After this commit, a value of type 'expr' cannot be a reference to nullptr.
This commit also fixes several bugs due to the use of 'null' expressions.
TODO: do the same for kernel objects, sexprs, etc.
Signed-off-by: Leonardo de Moura <leonardo@microsoft.com>
operator bool() may produce unwanted conversions.
For example, we had the following bug in the code base.
...
object const & obj = find_object(const_name(n));
if (obj && obj.is_builtin() && obj.get_name() == n)
...
obj.get_name() has type lean::name
n has type lean::expr
Both have 'operator bool()', then the compiler uses the operator to
convert them to Boolean, and then compare the result.
Of course, this is not our intention.
After this commit, the compiler correctly signs the error.
The correct code is
...
object const & obj = find_object(const_name(n));
if (obj && obj.is_builtin() && obj.get_name() == const_name(n))
...
Signed-off-by: Leonardo de Moura <leonardo@microsoft.com>
The idea is to make it clear that io_state is distinguish it from proof_state, and from leanlua_state.
Signed-off-by: Leonardo de Moura <leonardo@microsoft.com>
We need weak references to environment objects because the environment has a reference to the type_checker and the type_checker has a reference back to the environment. Before, we were breaking the cycle using an "environment const &". This was a dangerous hack because the environment smart pointer passed to the type_checker could be on the stack. The weak_ref is much safer.
Signed-off-by: Leonardo de Moura <leonardo@microsoft.com>
