racket / racket/redex

Binding forms parsing error

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Description

This language definition:

(define-language lc
    (e ::= (list e ...) x)
    (x ::= variable-not-otherwise-mentioned)
    #:binding-forms
    (list (list x ...) ...) #:exports nothing)

Produces the error:
redex/redex-lib/redex/private/binding-forms-compiler.rkt:36:39: define-language: Same name used at two different ... depths: list (depth 1) vs. list (depth 0) in: (list (list p ...) ...)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the example language definition from the issue and read redex/redex-lib/redex/private/binding-forms-compiler.rkt, especially the reported line. Trace how the nested list forms are assigned depths; done means this definition no longer reports the same-name-at-different-depths error.

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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
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