Running Coq on SEAS Systems
On any SEAS Linux machine, including the ones in the lab (Moore 100A),
you should be able to start up CoqIDE by typing something like this:
/mnt/eclipse/unsupported/linux/coq-latest/bin/coqide lec01.v
You can avoid typing this long string every time by adding something
like
export PATH=$PATH:/mnt/eclipse/unsupported/linux/coq-latest/bin
to your
.bashrc file (if you use the bash shell -- users of
other shells will need a different incantation). Then you can type
just
coqide lec01.v
to run Coq.
Using CoqIDE
The CoqIDE user interface is pretty self-explanatory. Use the up/down
buttons at the top of the window to send parts of your proof script to
Coq for processing (down) or to retract parts that have already been
sent so that you can edit them again (up).
Documentation
The
main Coq page includes a
comprehensive reference manual, an FAQ, and pointers to some other
useful resources.
For those who wish to go deeper with Coq, the
book
Interactive Theorem Proving and Program Development, by
Yves Bertot and Pierre Castéran is recommended.
Installing Coq on your own machine
Easy-install packages are available
from
the Coq download
page. (At the moment, the link to the Windows installer of the most
up-to-date version, 8.1pl1, seems to be missing, and there are no
pre-built installers for OS X. It is fine to install the previous
version, 8.1, instead.)
Note that you'll need both Coq itself
and some development
environmnent -- either CoqIDE (try this first, since it is simpler to
use, but may be tricky to install on some platforms)
or
Proof General.
