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-rw-r--r--doc/refman/RefMan-cic.tex12
-rw-r--r--doc/refman/RefMan-pre.tex2
-rw-r--r--doc/refman/RefMan-tac.tex28
-rw-r--r--doc/refman/RefMan-tus.tex18
4 files changed, 36 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-cic.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-cic.tex
index b9c17d8148..fdd2725810 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-cic.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-cic.tex
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ An algebraic universe $u$ is either a variable (a qualified
identifier with a number) or a successor of an algebraic universe (an
expression $u+1$), or an upper bound of algebraic universes (an
expression $max(u_1,...,u_n)$), or the base universe (the expression
-$0$) which corresponds, in the arity of sort-polymorphic inductive
-types (see Section \ref{Sort-polymorphism-inductive}),
+$0$) which corresponds, in the arity of template polymorphic inductive
+types (see Section \ref{Template-polymorphism}),
to the predicative sort {\Set}. A graph of constraints between
the universe variables is maintained globally. To ensure the existence
of a mapping of the universes to the positive integers, the graph of
@@ -977,8 +977,8 @@ Inductive exType (P:Type->Prop) : Type :=
%is recursive or not. We shall write the type $(x:_R T)C$ if it is
%a recursive argument and $(x:_P T)C$ if the argument is not recursive.
-\paragraph[Sort-polymorphism of inductive types.]{Sort-polymorphism of inductive types.\index{Sort-polymorphism of inductive types}}
-\label{Sort-polymorphism-inductive}
+\paragraph[Template polymorphism.]{Template polymorphism.\index{Template polymorphism}}
+\label{Template-polymorphism}
Inductive types declared in {\Type} are
polymorphic over their arguments in {\Type}.
@@ -1120,6 +1120,10 @@ Check (fun (A:Prop) (B:Set) => prod A B).
Check (fun (A:Type) (B:Prop) => prod A B).
\end{coq_example}
+\Rem Template polymorphism used to be called ``sort-polymorphism of
+inductive types'' before universe polymorphism (see
+Chapter~\ref{Universes-full}) was introduced.
+
\subsection{Destructors}
The specification of inductive definitions with arities and
constructors is quite natural. But we still have to say how to use an
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-pre.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-pre.tex
index f36969e821..0441f952df 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-pre.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-pre.tex
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ intensive computations.
Christine Paulin implemented an extension of inductive types allowing
recursively non uniform parameters. Hugo Herbelin implemented
-sort-polymorphism for inductive types.
+sort-polymorphism for inductive types (now called template polymorphism).
Claudio Sacerdoti Coen improved the tactics for rewriting on arbitrary
compatible equivalence relations. He also generalized rewriting to
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-tac.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-tac.tex
index 0edc66f839..87b9e4914f 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-tac.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-tac.tex
@@ -1275,15 +1275,18 @@ in the list of subgoals remaining to prove.
\item{\tt assert ( {\ident} := {\term} )}
- This behaves as {\tt assert ({\ident} :\ {\type});[exact
- {\term}|idtac]} where {\type} is the type of {\term}. This is
- deprecated in favor of {\tt pose proof}.
+ This behaves as {\tt assert ({\ident} :\ {\type}) by exact {\term}}
+ where {\type} is the type of {\term}. This is deprecated in favor of
+ {\tt pose proof}.
+
+ If the head of {\term} is {\ident}, the tactic behaves as
+ {\tt specialize \term}.
\ErrMsg \errindex{Variable {\ident} is already declared}
-\item \texttt{pose proof {\term} as {\intropattern}\tacindex{pose proof}}
+\item \texttt{pose proof {\term} \zeroone{as {\intropattern}}\tacindex{pose proof}}
- This tactic behaves like \texttt{assert T as {\intropattern} by
+ This tactic behaves like \texttt{assert T \zeroone{as {\intropattern}} by
exact {\term}} where \texttt{T} is the type of {\term}.
In particular, \texttt{pose proof {\term} as {\ident}} behaves as
@@ -1326,8 +1329,8 @@ in the list of subgoals remaining to prove.
following subgoals: {\tt U -> T} and \texttt{U}. The subgoal {\tt U
-> T} comes first in the list of remaining subgoal to prove.
-\item {\tt specialize ({\ident} \term$_1$ \dots\ \term$_n$)\tacindex{specialize}} \\
- {\tt specialize {\ident} with \bindinglist}
+\item {\tt specialize ({\ident} \term$_1$ \dots\ \term$_n$)\tacindex{specialize} \zeroone{as \intropattern}}\\
+ {\tt specialize {\ident} with {\bindinglist} \zeroone{as \intropattern}}
The tactic {\tt specialize} works on local hypothesis \ident.
The premises of this hypothesis (either universal
@@ -1338,14 +1341,19 @@ in the list of subgoals remaining to prove.
second form, all instantiation elements must be given, whereas
in the first form the application to \term$_1$ {\ldots}
\term$_n$ can be partial. The first form is equivalent to
- {\tt assert (\ident' := {\ident} {\term$_1$} \dots\ \term$_n$);
- clear \ident; rename \ident' into \ident}.
+ {\tt assert ({\ident} := {\ident} {\term$_1$} \dots\ \term$_n$)}.
+
+ With the {\tt as} clause, the local hypothesis {\ident} is left
+ unchanged and instead, the modified hypothesis is introduced as
+ specified by the {\intropattern}.
The name {\ident} can also refer to a global lemma or
hypothesis. In this case, for compatibility reasons, the
behavior of {\tt specialize} is close to that of {\tt
generalize}: the instantiated statement becomes an additional
- premise of the goal.
+ premise of the goal. The {\tt as} clause is especially useful
+ in this case to immediately introduce the instantiated statement
+ as a local hypothesis.
\begin{ErrMsgs}
\item \errindexbis{{\ident} is used in hypothesis \ident'}{is used in hypothesis}
diff --git a/doc/refman/RefMan-tus.tex b/doc/refman/RefMan-tus.tex
index 797b0adedd..017de6d484 100644
--- a/doc/refman/RefMan-tus.tex
+++ b/doc/refman/RefMan-tus.tex
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ constructors:
\item $(\texttt{VAR}\;id)$, a reference to a global identifier called $id$;
\item $(\texttt{Rel}\;n)$, a bound variable, whose binder is the $nth$
binder up in the term;
-\item $\texttt{DLAM}\;(x,t)$, a deBruijn's binder on the term $t$;
-\item $\texttt{DLAMV}\;(x,vt)$, a deBruijn's binder on all the terms of
+\item $\texttt{DLAM}\;(x,t)$, a de Bruijn's binder on the term $t$;
+\item $\texttt{DLAMV}\;(x,vt)$, a de Bruijn's binder on all the terms of
the vector $vt$;
\item $(\texttt{DOP0}\;op)$, a unary operator $op$;
\item $\texttt{DOP2}\;(op,t_1,t_2)$, the application of a binary
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ vector of terms $vt$.
\end{itemize}
In this meta-language, bound variables are represented using the
-so-called deBrujin's indexes. In this representation, an occurrence of
+so-called de Bruijn's indexes. In this representation, an occurrence of
a bound variable is denoted by an integer, meaning the number of
binders that must be traversed to reach its own
binder\footnote{Actually, $(\texttt{Rel}\;n)$ means that $(n-1)$ binders
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ on the terms of the meta-language:
\fun{val Generic.dependent : 'op term -> 'op term -> bool}
{Returns true if the first term is a sub-term of the second.}
%\fun{val Generic.subst\_var : identifier -> 'op term -> 'op term}
-% { $(\texttt{subst\_var}\;id\;t)$ substitutes the deBruijn's index
+% { $(\texttt{subst\_var}\;id\;t)$ substitutes the de Bruijn's index
% associated to $id$ to every occurrence of the term
% $(\texttt{VAR}\;id)$ in $t$.}
\end{description}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ following constructor functions:
\begin{description}
\fun{val Term.mkRel : int -> constr}
- {$(\texttt{mkRel}\;n)$ represents deBrujin's index $n$.}
+ {$(\texttt{mkRel}\;n)$ represents de Bruijn's index $n$.}
\fun{val Term.mkVar : identifier -> constr}
{$(\texttt{mkVar}\;id)$
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ following constructor functions:
\fun{val Term.mkProd : name ->constr ->constr -> constr}
{$(\texttt{mkProd}\;x\;A\;B)$ represents the product $(x:A)B$.
- The free ocurrences of $x$ in $B$ are represented by deBrujin's
+ The free ocurrences of $x$ in $B$ are represented by de Bruijn's
indexes.}
\fun{val Term.mkNamedProd : identifier -> constr -> constr -> constr}
@@ -553,14 +553,14 @@ following constructor functions:
but the bound occurrences of $x$ in $B$ are denoted by
the identifier $(\texttt{mkVar}\;x)$. The function automatically
changes each occurrences of this identifier into the corresponding
- deBrujin's index.}
+ de Bruijn's index.}
\fun{val Term.mkArrow : constr -> constr -> constr}
{$(\texttt{arrow}\;A\;B)$ represents the type $(A\rightarrow B)$.}
\fun{val Term.mkLambda : name -> constr -> constr -> constr}
{$(\texttt{mkLambda}\;x\;A\;b)$ represents the lambda abstraction
- $[x:A]b$. The free ocurrences of $x$ in $B$ are represented by deBrujin's
+ $[x:A]b$. The free ocurrences of $x$ in $B$ are represented by de Bruijn's
indexes.}
\fun{val Term.mkNamedLambda : identifier -> constr -> constr -> constr}
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ use the primitive \textsl{Case} described in Chapter \ref{Cic}
\item Restoring type coercions and synthesizing the implicit arguments
(the one denoted by question marks in
{\Coq} syntax: see Section~\ref{Coercions}).
-\item Transforming the named bound variables into deBrujin's indexes.
+\item Transforming the named bound variables into de Bruijn's indexes.
\item Classifying the global names into the different classes of
constants (defined constants, constructors, inductive types, etc).
\end{enumerate}