Re: type t = ()

[Vincenzo Ciancia <vincenzo_yahoo_addressguard-gmane@yahoo.it>]

Richard Jones wrote:

> # type dummy = ();;
> type dummy = ()
> # let () = Printf.printf "hello";;
> This expression has type unit but is here used with type dummy
> 

It seems that the compiler accepted "()" as a type constructor, so now every
instance of "()" is the only constructor of type "dummy" e.g.

# type d = () of int;;
type d = () of int
# () 3;;
- : d = () 3

V.

-- 
Please note that I do not read the e-mail address used in the from field but
I read vincenzo_ml at yahoo dot it
Attenzione: non leggo l'indirizzo di posta usato nel campo from, ma leggo
vincenzo_ml at yahoo dot it