diff -r 6c07cc87fe2b -r f3c78a133fbb src/Pure/Isar/proof_context.ML
--- a/src/Pure/Isar/proof_context.ML	Thu Dec 07 17:58:45 2006 +0100
+++ b/src/Pure/Isar/proof_context.ML	Thu Dec 07 17:58:46 2006 +0100
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
   val add_notation: Syntax.mode -> (term * mixfix) list ->
     Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val expand_abbrevs: bool -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
-  val add_abbrevs: Syntax.mode -> ((bstring * mixfix) * term) list -> Proof.context ->
-    (term * term) list * Proof.context
+  val add_abbrevs: string -> (bstring * term) list -> Proof.context ->
+    ((string * typ) * term) list * Proof.context
   val verbose: bool ref
   val setmp_verbose: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b
   val print_syntax: Proof.context -> unit
@@ -877,21 +877,18 @@
 
 val expand_abbrevs = map_consts o apsnd o Consts.expand_abbrevs;
 
-fun add_abbrevs prmode = fold_map (fn ((raw_c, raw_mx), raw_t) => fn ctxt =>
+fun add_abbrevs mode = fold_map (fn (c, raw_t) => fn ctxt =>
   let
-    val (c, mx) = Syntax.const_mixfix raw_c raw_mx;
     val t0 = cert_term (ctxt |> expand_abbrevs false) raw_t
       handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg ("in constant abbreviation " ^ quote c);
     val [t] = Variable.exportT_terms (Variable.declare_term t0 ctxt) ctxt [t0];
-    val (((full_c, T), rhs), consts') = consts_of ctxt
-      |> Consts.abbreviate (pp ctxt) (tsig_of ctxt) (naming_of ctxt) (#1 prmode) ((c, t), true);
+    val (res, consts') = consts_of ctxt
+      |> Consts.abbreviate (pp ctxt) (tsig_of ctxt) (naming_of ctxt) mode ((c, t), true);
   in
     ctxt
     |> Variable.declare_term t
     |> map_consts (apsnd (K consts'))
-    |> map_syntax (LocalSyntax.add_modesyntax (theory_of ctxt)
-      prmode [(false, (Syntax.constN ^ full_c, T, mx))])
-    |> pair (Const (full_c, T), rhs)
+    |> pair res
   end);