tuned;

--- a/src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:13:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/Isar/attrib.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:33:21 2014 +0200
@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@
     |> Local_Theory.background_theory_result (define_global binding att0 comment)
     |-> (fn name =>
       Local_Theory.map_contexts (K transfer_attributes)
-      #> Local_Theory.declaration {syntax = false, pervasive = false} (fn phi => fn context =>
-          let
-            val naming = Name_Space.naming_of context;
-            val binding' = Morphism.binding phi binding;
-          in Attributes.map (Name_Space.alias_table naming binding' name) context end)
+      #> Local_Theory.generic_alias Attributes.map binding name
       #> pair name)
   end;
 

--- a/src/Pure/Isar/local_theory.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:13:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/Isar/local_theory.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:33:21 2014 +0200
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
   val set_defsort: sort -> local_theory -> local_theory
   val type_notation: bool -> Syntax.mode -> (typ * mixfix) list -> local_theory -> local_theory
   val notation: bool -> Syntax.mode -> (term * mixfix) list -> local_theory -> local_theory
+  val generic_alias:
+    (('a Name_Space.table -> 'a Name_Space.table) -> Context.generic -> Context.generic) ->
+    binding -> string -> local_theory -> local_theory
   val class_alias: binding -> class -> local_theory -> local_theory
   val type_alias: binding -> string -> local_theory -> local_theory
   val const_alias: binding -> string -> local_theory -> local_theory
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@
 
 fun mark_brittle lthy =
   if level lthy = 1 then
-    map_top (fn (naming, operations, after_close, brittle, target) =>
+    map_top (fn (naming, operations, after_close, _, target) =>
       (naming, operations, after_close, true, target)) lthy
   else lthy;
 
@@ -258,12 +261,12 @@
 
 val operations_of = #operations o top_of;
 
+fun operation f lthy = f (operations_of lthy) lthy;
+fun operation2 f x y = operation (fn ops => f ops x y);
+
 
 (* primitives *)
 
-fun operation f lthy = f (operations_of lthy) lthy;
-fun operation2 f x y = operation (fn ops => f ops x y);
-
 val pretty = operation #pretty;
 val abbrev = operation2 #abbrev;
 val define = operation2 #define false;
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@
   assert_bottom true #> operation (fn ops => #subscription ops dep_morph mixin export);
 
 
-(* basic derived operations *)
+(* theorems *)
 
 val notes = notes_kind "";
 fun note (a, ths) = notes [(a, [(ths, [])])] #>> the_single;
@@ -293,6 +296,9 @@
           (Proof_Context.fact_alias binding' name)
       end));
 
+
+(* default sort *)
+
 fun set_defsort S =
   declaration {syntax = true, pervasive = false}
     (K (Context.mapping (Sign.set_defsort S) (Proof_Context.set_defsort S)));
@@ -319,14 +325,21 @@
 
 (* name space aliases *)
 
-fun alias global_alias local_alias b name =
+fun generic_alias app b name =
+  declaration {syntax = false, pervasive = false} (fn phi => fn context =>
+    let
+      val naming = Name_Space.naming_of context;
+      val b' = Morphism.binding phi b;
+    in app (Name_Space.alias_table naming b' name) context end);
+
+fun syntax_alias global_alias local_alias b name =
   declaration {syntax = true, pervasive = false} (fn phi =>
     let val b' = Morphism.binding phi b
     in Context.mapping (global_alias b' name) (local_alias b' name) end);
 
-val class_alias = alias Sign.class_alias Proof_Context.class_alias;
-val type_alias = alias Sign.type_alias Proof_Context.type_alias;
-val const_alias = alias Sign.const_alias Proof_Context.const_alias;
+val class_alias = syntax_alias Sign.class_alias Proof_Context.class_alias;
+val type_alias = syntax_alias Sign.type_alias Proof_Context.type_alias;
+val const_alias = syntax_alias Sign.const_alias Proof_Context.const_alias;
 
 
 

--- a/src/Pure/Isar/method.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:13:24 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/Isar/method.ML	Thu Aug 14 12:33:21 2014 +0200
@@ -356,11 +356,7 @@
     |> Local_Theory.background_theory_result (define_global binding meth0 comment)
     |-> (fn name =>
       Local_Theory.map_contexts (K transfer_methods)
-      #> Local_Theory.declaration {syntax = false, pervasive = false} (fn phi => fn context =>
-          let
-            val naming = Name_Space.naming_of context;
-            val binding' = Morphism.binding phi binding;
-          in Methods.map (Name_Space.alias_table naming binding' name) context end)
+      #> Local_Theory.generic_alias Methods.map binding name
       #> pair name)
   end;