diff -r 09acd7e116e8 -r 5b5ade6bc889 LMCS-Review --- a/LMCS-Review Thu Dec 29 18:05:13 2011 +0000 +++ b/LMCS-Review Mon Jan 02 16:13:16 2012 +0000 @@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ > algorithm W [...]." But there is no analysis in the paper of what was > hard in algorithm W coded with single binders, or explanation of how > it would be done in the new system reported in this paper showing why -> the new approach works better in practice. Although this example is +> the new approach works better in practice. + +Added + +> Although this example is > one of the main motivations given for the work, there is apparently no > formalization of algorithm W in the library of examples that comes > with Nominal2 described in this paper. I think that should be @@ -59,24 +63,35 @@ > binding single variables have not fared extremely well with the more > advanced tasks in the POPLmark challenge [2], because also there one > would like to bind multiple variables at once."). -> + +No time to provide full examples yet. They will be provided +once Nominal2 becomes more mature and people are using it +and help to provide theories. + > The new Isabelle package "Nominal2", described in this paper, is not > ready for users without a lot of hand-holding from the Nominal2 > developers. This paper would have more impact if interested users > could try the tool without so much difficulty. -> + +The plan is to have Nominal Isabelle be part of the next stable +release of Isabelle, which should be out before the summer 2012. +At the moment it can be downloaded as a bundle and is ready +to be used (we have confirmation from two groups for this). + > A few more specific points: > > Bottom of p.7: I don't understand the paragraph containing equations > (2.4) and (2.5). -> + + > Bottom of p.9: The parameters R and fa of the alpha equivalence > relation are dropped in the examples, so the examples are not clear. > I think there is a typo in the first example: "It can be easily > checked that ({x,y},x->y) and ({y,x},y->x) are alpha-equivalent [...]" > Did you mean "({x,y},x->y) and ({y,x},x->y) are alpha-equivalent"? -> -> + + + > Referee no 2: > > * The paper can be accepted for Logical Methods in Computer Science