simplified handling of authentic syntax (cf. early externing in consts.ML);
simplified extern_term;
(*  Title:      Pure/Isar/skip_proof.ML
    ID:         $Id$
    Author:     Markus Wenzel, TU Muenchen
Skipping proofs -- quick_and_dirty mode.
*)
signature SKIP_PROOF =
sig
  val make_thm: theory -> term -> thm
  val cheat_tac: theory -> tactic
  val prove: theory -> string list -> term list -> term -> (thm list -> tactic) -> thm
end;
structure SkipProof: SKIP_PROOF =
struct
(* oracle setup *)
exception SkipProof of term;
fun skip_proof (_, SkipProof prop) =
  if ! quick_and_dirty then prop
  else error "Proof may be skipped in quick_and_dirty mode only!";
val _ = Context.add_setup (Theory.add_oracle ("skip_proof", skip_proof));
(* basic cheating *)
fun make_thm thy prop =
  Thm.invoke_oracle_i thy "Pure.skip_proof" (thy, SkipProof prop);
fun cheat_tac thy st =
  ALLGOALS (Tactic.rtac (make_thm thy (Var (("A", 0), propT)))) st;
fun prove thy xs asms prop tac =
  Goal.prove thy xs asms prop
    (if ! quick_and_dirty then (K (cheat_tac thy)) else tac);
end;