From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.83]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEC8BBC6B for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:22:24 +0200 (CEST) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAGTjHkfDuhNCnmdsb2JhbACOWQEBAQEHAggRGA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.21,324,1188770400"; d="scan'208";a="3554503" Received: from mail22.bluewin.ch ([195.186.19.66]) by mail2-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 24 Oct 2007 15:22:24 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.58] (85.2.50.217) by mail22.bluewin.ch (Bluewin 7.3.121) id 471B461B000C924C; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:22:23 +0000 In-Reply-To: <891bd3390710240615j7916d8adua64ef1104f3444a8@mail.gmail.com> References: <867ildqacq.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> <471EFD20.5010303@inria.fr> <891bd3390710240405l40ddee68l1d8876c7be98ff34@mail.gmail.com> <0D7AC9CC-1885-4C13-8D9F-31C2D6BEFEE2@gmail.com> <891bd3390710240615j7916d8adua64ef1104f3444a8@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Cc: caml-list caml-list Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Daniel_B=FCnzli?= Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Preferred use of Invalid_argument and Failure Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:22:39 +0200 To: Yaron Minsky X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam: no; 0.00; bunzli:01 buenzli:01 yaron:01 minsky:01 alist:01 pervasives:01 ess:98 polymorphic:01 caml-list:01 variant:02 argument:02 explicit:04 confused:04 daniel:04 daniel:04 Le 24 oct. 07 =E0 15:15, Yaron Minsky a =E9crit : > As in: > > map_of_alist : ('a * 'b) list -> [ `Repeated_key of 'a | `Succ of =20= > ('a,'b) Map.t ] > > The return value is both explicit and a polymorphic variant. Interesting solution. I would however suggest `Value instead of `Succ=20 (ess ?). I was confused thinking about `Succ(essor) because of =20 Pervasives.succ. Best, Daniel