Hi

I'm puzzled by the following compiler behavior:

If I define bin_tree as

type 'a bin_tree = 
           Empty
         | Node of 'a bin_tree * 'a * 'a bin_tree

the compiler accepts it. OTOH if I define it as

type 'a bin_tree = ('a bin_tree * 'a * 'a bin_tree) option

It gives an error: "The type abbreviation bin_tree is cyclic".
Why??? And what's the difference between the two, really?

Thanks
Oleg
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