Chris Hecker wrote:
> 
> > There are only two options. [And non-local classes are _always_ extern]
> > This is not so in Ocaml: you may wish to provide access to a component
> > such as a function with a type more constrained than the actual
> > implementation.
> 
> Yes yes yes, I know this.  I'm saying I understand why I need to type
> stuff if there's a difference betwen the .ml and .mli versions (hiding
> stuff, restricting stuff, abstracting stuff), and that's fine.  I'm
> asking why I need to retype stuff if it's identical. 

	BTW: you DON'T actually need an .mli file. Try it.
It is only needed when there IS a constraint on 'everything public'.

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