Functional induction does not preserve match cases syntactically
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Description
If I define a function on natural numbers using the equation compiler and have a case for n + 1, then the corresponding case in the functional induction principle is spelled n.succ.
Context
In #3629 we changed cases and induction such that they generate goals with n + 1 instead of n.succ. This is one case where functional induction is less nice to use than induction or the equation compiler.
Steps to Reproduce
def f : Nat → Nat
| 0 => 0
| n + 1 => f n
#check f.induct
Expected behavior: f.induct (motive : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive 0) (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive n → motive (n + 1)) :
∀ (a : Nat), motive a
Actual behavior: f.induct (motive : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive 0) (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive n → motive n.succ) :
∀ (a : Nat), motive a
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4.12.0-nightly-2024-09-07 on live.lean-lang.org
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Research direction
Reproduce the minimal example with the equation compiler and #check f.induct, then trace how the functional induction principle is generated. The fix is done when the induction case for n + 1 is presented syntactically as motive (n + 1) rather than motive n.succ, with the example still type-checking.
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Assessment
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100