{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2155877593","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2254064.2254104","title":"Test-case reduction for C compiler bugs","display_name":"Test-case reduction for C compiler bugs","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-06-11","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2155877593","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2254064.2254104","mag":"2155877593"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2254064.2254104","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2254064.2254104","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 33rd ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5066046345","display_name":"John Regehr","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7025-4610"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I223532165","display_name":"University of Utah","ror":"https://ror.org/03r0ha626","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"John Regehr","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100350422","display_name":"Yang Chen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-7845"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I223532165","display_name":"University of Utah","ror":"https://ror.org/03r0ha626","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yang Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5047352355","display_name":"Pascal Cuoq","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210085861","display_name":"Laboratoire d'Int\u00e9gration des Syst\u00e8mes et des Technologies","ror":"https://ror.org/000dbcc61","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I277688954","https://openalex.org/I4210085861","https://openalex.org/I4210117989"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2738703131","display_name":"Commissariat \u00e0 l'\u00c9nergie Atomique et aux \u00c9nergies Alternatives","ror":"https://ror.org/00jjx8s55","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pascal Cuoq","raw_affiliation_strings":["CEA LIST, Saclay, France"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"CEA LIST, Saclay, France","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210085861","https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5002123078","display_name":"Eric Eide","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7206-8408"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I223532165","display_name":"University of Utah","ror":"https://ror.org/03r0ha626","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Eric Eide","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050875590","display_name":"Chucky Ellison","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2801919071","display_name":"University of Illinois System","ror":"https://ror.org/05e94g991","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2801919071"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chucky Ellison","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2801919071"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5061870286","display_name":"Xuejun Yang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8595-545X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I223532165","display_name":"University of Utah","ror":"https://ror.org/03r0ha626","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xuejun Yang","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5066046345"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I223532165"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":20.7654,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":288,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99738806,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"335","last_page":"346"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9986000061035156,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12423","display_name":"Software Reliability and Analysis Research","score":0.9976000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8469165563583374},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/compiler","display_name":"Compiler","score":0.7236607074737549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reducer","display_name":"Reducer","score":0.7071166038513184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reduction","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","score":0.6745584011077881},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.6452910900115967},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/substring","display_name":"Substring","score":0.6200452446937561},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/debugging","display_name":"Debugging","score":0.5970291495323181},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test-suite","display_name":"Test suite","score":0.5873572826385498},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/modular-design","display_name":"Modular design","score":0.5521947145462036},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test-case","display_name":"Test case","score":0.5324184894561768},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parallel-computing","display_name":"Parallel computing","score":0.5101359486579895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/compiler-correctness","display_name":"Compiler correctness","score":0.482738196849823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/digital-subscriber-line","display_name":"Digital subscriber line","score":0.41066625714302063},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-structure","display_name":"Data structure","score":0.18554216623306274}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8469165563583374},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169590947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47506","display_name":"Compiler","level":2,"score":0.7236607074737549},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776985865","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26820931","display_name":"Reducer","level":2,"score":0.7071166038513184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111335779","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454686","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.6745584011077881},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.6452910900115967},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C182407805","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2626534","display_name":"Substring","level":3,"score":0.6200452446937561},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C168065819","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845566","display_name":"Debugging","level":2,"score":0.5970291495323181},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151552104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7705809","display_name":"Test suite","level":4,"score":0.5873572826385498},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C101468663","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1620158","display_name":"Modular design","level":2,"score":0.5521947145462036},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C128942645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568346","display_name":"Test case","level":3,"score":0.5324184894561768},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173608175","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232661","display_name":"Parallel computing","level":1,"score":0.5101359486579895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68366613","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5156378","display_name":"Compiler correctness","level":3,"score":0.482738196849823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201374245","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104534","display_name":"Digital subscriber line","level":2,"score":0.41066625714302063},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162319229","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175263","display_name":"Data structure","level":2,"score":0.18554216623306274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C147176958","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77590","display_name":"Civil engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152877465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208042","display_name":"Regression analysis","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/2254064.2254104","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2254064.2254104","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 33rd ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.308.7616","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.308.7616","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://www.cs.utah.edu/~regehr/papers/pldi12-preprint.pdf","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.639.3936","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.639.3936","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://www.flux.utah.edu/download?uid=115","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":19,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W109452506","https://openalex.org/W190884830","https://openalex.org/W220935706","https://openalex.org/W1970705443","https://openalex.org/W1977279860","https://openalex.org/W2095064458","https://openalex.org/W2098456636","https://openalex.org/W2112472122","https://openalex.org/W2121217767","https://openalex.org/W2151226386","https://openalex.org/W2162604396","https://openalex.org/W2166189510","https://openalex.org/W2170224888","https://openalex.org/W2170736936","https://openalex.org/W2245859419","https://openalex.org/W3100198463","https://openalex.org/W4238083723","https://openalex.org/W4247177090","https://openalex.org/W4255006224"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2943236215","https://openalex.org/W2599888081","https://openalex.org/W2394411596","https://openalex.org/W2737431648","https://openalex.org/W2349055795","https://openalex.org/W4226030716","https://openalex.org/W2971039361","https://openalex.org/W2725465928","https://openalex.org/W2358616404","https://openalex.org/W4289709346"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"To":[0,74],"report":[1],"a":[2,9,37,98,103],"compiler":[3,145],"bug,":[4],"one":[5],"must":[6],"often":[7],"find":[8],"small":[10,76],"test":[11,61,79],"case":[12],"that":[13,41,63,110,118,139,149],"triggers":[14],"the":[15,31,34,136],"bug.":[16],"The":[17,91],"existing":[18,137],"approach":[19,49],"to":[20],"automated":[21],"test-case":[22,89],"reduction,":[23],"delta":[24,42,157],"debugging,":[25],"works":[26],"by":[27,130,135,144],"removing":[28],"substrings":[29,40],"of":[30,39,93],"original":[32],"input;":[33],"result":[35],"is":[36,95,140],"concatenation":[38],"cannot":[43],"remove.":[44],"We":[45,147],"have":[46],"found":[47],"this":[48],"less":[50],"than":[51,123,127,155],"ideal":[52],"for":[53],"reducing":[54],"C":[55],"programs":[56],"because":[57],"it":[58],"typically":[59],"yields":[60],"cases":[62,80],"are":[64],"too":[65],"large":[66],"or":[67,134],"even":[68],"invalid":[69],"(relying":[70],"on":[71,97,120],"undefined":[72],"behavior).":[73],"obtain":[75],"and":[77,84],"valid":[78],"consistently,":[81],"we":[82],"designed":[83],"implemented":[85],"three":[86],"new,":[87],"domain-specific":[88],"reducers.":[90],"best":[92],"these":[94],"based":[96],"novel":[99],"framework":[100],"in":[101],"which":[102],"generic":[104],"fixpoint":[105],"computation":[106],"invokes":[107],"modular":[108],"transformations":[109],"perform":[111],"reduction":[112,152],"operations.":[113],"This":[114],"reducer":[115,138],"produces":[116],"outputs":[117],"are,":[119],"average,":[121],"more":[122,154],"25":[124],"times":[125],"smaller":[126],"those":[128],"produced":[129],"our":[131],"other":[132],"reducers":[133],"most":[141],"commonly":[142],"used":[143],"developers.":[146],"conclude":[148],"effective":[150],"program":[151],"requires":[153],"straightforward":[156],"debugging.":[158]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":30},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":22},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":29},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":17},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":20},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":17},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":19},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":19},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":19},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":13},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-04-11T08:14:18.477133","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}