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26 exception UnificationFailed
31 Cic.context -> Cic.metasenv -> (Cic.term option) list -> Cic.term -> Cic.term * Cic.metasenv
33 (* The entry (i,t) in a substitution means that *)
34 (* (META i) have been instantiated with t. *)
35 type substitution = (int * Cic.term) list
37 (* fo_unif metasenv context t1 t2 *)
38 (* unifies [t1] and [t2] in a context [context]. *)
39 (* Only the metavariables declared in [metasenv] *)
40 (* can be used in [t1] and [t2]. *)
42 Cic.metasenv -> Cic.context -> Cic.term -> Cic.term ->
43 substitution * Cic.metasenv
45 (* apply_subst subst t *)
46 (* applies the substitution [sust] to [t] *)
47 val apply_subst : substitution -> Cic.term -> Cic.term
49 (* apply_subst_reducing subst (Some (mtr,reductions_no)) t *)
50 (* performs as (apply_subst subst t) until it finds an application of *)
51 (* (META [mtr]) that, once unwinding is performed, creates a new *)
52 (* beta-redex; in this case up to [reductions_no] consecutive *)
53 (* beta-reductions are performed. *)
54 (* Hint: this function is usually called when [reductions_no] *)
55 (* eta-expansions have been performed and the head of the new *)
56 (* application has been unified with (META [meta_to_reduce]): *)
57 (* during the unwinding the eta-expansions are undone. *)
58 val apply_subst_reducing :
59 substitution -> (int * int) option -> Cic.term -> Cic.term