Olivier Michel wrote:
> Hi dear ocamlers,
> 
> I just noticed the following change in Ocaml between release 3.06 and 3.08.3, as far
> as equality on records is concerned :
> ..
> # a = a;;
> Exception: Invalid_argument "equal: functional value".

Keep in mind that in 3.06 physical equality (==) implied structural 
equality (=). Now, (=) now longer checks for (==), so no functional 
value can be found to be structurally equal to any other functional 
value. The following line illustrates this point.

# (=) (=) (=);;
Exception: Invalid_argument "equal: functional value".

Actually, an interesting question related to this one is why the 
following line behaves as it does.

# (==) (==) (==);;
- : bool = false


Alex


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