When loading up code in utop (or dune utop) and printing any data constructor like Bin.Stop with #show Bin.Stop;; I get a crash.
utop # #show Bin.Stop;;
>> Fatal error: Ident.rename Bin.nat
Fatal error: exception Misc.Fatal_error
~ via v4.12.0 took 4m41s
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While ocaml does not crash.
Is this a bug or is there an obvious reason why that would be illegal ?
(* SOTypeLevelNat.ml *)
module Bin : sig
type stop = Qasdpaokdsap
type 'a zero = Sasddkasdo
type 'a one = Zoldjsfoij
type _ nat =
| Stop : 'stop nat
| Times2 : 'n nat -> 'n zero nat
| Times2Plus1 : 'n nat -> 'n one nat
end = struct
type stop = Qasdpaokdsap
type 'a zero = Sasddkasdo
type 'a one = Zoldjsfoij
type _ nat =
| Stop : 'stop nat
| Times2 : 'n nat -> 'n zero nat
| Times2Plus1 : 'n nat -> 'n one nat
end
utop # #use "SOTypeLevelNat.ml";;
module Peano :
sig
type 'a s = S
type z = Z
type 'n nat = Zero : 'a nat | Succ : 'n nat -> 'n s nat
end
module Bin :
sig
type stop = Qasdpaokdsap
type 'a zero = Sasddkasdo
type 'a one = Zoldjsfoij
type _ nat =
Stop : 'stop nat
| Times2 : 'n nat -> 'n zero nat
| Times2Plus1 : 'n nat -> 'n one nat
end
printing a type, say, the nat works just fine
utop # #show Bin.nat;;
type nonrec _ nat =
Stop : 'stop Bin.nat
| Times2 : 'n Bin.nat -> 'n Bin.zero Bin.nat
| Times2Plus1 : 'n Bin.nat -> 'n Bin.one Bin.nat