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The Sample command fails within a module definition. For example,
From QuickChick Require Import QuickChick.
Module M.
Sample (returnGen 0).
yields an error
Error:
Could not compile test program: /var/folders/lg/gfn_5bmn2xs8ppvwp0wc4s0c0000gq/T/QuickChick/131734_5a4cfb/QuickChick991ac1.ml
Build stdout:
+ ocamlfind ocamlopt -c -w -3 -package zarith -o QuickChick991ac1.cmx QuickChick991ac1.ml
File "QuickChick991ac1.ml", line 200, characters 9-19:
200 | let l = (quickchick) in
^^^^^^^^^^
Error: Unbound value quickchick
Command exited with code 2.
The error is caused by the fact that the definition of module M is closed in the extracted program, which then calls the quickchick function defined in the module.
If the command call is prohibited within a module definition, I would expect to receive the same error as if I had called it within a section definition where
From QuickChick Require Import QuickChick.
Section S.
Sample (returnGen 0).
yields an error
The command has indeed failed with message:
You can't do that within a section.
Close it and try again.
Of course, it would be also nice to solve this problem by allowing the command to be used without prohibiting it. In fact, in older versions of QuickChick, it was possible to call the Sample command even in module definitions.
However, this problem may not be solved in the QuickChick since the above error message (in the case of a section) seems to be output by the check_inside_section function in the extraction of Coq.
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Lysxia commentedon May 12, 2024
Thanks for the report. We can probably produce an error message that explains that QuickChick commands currently can't be used in a module.