pattern matching ignores inaccessibility annotation
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Description
example : (x : Bool × Bool) → x.fst = x.snd ⊕' Unit → Unit
| (.(b), b), .inl rfl => ()
| (_, false), _ => ()
| (_, true), _ => ()
During elaboration, Lean.Elab.Term.ToDepElimPattern.normalize ignores the explicit inaccessible pattern in (.(b), b) and rewrites it to (b, .(b)), which causes an error since the second component is now neither a constructor nor a variable pattern.
Steps to Reproduce
Run the code above.
Expected behavior: The code succeeds with no errors.
Actual behavior: The code results in the following error:
dependent match elimination failed, inaccessible pattern found
.(fst✝)
constructor expected
Versions
Lean 4.16.0-nightly-2025-01-06
This behavior has existed since Lean 4.0.0-m1
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Research direction
Start with the Lean.Elab.Term.ToDepElimPattern.normalize entry point named in the report and run the minimal reproducer against the specified nightly version. Trace how the explicit inaccessible pattern in (.(b), b) is normalized; done means the example elaborates successfully without the reported dependent match elimination error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100