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| Date: | -- (:) |
| From: | Nicolas barnier <barnier@r...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] what does this mean? |
Garry Hodgson wrote: > > no, i hadn't thought of that. works fine now. thanks! After thinking about it, I figured out a better explanation for this restriction. Suppose you have the following code: let h = Hashtbl.create 10 module M = (struct type t = A let _ = Hashtbl.add h 0 A end : sig end) let t = Hashtbl.get h 0 then type t would be visible outside M, whereas module M, restricted by its signature, does not export it. I think this is the meaning of the error message: "The type constructor t would escape its scope". So it rather is a safe restriction. Regards -- Nicolas ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners