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15.4.645  src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-core-language.pkg

## type-core-language.pkg 

# Compiled by:
#     src/lib/compiler/front/typer/typer.sublib

# The epicenter of the typechecker is
#
#     src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-package-language-g.pkg
#
# -- see it for a higher-level overview.
# It calls us to typecheck core-language syntax,
# which is to say, bread-and-butter function and
# declaration code devoid of module-level stuff
# like packages, apis and generics.

# NOMENCLATURE:
# Throughout this file:
#     'src' == "source_code_region"


stipulate
    package ds  =  deep_syntax;                         # deep_syntax                   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/deep-syntax/deep-syntax.pkg
    package ip  =  inverse_path;                        # inverse_path                  is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/basics/symbol-path.pkg
    package lnd =  line_number_db;                      # line_number_db                is from   src/lib/compiler/front/basics/source/line-number-db.pkg
    package raw =  raw_syntax;                          # raw_syntax                    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/parser/raw-syntax/raw-syntax.pkg
    package syx =  symbolmapstack;                      # symbolmapstack                is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/symbolmapstack/symbolmapstack.pkg
    package trj =  typer_junk;                          # typer_junk                    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/typer-junk.pkg
    package tdt =  type_declaration_types;              # type_declaration_types        is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/types/type-declaration-types.pkg
herein

    api Type_Core_Language {
        #
        type_declaration: ( raw::Declaration,
                            syx::Symbolmapstack,
                            (tdt::Type -> Bool),
                            ip::Inverse_Path,
                            lnd::Source_Code_Region,
                            trj::Per_Compile_Stuff
                          )
                          ->
                          ( ds::Declaration,
                            syx::Symbolmapstack
                          );

        debugging:  Ref(  Bool );

    };                                                  # api Type_Core_Language 
end;



stipulate
    package ds  =  deep_syntax;                         # deep_syntax                   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/deep-syntax/deep-syntax.pkg
    package err =  error_message;                       # error_message                 is from   src/lib/compiler/front/basics/errormsg/error-message.pkg
    package fst =  find_in_symbolmapstack;              # find_in_symbolmapstack        is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/symbolmapstack/find-in-symbolmapstack.pkg
    package id  =  inlining_data;                       # inlining_data                 is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/basics/inlining-data.pkg
    package ip  =  inverse_path;                        # inverse_path                  is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/basics/symbol-path.pkg
    package mj  =  module_junk;                         # module_junk                   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/modules/module-junk.pkg
    package mtt =  more_type_types;                     # more_type_types               is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/types/more-type-types.pkg
    package raw =  raw_syntax;                          # raw_syntax                    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/parser/raw-syntax/raw-syntax.pkg
    package sht =  symbol_hashtable;                    # symbol_hashtable              is from   src/lib/compiler/front/basics/hash/symbol-hashtable.pkg
    package sxe =  symbolmapstack_entry;                # symbolmapstack_entry          is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/symbolmapstack/symbolmapstack-entry.pkg
    package sy  =  symbol;                              # symbol                        is from   src/lib/compiler/front/basics/map/symbol.pkg
    package syp =  symbol_path;                         # symbol_path                   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/basics/symbol-path.pkg
    package syx =  symbolmapstack;                      # symbolmapstack                is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/symbolmapstack/symbolmapstack.pkg
    package tdt =  type_declaration_types;              # type_declaration_types        is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/types/type-declaration-types.pkg
    package trd =  typer_debugging;                     # typer_debugging               is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/typer-debugging.pkg
    package trj =  typer_junk;                          # typer_junk                    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/typer-junk.pkg
    package tro =  typerstore;                          # typerstore                    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/modules/typerstore.pkg
    package tj  =  type_junk;                           # type_junk                     is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/types/type-junk.pkg
    package tt  =  type_type;                           # type_type                     is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-type.pkg
    package tvs =  typevar_set;                         # typevar_set                   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-variable-set.pkg
    package uds =  unparse_deep_syntax;                 # unparse_deep_syntax           is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/print/unparse-deep-syntax.pkg
    package vac =  variables_and_constructors;          # variables_and_constructors    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/deep-syntax/variables-and-constructors.pkg
    package vh  =  varhome;                             # varhome                       is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer-stuff/basics/varhome.pkg
    #
                                                        # rewrite_raw_syntax_expression is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/rewrite-raw-syntax-expression.pkg
    rewrite_raw_syntax_expression
        =
        rewrite_raw_syntax_expression::rewrite_raw_syntax_expression;
herein
    # This package is used (only) in:
    #
    #     src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-package-language-g.pkg
    #
    package   type_core_language
    : (weak)  Type_Core_Language                        # Type_Core_Language    is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-core-language.pkg
    {
        fun c_markexp (e, r)   =   if *typer_control::mark_deep_syntax_tree    ds::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_EXPRESSION  (e, r);   else e;fi;
        fun c_markdec (d, r)   =   if *typer_control::mark_deep_syntax_tree    ds::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_DECLARATION (d, r);   else d;fi;

        say = control_print::say;
        debugging = REF FALSE;
        #
        fun if_debugging_say (msg: String)
            =
            if *debugging
                say msg;
                say "\n";
            fi;
        #
        fun bug msg
            =
            error_message::impossible("type_core_language: " + msg);

        debug_print =   \\ x =  trd::debug_print debugging x;
        #
        fun show_declaration (msg, declaration, symbolmapstack)
            =
        #   trd::with_internals (\\ () => 
            debug_print ( msg,
                          (\\ pps =   \\ declaration =   uds::unparse_declaration (symbolmapstack, NULL) pps (declaration, 100)),
                          declaration
                        );
        #  ) 

        infix my  --> ;

        Typevar_Set_Update                      # Typevar_Set management.
            =
            tvs::Typevar_Set -> Void;

        my ---- =   tvs::diff_pure;

        union = tvs::union;
        diff  = tvs::diff;
        #
        fun no_update (_ : tvs::Typevar_Set)
            =
            ();
        #
        fun no_typevars (declaration, symbolmapstack)
            =
            (declaration, symbolmapstack, tvs::empty, no_update);

        infix my  +++ --- ---- ;
        #
        fun strip_exp_abs (ds::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_EXPRESSION (e, _))   =>   strip_exp_abs e;
            strip_exp_abs (ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION        (e, _))   =>   strip_exp_abs e;
            strip_exp_abs                                     e        =>                 e;
        end;
        #
        fun strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_EXPRESSION (e, r'),                  r) =>   strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (e, r');
            strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (raw::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION { expression=>e, ... },          r) =>   strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (e, r);
            strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (raw::SEQUENCE_EXPRESSION [e],                                    r) =>   strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (e, r);
            strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (raw::PRE_FIXITY_EXPRESSION [{ item, source_code_region, ... } ], r) =>   strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (item, source_code_region);
            strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree x                                                                    =>   x;
        end;

        internal_sym = special_symbols::internal_var_id;

        dummy_fnexp
            =
            ds::FN_EXPRESSION (   [   ds::CASE_RULE ( ds::WILDCARD_PATTERN,
                                                      ds::RAISE_EXPRESSION (ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION  { valcon => vac::bogus_exception,  typescheme_args => [] },   tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID)
                                                    )
                                  ],
                                  tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                              );

        #  LAZY 
        # clauseKind: used for communicating information about lazy fun decls
        # between preprocessing phase (makeVar) and main part of typecheckSMLFUNdec

        Clause_Kind = STRICT | LAZY_OUTER | LAZY_INNER;

        stipulate
            fun make_core_expression name symbolmapstack
                =
                ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF (core_access::get_variable (symbolmapstack, name)),  typescheme_args => []  };
        herein

            make_assignment_expression    =   make_core_expression "assign";
            make_dereference_expression   =   make_core_expression "deref";

        end;




                                                                                                                                # Typecheck core-language (non-module) declarations.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # This function contains about 95% of the code in this file. :)
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # The most interesting case here, which involves most of
                                                                                                                                # the coding, is a sequence of mutually recursive functions
                                                                                                                                # like
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo this => expression1;
                                                                                                                                #         foo that => expression2;
                                                                                                                                #     end
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     also
                                                                                                                                #     fun bar this => expression3;
                                                                                                                                #         bar that => expression4;
                                                                                                                                #     end;
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # where (say) 'this' may in turn be something as complicated as
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     a as SOME_CONSTRUCTOR { key1 = value1, key2 = ANOTHER_CONSTRUCTOR (b, _, c) } 
                                                                                                                                #  
                                                                                                                                # and of course each of the 'expression's can be a block
                                                                                                                                # full of if-then-else-fi statements and loops and so forth.
                                                                                                                                #  
                                                                                                                                # Processing any set of mutually recursive entities
                                                                                                                                # is normally a two-phase process, with a first phase
                                                                                                                                # which locates all the entities and a second phase
                                                                                                                                # which processes them, and this is no exception:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # We process such a declaration in two phases,
                                                                                                                                # analysis followed by synthesis:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     Analysis Phase:
                                                                                                                                #               Do sanity checks that all definitions of a
                                                                                                                                #               given function use the same name for it
                                                                                                                                #               (say, "foo") and have the same number of
                                                                                                                                #               arguments and so forth.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #               In this phase we also boil down the raw
                                                                                                                                #               syntax tree somewhat, allot symbols
                                                                                                                                #               as function names, and set up symbol
                                                                                                                                #               table entries for functions.  (These are
                                                                                                                                #               mostly place-holders at this point since
                                                                                                                                #               we have not yet constructed the actual
                                                                                                                                #               corresponding symbol table values.)
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     Synthesis Phase:
                                                                                                                                #               Do the actual translation from raw syntax
                                                                                                                                #               to deep syntax.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #               Complete the symbol table definitions
                                                                                                                                #               set up in Analysis Phase.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # This function gets invoked from exactly one place,
                                                                                                                                # in type_declaration'() in  src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/type-package-language-g.pkg
        #
        fun type_declaration ( declaration,
                               symbolmapstack,
                               is_free,
                               inverse_path,
                               src,
                               per_compile_stuff as   { issue_highcode_codetemp,
                                                        error_fn,
                                                        error_match,
                                                        ...
                                                      }
            )
            =
            {
                                                                                                                                if_debugging_say ">>type_core_language::type_declaration";
                complete_match = trj::complete_match (symbolmapstack, "MATCH");
                                                                                                                                if_debugging_say "--type_core_language::type_declaration << completeBind Match";
                complete_bind  = trj::complete_match (symbolmapstack, "BIND");
                                                                                                                                if_debugging_say "--type_core_language::type_declaration << completeBind BIND";

                                                                                                                                # Create a symbol table entry for a
                                                                                                                                # vanilla variable.  Input is a
                                                                                                                                # value-space symbol::symbol, result
                                                                                                                                # is a variables_and_constructors::variable::PLAIN_VARIABLE:
                #
                fun new_valvar symbol
                    =
                    vac::make_ordinary_variable   ( symbol,
                                                    vh::named_varhome (symbol, issue_highcode_codetemp)
                                                  );


                #  LAZY: utilities for lazy sml translation 

                                                                                                                                # Will one forcingFun do, or should new ones be generated with
                                                                                                                                # different bound variables for each use? (David B MacQueen)     XXX QUERO FIXME
                #
                fun force_expression e
                    = 
                    {   v =  new_valvar  (sy::make_value_symbol  "x");
                        #
                        ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                            operator =>         
                                ds::FN_EXPRESSION (
                                    complete_match [
                                        ds::CASE_RULE (
                                            ds::APPLY_PATTERN (
                                                mtt::dollar_valcon,
                                                [],
                                                ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN v
                                            ),
                                            ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF v,  typescheme_args => []  }
                                        )
                                    ],
                                    tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                                ),
                            operand => e
                        };
                                                                                                                                # David B MacQueen: second arg of APPLY_PATTERN and VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION = NIL and 
                                                                                                                                # of FN_EXPRESSION = tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID ok?  XXX QUERO FIXME
                    };
                #
                fun delay_expression e
                    = 
                    ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                        operator =>  ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION  {  valcon => mtt::dollar_valcon,  typescheme_args => []  },
                        operand  =>  e
                    };

                # Build declaration of n-ary Y combinator for lazy my rec 
                #
                fun lazy_rec_val_make_ycombinator_declaration n
                    =
                    {   fun upto 0 =>  [];
                            upto n =>  n ! (upto (n - 1));
                        end;

                        base   =   reverse (upto n);           #  [1, 2, ..., n] 
                        #
                        fun repeat f
                            =
                            map f base;
                        #
                        fun hold e
                            =
                            delay_expression (force_expression e);

                        # Capture MATCH exception from coreDict as
                        # a random exception for use internally
                        # in the Y combinator definition:
                        #
                        exn = core_access::get_exception (symbolmapstack, "MATCH");             # "exn" == "exception"

                        #  exn = vac::bogusException;    /* See if this will work? */ 

                        #  Y variable and local variables ri and fi and d 

                        yvar =   new_valvar(  sy::make_value_symbol( "Y@@@" + (int::to_string n)));            #  As PLAIN_VARIABLE { path, type, varhome, info } 
                        #
                        fun make_var_sym s i
                            =
                            new_valvar( sy::make_value_symbol( s + (int::to_string i)));

                        rvars   =   repeat (make_var_sym "r@@@");
                        fvars   =   repeat (make_var_sym "f@@@");
                        dvar    =   new_valvar (sy::make_value_symbol "d@@@");

                        # "REF(@@@(raise exception MATCH))" 
                        #
                        fun rdr_expression _
                            =
                            ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                                operator => ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION  {  valcon => mtt::ref_valcon,  typescheme_args => []  },
                                operand  => delay_expression (ds::RAISE_EXPRESSION (ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION { valcon => exn, typescheme_args => [] }, tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID))
                            };

                        rpat  = trj::tuplepat  (map  ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN  rvars);

                        int_expression  = trj::tupleexp (repeat rdr_expression);

                        rdec  = ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS
                                  (
                                    [ ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern              =>  rpat,
                                                        expression           =>  int_expression,
                                                        generalized_typevars =>  [],
                                                        raw_typevars         =>  REF []
                                                    }
                                    ]
                                  );

                        #  "@@@(force *ri)" 
                        #
                        fun dfbr rv
                            =
                            hold (
                                ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                                    operator => make_dereference_expression symbolmapstack,
                                    operand  => ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF rv,  typescheme_args => []  }
                                }
                            );

                        ddec  = ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS
                                  [
                                    ds::VALUE_NAMING   { pattern              =>  ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN dvar,
                                                        expression           =>  trj::tupleexp (map dfbr rvars),
                                                        generalized_typevars =>  [],
                                                        raw_typevars         =>  REF []
                                                      }
                                  ];
                        #
                        fun dexp ()
                            =
                            ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF dvar,  typescheme_args => []  };
                        #
                        fun setr_expression (rv, fv)
                            =
                            ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                                operator => make_assignment_expression symbolmapstack,
                                operand  => trj::tupleexp (
                                                [   ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF rv,   typescheme_args => []  },
                                                    hold (
                                                        ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                                                            operator => ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF fv,   typescheme_args => []  },
                                                            operand  => dexp ()
                                                        }
                                                    )
                                                ]
                                            )
                            };

                        updates = paired_lists::map setr_expression (rvars, fvars);

                        yexp = ds::FN_EXPRESSION (
                                       complete_match
                                           [ ds::CASE_RULE
                                               (
                                                 trj::tuplepat (map ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN fvars),

                                                 ds::LET_EXPRESSION
                                                  (
                                                     ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS [rdec, ddec],
                                                     ds::SEQUENTIAL_EXPRESSIONS (updates @ [ dexp() ] )
                                                  )
                                               )
                                           ],
                                           tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                                   );


                        ( yvar,
                          #
                          ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS [
                              #
                              ds::VALUE_NAMING
                                {
                                  pattern              =>  ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN  yvar,
                                  expression           =>  yexp,

                                  generalized_typevars =>  [],
                                  raw_typevars         =>  REF []
                                }
                          ]
                        );
                    };                   #  fun lazyRecValMakeYCombinatorDeclaration 


                # *** EXCEPTION DECLARATIONS ***
                #
                fun type_named_exception (src:  ds::Source_Code_Region) 
                                              (symbolmapstack:      syx::Symbolmapstack)
                                              (named_exception:     raw::Named_Exception)
                    =
                    case named_exception
                        #
                        raw::NAMED_EXCEPTION { exception_symbol=>id, exception_type=>NULL }
                            =>
                            {   exn = tdt::VALCON { name        =>  id,
                                                    is_constant =>  TRUE,
                                                    typoid      =>  mtt::exception_typoid,
                                                    #
                                                    is_lazy     =>  FALSE,
                                                    form        =>  vh::EXCEPTION ( vh::HIGHCODE_VARIABLE ( issue_highcode_codetemp (THE id))),
                                                    signature   =>  vh::NULLARY_CONSTRUCTOR
                                                  };

                                ( [ ds::NAMED_EXCEPTION   { exception_constructor  =>  exn,
                                                            exception_typoid       =>  NULL, 
                                                            name_string            =>  ds::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION (sy::name id)
                                                          }
                                  ], 

                                  syx::bind ( id,
                                              sxe::NAMED_CONSTRUCTOR  exn,
                                              syx::empty
                                            ),

                                  tvs::empty
                                );
                            };

                        raw::NAMED_EXCEPTION { exception_symbol =>  id,
                                               exception_type   =>  THE type
                                             }
                            =>
                            {   (tt::type_type  (type,  symbolmapstack,  error_fn,  src))
                                    ->
                                    (type, vt);

                                (-->) =  mtt::(-->);

                                exn =   tdt::VALCON { name         =>  id,
                                                      is_constant  =>  FALSE,
                                                      typoid       =>  (type --> mtt::exception_typoid),
                                                      # 
                                                      is_lazy      =>  FALSE,
                                                      form         =>  vh::EXCEPTION (vh::HIGHCODE_VARIABLE (issue_highcode_codetemp (THE id))),
                                                      signature    =>  vh::NULLARY_CONSTRUCTOR
                                                    };

                                ( [ ds::NAMED_EXCEPTION   { exception_constructor =>  exn,
                                                            exception_typoid      =>  THE type,
                                                            name_string           =>  ds::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION  (sy::name  id)
                                                          }
                                  ],
                                  syx::bind ( id,
                                              sxe::NAMED_CONSTRUCTOR exn,
                                              syx::empty
                                            ),
                                  vt
                                ); 
                            };

                        raw::DUPLICATE_NAMED_EXCEPTION { exception_symbol=>id, equal_to=>qid }
                            =>
                            {   (fst::find_exception_via_symbol_path (symbolmapstack, syp::SYMBOL_PATH qid, error_fn src))
                                    ->
                                    (equal_to as tdt::VALCON { is_constant, typoid, signature, ... });

                                new_form =   vh::EXCEPTION( vh::HIGHCODE_VARIABLE( issue_highcode_codetemp (THE id)));

                                exn      = tdt::VALCON { name    =>  id,
                                                         is_lazy =>  FALSE,
                                                         form    =>  new_form,
                                                         is_constant,
                                                         typoid,
                                                         signature
                                                       };

                                (   [ ds::DUPLICATE_NAMED_EXCEPTION { exception_constructor=>exn, equal_to } ],
                                    syx::bind (id, sxe::NAMED_CONSTRUCTOR exn, syx::empty),
                                    tvs::empty
                                );
                            };

                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_NAMED_EXCEPTION (named_exception, src)
                            => 
                            type_named_exception src symbolmapstack named_exception;
                    esac;


                #
                fun type_exceptiondec ( excbinds:               List( raw::Named_Exception ),
                                             symbolmapstack:    syx::Symbolmapstack,
                                             src
                                           )
                    =
                    {   my (named_exceptions, symbolmapstack, vt)
                            = 
                            fold_forward
                                (\\ (exc1, (named_exceptions1, symbolmapstack1, vt1))
                                    =
                                    {   (type_named_exception  src  symbolmapstack  exc1)
                                            ->
                                            (named_exception2,  symbolmapstack2,  vt2);

                                        ( named_exception2 @ named_exceptions1,
                                          syx::atop (symbolmapstack2, symbolmapstack1),
                                          union (vt1, vt2, error_fn src)
                                        );
                                   }
                                )
                                ([], syx::empty, tvs::empty)
                                excbinds;
                        #
                        fun get_name (ds::NAMED_EXCEPTION           { exception_constructor => tdt::VALCON { name, ... }, ... } ) =>  name;
                            get_name (ds::DUPLICATE_NAMED_EXCEPTION { exception_constructor => tdt::VALCON { name, ... }, ... } ) =>  name;
                        end;


                        trj::forbid_duplicates_in_list
                            ( error_fn src,
                              "duplicate exception declaration",
                              map get_name named_exceptions
                            );

                        ( ds::EXCEPTION_DECLARATIONS (reverse named_exceptions),
                          symbolmapstack,
                          vt,
                          no_update
                        );
                    };


                # *** PATTERNS ***
                #
                fun apply_pattern
                        ( constructor as raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN ( _, (l1, r1)),
                          argument    as raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN ( _, (l2, r2))
                        )
                        => 
                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN
                          (
                            raw::APPLY_PATTERN { constructor, argument },

                            ( int::min (l1, l2),
                              int::max (r1, r2)
                            )
                          );

                    apply_pattern (constructor, argument)
                        =>
                        raw::APPLY_PATTERN { constructor, argument };
                end;
                #
                fun tuple_pattern
                        ( a as raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (_, (l, _)),
                          b as raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (_, (_, r))
                        )
                        =>
                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (raw::TUPLE_PATTERN [a, b], (l, r));

                    tuple_pattern (a, b)
                        =>
                        raw::TUPLE_PATTERN [a, b];
                end;

                exception FREE_OR_VARIABLES;

                                                                                                                                # resolve_operator_precedence   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/resolve-operator-precedence.pkg

                                                                                                                                # The Mythryl parser doesn't resolve infix
                                                                                                                                # expressions because the user-specified
                                                                                                                                # infix precedences etc aren't known at that
                                                                                                                                # point.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Instead, the parser passes them through
                                                                                                                                # and we resolve the package in a post-pass.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Here we build the post-pass
                                                                                                                                # precedence resolver for patterns.
                                                                                                                                # (Later we build a matching one for expressions.)
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # 'resolve_pattern_by_fixity' gets invoked in exactly
                                                                                                                                # one place, the RAW::PRE_FIXITY_PATTERN
                                                                                                                                # case within 'type_pattern', the
                                                                                                                                # immediately following function.               XXX BUGGO FIXME put it in a local...in...end
                                                                                                                                #
                resolve_pattern_by_fixity
                    =
                    resolve_operator_precedence::parse
                      { apply => apply_pattern,
                        pair  => tuple_pattern
                      };

                                                                                                                                # Translate a raw-syntax pattern
                                                                                                                                # to a deep-syntax one, typechecking,
                                                                                                                                # syntax-checking and sanity-checking
                                                                                                                                # as we go.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # If the statement being compiled was
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo a b c = expression
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # then at this point 'pattern' will be
                                                                                                                                # bound to one of syntax trees a b c --
                                                                                                                                # which might be some complicated
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     c as { bar = ..., zot = ZOT(...) }
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # syntax tree.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # This is mostly just a matter of grinding
                                                                                                                                # through all the cases -- a raw variable
                                                                                                                                # becomes a deep variable, a raw integer
                                                                                                                                # constant becomes a deep integer constant
                                                                                                                                # etc etc etc.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # One nontrivial operation:
                                                                                                                                #    Any constructor applications (which
                                                                                                                                #    may be prefix or infix) are at this
                                                                                                                                #    point held in an undigested
                                                                                                                                #    RAW::PRE_FIXITY_PATTERN patterns
                                                                                                                                #
                fun type_pattern (
                        pattern:                raw::Case_Pattern,
                        symbolmapstack:         syx::Symbolmapstack,
                        src:                    ds::Source_Code_Region
                    ) 
                    :
                    ( ds::Case_Pattern,
                      tvs::Typevar_Set
                    )
                    =
                    {   case pattern
                            #                          
                            raw::WILDCARD_PATTERN
                                =>
                                (ds::WILDCARD_PATTERN, tvs::empty);

                            raw::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN path
                                => 
                                ( trj::clean_pattern
                                      (error_fn src) 
                                      (trj::do_var_pattern (syp::SYMBOL_PATH path, symbolmapstack, error_fn src, per_compile_stuff)),

                                  tvs::empty
                                );

                            raw::INT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN   s
                                =>
                                (ds::INT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN  (s, tj::make_overloaded_literal_typevar (tdt::INT, src, ["type_pattern/INT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN  from  type-core-language.pkg"])), tvs::empty);

                            raw::UNT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN        s
                                =>
                                (ds::UNT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN (s, tj::make_overloaded_literal_typevar (tdt::UNT, src, ["type_pattern/UNT_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN  from  type-core-language.pkg"])), tvs::empty);

                            raw::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN      s
                                =>
                                (ds::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN s,  tvs::empty);

                            raw::CHAR_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN   s
                                =>
                               (ds::CHAR_CONSTANT_IN_PATTERN s,    tvs::empty);

                            raw::RECORD_PATTERN { definition, is_incomplete }
                                =>
                                {   (type_labelled_patterns  src  symbolmapstack  definition)
                                        ->
                                        (lps, tyv);

                                    ( trj::make_record_pattern (lps, is_incomplete, error_fn src),
                                      tyv
                                    );
                                };

                            raw::LIST_PATTERN NIL
                                =>
                                (trj::nilpat, tvs::empty);

                            raw::LIST_PATTERN (a ! rest)
                                =>
                                {   (type_pattern (raw::TUPLE_PATTERN [a, raw::LIST_PATTERN rest], symbolmapstack, src))
                                        ->
                                        (p, tyv);

                                    (trj::conspat p, tyv);
                                };

                            raw::TUPLE_PATTERN pats
                                =>
                                {   (type_pattern_list (pats, symbolmapstack, src))
                                        ->
                                        (ps, tyv);

                                    (trj::tuplepat ps, tyv);
                                };

                            raw::VECTOR_PATTERN pats
                                =>
                                {   (type_pattern_list (pats, symbolmapstack, src))
                                        ->
                                        (ps, tyv);

                                    ( ds::VECTOR_PATTERN (ps, tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID),
                                      tyv
                                    );
                                };

                            raw::APPLY_PATTERN { constructor, argument }
                                =>
                                type_constructor (constructor, src)
                                where
                                    fun type_constructor (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (pattern, src), src')
                                            =>
                                            type_constructor (pattern, src);

                                        type_constructor (raw::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN path, src')
                                            => 
                                            {   dcb =  trj::do_var_pattern (syp::SYMBOL_PATH path, symbolmapstack, error_fn src', per_compile_stuff);
                                                #
                                                (type_pattern (argument, symbolmapstack, src))
                                                    ->
                                                    (pattern, typevar);

                                                ( trj::make_apply_pattern (error_fn src) (dcb, pattern),
                                                  typevar
                                                );
                                            };

                                        type_constructor (_, src')
                                            => 
                                            {   error_fn
                                                  src'
                                                  err::ERROR 
                                                  "non-constructor applied to argument in pattern"
                                                  err::null_error_body;

                                                (ds::WILDCARD_PATTERN, tvs::empty);
                                            };
                                    end;
                                end;

                            raw::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN { pattern, type_constraint => type }
                                =>
                                {   (type_pattern (pattern,  symbolmapstack,    src)) ->   (p1, typevar1);
                                    (tt::type_type (type,  symbolmapstack, error_fn, src)) ->   (t2, typevar2);

                                    ( ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (p1, t2),
                                      # 
                                      union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src)
                                    );
                                };

                            raw::AS_PATTERN { variable_pattern, expression_pattern }
                                =>
                                {   my (p1, typevar1) =  type_pattern (  variable_pattern, symbolmapstack, src);
                                    my (p2, typevar2) =  type_pattern (expression_pattern, symbolmapstack, src);

                                    ( trj::make_layered_pattern (p1, p2, error_fn src),
                                      #
                                      union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src)
                                    );
                                };

                            raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (pattern, src)
                                =>
                                type_pattern (pattern, symbolmapstack, src);

                            raw::PRE_FIXITY_PATTERN patterns
                                =>
                                                                                                                                # Here is one of the few nontrivial
                                                                                                                                # cases in this routine.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Recall that Mythryl allows user-declared
                                                                                                                                # precedence and fixity for functions
                                                                                                                                # and constructors.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Since those declarations haven't been
                                                                                                                                # resolved yet at parse time, the Mythryl
                                                                                                                                # parser passes through constructor 
                                                                                                                                # patterns as undigested RAW::PRE_FIXITY_PATTERN
                                                                                                                                # nodes, which must later be resolved
                                                                                                                                # via resolve_operator_precedence::parse
                                                                                                                                # once all precedence and fixity info is in hand.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # We're now at that 'later' point, so here
                                                                                                                                # we do the full parsetree resolution, then
                                                                                                                                # call ourselves recursively to process the
                                                                                                                                # now fully-defined pattern parsetree:
                                #
                                type_pattern (
                                    resolve_pattern_by_fixity (patterns, symbolmapstack, error_fn),
                                    symbolmapstack,
                                    src
                                );

                            raw::OR_PATTERN pats
                                =>
                                                                                                                                # Check that the sub-patterns of an
                                                                                                                                # or-pattern have exactly the same
                                                                                                                                # free variables.
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # Also, rewrite the sub-patterns so that
                                                                                                                                # all instances of a given free variable
                                                                                                                                # have the same type REF and the same
                                                                                                                                # varhome:

                                {   (type_pattern_list (pats, symbolmapstack, src))
                                        ->
                                        (ps, tyv);
                                    #
                                    fun free_or_vars (pattern ! pats)
                                            =>
                                            {   table =  sht::make_hashtable  { size_hint => 16,  not_found_exception => FREE_OR_VARIABLES }
                                                      :  sht::Hashtable( (vh::Varhome, Ref( tdt::Typoid ), Int) );
                                                #
                                                fun ins kv
                                                    =
                                                    sht::set table kv;
                                                #
                                                fun get k
                                                    =
                                                    sht::get  table  k;
                                                #
                                                fun error_msg x
                                                    = 
                                                    error_fn
                                                        src
                                                        err::ERROR
                                                        (   "variable "
                                                        +   sy::name x
                                                        +   " does not occur in all branches of or-pattern"
                                                        )
                                                        err::null_error_body;
                                                #
                                                fun ins_fn (id, varhome, type)
                                                    =
                                                    {   ins (id, (varhome, type, 1));
                                                        #
                                                        (varhome, type);
                                                    };
                                                #
                                                fun bump_fn (id, varhome0, a_type0)
                                                    =
                                                    {   (get id) ->   (varhome, type, n);
                                                        #
                                                        ins (id, (varhome, type, n+1));

                                                        (varhome, type);
                                                    }
                                                    except
                                                        FREE_OR_VARIABLES
                                                        =
                                                        {   error_msg id;
                                                            (varhome0, a_type0);
                                                        };
                                                #
                                                fun check_fn (id, varhome0, a_type0)
                                                    = 
                                                    {   (get id) ->   (varhome, type, _);
                                                        #
                                                        (varhome, type);
                                                    }
                                                    except
                                                        FREE_OR_VARIABLES
                                                        =
                                                        {   error_msg id;
                                                            (varhome0, a_type0);
                                                        };
                                                #
                                                fun do_pattern (   ins_fn:  (sy::Symbol,  vh::Varhome,  Ref(tdt::Typoid))
                                                                            ->
                                                                            (vh::Varhome,  Ref( tdt::Typoid ))
                                                              )
                                                    =
                                                    {   fun do_pattern' (
                                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (
                                                                        vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { varhome, inlining_data, path, vartypoid_ref }
                                                                    )
                                                                )
                                                                =>
                                                                {   (ins_fn (symbol_path::first path, varhome, vartypoid_ref))
                                                                        ->
                                                                        (varhome, vartypoid_ref);

                                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (
                                                                        vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { vartypoid_ref,
                                                                                              varhome,
                                                                                              path,
                                                                                              inlining_data
                                                                                            }
                                                                    );
                                                                };

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::RECORD_PATTERN { fields, is_incomplete, type_ref } )
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::RECORD_PATTERN
                                                                  {
                                                                    fields => map   (\\ (l, p) = (l, do_pattern' p))   fields,
                                                                    is_incomplete,
                                                                    type_ref
                                                                  };

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::APPLY_PATTERN (dc, type, pattern))
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::APPLY_PATTERN (dc, type, do_pattern' pattern);

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (pattern, type))
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (do_pattern' pattern, type);

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::AS_PATTERN (p1, p2))
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::AS_PATTERN (do_pattern' p1, do_pattern' p2);

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::OR_PATTERN (p1, p2))
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::OR_PATTERN (do_pattern' p1, do_pattern check_fn p2);

                                                            do_pattern' (ds::VECTOR_PATTERN (pats, type))
                                                                =>
                                                                ds::VECTOR_PATTERN (map do_pattern' pats, type);

                                                            do_pattern' pattern
                                                                =>
                                                                pattern;
                                                        end;

                                                        do_pattern';
                                                    };



                                                #  Check that each variable occurs in each sub-pattern: 
                                                #
                                                fun check_complete m (id, (_, _, n: Int))
                                                    =
                                                    if (n != m)   error_msg id;   fi;

                                                pats = (do_pattern ins_fn pattern)
                                                           ! 
                                                           (map (do_pattern bump_fn) pats);


                                                sht::keyed_apply (check_complete (length pats)) table;

                                                pats;
                                            };                   #  freeOrVars 

                                        free_or_vars _
                                            =>
                                            bug "freeOrVars";
                                    end;

                                    my (pattern, pats)
                                        =
                                        case (free_or_vars ps)
                                            #
                                            (h ! t) =>   (h, t);
                                            _       =>   bug "type_pattern: no free or vars";
                                        esac;
                                    #
                                    fun fold_or (p, []    )   =>   p;
                                        fold_or (p, p' ! r)   =>   ds::OR_PATTERN (p, fold_or (p', r));
                                    end;

                                    ( fold_or (pattern, pats),
                                      tyv
                                    );
                                };
                        esac;
                    }                                                                                                           # end of type_pattern 


                # Translate a record pattern
                # from raw syntax to deep syntax,
                # typechecking, syntax-checking
                # and sanity-checking as we go.
                #
                # If the input source code was something like
                #
                #     fun foo { lab1 = pat1, lab2 = pat2 ... } = expression;
                #
                # then at this point our 'labelledPatterns' argument
                # is the list of "lab=pat" clauses from inside the
                # curly braces.
                # 
                # All we really have to do here is pick apart the
                # list, apply type_pattern to the patterns,
                # and assemble the list of results -- type_pattern
                # does all the heavy lifting for us:

                also
                fun type_labelled_patterns (src: ds::Source_Code_Region) (symbolmapstack: syx::Symbolmapstack) labelled_patterns
                    =
                    fold_forward
                        (\\ ((label1, pattern1), (labelled_patterns1, typevar_set1))
                            =
                            {   (type_pattern (pattern1, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (pattern2, typevar_set2);

                                ( (label1, pattern2) ! labelled_patterns1,
                                  union (typevar_set2, typevar_set1, error_fn src)
                                );
                            }
                        )
                        ([], tvs::empty)
                        labelled_patterns



                # Translate a list of patterns
                # from raw syntax to deep syntax,
                # typechecking, syntax-checking
                # and sanity-checking as we go.
                #
                # If the input statement was 
                #
                #     fun foo a b c = expression
                #
                # then "patterns" will be a list of
                # three(?) (simple!) pattern syntax trees.

                also
                fun type_pattern_list (patterns, symbolmapstack: syx::Symbolmapstack, src: ds::Source_Code_Region)
                    =
                    fold_backward
                        (\\ (p1, (lps1, lvt1))
                            =
                            {   (type_pattern (p1, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (p2, lvt2);

                                (p2 ! lps1, union (lvt2, lvt1, error_fn src));
                            }
                        )

                        ([], tvs::empty)

                        patterns;


                                                                                                                                #          INFIX EXPRESSION RESOLUTION
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # The Mythryl parser proper does not resolve
                                                                                                                                # infix expressions because the user-specified
                                                                                                                                # infix precedences and associativities are not
                                                                                                                                # known at that point.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Instead, the parser passes infix expressions
                                                                                                                                # through as unresolved symbol sequences and we
                                                                                                                                # recover the actual tree structure of these
                                                                                                                                # expressions in a post-pass.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Here we build the post-pass
                                                                                                                                # precedence resolver for expressions.
                                                                                                                                # (Previously we built one for patterns.)
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # 'resolve_expression_by_fixity' gets invoked
                                                                                                                                # in exactly one place, the RAW::PRE_FIXITY_EXPRESSION
                                                                                                                                # case within 'type_expression', the
                                                                                                                                # immediately following function.
                                                                                                                                #
                resolve_expression_by_fixity
                    =                                                                                                           # resolve_operator_precedence   is from   src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/resolve-operator-precedence.pkg
                    resolve_operator_precedence::parse
                      {
                        pair  =>   \\ (a, b) = raw::TUPLE_EXPRESSION [a, b],
                        #
                        apply =>   \\ (function, argument)
                                       =
                                       raw::APPLY_EXPRESSION { function, argument }
                      };
                #
                fun type_expression ( expression:               raw::Raw_Expression,
                                           symbolmapstack:      syx::Symbolmapstack,
                                           src:                 ds::Source_Code_Region
                                         )
                    :
                    ( ds::Deep_Expression,
                      tvs::Typevar_Set,
                      Typevar_Set_Update
                    )
                    =
                    case expression
                        #
                        raw::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION path
                            =>
                            (value, tvs::empty, no_update)
                            where
                                value =     case (fst::find_value_via_symbol_path (symbolmapstack,  syp::SYMBOL_PATH path,  error_fn src))
                                                #
                                                vac::VARIABLE v
                                                    =>
                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF v,  typescheme_args => []  };  

                                                vac::CONSTRUCTOR (d as tdt::VALCON { is_lazy, is_constant, ... } )
                                                    =>
                                                    if is_lazy
                                                        #                                                      #  LAZY 
                                                        if is_constant
                                                            #
                                                            delay_expression (ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION  { valcon => d,  typescheme_args => [] });
                                                        else
                                                            var = new_valvar (sy::make_value_symbol "x");

                                                            ds::FN_EXPRESSION (
                                                                complete_match
                                                                    [ ds::CASE_RULE (
                                                                          ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN  var,
                                                                          delay_expression (
                                                                              ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION {
                                                                                  operator => ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION   { valcon => d,      typescheme_args => [] },
                                                                                  operand  => ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF var,  typescheme_args => []  }
                                                                              }
                                                                          )
                                                                      )
                                                                    ],
                                                                    tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID    #  David B MacQueen: ? 
                                                            );
                                                        fi;
                                                    else
                                                        ds::VALCON_IN_EXPRESSION  { valcon => d,  typescheme_args => []  };
                                                    fi;
                                            esac;
                            end;


                        raw::IMPLICIT_THUNK_PARAMETER path
                            =>
                            {   # We use IMPLICIT_THUNK_PARAMETER to represent #x
                                # variables early in parsing.  They are all supposed
                                # to get converted to VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION long
                                # before we get here, so if we see one here, it is a bug:
                                #
                                exception IMPOSSIBLE;
                                raise exception     IMPOSSIBLE;   # XXX BUGGO FIXME should be using some standard exception here.
                            };

                        raw::INT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s
                            => 
                            ( ds::INT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION (s, tj::make_overloaded_literal_typevar (tdt::INT, src, ["type_expression/INT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION  from  type-core-language.pkg"])),
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::UNT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s
                            => 
                            ( ds::UNT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION (s, tj::make_overloaded_literal_typevar (tdt::UNT, src, ["type_expression/UNT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION  from  type-core-language.pkg"])),
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::FLOAT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION r
                            =>
                            ( ds::FLOAT_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION r,
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s
                            =>
                            ( ds::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s,
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::CHAR_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s
                            =>
                            ( ds::CHAR_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION s,
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::RECORD_IN_EXPRESSION cells
                            => 
                            {   (type_record_element_expressions (cells, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (les, tyv, update);

                                ( trj::make_record_expression (les, error_fn src),
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::SEQUENCE_EXPRESSION exps
                            =>
                            case exps
                                #
                                [e] => type_expression (e, symbolmapstack, src);

                                []  => bug "type_expression (SEQUENCE_EXPRESSION[])";

                                _   => {   (type_expression_list (exps, symbolmapstack, src))
                                               ->
                                               (es, tyv, update);

                                           ( ds::SEQUENTIAL_EXPRESSIONS es,
                                             tyv,
                                             update
                                           );
                                       };
                            esac;


                        raw::LIST_EXPRESSION NIL
                            =>
                            ( trj::nilexp,
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::LIST_EXPRESSION (a ! rest)
                            =>
                            {   my (e, tyv, update)
                                    = 
                                    type_expression (
                                        raw::TUPLE_EXPRESSION [ a, raw::LIST_EXPRESSION rest],
                                        symbolmapstack,
                                        src
                                    );

                                ( ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION  { operator => trj::consexp,  operand => e },
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::TUPLE_EXPRESSION exps
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression_list (exps, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (es, tyv, update);

                                ( trj::tupleexp es,
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::VECTOR_IN_EXPRESSION exps
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression_list (exps, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (es, tyv, update);

                                ( ds::VECTOR_IN_EXPRESSION (es, tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID),
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::APPLY_EXPRESSION { function, argument }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (function, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression (argument, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION { operator => e1,  operand => e2 },
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::OBJECT_FIELD_EXPRESSION { object, field }
                            =>
                            {
                                error_fn
                                    src
                                    err::ERROR
                                    "object->field not allowed outside of class definition"
                                    err::null_error_body;

                                # Return random valid value:
                                #
                                ( ds::STRING_CONSTANT_IN_EXPRESSION "",
                                  tvs::empty,
                                  no_update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION { expression, constraint => type }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (e1, typevar1, update);

                                (tt::type_type (type, symbolmapstack, error_fn, src))
                                    ->
                                    (t2, typevar2);

                                ( ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_EXPRESSION (e1, t2),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::EXCEPT_EXPRESSION { expression, rules }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1,   typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_case_rules (rules,      symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (rls2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( trj::make_handle_expression (e1, rls2, per_compile_stuff), 
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::RAISE_EXPRESSION expression
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (e, tyv, update);

                                ( ds::RAISE_EXPRESSION (e, tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID),
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::LET_EXPRESSION { declaration, expression }
                            => 
                            {   (type_declaration' (declaration, symbolmapstack, ip::INVERSE_PATH [], src)) ->   (d1, e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression   (expression,   syx::atop (e1, symbolmapstack),     src)) ->   (    e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::LET_EXPRESSION (d1, e2),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::CASE_EXPRESSION { expression, rules }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1,   typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_case_rules  (rules,     symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (rls2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::CASE_EXPRESSION (e1, complete_match rls2, TRUE),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::IF_EXPRESSION { test_case, then_case, else_case }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (test_case, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression (then_case, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                (type_expression (else_case, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e3, typevar3, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn3);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn3  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::IF_EXPRESSION { test_case => e1, then_case => e2, else_case => e3 },
                                  union (typevar1, union (typevar2, typevar3, error_fn src), error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::AND_EXPRESSION (expression1, expression2)
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression1, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression (expression2, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::AND_EXPRESSION (e1, e2),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::OR_EXPRESSION (expression1, expression2)
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (expression1, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression (expression2, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                       finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::OR_EXPRESSION (e1, e2),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::WHILE_EXPRESSION { test, expression }
                            =>
                            {   (type_expression (test,       symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                                (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (e2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                                #
                                fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                    =
                                    {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar_set;
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar_set;
                                    };

                                ( ds::WHILE_EXPRESSION { test => e1, expression => e2 },
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                );
                            };

                        raw::FN_EXPRESSION rules
                            => 
                            {   (type_case_rules (rules, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (rls, tyv, update);

                                ( ds::FN_EXPRESSION (complete_match rls, tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID),
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_EXPRESSION (expression, src)
                            => 
                            {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (e, tyv, update);

                                ( c_markexp (e, src),
                                  tyv,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::RECORD_SELECTOR_EXPRESSION s
                            => 
                            ( {   v =  new_valvar  s;
                                  #
                                  ds::FN_EXPRESSION (
                                      #
                                      complete_match

                                          [ ds::CASE_RULE (
                                                #
                                                ds::RECORD_PATTERN
                                                  {
                                                    fields        =>  [ (s, ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN v)],
                                                    is_incomplete =>  TRUE,
                                                    type_ref      =>  REF tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                                                  },

                                                c_markexp (
                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF v,  typescheme_args => []  },
                                                    src
                                                )
                                            )
                                          ],
                                          tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                                  );
                              },
                              tvs::empty,
                              no_update
                            );

                        raw::PRE_FIXITY_EXPRESSION items
                            =>
                                                                                                                                # Here is one of the few nontrivial
                                                                                                                                # cases in this routine.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Recall that Mythryl allows user-declared
                                                                                                                                # precedence and fixity for functions
                                                                                                                                # and constructors. (E.g., 'infix my 60 ** ;'.)
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Since those declarations haven't been
                                                                                                                                # resolved yet at parse time, the Mythryl
                                                                                                                                # parser passes through function and constructor
                                                                                                                                # expressions as undigested RAW::PRE_FIXITY_EXPRESSION
                                                                                                                                # nodes, which must later be resolved
                                                                                                                                # via resolve_operator_precedence::parse from
                                                                                                                                #     src/lib/compiler/front/typer/main/resolve-operator-precedence.pkg
                                                                                                                                # once all precedence and fixity info is in hand.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # We're now at that 'later' point, so here
                                                                                                                                # we do the full parsetree resolution, then
                                                                                                                                # call ourselves recursively to process the
                                                                                                                                # now fully-defined expression parsetree:
                                                                                                                                #
                            type_expression (
                                rewrite_raw_syntax_expression  (resolve_expression_by_fixity (items, symbolmapstack, error_fn)),
                                symbolmapstack,
                                src
                            );
                    esac                                                                                                        # fun type_expression 


                also
                fun type_record_element_expressions (labels, symbolmapstack, src)
                    =
                    {   my (les1, lvt1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns)
                            =
                            fold_backward 
                                (   \\ ((lb2, e2), (les2, lvt2, updates2))
                                       =
                                       {   (type_expression (e2, symbolmapstack, src))
                                                ->
                                                (e3, lvt3, update3);

                                           ( (lb2, e3) ! les2,
                                             union (lvt3, lvt2, error_fn src),
                                             update3 ! updates2
                                           );
                                       }
                                )
                                ([], tvs::empty, [])
                                labels;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =
                            apply
                                (\\ f =  f typevar_set)
                                finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;

                        (les1, lvt1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);
                    }

                also
                fun type_expression_list (es, symbolmapstack, src)
                     =
                     {   my (les1, lvt1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns)
                             =
                             fold_backward 
                                 (   \\ (e2, (es2, lvt2, updates2))
                                        =
                                        {   (type_expression (e2, symbolmapstack, src))
                                                ->
                                                (e3, lvt3, update3);

                                            ( e3 ! es2,
                                              union (lvt3, lvt2, error_fn src), 
                                              update3 ! updates2
                                            );
                                        }
                                 )
                                 ([], tvs::empty, [])
                                 es;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                             =
                             apply
                                 (\\ f = f typevar_set)
                                 finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;

                         (les1, lvt1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);
                     }

                also
                fun type_case_rules (rule_patterns, symbolmapstack, src)
                    =
                    # 'rule_patterns' is the
                    # list of 'pattern => expression"
                    # rules constituting some 'case'
                    # statement or 'fun' def.
                    #
                    {   my (rules, lvt, update1)
                            =
                            fold_backward 
                                (\\ (r1, (rules1, lvt1, update1))
                                    =
                                    {   (type_case_rule (r1, symbolmapstack, src))
                                            ->
                                            (r2, lvt2, update2);

                                        (   r2 ! rules1,
                                            union (lvt2, lvt1, error_fn src), 
                                            update2 ! update1
                                        );
                                    }
                                )

                                ([], tvs::empty, [])

                                rule_patterns;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =
                            apply   (\\ f =  f typevar_set)   update1;

                        (rules, lvt, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);
                    }
                    where
                        fun type_case_rule (raw::CASE_RULE { pattern, expression }, symbolmapstack, src)
                            =
                            # We're given one "pattern => expression"
                            # rule from a case statement or fun def:
                            # translate it from raw syntax into deep syntax.
                            #
                            {   src' =  case pattern
                                            #
                                            raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (p, reg)   =>   reg;
                                            _                                              =>   src;
                                        esac;

                                (type_pattern (pattern, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (p, typevar1);

                                symbolmapstack' = syx::atop (trj::bind_varp ([p], error_fn src'), symbolmapstack);

                                (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack', src))
                                    ->
                                    (e, typevar2, update);
                                    

                                ( ds::CASE_RULE (p, e),
                                  union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                                  update
                                );
                            };
                    end


                # Simple declarations:
                #
                also
                fun type_declaration' (declaration, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src)
                    :
                    ( ds::Declaration,
                      syx::Symbolmapstack,
                      tvs::Typevar_Set,
                      Typevar_Set_Update
                    )
                    =
                    case declaration 
                        #
                        raw::TYPE_DECLARATIONS named_types
                            => 
                            {   my (declaration', symbolmapstack')
                                    =
                                    tt::type_type_declaration (
                                        named_types,
                                        symbolmapstack,        #  trj::TOP,??? XXX BUGGO FIXME  
                                        inverse_path,
                                        src,
                                        per_compile_stuff
                                    );

                                no_typevars (declaration', symbolmapstack');
                            };

                        raw::SUMTYPE_DECLARATIONS (x as { sumtypes, with_types } )
                            => 
                            (   case sumtypes
                                    #
                                    (raw::SUM_TYPE {   right_hand_side => (raw::VALCONS _), ... })  !  _
                                        =>
                                        {   my (dtypes, wtypes, _, symbolmapstack')
                                               =
                                               tt::type_sumtype_declaration (
                                                   x,
                                                   symbolmapstack,
                                                   [],
                                                   tro::empty,
                                                   is_free,
                                                   inverse_path,
                                                   src,
                                                   per_compile_stuff
                                               );

                                            no_typevars (
                                                ds::SUMTYPE_DECLARATIONS { sumtypes =>  dtypes,
                                                                           with_types   =>  wtypes
                                                                         },
                                                symbolmapstack'
                                            );
                                        };

                                   (raw::SUM_TYPE {
                                             name_symbol,
                                             right_hand_side => raw::REPLICAS symbols,
                                             typevars        => NIL,
                                             is_lazy         => FALSE
                                         }
                                      !
                                      NIL
                                    )
                                        =>
                                        #  LAZY: not allowing "lazy This = That'" 
                                        #  BUG: what to do if rhs is lazy sumtype? (David B MacQueen) 
                                        #
                                        case with_types
                                            #
                                            NIL =>
                                                {   type =  fst::find_type_via_symbol_path
                                                              ( symbolmapstack,
                                                                syp::SYMBOL_PATH  symbols,
                                                                error_fn  src
                                                              );

                                                    dcons   =   tj::extract_sumtype type;

                                                    env_dcons
                                                        =
                                                        fold_forward
                                                            (\\ (d as tdt::VALCON { name, ... }, e)
                                                                 =
                                                                 syx::bind (name, sxe::NAMED_CONSTRUCTOR d, e)
                                                             )
                                                             syx::empty 
                                                             dcons;

                                                    symbolmapstack
                                                        =
                                                        syx::bind (
                                                            name_symbol,
                                                            sxe::NAMED_TYPE type,
                                                            env_dcons
                                                        );

                                                    no_typevars (
                                                        ds::SUMTYPE_DECLARATIONS { sumtypes => [type],
                                                                                      with_types => []
                                                                                    },
                                                        symbolmapstack
                                                    );
                                                };

                                            _ =>    {   error_fn
                                                          src
                                                          err::ERROR
                                                          "withtype not allowed in sumtype replication"
                                                          err::null_error_body;

                                                        no_typevars (ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS [], syx::empty);
                                                    };
                                        esac;


                                    _ =>    {   error_fn
                                                 src
                                                 err::ERROR
                                                 "argument type variables in sumtype replication"
                                                 err::null_error_body;

                                                no_typevars (ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS [], syx::empty);
                                            };
                                esac
                            );

                        raw::EXCEPTION_DECLARATIONS named_exceptions
                            =>
                            type_exceptiondec (named_exceptions, symbolmapstack, src);

                        raw::VALUE_DECLARATIONS (vbs, explicit_typevar_refs)
                            =>
                            type_valdec (vbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::FIELD_DECLARATIONS (fields, explicit_typevar_refs)
                            =>
                            type_fielddec (fields, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::FUNCTION_DECLARATIONS (named_functions, explicit_typevar_refs)
                            =>
                            type_smlfundec (named_functions, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::NADA_FUNCTION_DECLARATIONS (named_functions, explicit_typevar_refs)
                            =>
                            type_lib7fundec (named_functions, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::RECURSIVE_VALUE_DECLARATIONS (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs)
                            =>
                            type_valrecdec (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS ds
                            =>
                            type_seqdec (ds, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::LOCAL_DECLARATIONS ld
                            =>
                            type_localdec (ld, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::INCLUDE_DECLARATIONS ds
                            =>
                            type_include_declarations (ds, symbolmapstack, src);

                        raw::FIXITY_DECLARATIONS (ds as { fixity, ops } )
                            => 
                            {   symbolmapstack
                                    = 
                                    fold_backward
                                        (   \\ (id, symbolmapstack)
                                               =
                                               syx::bind (id, sxe::NAMED_FIXITY fixity, symbolmapstack)
                                        )
                                        syx::empty ops;

                                ( ds::FIXITY_DECLARATION ds,
                                  symbolmapstack,
                                  tvs::empty,
                                  no_update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::OVERLOADED_VARIABLE_DECLARATION declaration
                            =>
                            type_overloaded_variable_declaration (declaration, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src);

                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_DECLARATION (declaration, src')
                            =>
                            {   my (d, symbolmapstack, typevar, update)
                                    =
                                    type_declaration' (
                                        declaration,
                                        symbolmapstack,
                                        inverse_path,
                                        src'
                                    );

                                ( c_markdec (d, src'),
                                  symbolmapstack,
                                  typevar,
                                  update
                                );
                            };

                        raw::PACKAGE_DECLARATIONS           _   =>   bug "strdec";
                        raw::GENERIC_DECLARATIONS           _   =>   bug "fctdec";
                        raw::API_DECLARATIONS               _   =>   bug "sigdec";
                        raw::GENERIC_API_DECLARATIONS       _   =>   bug "fsigdec";
                        raw::PRE_COMPILE_CODE               _   =>   bug "pre_compile_code";

                    esac                                        # fun type_declaration'



                                                                                                                                # Here we handle
                                                                                                                                #    overloaded my * = ( ... )
                                                                                                                                # statements such as may be found in
                                                                                                                                #    src/lib/core/init/pervasive.pkg 
                                                                                                                                #
                also
                fun type_overloaded_variable_declaration
                    (
                      ( name,                   # Name (symbol) of overloaded operator.
                        type,                   # Type declared for that operator, e.g.  ((X, X) -> X)
                        alternatives,           # The alternative actual ops to which the overloaded op may be resolved.
                        extend_pre_existing     # FALSE normally; TRUE for a "overloaded my * += ( ... )" statement extending a pre-existing overloaded op.
                      ),
                      symbolmapstack,
                      inverse_path,
                      src
                    )
                    =
                    {
                        pre_existing_alternatives
                            =
                            if (not extend_pre_existing)
                                #
                                [];
                            else
                                case (syx::get (symbolmapstack, name))
                                    #
                                    sxe::NAMED_VARIABLE (vac::OVERLOADED_VARIABLE { name, typescheme, alternatives => REF pre_existing_alternatives } )
                                        =>
                                        {                                                                                       # NB: We really should check that 'type' above is compatible with 'typescheme'    XXX BUGGO FIXME
                                                                                                                                # We might also at least think about dropping duplicates from the alternatives list...
                                            pre_existing_alternatives;
                                        };

                                    _   =>
                                        {                                                                                       # A case could be made for signalling an error if
                                                                                                                                #     overloaded my @@ ... += ... ;
                                                                                                                                # is specified and no preceding definition of '@@'
                                                                                                                                # is found (as here) but accepting this silently
                                                                                                                                # allows multiple modules overloading '@@' to be
                                                                                                                                # included in a largely order-independent manner,
                                                                                                                                # which I think is more valuable in practice:
                                                                                                                                #
                                            [];
                                        }; 
                                esac;
                            fi
                            except
                                syx::UNBOUND = [];
                              
                        (tt::type_type (type, symbolmapstack, error_fn, src))
                            ->
                            (body, typevar_set);

                        typevars =  tvs::get_elements  typevar_set;
                        arity    =  length  typevars;

                        tj::resolve_typevars_to_typescheme_slots  typevars;
                        tj::drop_macro_expanded_indirections_from_type  body;

                        typescheme =  tdt::TYPESCHEME { body, arity };

                        typechecked_alternatives
                            =
                            map  type_alternative  alternatives
                            where
                                fun type_alternative  expression
                                    =
                                    type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src);
                            end;

                        syntax_trees                            =   map  #1  typechecked_alternatives;
                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns   =   map  #3  typechecked_alternatives;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =
                            apply (\\ f = f typevar_set)
                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;

                        alternatives
                            =
                            REF (
                                pre_existing_alternatives
                                @
                                (map  make_alternative  syntax_trees)
                            )
                            where
                                fun make_alternative (ds::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_EXPRESSION (e, _))
                                        =>
                                        make_alternative e;

                                    make_alternative (ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF (v as vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { vartypoid_ref, ... } ),  ...  })
                                        =>
                                        { indicator =>  tj::match_typescheme (typescheme, *vartypoid_ref),
                                          variant   =>  v
                                        };

                                    make_alternative _ =>   bug "makeOVERLOADdec::alternative";
                                end;
                            end;

                        overloaded_variable
                            =
                            vac::OVERLOADED_VARIABLE
                             {
                               name,
                               typescheme,
                               alternatives
                             };

                        ( ds::OVERLOADED_VARIABLE_DECLARATION  overloaded_variable,
                          syx::bind (name, sxe::NAMED_VARIABLE overloaded_variable, syx::empty),
                          tvs::empty,
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }

                # 'stipulate':
                #
                also
                fun type_localdec ((ldecs1, ldecs2), symbolmapstack, inverse_path: ip::Inverse_Path, src)
                    =
                    {   (type_declaration' (ldecs1, symbolmapstack,                       ip::INVERSE_PATH [], src)) ->   (ld1, symbolmapstack1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1);
                        (type_declaration' (ldecs2, syx::atop (symbolmapstack1, symbolmapstack), inverse_path, src)) ->   (ld2, symbolmapstack2, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2);
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar
                            =
                            {   finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn1  typevar;
                                finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn2  typevar;
                            };

                        ( ds::LOCAL_DECLARATIONS (ld1, ld2),
                          symbolmapstack2,
                          union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn src),
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }

                # "include"
                #
                also
                fun type_include_declarations (spaths, symbolmapstack, src)
                    = 
                    loop (strs, syx::empty)
                    where
                        err  = error_fn src;

                        strs = map (   \\ s = {   sp = syp::SYMBOL_PATH s;

                                                 (sp, fst::find_package_via_symbol_path (symbolmapstack, sp, err));
                                              }
                                   )
                                   spaths;
                        #
                        fun loop ([],         symbolmapstack)   =>   (ds::INCLUDE_DECLARATIONS strs, symbolmapstack, tvs::empty, no_update);
                            loop ((_, s) ! r, symbolmapstack)   =>   loop (r, mj::include_package (symbolmapstack, s));
                        end;
                    end

                # ***  VALUE DECLARATIONS ***
                #
                also
                fun type_named_value (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_NAMED_VALUE (named_value, src), explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, _)
                        =>
                        {   (type_named_value ( named_value, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src))
                                ->
                                (d, typevars, u);

                            d'  =   c_markdec (d, src);

                            (d', typevars, u);
                        };

                   type_named_value (raw::NAMED_VALUE { pattern, expression, is_lazy }, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src)
                        =>
                        {   (type_pattern    (pattern,    symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (pattern,    pv                   );
                            (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src)) ->   (expression, ev, update_expression);

                            expression =    if   is_lazy    delay_expression (force_expression expression);
                                            else            expression;
                                            fi;

                                                                                                                                # When all other typechecking is complete
                                                                                                                                # we do a final pass computing type variable
                                                                                                                                # sets and plugging them into the deep syntax
                                                                                                                                # tree.  This reference cell:
                                                                                                                                #
                            typevarref = REF [];
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # becomes NAMED_VALUE.raw_typevars
                                                                                                                                # in the deep syntax tree and gets
                                                                                                                                # backpatched by this function:
                            #
                            fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                                =
                                {   fun a+++b = union (a, b, error_fn  src);
                                    fun a---b = diff  (a, b, error_fn  src);

                                    local_type_vars = (ev+++pv+++explicit_typevar_refs) --- (typevar_set----explicit_typevar_refs);

                                         # explicitTypeVariables should be the second argument to union
                                         # to avoid having the explicit type variables
                                         # macro expanded by the union operation.

                                    downtypevars = local_type_vars +++ (typevar_set----explicit_typevar_refs);

                                    typevarref := tvs::get_elements local_type_vars;

                                    update_expression downtypevars;
                                };

                                                                                                                                # WARNING: the following code is trying to propagate
                                                                                                                                # the  PRIMOP varhome through simple value naming.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # It is an old hack and should be cleaned up in the future. (ZHONG)
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # This won't apply if is_lazy==TRUE. (David B MacQueen)    XXX BUGGO FIXME
                                                                                                                                #
                            pattern
                                = 
                                case (strip_exp_abs expression)
                                    #
                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF (vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { inlining_data => dinfo, ... } ),  ...  }
                                        =>
                                        if (id::is_simple  dinfo)
                                            #
                                            case pattern
                                                #
                                                ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (
                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (
                                                        vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { path, vartypoid_ref, varhome, ... }
                                                    ),
                                                    type
                                                )
                                                    =>
                                                    ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (
                                                        ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (
                                                            vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { path,
                                                                                  vartypoid_ref,
                                                                                  varhome,
                                                                                  inlining_data => dinfo
                                                                                }
                                                        ),
                                                        type
                                                    );

                                                ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { path, vartypoid_ref, varhome, ... } )
                                                    =>
                                                    ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { path,
                                                                                                   vartypoid_ref,
                                                                                                   varhome,
                                                                                                   inlining_data => dinfo
                                                                                                 }
                                                           );

                                                _ => pattern;
                                            esac;
                                        else
                                            pattern;
                                        fi;

                                   _ => pattern;
                                esac;

                            #  David B MacQueen: can the first two cases ever return NULL?      XXX BUGGO FIXME
                            #
                            fun bind_pattern (ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { varhome, ... } ))
                                    =>
                                    vh::highcode_variable_or_null  varhome;

                                bind_pattern (ds::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN (ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (vac::PLAIN_VARIABLE { varhome, ... } ), _))
                                    =>
                                    vh::highcode_variable_or_null  varhome;

                                bind_pattern _
                                    =>
                                    NULL;
                            end;


                            case (bind_pattern  pattern) 
                                #
                                NULL     #  David B MacQueen: pattern is not a variable? 
                                    =>
                                    (   {   (trj::replace_pattern_variables (pattern, per_compile_stuff))
                                                ->
                                                (newpat, oldvars, newvars);

                                                #  NB: Above is the only call of replace_pattern_variables. 

                                            b   =   map   (\\ v = ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF v,  typescheme_args => []  })   newvars;
                                            r   =   ds::CASE_RULE (newpat, trj::tupleexp b);

                                            newexp   = ds::CASE_EXPRESSION (expression, complete_bind [r], FALSE);

                                            case oldvars
                                                #
                                                [] =>    {   nvb = ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern            =>  ds::WILDCARD_PATTERN,
                                                                                     expression         =>  newexp,
                                                                                     raw_typevars   =>  typevarref,
                                                                                     generalized_typevars =>  []
                                                                                   };

                                                             (   ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS [nvb],
                                                                 [],
                                                                 finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                                             );
                                                         };


                                                _ =>     {   nv      =   new_valvar internal_sym;
                                                             nvpat   =   ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN (nv);
                                                             nvexp   =   ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF nv,  typescheme_args => []  };

                                                             nvdec   =   ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS (
                                                                             [   ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern            => nvpat,
                                                                                                   expression         => newexp,
                                                                                                   raw_typevars   => typevarref, 
                                                                                                   generalized_typevars => []
                                                                                                 }
                                                                             ]
                                                                         );
                                                            #
                                                            fun h ( [], _, d)
                                                                     =>  
                                                                     ds::LOCAL_DECLARATIONS (nvdec, ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS (reverse d));

                                                                 h (vp ! r, i, d)
                                                                     => 
                                                                     {   nvb = ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern             =>  vp,
                                                                                                 expression           =>  trj::tpselexp (nvexp, i),
                                                                                                 generalized_typevars =>  [],
                                                                                                 raw_typevars         =>  REF []
                                                                                               };


                                                                         h (r,   i + 1,   ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS ( [nvb] ) ! d);
                                                                     };
                                                             end;


                                                             (   h (oldvars, 1, []),
                                                                 oldvars,
                                                                 finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                                             );
                                                         };
                                            esac;

                                        }
                                    );

                               THE _
                                   => 
                                   (   ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS (
                                           [   ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern,
                                                                 expression,
                                                                 raw_typevars   => typevarref,
                                                                 generalized_typevars => []
                                                               }
                                           ]
                                       ),

                                       [pattern],

                                       finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                   );
                            esac; 
                        };
                end 

                also
                fun type_valdec (named_value, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src)
                    =
                    {   explicit_typevar_refs
                            =
                            tt::type_typevar_list (explicit_typevar_refs, error_fn, src);

                        my (ds, pats, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns)
                            = 
                            fold_backward 
                               (   \\ (vdec, (ds1, pats1, update1))
                                      =
                                      {   explicit_typevar_refs
                                              =
                                              tvs::make_typevar_set
                                                  (map  tdt::copy_typevar_ref  explicit_typevar_refs);

                                          (type_named_value (vdec, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src))
                                              ->
                                              (d2, pats2, update2);

                                          ( d2      !  ds1,
                                            pats2   @  pats1,
                                            update2 !  update1
                                          ); 
                                      }
                               )
                               ([], [], [])
                               named_value;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                             =
                             apply   (\\ f =  f typevar_set)
                                     finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;

                        ( ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS ds,
                          trj::bind_varp (pats,   error_fn  src),
                          tvs::empty,
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }

                also
                fun type_fielddec (named_field, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src)
                    =
                    {
                        error_fn
                            src
                            err::ERROR
                            "type-core-language.pkg: field declaration not allowed in non-class package.\n"
                            err::null_error_body;

                        # 2009-02-23 CrT:  The following code
                        # is only intended to compile, not to do
                        # anything sane if run:
                        #
                        explicit_typevar_refs
                            =
                            tt::type_typevar_list (explicit_typevar_refs, error_fn, src);

                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar
                             =
                             ();

                        ( ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS [],
                          symbolmapstack,
                          tvs::empty,
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }

                also
                fun type_named_recursive_values (
                        raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_RECURSIVELY_NAMED_VALUE (
                            named_recursive_values,
                            src
                        ),
                        symbolmapstack,
                        _
                    )
                        =>
                        {   (type_named_recursive_values (named_recursive_values, symbolmapstack, src))
                                ->
                                ({ match, type, name },  typevars,  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);

                            match' = c_markexp (match, src);

                            (   {   match => match',
                                    type,
                                    name
                                },
                                typevars,
                                finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                            );
                        };

                   type_named_recursive_values (
                        raw::NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE { variable_symbol, fixity, expression, null_or_type, is_lazy },
                        symbolmapstack,
                        src
                    )
                        =>
                        case (strip_exp_raw_syntax_tree (expression, src))
                            #
                            (raw::FN_EXPRESSION _, src')
                                =>
                                {   (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack, src'))
                                        ->
                                        (e, ev, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);

                                    my (t, typevar)
                                        = 
                                        case null_or_type 
                                            #
                                            THE t1
                                                => 
                                                {   (tt::type_type (t1, symbolmapstack, error_fn, src))
                                                        ->
                                                        (t2, typevar2);

                                                    (THE t2, typevar2);
                                                };

                                            NULL => (NULL, tvs::empty);
                                        esac;


                                    case fixity
                                        #
                                        NULL => ();

                                        THE (f, src)
                                            => 
                                            case (fst::find_fixity_by_symbol (symbolmapstack, f) )

                                                 fixity::NONFIX => ();

                                                 _ => error_fn
                                                          src
                                                          err::ERROR
                                                          (   "infix symbol \""
                                                          +   sy::name f
                                                          +   "\" used where a nonfix identifier was expected"
                                                          )
                                                          err::null_error_body;
                                            esac;
                                    esac;

                                    ( { match  => e,
                                        type => t,
                                        name   => variable_symbol
                                      },

                                      union (ev, typevar, error_fn src),

                                      finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                                    );
                                };

                            _ => {   error_fn
                                         src
                                         err::ERROR
                                         "\\ expression required on righthand-side of my rec"
                                         err::null_error_body;

                                     ( { match  => dummy_fnexp,
                                         type => NULL,
                                         name   => variable_symbol
                                       },

                                       tvs::empty,

                                       no_update
                                     );
                                 };
                        esac;
                end                                                                                                             # fun type_named_recursive_values

                also
                fun type_valrecstrict (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src)
                    = 
                    {   symbolmapstack'   =   REF (syx::empty: syx::Symbolmapstack);
                        #
                        fun make_var src (p as raw::NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE { variable_symbol, ... } )
                                =>
                                {   v  = new_valvar variable_symbol;
                                    nv = new_valvar variable_symbol;        #  David B MacQueen: What is this for? XXX BUGGO FIXME 

                                    #  check_bound_constructor (symbolmapstack, var, error_fn src); --- fix bug 1357 

                                    symbolmapstack' := syx::bind (variable_symbol, sxe::NAMED_VARIABLE v, *symbolmapstack');

                                    (v, p);
                                };

                            make_var _ (p as raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_RECURSIVELY_NAMED_VALUE (named_recursive_values, src))
                                => 
                                {   (make_var src named_recursive_values)
                                        ->
                                        (v, _);

                                    (v, p);
                                };
                        end;

                        rvbs'   =   map (make_var src) rvbs;

                        symbolmapstack''   =   syx::atop (*symbolmapstack', symbolmapstack);

                        my (rvbs, typevars, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns)                                              # "rvbs" is "recursive value bindings" I think.
                            =
                            fold_forward
                                (   \\ ((v, named_recursive_values1),   (rvbs1, typevars1, update1))
                                       =
                                       {   (type_named_recursive_values (named_recursive_values1, symbolmapstack'', src))
                                               ->
                                               (named_recursive_values2, typevar2, update2);


                                           (   (v, named_recursive_values2) ! rvbs1, 
                                               union (typevar2, typevars1, error_fn src),
                                               update2 ! update1
                                           );
                                       }
                                ) 

                                ([], tvs::empty, [])

                                rvbs';

                                                                                                                                # When all other typechecking is complete
                                                                                                                                # we do a final pass computing type variable
                                                                                                                                # sets and plugging them into the deep syntax
                                                                                                                                # tree.  This reference cell:
                                                                                                                                #
                        raw_typevars = REF [];
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # becomes NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE.raw_typevars
                                                                                                                                # in the deep syntax tree and gets
                                                                                                                                # backpatched by this function:
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =  
                            {   fun a+++b   =   union (a, b,   error_fn  src);
                                fun a---b   =   diff  (a, b,   error_fn  src);

                                local_type_vars = (typevars +++ explicit_typevar_refs) --- (typevars ---- explicit_typevar_refs);

                                downtypevars  = local_type_vars +++ (typevars ---- explicit_typevar_refs);

                                raw_typevars :=  tvs::get_elements  local_type_vars;

                                apply   (\\ f =  f downtypevars)
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;
                            };

                        trj::forbid_duplicates_in_list
                            ( error_fn  src,
                              "duplicate function name in my rec declaration",
                               (map   (\\ (v, { name, ... } ) =  name)   rvbs)
                            );

                        my (ndec, nenv)
                            = 
                            trj::wrap_named_recursive_values_list(
                                #
                                (map   (\\ (v, { type, match, name } )
                                           =
                                           ds::NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE  { variable             => v,
                                                                        expression           => match,
                                                                        null_or_type         => type,
                                                                        raw_typevars,
                                                                        generalized_typevars   => []
                                                                      }
                                       )

                                       rvbs
                                ),

                                per_compile_stuff
                            );

                        (ndec, nenv, tvs::empty, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);
                    }                                        #  fun typecheckVALRECstrict 

                                                             #  LAZY: "my rec lazy ..." 
                also
                fun type_valreclazy (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src)
                    = 
                    {   fun split [] =>   ([], []);
                            #
                            split ((raw::NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE { variable_symbol, expression, null_or_type, is_lazy, ... } ) ! xs)
                                =>
                                {   (split xs) ->   (a, b);
                                    #
                                    ( (variable_symbol, null_or_type) ! a,
                                      (expression,      is_lazy     ) ! b
                                    );
                                };

                            split ((raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_RECURSIVELY_NAMED_VALUE (x, _)) ! xs)
                                => 
                                split (x ! xs);
                        end;                                                                                                    # Losing regions.

                        (lazy_rec_val_make_ycombinator_declaration (length rvbs))
                            ->
                            (yvar, decl_y);

                        (split rvbs) ->   (lhss, exps);

                        argpat =    raw::TUPLE_PATTERN (
                                        #
                                        map  \\ (symbol, NULL       )
                                                    =>
                                                    raw::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN [symbol];

                                                (symbol, THE type)
                                                    =>
                                                    raw::TYPE_CONSTRAINT_PATTERN {
                                                        pattern        => raw::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN [symbol],
                                                        type_constraint => type
                                                };
                                             end 

                                            lhss
                                    );
                        #
                        fun type_fn ((expression, is_lazy),   (fexps, typevars, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns))
                            =
                            {   (type_pattern (argpat, symbolmapstack, src))
                                    ->
                                    (p, typevar1);

                                symbolmapstack'   =   syx::atop (trj::bind_varp ([p], error_fn src), symbolmapstack);

                                (type_expression (expression, symbolmapstack', src))
                                    ->
                                    (e, typevar2, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn);

                                ( ds::FN_EXPRESSION (
                                      complete_match
                                          [   ds::CASE_RULE (   p,
                                                       if   is_lazy      e;
                                                                    else   delay_expression e;fi
                                                   )
                                          ],

                                      tdt::UNDEFINED_TYPOID
                                  )
                                  !
                                  fexps,

                                  union   (union (typevar1, typevar2, error_fn  src),   typevars,   error_fn  src),

                                  finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn ! finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns
                                );
                            };

                        (fold_backward  type_fn  ([], tvs::empty, [])  exps)
                            ->
                            (fns, typevars, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns);

                        lhs_syms   =   map #1 lhss;                                                                             # lefthand-side symbols.
                        lhs_vars   =   map new_valvar lhs_syms;

                                                                                                                                # Copied from original typecheckVALRECdec 

                                                                                                                                # When all other typechecking is complete
                                                                                                                                # we do a final pass computing type variable
                                                                                                                                # sets and plugging them into the deep syntax
                                                                                                                                # tree.  This reference cell:
                                                                                                                                #
                        raw_typevars =  REF [];
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # becomes NAMED_VALUE.raw_typevars
                                                                                                                                # in the deep syntax tree and gets
                                                                                                                                # backpatched by this function:
                                                                                                                                #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =  
                            {   fun   a+++b   =   union (a, b, error_fn  src);
                                fun   a---b   =   diff  (a, b, error_fn  src);

                                local_type_vars   =   (typevars +++ explicit_typevar_refs) --- (typevars ---- explicit_typevar_refs);

                                downtypevars      =   local_type_vars +++ (typevars ---- explicit_typevar_refs);

                                raw_typevars :=  tvs::get_elements  local_type_vars;

                                apply   (\\ f = f downtypevars)
                                        finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;
                            };

                        decl_app_y
                            =
                            ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS
                                [   ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern    => trj::tuplepat (map ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN lhs_vars),
                                                      expression => ds::APPLY_EXPRESSION { operator => ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION { var => REF yvar,  typescheme_args => [] },  operand => trj::tupleexp fns },
                                                      raw_typevars,
                                                      generalized_typevars => []
                                                    }
                                ];
                        #
                        fun force_strict ((symbol, var1, is_lazy),   (vbs, vars))
                            =
                            {   var2   =   new_valvar symbol;
                                #
                                named_value
                                    =
                                    if is_lazy
                                        #
                                        ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern              =>  ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN var2, 
                                                           expression           =>  ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF var1,  typescheme_args => []  },
                                                           raw_typevars         =>  REF [],
                                                           generalized_typevars =>  []
                                                         };
                                    else
                                        ds::VALUE_NAMING { pattern              =>  ds::APPLY_PATTERN ( mtt::dollar_valcon, [], (ds::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN var2)), 
                                                           expression           =>  ds::VARIABLE_IN_EXPRESSION {  var => REF var1,  typescheme_args => []  },
                                                           raw_typevars         =>  REF [],
                                                           generalized_typevars =>  []
                                                         };
                                    fi;

                                (   named_value ! vbs,
                                    var2         ! vars
                                );
                            };
                        #
                        fun zip3 (x ! xs, y ! ys, z ! zs)   =>   (x, y, z) ! zip3 (xs, ys, zs);
                            zip3 (NIL, _, _) => NIL;
                            zip3 _ => bug "zip3";
                        end;

                        my (vbs, vars)
                            =
                            fold_backward
                                force_strict
                                ([], [])
                                (zip3 (lhs_syms, lhs_vars, map #2 exps));

                        symbolmapstack'
                            =
                            fold_forward
                                (   \\ ((s, v), symbolmapstack)
                                       =
                                       syx::bind (s, sxe::NAMED_VARIABLE v, symbolmapstack)
                                )
                                syx::empty
                                (paired_lists::zip (lhs_syms, vars));

                        deep_syntax_tree   =   ds::LOCAL_DECLARATIONS (ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS [decl_y, decl_app_y], ds::VALUE_DECLARATIONS vbs);

                        show_declaration ("typecheckVALREClazy: ", deep_syntax_tree, symbolmapstack');

                        ( deep_syntax_tree,
                          symbolmapstack',
                          tvs::empty,                                           # ?             XXX QUERO FIXME
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }                                                                                                           # fun type_valreclazy

                also
                fun type_valrecdec (   rvbs: List( raw::Named_Recursive_Value ),
                                       explicit_typevar_refs,
                                       symbolmapstack,
                                       inverse_path: ip::Inverse_Path,
                                       src
                                   )
                    = 
                    {   explicit_typevar_refs
                            =
                            tvs::make_typevar_set (
                                tt::type_typevar_list (
                                    explicit_typevar_refs,
                                    error_fn,
                                    src
                                )
                            );
                        #
                        fun is_lazy (raw::NAMED_RECURSIVE_VALUE { is_lazy, ... } )
                                =>
                                is_lazy;

                            is_lazy (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_RECURSIVELY_NAMED_VALUE (named_recursive_values, _)  )
                                =>
                                is_lazy named_recursive_values;
                        end;

                        if (list::exists is_lazy rvbs)   type_valreclazy   (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src);
                        else                             type_valrecstrict (rvbs, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, src);
                        fi; 
                    }

                also
                fun type_seqdec (ds, symbolmapstack, inverse_path: ip::Inverse_Path, src)
                    =
                    {   my (ds1, symbolmapstack1, typevar1, finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns)
                            = 
                            fold_forward 
                                (   \\ (decl2, (ds2, symbolmapstack2, typevars2, update2))
                                       =
                                       {   my (d3, symbolmapstack3, typevars3, update3)
                                               =
                                               type_declaration' (
                                                   decl2,
                                                   syx::atop (symbolmapstack2, symbolmapstack),
                                                   inverse_path,
                                                   src
                                               );

                                           (   d3 ! ds2,
                                               syx::atop (symbolmapstack3, symbolmapstack2), 
                                               union (typevars3, typevars2,   error_fn  src),
                                               update3 ! update2
                                           );
                                       }
                                )

                                ([], syx::empty, tvs::empty, [])

                                ds;
                        #
                        fun finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn  typevar_set
                            =
                            apply   (\\ f = f typevar_set)
                                    finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fns;


                        ( ds::SEQUENTIAL_DECLARATIONS (reverse ds1),
                          symbolmapstack1,
                          typevar1,
                          finalize_deep_syntax_typevar_sets_fn
                        );
                    }


                                                                                                                                #  Translation from raw syntax to deep syntax
                                                                                                                                #  of (in the most general case) a sequence of
                                                                                                                                #  mutually recursive function definitions, each
                                                                                                                                #  composed of a sequence of
                                                                                                                                #      fun pattern => expression
                                                                                                                                #  clauses.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  We do this via a two-phase process consisting of:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #   o  An analysis phase
                                                                                                                                #          which locates all the functions and
                                                                                                                                #          creates symbol table definitions for
                                                                                                                                #          them with place-holders where their
                                                                                                                                #          eventual translations will be;
                                                                                                                                #   
                                                                                                                                #   o  A synthesis phase
                                                                                                                                #          which does the actual translation from
                                                                                                                                #          raw syntax to deep syntax, armed with
                                                                                                                                #          the above-gathered information.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  Input:
                                                                                                                                #     'functionNamings'
                                                                                                                                #         is in general the raw syntax parsetree
                                                                                                                                #         for something like
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #             fun foo this = expression1;
                                                                                                                                #               | foo that = expression2;
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #             and bar this = expression3; 
                                                                                                                                #               | bar that = expression4;
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         It takes the form essentially of a list of
                                                                                                                                #         NAMED_FUNCTION nodes, one per function
                                                                                                                                #         defined -- in the above case, two, one for 'foo',
                                                                                                                                #         one for 'bar'.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     'explicitTypeVariables'
                                                                                                                                #         is almost always NIL in practice -- it supports
                                                                                                                                #         the very rarely used option of preceding a statement
                                                                                                                                #         with a list of type variables to be used in it.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     'symbolmapstack'
                                                                                                                                #         is the topl-level symbol table passed down
                                                                                                                                #         ultimately from read-eval-print-loop-g.pkg
                                                                                                                                #         or such, augmented by additional local declarations
                                                                                                                                #         as appropriate.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     'inverse_path'
                                                                                                                                #         appears to be something vaguely like the
                                                                                                                                #         (inverse) symbol leading to the package
                                                                                                                                #         (or whatever) currently being compiled.
                                                                                                                                #         It is hard to find any uses of it. :-/   XXX BUGGO FIXME
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     'src' ("source_code_region")
                                                                                                                                #         is as usual just the line-column source-code
                                                                                                                                #         range corresponding to the statement being
                                                                                                                                #         typechecked, for diagnostic message purposes.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Result:
                                                                                                                                #     We return a quadruple
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         (deepSyntax, resultSymbolmapstack, typeVariableSet, update)
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     where:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         'deepSyntax'
                                                                                                                                #             is the typechecked version of our 'functionNamings' argument.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         'resultSymbolmapstack'
                                                                                                                                #             is XXX BUGGO FIXME
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         'typeVariableSet'
                                                                                                                                #             is XXX BUGGO FIXME
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #         'update'
                                                                                                                                #             is XXX BUGGO FIXME

                also
                fun type_smlfundec (named_functions, explicit_typevar_refs, symbolmapstack, inverse_path, src)
                    =
                    {   explicit_typevar_refs
                            =
                            tvs::make_typevar_set (
                                tt::type_typevar_list (
                                    explicit_typevar_refs,
                                    error_fn,
                                    src
                                )
                            );

                                                                                                                                # Analysis Phase processing of a function declaration.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Here we analyse the function's raw-syntax tree to:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  o  Check for syntax errors,
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  o  Determine the function name,
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  o  Create a variables_and_constructors::variable::PLAIN_VARIABLE
                                                                                                                                #     symbolmapstack-entry record to represent the function being defined, and
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #  o  Enter it into our symbol table.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Our first argument is just the relevant source
                                                                                                                                # code region, for error diagnostic purposes.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Our second argument is a pair (input, result) where:
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #     'input'   is the raw syntax tree for the sequence
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #                   fun foo this = expression1;
                                                                                                                                #                     | foo that = expression2;
                                                                                                                                #                       ...
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #               naming some function to 'foo'.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #               This will consist essentially of an
                                                                                                                                #               NAMED_FUNCTION node containing a list of
                                                                                                                                #               PATTERN_CLAUSE nodes -- in the above
                                                                                                                                #               example two such nodes, one per source line.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #      'result' is the result so far, a pair (functions, symbolmapstack)
                                                                                                                                #               in which:
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #                   'functions'
                                                                                                                                #                       is a list containing one
                                                                                                                                #                           (symbolmapstack_entry, pattern_clauses, source_region)
                                                                                                                                #                       triple per function definition
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #                    'symbolmapstack'
                                                                                                                                #                        has been updated with entries for these functions.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # We update the 'result' argument and return it as our result.

                        #
                        fun digest_one_named_function _ (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_NAMED_FUNCTION (named_function, named_functionregion), result_so_far)
                                =>
                                digest_one_named_function named_functionregion (named_function, result_so_far);

                            digest_one_named_function  named_functionregion  (raw::NAMED_FUNCTION { pattern_clauses, is_lazy, kind, null_or_type }, (clause_list_so_far, symbolmapstack'))
                                =>
                                {   fun get_fixity (THE f)   =>   fst::find_fixity_by_symbol (symbolmapstack, f);
                                        get_fixity  NULL     =>   fixity::NONFIX;
                                    end;


                                    # Check that 'fixity' is -not- NONFIX,
                                    # then return 'item':
                                    #
                                    fun ensure_infix { item, fixity, source_code_region }
                                        =
                                        {   case (get_fixity fixity)
                                                #
                                                fixity::NONFIX
                                                    =>
                                                    error_fn
                                                        source_code_region
                                                        err::ERROR
                                                        "infix operator required, or delete parentheses" 
                                                        err::null_error_body;

                                                _ => ();
                                            esac;

                                            item;
                                        };

                                                                                                                                # Check that 'fixity' is NONFIX,
                                                                                                                                # then return 'item':
                                                                                                                                #
                                    fun ensure_nonfix { item, fixity, source_code_region }
                                        =
                                        {   case (get_fixity fixity, fixity)
                                                #
                                                (fixity::NONFIX, _) =>   ();

                                                (_, THE symbol)
                                                 =>
                                                 error_fn
                                                     source_code_region
                                                     err::ERROR
                                                     (   "infix operator \""
                                                     +   sy::name symbol
                                                     +   "\" used without \"op\" in fun declaration"
                                                     )
                                                     err::null_error_body;

                                                _ => bug "ensureNonfix";
                                            esac;

                                            item;
                                        };

                                                                                                                                # Extract the function "name"
                                                                                                                                # (a value-space symbol::symbol)
                                                                                                                                # from the "pattern" part of a
                                                                                                                                #    "fun pattern => expression"
                                                                                                                                # raw syntax pattern clause.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # This basically just means looking
                                                                                                                                # for the root VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN node:
                                                                                                                                #
                                    fun get_function_name (raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (p, src), _)
                                            =>
                                            get_function_name (p, src);

                                        get_function_name (raw::VARIABLE_IN_PATTERN [v], _)
                                            =>
                                            v;

                                        get_function_name (_, src)
                                            => 
                                            {   error_fn
                                                    src
                                                    err::ERROR
                                                    "illegal function symbol in clause"
                                                    err::null_error_body;

                                                trj::bogus_id;
                                            };
                                    end;



                                                                                                                                # See comment on "fun get_fun_name_and_argument_list", below. 
                                                                                                                                #
                                    fun get_fun_name_and_argument_list'
                                            ( { item => raw::PRE_FIXITY_PATTERN [ a,
                                                                                  b as { source_code_region, ... },
                                                                                  c
                                                                                ],
                                                ...
                                              }
                                              !
                                              rest
                                            )
                                            => 
                                            ( get_function_name (ensure_infix b, source_code_region),
                                              tuple_pattern (ensure_nonfix a, ensure_nonfix c)   !   map ensure_nonfix rest
                                            );

                                        get_fun_name_and_argument_list' [ { item, source_code_region, ... } ]
                                            => 
                                            {   error_fn
                                                    source_code_region
                                                    err::ERROR
                                                    "can't find function arguments in clause"
                                                    err::null_error_body;

                                                ( get_function_name (item, source_code_region),
                                                  [ raw::WILDCARD_PATTERN ]
                                                );
                                            };

                                        get_fun_name_and_argument_list' ((a as { source_code_region, ... } ) ! rest)
                                            =>
                                            ( get_function_name (ensure_nonfix a, source_code_region), 
                                               map ensure_nonfix rest
                                            );

                                        get_fun_name_and_argument_list' []
                                            =>
                                            bug "get_fun_name_and_argument_list':[]";
                                    end;

                                                                                                                                # XXX QUERO FIXME Is there any need for the above to be a separate fun from below? 



                                                                                                                                # We're given the 'patterns' list
                                                                                                                                # from an PATTERN_CLAUSE
                                                                                                                                # raw-syntax node representing a
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #    fun pattern = expression
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # parsetree or the like.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # We need to return a pair (name, args) where
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #    'name' is the symbol naming the
                                                                                                                                #           function being defined and
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #    'args' is the list of (raw syntax trees for the)
                                                                                                                                #           arguments to which that function
                                                                                                                                #           is being applied.  
                                                                                                                                #

                                    fun get_fun_name_and_argument_list ( { item => raw::SOURCE_CODE_REGION_FOR_PATTERN (pattern, _), source_code_region, fixity }   !   rest)
                                            => 
                                            get_fun_name_and_argument_list ( { item   => pattern,
                                                                source_code_region,
                                                                fixity
                                                              }
                                                              !
                                                              rest
                                                            );

                                        get_fun_name_and_argument_list ( patterns as [ a as { source_code_region => ra, ... },
                                                                                       b as { item, fixity, source_code_region },
                                                                                       c
                                                                                     ]
                                                                       )
                                            =>
                                            case (get_fixity fixity)   
                                                #
                                                fixity::NONFIX => get_fun_name_and_argument_list' patterns;

                                                _ => (   get_function_name (item, source_code_region),

                                                          [ tuple_pattern (  ensure_nonfix a,
                                                                            ensure_nonfix c
                                                                         )
                                                          ]
                                                      );
                                           esac;


                                        get_fun_name_and_argument_list patterns
                                           =>
                                           get_fun_name_and_argument_list' patterns;
                                   end;



                                                                                                                                # Map the raw syntax tree
                                                                                                                                # representing one
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo this = expression;
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # input expression to the five-field
                                                                                                                                # record with which we will
                                                                                                                                # represent it henceforth:
                                                                                                                                #
                                    fun digest_pattern_clause (raw::PATTERN_CLAUSE { patterns, result_type, expression } )
                                        =
                                        {   (get_fun_name_and_argument_list  patterns)
                                                ->
                                                ( function_symbol,
                                                  raw_syntax_argument_patterns
                                                );

                                            { kind                      => STRICT,
                                              function_symbol,
                                              raw_syntax_argument_patterns,
                                              result_type,
                                              raw_syntax_expression       => expression
                                            };
                                        };

                                                                                                                                # Given a list of raw-syntax
                                                                                                                                # PATTERN_CLAUSE nodes, 
                                                                                                                                # each representing one line of a
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo this = expression1;
                                                                                                                                #       | foo that = expression2;
                                                                                                                                #         ...
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # function definition, sanity-check them all,
                                                                                                                                # convert each to more convenient record form,
                                                                                                                                # and construct a result list
                                                                                                                                #     'digestedSmlPatternClauses'
                                                                                                                                # of those records.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # Each entry in this list is a triple
                                                                                                                                #     (name, patternClauses, sourceRegion)
                                                                                                                                # representing one function definition where
                                                                                                                                # 'patternClauses' is in turn a list of records
                                                                                                                                #     { kind, functionSymbol, rawSyntaxArgumentPatterns, result_type, rawSyntaxExpression }
                                                                                                                                # and 'rawSyntaxArgumentPatterns' is in its turn a list of
                                                                                                                                # raw-syntax pattern parsetrees.
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # As a convenience, we also return the
                                                                                                                                # value-space symbol::symbol naming the
                                                                                                                                # function being defined, extracted
                                                                                                                                # from the pattern clauses:
                                                                                                                                #
                                    my (digested_pattern_clauses, function_symbol)
                                        = 
                                        case (map digest_pattern_clause pattern_clauses)
                                            #
                                            []  =>  bug "type-core-language: No clauses";

                                            (l as ( { function_symbol, ... } ! _))
                                                =>
                                                (l, function_symbol);
                                        esac;

                                                                                                                                # Syntax check:
                                                                                                                                # Given our 'digestedSmlPatternClauses' list of
                                                                                                                                #     { kind, functionSymbol, rawSyntaxArgumentPatterns, result_type, rawSyntaxExpression }
                                                                                                                                # records representing the lines of a
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo this = expression1;
                                                                                                                                #       | foo that = expression2;
                                                                                                                                #         ...
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # function definition, check that
                                                                                                                                # all the 'foo' are the same symbol:
                                                                                                                                #
                                    if (  list::exists
                                              (   \\ { function_symbol=>my_function_symbol, ... }
                                                     =
                                                     not (sy::eq (function_symbol, my_function_symbol))
                                              )
                                              digested_pattern_clauses
                                       )

                                         error_fn
                                             named_functionregion
                                             err::ERROR 
                                             "clauses don't all have same function name"
                                             err::null_error_body;
                                    fi;


               # David B MacQueen: fix bug 1357 -- allow 'fun' to rebind data constructor names:
               #                        checkBoundConstructor (symbolmapstack, functionSymbol, error_fn function_namingregion);


                                                                                                                                # Create a symbol table entry record for
                                                                                                                                # the function being defined, of type
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                #     variables_and_constructors::variable::PLAIN_VARIABLE
                                                                                                                                #
                                                                                                                                # NB: Actually entering this record into a
                                                                                                                                #     symbol table is a separate operation,
                                                                                                                                #     done later.
                                                                                                                                #
                                    fun_symbolmapstack_entry
                                        =
                                        new_valvar  function_symbol;



                                                                                                                                # Syntax check:
                                                                                                                                # Given our 'digestedSmlPatternClauses' list of
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #     { kind, functionSymbol, rawSyntaxArgumentPatterns, result_type, rawSyntaxExpression }
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # records representing the lines of a
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                #     fun foo this = expression1;
                                                                                                                                #       | foo that = expression2;
                                                                                                                                #         ...
                                                                                                                                # 
                                                                                                                                # function definition, check that
                                                                                                                                # 'this', 'that' etc are all the
                                                                                                                                # same arity (number of arguments):
                                                                                                                                #
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