Automatic Binding-Related Error Diagnosis in Logic Programs

Abstract. This paper proposes a diagnosis algorithm for locating a certain kind of errors in logic programs: variable binding errors that result act symptoms during compile-time checking of assertions based act interpretation. The diagnoser analyzes the graph generated bstract interpreter, which is a provably safe approximation of the program semantics. The proposed algorithm traverses this graph to find the point where the actual error originates (a reason of the symptom), leading to the point the error has been reported (the symptom). The procedure is fully automatic, not requiring any interaction with the user. A prototype diagnoser has been implemented and preliminary results are encouraging.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ICLP
• Authors: Pawel Pietrzak, Manuel V. Hermenegildo
• Keywords: Assertions Based Act, Diagnosis Algorithm, ICLP 2007, Programming Languages, Variable Binding Errors