leanprover / leanprover/lean4

Creating an inductive type with a constructor called `rec` crashes Lean

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Description

Prerequisites

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Description

This code crashes the server:

inductive X where
  | rec

Expected behavior: Probably it should be forbidden to have a constructor called rec.

Actual behavior: Server crashes

Versions

4.20.0-nightly-2025-05-07 on live.lean-lang.org

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Research direction

Start by running the minimal inductive X where | rec example against the current Lean nightly or in live.lean-lang.org and trace where server handling fails. Done means the example no longer crashes the server and its handling matches the intended restriction or diagnostic for a constructor named rec.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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