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authornotin2007-12-11 10:08:13 +0000
committernotin2007-12-11 10:08:13 +0000
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parentd0f57e4e8b9d8feaadf96a241d3546ba061eb20c (diff)
Modification de la question no 172 de la FAQ (cf bug #1755)
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@@ -2445,11 +2445,12 @@ session began. It does not make sense in files to compile.
This means that {\eauto} or {\eapply} didn't instantiate an
existential variable which eventually got erased by some computation.
-You have to backtrack to the faulty occurrence of {\eauto} or
-{\eapply} and give the missing argument an explicit value.
+You may backtrack to the faulty occurrence of {\eauto} or {\eapply}
+and give the missing argument an explicit value. Alternatively, you
+can use the commands \texttt{Show Existentials.} and
+\texttt{Existential.} to display and instantiate the remainig
+existential variables.
-Note that you can see what the current existential are using the {\tt
- Show Existentials} command.
\begin{coq_example}
Lemma example_show_existentials : forall a b c:nat, a=b -> b=c -> a=c.