Improving space efficiency of inductive/datatype definitions. Reduce usage of "open" and change struct open X; D end to let open X in struct D end end whenever possible -- removes X from the final structure. Especially needed for functors Intr_elim and Indrule. intr_elim.ML and constructor.ML now use a common Su.free_SEs instead of generating a new one. Inductive defs no longer export sumprod_free_SEs ZF/intr_elim: Removed unfold:thm from signature INTR_ELIM. It is never used outside, is easily recovered using bnd_mono and def_lfp_Tarski, and takes up considerable store. Moved raw_induct and rec_names to separate signature INTR_ELIM_AUX, for items no longer exported. mutual_induct is simply "True" unless it is going to be significantly different from induct -- either because there is mutual recursion or because it involves tuples.

Addition of compression, that is, sharing. Uses refs and Symtab (binary search trees) to get reasonable speed. Types and terms can be compressed.

Commented the datatype declaration of thm. Declared compress: thm -> thm to copy a thm and maximize sharing in it. "ext_axms" now calls Term.compress_term so that stored axioms use sharing.

Removed obsolete alist_of and st_of_alist. Is now simply a structure instead of a functor.

"prep_const" now calls compress_type to ensure sharing among types of constants in theories.

"prepare_proof" has been simplified because rewrite_rule and rewrite_goals_rule check for empty lists. The list of premises is *not* passed to Thm.compress; this was tried, but the potential storage gains seemed not to justify the cpu time required.

Now "standard" compresses theorems (for sharing). Also, rewrite_rule and rewrite_goals_rule check for the empty list of rewrites and do nothing in that case.

Now loads symtab.ML before term.ML. Functor > SymtabFun has been changed to the structure Symtab.

changed predicate flat to is_flat in theory Fix.thy

setting base_path is now optional