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changeset 11702 ebfe5ba905b0
parent 11700 a0e6bda62b7b
child 11712 deb8cac87063
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    30 * HOL: 'inductive' now longer features separate (collective)
    30 * HOL: 'inductive' now longer features separate (collective)
    31 attributes for 'intros';
    31 attributes for 'intros';
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    34 *** HOL ***
    34 *** HOL ***
       
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    36 * HOL: moved over to sane numeral syntax; the new policy is as
       
    37 follows:
       
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    39   - 0 and 1 are polymorphic constants, which are defined on any
       
    40   numeric type (nat, int, real etc.);
       
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    42   - 2, 3, 4, ... and -1, -2, -3, ... are polymorphic numerals, based
       
    43   binary representation internally;
       
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    45   - type nat has special constructor Suc, and generally prefers Suc 0
       
    46   over 1::nat and Suc (Suc 0) over 2::nat;
       
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    48 This change may cause significant INCOMPATIBILITIES; here are some
       
    49 hints on converting existing sources:
       
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    51   - due to the new "num" token, "-0" and "-1" etc. are now atomic
       
    52   entities, so expressions involving "-" (unary or binary minus) need
       
    53   to be spaced properly;
       
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    55   - existing occurrences of "1" may need to be constraint "1::nat" or
       
    56   even replaced by Suc 0; similar for old "2";
       
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    58   - replace "#nnn" by "nnn", and "#-nnn" by "-nnn";
       
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    60   - remove all special provisions on numerals in proofs;
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    36 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
    62 * HOL: linorder_less_split superseded by linorder_cases;
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    38 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
    64 * HOL: added "The" definite description operator; move Hilbert's "Eps"
    39 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice";
    65 to peripheral theory "Hilbert_Choice";