ppl: Parma Polyhedra Library#
Description#
The Parma Polyhedra Library (PPL) provides numerical abstractions especially targeted at applications in the field of analysis and verification of complex systems. These abstractions include convex polyhedra, defined as the intersection of a finite number of (open or closed) halfspaces, each described by a linear inequality (strict or non-strict) with rational coefficients; some special classes of polyhedra shapes that offer interesting complexity/precision tradeoffs; and grids which represent regularly spaced points that satisfy a set of linear congruence relations. The library also supports finite powersets and products of (any kind of) polyhedra and grids, a mixed integer linear programming problem solver using an exact-arithmetic version of the simplex algorithm, a parametric integer programming solver, and primitives for the termination analysis via the automatic synthesis of linear ranking functions.
It is written in C++, but comes with interfaces to C, Java, OCaml, and Prolog. PPL is one of the fastest implementations of polyhedral computations.
Benchmarks are included in this paper: arXiv cs/0612085
License#
GPL v3+
Upstream Contact#
Core Development Team
Roberto Bagnara (University of Parma)
Patricia M. Hill (University of Parma)
Enea Zaffanella (University of Parma)
Type#
standard
Dependencies#
$(MP_LIBRARY)
Version Information#
package-version.txt:
1.2.p1
Equivalent System Packages#
arch:
$ sudo pacman -S ppl
conda:
$ conda install ppl
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install libppl-dev ppl-dev
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install ppl ppl-devel
freebsd:
$ sudo pkg install devel/ppl
gentoo:
$ sudo emerge dev-libs/ppl
homebrew:
$ brew install ppl
macports: install the following packages: ppl
nix:
$ nix-env --install ppl
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install ppl-devel
void:
$ sudo xbps-install ppl-devel
See https://repology.org/project/ppl/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.