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This paper examines both the potential and the limitations of automatic static analysis in the verification of safety-critical Ada software. It provides a critical assessment of a specific analysis tool (the SPARK Examiner) using a concrete example program. Based on me criticism, some basic requirements for a static analysis tool supporting Ada applications are outlined.
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Rosskopf, A. (1996). Use of a static analysis tool for safety-critical Ada applications. In: Strohmeier, A. (eds) Reliable Software Technologies — Ada-Europe '96. Ada-Europe 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1088. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0013488
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