Compiling Agda to System Fω in Theory

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2015-07-20

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We develop a theoretical foundation for compiling the programming language Agda to System Fω, which is a stepping stone towards a compiler from Agda to Haskell. The practical relevance for software engineering and the problem of providing correctness guarantees for programs is highlighted. After describing relevant λ- calculi, we specify the semantics for compiling Agda to System Fω. Finally, we illustrate those compilation rules by manually translating several Agda code examples to System Fω.

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Languages, Lambda calculus and related systems, Types, Compilers

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