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authorEmilio Jesus Gallego Arias2018-05-22 21:57:46 +0200
committerEmilio Jesus Gallego Arias2018-05-22 21:57:46 +0200
commitce4387ab4538070cab550bcccc0baef3732d6a25 (patch)
tree280c5480ceaa4824d15ba5de518eee7cc15c1f22
parent1f901b7696a7a13ecd3c488353d08eaa1789453b (diff)
parent231a860fe710333cedbf83466745639849c75837 (diff)
Merge PR #7565: Document the new nested-proof error message.
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@@ -1260,6 +1260,12 @@ Chapter :ref:`Tactics`. The basic assertion command is:
The name you provided is already defined. You have then to choose
another name.
+ .. exn:: Nested proofs are not allowed unless you turn option Nested Proofs Allowed on.
+
+ You are asserting a new statement while already being in proof editing mode.
+ This feature, called nested proofs, is disabled by default.
+ To activate it, turn option :opt:`Nested Proofs Allowed` on.
+
The following commands are synonyms of :n:`Theorem @ident {? @binders } : type`:
.. cmdv:: Lemma @ident {? @binders } : @type