* NEWS: mention ltlcheck

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interfaces: they have now been rewritten with better argument interfaces: they have now been rewritten with better argument
parsing, saner defaults, and they come with man pages. parsing, saner defaults, and they come with man pages.
- genltl: generate LTL formulas from scallable patterns - genltl: Generate LTL formulas from scallable patterns.
This offers 20 patterns so far. This offers 20 patterns so far.
- randltl: generate random LTL/PSL formulas
- ltlfilt: filter lists of formulas according to several criteria - randltl: Generate random LTL/PSL formulas.
- ltlfilt: Filter lists of formulas according to several criteria
(e.g., match only safety formulas that are larger than (e.g., match only safety formulas that are larger than
some given size). Besides being used as a "grep" tool some given size). Besides being used as a "grep" tool
for formulas, this can also be used to convert for formulas, this can also be used to convert
files of formulas between different syntaxes, apply files of formulas between different syntaxes, apply
some simplifications, check whether to formulas are some simplifications, check whether to formulas are
equivalent, ... equivalent, ...
- ltl2tgba translate LTL/PSL formulas into Büchi automata. A
- ltl2tgba: Translate LTL/PSL formulas into Büchi automata. A
fondamental change to the interface is that you may fondamental change to the interface is that you may
now specify the goal of the translation: do you now specify the goal of the translation: do you
you favor deterministic or smaller automata? you favor deterministic or smaller automata?
- ltl2tgta translate LTL/PSL formulas into Testing Automata.
- ltl2tgta: Translate LTL/PSL formulas into Testing Automata.
- ltlcheck: A tool to find bugs in translators from LTL/PSL to
Büchi automata. This is essentially a Spot-based
reimplementation of LBTT that supports PSL in addition
to LTL, and that can output more statistics.
These binaries are built in the src/bin/ directory. The former These binaries are built in the src/bin/ directory. The former
test versions of genltl and randltl have been removed from the test versions of genltl and randltl have been removed from the
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+ output in dot format for display + output in dot format for display
A discussion of these automata, part of Ala Eddine BEN SALEM's A discussion of these automata, part of Ala Eddine BEN SALEM's
PhD work, should appear in a future edition of ToPNoC. PhD work, should appear in ToPNoC VI (LNCS 7400). The web-based
The web-based interface can build and display these testing interface and the aformentioned ltl2tgta tool, can be used
automata. to build testing automata.
- TGBA can now be reduced by Reverse Simulation (in addition to - TGBA can now be reduced by Reverse Simulation (in addition to
the Direct Simulation introduced in 0.9). A function called the Direct Simulation introduced in 0.9). A function called