B-Toolkit

tool, programming, product A set of software tools designed

to support a rigorous or formal development of software

systems using the B-Method.

The Toolkit also provides a development environment automating

the management of all associated files, ensuring that the

entire development, including code and documentation, is

always in a consistent state.

The Toolkit includes: a specification, design and code

configuration management system, including integrity and

dependency management and source file editing facilities; a

set of software specification and design analysis tools, which

includes syntax checkers, type checkers and a specification

animator; a set of verification tools, which includes a

proof-obligation generator and automatic and interactive

provers; a set of coding tools, which includes a translator,

linker, rapid prototyping facilities and a reusable

specification/code module library; a documentation tool for

automatically producing fully cross-referenced and indexed

type-set documents from source files; a re-making tool for

automatically re-checking and re-generating specifications,

designs, code and documentation after modifications to source

files.

A normal licence costs 25,000 pounds, academic 6,250 pounds.

(1995-03-13)