are made. ** Isabelle changes *** Unicode tokens enabled by default ** Coq changes *** A new indentation algorithm, using SMIE. This works when SMIE is available (Emacs >= 23.3), but must be enabled by the variable `coq-use-smie'. It also provides improved navigation facilities for things like C-M-t, C-M-f and C-M-b. Addition by Stefan Monnier. *** Experimental multiple file handling for Coq. Proof General is now able to automatically compile files while scripting Require commands, either internally or externally (by running Make). Additionally, it will automatically retract buffers when switching to new files, to model separate compilation properly. For details, see the Coq chapter in the Proof General manual. Addition by Hendrik Tews. *** Fixes for Coq 8.3 * Main Changes for Proof General 4.0 from 3.7.1 ** Install/support changes *** XEmacs is no longer supported; PG only works with GNU Emacs 23.1+ Older GNU Emacs versions after 22.3 may work but are unsupported. *** Primary distribution formats changed The RPM and zip file formats have been removed. We are very grateful to third-party packagers for Debian and Fedora for distributing packaged versions of PG. ** Generic changes *** Font-lock based Unicode Tokens mode replaces X-Symbol Unicode Tokens has been significantly improved since PG 3.7.1, and now works purely at a "presentation" level without changing buffer contents. See Tokens menu for many useful commands. *** Document-centred mechanisms added: - auto raise of prover output buffers can be disabled - output retained for script buffer popups - background colouring for locked region can be disabled - ...but "sticky" colouring for errors can be used - edit on processed region can automatically undo Depending on the prover language and interaction output, this may enable a useful "document centred" way of working, when output buffers can be ignored and hidden. Use "full annotation" to keep output when several steps are taken. Standard values for the options can be set in one go with: Quick Options -> Display -> Document Centred and the defaults set back with Quick Options -> Display -> Default. See the manual for more details. *** Automatic processing mode Quick Options -> Processing -> Send Automatically Sends commands to the prover when Emacs is idle for a while. This only sends commands when the last processing action has been an action moving forward through the buffer. Interrupt by making a keyboard/mouse action. See the manual for more details. *** Fast buffer processing option Quick Options -> Processing -> Fast Process Buffer This affects 'proof-process-buffer' (C-c C-b, toolbar down). It causes commands to be sent to the prover in a tight loop, without updating the display or processing other input. This speeds up processing dramatically on some Emacs implementations. To interrupt, use C-g, which reverts to normal processing mode. (To stop that, use C-c C-c as usual). *** Improved prevention of Undo in locked region With thanks to Erik Martin-Dorel and Stefan Monnier. Undo in read only region follows `proof-strict-read-only' and gives the user the chance to allow edits by retracting first. *** Proof General -> Options menu extended and rearranged - new menu for useful minor modes indicates modes that PG supports *** New query identifier info button and command (C-c C-i, C-M-mouse1) These are convenience commands for looking up identifiers in the running prover. *** New user configuration options (also on Proof General -> Options) proof-colour-locked (use background colour for checked text) proof-auto-raise-buffers (set to nil for manual window control) proof-full-decoration (add full decoration to input text) proof-sticky-errors (add highlighting for commands that caused error) proof-shell-quiet-errors (non-nil to disable beep on error; default=nil) proof-minibuffer-messages (non-nil to show prover messages; default=nil) *** Removed user configuration options proof-toolbar-use-button-enablers (now always used) proof-output-fontify-enable (now always enabled) *** "Movie" output: export an annotated buffer in XML Basic movie output for Proviola, see http://mws.cs.ru.nl/proviola ** Isabelle/Isar changes *** Support undo back into completed proofs (linear_undo). *** Electric terminator works without inserting terminator Hit ; to process the last command. Easier than C-RET. *** Line numbers reported during script management *** Sync problems with bad input prevented by command wrapping *** Isabelle Settings now organised in sub-menus ** Coq changes *** Only supports Coq 8.1+, support for earlier versions dropped. *** Holes mode can be turned on/off and has its own minor mode *** Some keyboard shortcuts are now available in goals buffer C-c C-a C- are now available in goal buffer. *** Experimental storing buffer To store the content of response or goals buffer in a dedicated persistent buffer (for later use), use Coq/Store response or Coq/Store goal. *** bug fixes, bugs - Three panes mode: "window would be too small" error fixed. - Indentation: several error fixed. If you want to indent tactics inside "Instance" or "Add Parametric Relation" etc, please put "Proof." before the tactics, there is no way for emacs to guess wether these commands initiate new goals or not. - coq prog args permanent settings is working again - when a proof is completed, the goals buffer is cleared again. ** Notable internal changes *** Altered prover configuration settings (internal) proof-terminal-char replaced by proof-terminal-string urgent message matching is now anchored; configurations for `proof-shell-clear-response-regexp', etc, must match strings which begin with `proof-shell-eager-annotation-start'. proof-shell-strip-output-markup: added for cut-and-paste proof-electric-terminator-noterminator: allows non-insert of terminator pg-insert-output-as-comment-fn: removed (use p-s-last-output) proof-shell-wakeup-char: removed (special chars deprecated) pg-use-specials-for-fontify: removed (ditto) proof-shell-prompt-pattern: removed (was only for shell UI) proof-shell-abort-goal-regexp: removed (ordinary response) proof-shell-error-or-interrupt-seen: removed, use p-s-last-output-kind proof-script-next-entity-regexps,next-entity-fn: removed (func-menu dead) proof-script-command-separator: removed (always a space) *** Simplified version of comint now used for proof shell (internal) To improve efficiency, a cut-down version of comint is now used. Editing, history and decoration in the shell (*coq*, *isabelle*, etc) are impoverished compared with PG 3.X.