Added info on the new 'finalconsts' command.
--- a/NEWS Thu Oct 09 18:13:32 2003 +0200
+++ b/NEWS Thu Oct 09 18:20:14 2003 +0200
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
symbols. Call 'isatool fixgreek' to try to fix parsing errors in
existing theory and ML files.
+* Pure: Using the functions Theory.add_finals or Theory.add_finals_i
+ or the new Isar command "finalconsts", it is now possible to
+ make constants "final", thereby ensuring that they are not defined
+ later. Useful for constants whose behaviour is fixed axiomatically
+ rather than definitionally, such as the meta-logic connectives.
+
*** Isar ***
* Tactic emulation methods ?rule_tac, cut_tac, subgoal_tac and thin_tac:
@@ -42,7 +48,8 @@
*** HOL ***
* 'specification' command added, allowing for definition by
-specification.
+ specification. There is also an 'ax_specification' command that
+ introduces the new constants axiomatically.
* SET-Protocol: formalization and verification of the SET protocol suite;