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From: Simon Helsen <helsen@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>
To: Caml Mailing-list <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: recursive datatypes
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 17:51:35 +0100 (MET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.96.971111174455.16668X-100000@meijin> (raw)

Why does Caml type-check the following program? It wouldn't in Standard ML
and I don't see the use for it, as it may lead to infinite programs...

(I don't have a french keyboard)

Pourquoi est le programme ci-desous bon type ? C'est ne pas le
cas en Standard ML et je ne comprend pas l'usage pour ca parce que le
programme peut eventuellement cours a l'infini... 

type 'a tree = Tree of 'a

let f x = Tree (f x)

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             reply	other threads:[~1997-11-12  7:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-11-11 16:51 Simon Helsen [this message]
1997-11-12 15:05 ` Xavier Leroy
1997-11-12 16:16 ` Michel Quercia

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