An Algorithm of Generalization in Positive Supercompilation

@inproceedings{Srensen1995AnAO,
  title={An Algorithm of Generalization in Positive Supercompilation},
  author={Morten Heine S{\o}rensen and Robert Gl{\"u}ck},
  booktitle={ILPS},
  year={1995}
}
This paper presents a termination technique for positive supercompilation, based on notions from term algebra. The technique is not particularily biased towards positive supercompilation, but also works for deforestation and partial evaluation. It appears to be well suited for partial deduction too. The technique guarantees termination, yet it is not overly conservative. Our technique can be viewed as an instance of Martens' and Gallagher's recent framework for global termination of partial… 
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