leanprover / leanprover/lean4

Recursive `unsafe opaque` declarations are not opaque

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Description

Prerequisites
Description

Recursive unsafe opaque functions are added as definitions to the environment and not as opaques.

Context

Testing recursion stuff

Steps to Reproduce
unsafe opaque val (n : Nat) : Nat := if n = 0 then val n + 1 else 3
unsafe example : val n = if n = 0 then val n + 1 else 3 := rfl

Expected behavior: unsafe opaques are opaque and thus the example fails.

Actual behavior: unsafe opaques behave like unsafe def and thus the example works.

Versions

Lean 4.31.0-nightly-2026-04-16

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Research direction

Start with the minimal recursive unsafe opaque reproducer in the issue and compare its behavior with the expected opacity semantics on the latest Lean nightly. Trace how recursive unsafe opaque declarations are added to the environment; done means the example no longer succeeds by definitional reduction and regression coverage is added for this case.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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