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Trace slicing is a widely used technique for execution trace analysis that is effectively used in program debugging, analysis and comprehension. In this paper, we present a backward trace slicing technique that can be used for the analysis of Rewriting Logic theories. Our trace slicing technique allows us to systematically trace back rewrite sequences modulo equational axioms (such as associativity and commutativity) by means of an algorithm that dynamically simplifies the traces by detecting control and data dependencies, and dropping useless data that do not influence the final result. Our methodology is particularly suitable for analyzing complex, textually-large system computations such as those delivered as counter-example traces by Maude model-checkers.
This work has been partially supported by the EU (FEDER) and the Spanish MEC TIN2010-21062-C02-02 project, by Generalitat Valenciana PROMETEO2011/052, and by the Italian MUR under grant RBIN04M8S8, FIRB project, Internationalization 2004. Daniel Romero is also supported by FPI–MEC grant BES–2008–004860.
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Alpuente, M., Ballis, D., Espert, J., Romero, D. (2011). Backward Trace Slicing for Rewriting Logic Theories. In: Bjørner, N., Sofronie-Stokkermans, V. (eds) Automated Deduction – CADE-23. CADE 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6803. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22438-6_5
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