README.md

# IRIS COQ DEVELOPMENT

This is the Coq development of the [Iris Project](http://iris-project.org).

## Prerequisites

This version is known to compile with:

 - Coq 8.6.1 / 8.7.0
 - Ssreflect 1.6.4
 - A development version of [std++](https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/robbertkrebbers/coq-stdpp)

If you need to work with Coq 8.5, please check out the
[iris-3.0 branch](https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/FP/iris-coq/tree/iris-3.0).

The easiest way to install the correct versions of the dependencies is through
opam.  You will need the Coq and Iris opam repositories:

    opam repo add coq-released https://coq.inria.fr/opam/released
    opam repo add iris-dev https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/FP/opam-dev.git

Once you got opam set up, run `make build-dep` to install the right versions
of the dependencies.

## Updating

After doing `git pull`, the development may fail to compile because of outdated
dependencies.  To fix that, please run `opam update` followed by
`make build-dep`.

## Building Instructions

Run `make -jN` to build the full development, where `N` is the number of your
CPU cores.

## Structure

* The folder [algebra](theories/algebra) contains the COFE and CMRA
  constructions as well as the solver for recursive domain equations.
* The folder [base_logic](theories/base_logic) defines the Iris base logic and
  the primitive connectives.  It also contains derived constructions that are
  entirely independent of the choice of resources.
  * The subfolder [lib](theories/base_logic/lib) contains some generally useful
    derived constructions.  Most importantly, it defines composeable
    dynamic resources and ownership of them; the other constructions depend
    on this setup.
* The folder [program_logic](theories/program_logic) specializes the base logic
  to build Iris, the program logic.   This includes weakest preconditions that
  are defined for any language satisfying some generic axioms, and some derived
  constructions that work for any such language.
* The folder [proofmode](theories/proofmode) contains the Iris proof mode, which
  extends Coq with contexts for persistent and spatial Iris assertions. It also
  contains tactics for interactive proofs in Iris. Documentation can be found in
  [ProofMode.md](ProofMode.md).
* The folder [heap_lang](theories/heap_lang) defines the ML-like concurrent heap
  language
  * The subfolder [lib](theories/heap_lang/lib) contains a few derived
    constructions within this language, e.g., parallel composition.
    For more examples of using Iris and heap_lang, have a look at the
    [Iris Examples](https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/FP/iris-examples).
* The folder [tests](theories/tests) contains modules we use to test our
  infrastructure. Users of the Iris Coq library should *not* depend on these
  modules; they may change or disappear without any notice.

## Documentation

A LaTeX version of the core logic definitions and some derived forms is
available in [docs/iris.tex](docs/iris.tex).  A compiled PDF version of this
document is [available online](http://plv.mpi-sws.org/iris/appendix-3.0.pdf).

## For Developers: How to update the std++ dependency

* Do the change in std++, push it.
* Wait for CI to publish a new std++ version on the opam archive, then run
  `opam update iris-dev`.
* In Iris, change the `opam` file to depend on the new version.
* Run `make build-dep` (in Iris) to install the new version of std++.
  You may have to do `make clean` as Coq will likely complain about .vo file
  mismatches.