aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--doc/changelog/07-commands-and-options/7791-deprecate-hint-constr.rst5
-rw-r--r--vernac/g_proofs.mlg11
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/changelog/07-commands-and-options/7791-deprecate-hint-constr.rst b/doc/changelog/07-commands-and-options/7791-deprecate-hint-constr.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2af6a4ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog/07-commands-and-options/7791-deprecate-hint-constr.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- **Deprecated:**
+ Deprecated the declaration of arbitrary terms as hints. Global
+ references are now mandatory.
+ (`#7791 <https://github.com/coq/coq/pull/7791>`_,
+ by Pierre-Marie Pédrot).
diff --git a/vernac/g_proofs.mlg b/vernac/g_proofs.mlg
index 03dfc576a1..596b04f7e3 100644
--- a/vernac/g_proofs.mlg
+++ b/vernac/g_proofs.mlg
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ let warn_deprecated_unfocus =
CWarnings.create ~name:"deprecated-unfocus" ~category:"deprecated"
(fun () -> Pp.strbrk "The Unfocus command is deprecated")
+let warn_deprecated_hint_constr =
+ CWarnings.create ~name:"deprecated-hint-constr" ~category:"deprecated"
+ (fun () ->
+ Pp.strbrk
+ "Declaring arbitrary terms as hints is deprecated; declare a global reference instead"
+ )
+
}
(* Proof commands *)
@@ -107,7 +114,9 @@ GRAMMAR EXTEND Gram
] ];
reference_or_constr:
[ [ r = global -> { HintsReference r }
- | c = constr -> { HintsConstr c } ] ]
+ | c = constr ->
+ { warn_deprecated_hint_constr ~loc ();
+ HintsConstr c } ] ]
;
hint:
[ [ IDENT "Resolve"; lc = LIST1 reference_or_constr; info = hint_info ->