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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada evolving towards formal analysis?
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i3text@gmail.com writes:

> I have been reading about SPARK, and about related systems like Spec#,
> JML, ACSL/Frama-c, and Escher C Verifier. These systems basically add
> type constraints, design by contract, and a prover to support code
> verification.
>
> Now I see that Ada 2012 is incorporating some part of design by
> contract. How far is it intended to make Ada implementations
> (e.g. GNAT) like the things mentioned above? Is Ada going to get a
> prover?

AdaCore is working on such things.

- Bob