diff --git a/src/Pure/theory.ML b/src/Pure/theory.ML
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 (*  Title:      Pure/theory.ML
     Author:     Lawrence C Paulson and Markus Wenzel
 
 Logical theory content: axioms, definitions, and begin/end wrappers.
 *)
 
 signature THEORY =
 sig
   val parents_of: theory -> theory list
   val ancestors_of: theory -> theory list
   val nodes_of: theory -> theory list
   val setup: (theory -> theory) -> unit
   val local_setup: (Proof.context -> Proof.context) -> unit
   val install_pure: theory -> unit
   val get_pure: unit -> theory
   val get_pure_bootstrap: unit -> theory
   val get_markup: theory -> Markup.T
   val check: {long: bool} -> Proof.context -> string * Position.T -> theory
   val axiom_table: theory -> term Name_Space.table
   val axiom_space: theory -> Name_Space.T
   val all_axioms_of: theory -> (string * term) list
   val defs_of: theory -> Defs.T
   val at_begin: (theory -> theory option) -> theory -> theory
   val at_end: (theory -> theory option) -> theory -> theory
   val join_theory: theory list -> theory
   val begin_theory: string * Position.T -> theory list -> theory
   val end_theory: theory -> theory
   val add_axiom: Proof.context -> binding * term -> theory -> theory
   val const_dep: theory -> string * typ -> Defs.entry
   val type_dep: string * typ list -> Defs.entry
   val add_deps: Defs.context -> string -> Defs.entry -> Defs.entry list -> theory -> theory
   val add_deps_global: string -> Defs.entry -> Defs.entry list -> theory -> theory
   val add_def: Defs.context -> bool -> bool -> binding * term -> theory -> theory
   val specify_const: (binding * typ) * mixfix -> theory -> term * theory
   val check_overloading: Proof.context -> bool -> string * typ -> unit
 end
 
 structure Theory: THEORY =
 struct
 
 
 (** theory context operations **)
 
 val parents_of = Context.parents_of;
 val ancestors_of = Context.ancestors_of;
 fun nodes_of thy = thy :: ancestors_of thy;
 
 fun setup f = Context.>> (Context.map_theory f);
 fun local_setup f = Context.>> (Context.map_proof f);
 
 
 (* implicit theory Pure *)
 
 val pure: theory Single_Assignment.var = Single_Assignment.var "pure";
 
 fun install_pure thy = Single_Assignment.assign pure thy;
 
 fun get_pure () =
   (case Single_Assignment.peek pure of
     SOME thy => thy
   | NONE => raise Fail "Theory Pure not present");
 
 fun get_pure_bootstrap () =
   (case Single_Assignment.peek pure of
     SOME thy => thy
   | NONE => Context.the_global_context ());
 
 
 
 (** datatype thy **)
 
 type wrapper = (theory -> theory option) * stamp;
 
 fun apply_wrappers (wrappers: wrapper list) =
   perhaps (perhaps_loop (perhaps_apply (map fst wrappers)));
 
 datatype thy = Thy of
  {pos: Position.T,
   id: serial,
   axioms: term Name_Space.table,
   defs: Defs.T,
   wrappers: wrapper list * wrapper list};
 
 fun make_thy (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers) =
   Thy {pos = pos, id = id, axioms = axioms, defs = defs, wrappers = wrappers};
 
 structure Thy = Theory_Data'
 (
   type T = thy;
+  val extend = I;
   val empty = make_thy (Position.none, 0, Name_Space.empty_table "axiom", Defs.empty, ([], []));
-
-  fun extend (Thy {pos = _, id = _, axioms, defs, wrappers}) =
-    make_thy (Position.none, 0, axioms, defs, wrappers);
-
   fun merge old_thys (thy1, thy2) =
     let
-      val Thy {pos = _, id = _, axioms = axioms1, defs = defs1, wrappers = (bgs1, ens1)} = thy1;
+      val Thy {pos, id, axioms = axioms1, defs = defs1, wrappers = (bgs1, ens1)} = thy1;
       val Thy {pos = _, id = _, axioms = axioms2, defs = defs2, wrappers = (bgs2, ens2)} = thy2;
 
       val axioms' = Name_Space.merge_tables (axioms1, axioms2);
       val defs' = Defs.merge (Defs.global_context (fst old_thys)) (defs1, defs2);
       val bgs' = Library.merge (eq_snd op =) (bgs1, bgs2);
       val ens' = Library.merge (eq_snd op =) (ens1, ens2);
-    in make_thy (Position.none, 0, axioms', defs', (bgs', ens')) end;
+    in make_thy (pos, id, axioms', defs', (bgs', ens')) end;
 );
 
 fun rep_theory thy = Thy.get thy |> (fn Thy args => args);
 
 fun map_thy f = Thy.map (fn (Thy {pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers}) =>
   make_thy (f (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers)));
 
 fun map_axioms f =
   map_thy (fn (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers) => (pos, id, f axioms, defs, wrappers));
 
 fun map_defs f =
   map_thy (fn (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers) => (pos, id, axioms, f defs, wrappers));
 
 fun map_wrappers f =
   map_thy (fn (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers) => (pos, id, axioms, defs, f wrappers));
 
 
 (* entity markup *)
 
 fun theory_markup def name id pos =
   if id = 0 then Markup.empty
   else
     Markup.properties (Position.entity_properties_of def id pos)
       (Markup.entity Markup.theoryN name);
 
 fun init_markup (name, pos) thy =
   let
     val id = serial ();
     val _ = Context_Position.reports_global thy [(pos, theory_markup true name id pos)];
   in map_thy (fn (_, _, axioms, defs, wrappers) => (pos, id, axioms, defs, wrappers)) thy end;
 
 fun get_markup thy =
   let val {pos, id, ...} = rep_theory thy
   in theory_markup false (Context.theory_name thy) id pos end;
 
 fun check long ctxt (name, pos) =
   let
     val thy = Proof_Context.theory_of ctxt;
     val thy' =
       Context.get_theory long thy name
         handle ERROR msg =>
           let
             val completion_report =
               Completion.make_report (name, pos)
                 (fn completed =>
                   map (Context.theory_name' long) (ancestors_of thy)
                   |> filter (completed o Long_Name.base_name)
                   |> sort_strings
                   |> map (fn a => (a, (Markup.theoryN, a))));
           in error (msg ^ Position.here pos ^ completion_report) end;
     val _ = Context_Position.report ctxt pos (get_markup thy');
   in thy' end;
 
 
 (* basic operations *)
 
 val axiom_table = #axioms o rep_theory;
 val axiom_space = Name_Space.space_of_table o axiom_table;
 
 val all_axioms_of = Name_Space.dest_table o axiom_table;
 
 val defs_of = #defs o rep_theory;
 
 
 (* join theory *)
 
 fun join_theory [] = raise List.Empty
   | join_theory [thy] = thy
   | join_theory thys = foldl1 Context.join_thys thys;
 
 
 (* begin/end theory *)
 
 val begin_wrappers = rev o #1 o #wrappers o rep_theory;
 val end_wrappers = rev o #2 o #wrappers o rep_theory;
 
 fun at_begin f = map_wrappers (apfst (cons (f, stamp ())));
 fun at_end f = map_wrappers (apsnd (cons (f, stamp ())));
 
 fun begin_theory (name, pos) imports =
   if name = Context.PureN then
     (case imports of
       [thy] => init_markup (name, pos) thy
     | _ => error "Bad bootstrapping of theory Pure")
   else
     let
       val thy = Context.begin_thy name imports;
       val wrappers = begin_wrappers thy;
     in
       thy
       |> init_markup (name, pos)
       |> Sign.init_naming
       |> Sign.local_path
       |> apply_wrappers wrappers
       |> tap (Syntax.force_syntax o Sign.syn_of)
     end;
 
 fun end_theory thy =
   thy
   |> apply_wrappers (end_wrappers thy)
   |> Sign.change_check
   |> Context.finish_thy;
 
 
 
 (** primitive specifications **)
 
 (* raw axioms *)
 
 fun cert_axm ctxt (b, raw_tm) =
   let
     val thy = Proof_Context.theory_of ctxt;
     val t = Sign.cert_prop thy raw_tm
       handle TYPE (msg, _, _) => error msg
         | TERM (msg, _) => error msg;
     val _ = Term.no_dummy_patterns t handle TERM (msg, _) => error msg;
 
     val bad_sorts =
       rev ((fold_types o fold_atyps_sorts) (fn (_, []) => I | (T, _) => insert (op =) T) t []);
     val _ = null bad_sorts orelse
       error ("Illegal sort constraints in primitive specification: " ^
         commas (map (Syntax.string_of_typ (Config.put show_sorts true ctxt)) bad_sorts));
   in (b, Sign.no_vars ctxt t) end
   handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg ("The error(s) above occurred in axiom " ^ Binding.print b);
 
 fun add_axiom ctxt raw_axm thy = thy |> map_axioms (fn axioms =>
   let
     val axm = apsnd Logic.varify_global (cert_axm ctxt raw_axm);
     val context = ctxt
       |> Sign.inherit_naming thy
       |> Context_Position.set_visible_generic false;
     val (_, axioms') = Name_Space.define context true axm axioms;
   in axioms' end);
 
 
 (* dependencies *)
 
 fun const_dep thy (c, T) = ((Defs.Const, c), Sign.const_typargs thy (c, T));
 fun type_dep (c, args) = ((Defs.Type, c), args);
 
 fun dependencies (context as (ctxt, _)) unchecked def description lhs rhs =
   let
     fun prep (item, args) =
       (case fold Term.add_tvarsT args [] of
         [] => (item, map Logic.varifyT_global args)
       | vs => raise TYPE ("Illegal schematic type variable(s)", map TVar vs, []));
 
     val lhs_vars = fold Term.add_tfreesT (snd lhs) [];
     val rhs_extras =
       fold (fn (_, args) => args |> (fold o Term.fold_atyps) (fn TFree v =>
         if member (op =) lhs_vars v then I else insert (op =) v)) rhs [];
     val _ =
       if null rhs_extras then ()
       else error ("Specification depends on extra type variables: " ^
         commas_quote (map (Syntax.string_of_typ ctxt o TFree) rhs_extras) ^
         "\nThe error(s) above occurred in " ^ quote description);
   in Defs.define context unchecked def description (prep lhs) (map prep rhs) end;
 
 fun cert_entry thy ((Defs.Const, c), args) =
       Sign.cert_term thy (Const (c, Sign.const_instance thy (c, args)))
       |> dest_Const |> const_dep thy
   | cert_entry thy ((Defs.Type, c), args) =
       Sign.certify_typ thy (Type (c, args)) |> dest_Type |> type_dep;
 
 fun add_deps context a raw_lhs raw_rhs thy =
   let
     val (lhs as ((_, lhs_name), _)) :: rhs = map (cert_entry thy) (raw_lhs :: raw_rhs);
     val description = if a = "" then lhs_name ^ " axiom" else a;
   in thy |> map_defs (dependencies context false NONE description lhs rhs) end;
 
 fun add_deps_global a x y thy =
   add_deps (Defs.global_context thy) a x y thy;
 
 fun specify_const decl thy =
   let val (t, thy') = Sign.declare_const_global decl thy;
   in (t, add_deps_global "" (const_dep thy' (dest_Const t)) [] thy') end;
 
 
 (* overloading *)
 
 fun check_overloading ctxt overloaded (c, T) =
   let
     val thy = Proof_Context.theory_of ctxt;
 
     val declT = Sign.the_const_constraint thy c
       handle TYPE (msg, _, _) => error msg;
     val T' = Logic.varifyT_global T;
 
     fun message sorts txt =
       [Pretty.block [Pretty.str "Specification of constant ",
         Pretty.str c, Pretty.str " ::", Pretty.brk 1,
         Pretty.quote (Syntax.pretty_typ (Config.put show_sorts sorts ctxt) T)],
         Pretty.str txt] |> Pretty.chunks |> Pretty.string_of;
   in
     if Sign.typ_instance thy (declT, T') then ()
     else if Type.raw_instance (declT, T') then
       error (message true "imposes additional sort constraints on the constant declaration")
     else if overloaded then ()
     else
       error (message false "is strictly less general than the declared type (overloading required)")
   end;
 
 
 (* definitional axioms *)
 
 local
 
 fun check_def (context as (ctxt, _)) thy unchecked overloaded (b, tm) defs =
   let
     val name = Sign.full_name thy b;
     val ((lhs, rhs), _, _) =
       Primitive_Defs.dest_def ctxt
         {check_head = Term.is_Const,
          check_free_lhs = K true,
          check_free_rhs = K false,
          check_tfree = K false} tm
       handle TERM (msg, _) => error msg;
     val lhs_const = Term.dest_Const (Term.head_of lhs);
 
     val rhs_consts =
       fold_aterms (fn Const const => insert (op =) (const_dep thy const) | _ => I) rhs [];
     val rhs_types =
       (fold_types o fold_subtypes) (fn Type t => insert (op =) (type_dep t) | _ => I) rhs [];
     val rhs_deps = rhs_consts @ rhs_types;
 
     val _ = check_overloading ctxt overloaded lhs_const;
   in defs |> dependencies context unchecked (SOME name) name (const_dep thy lhs_const) rhs_deps end
   handle ERROR msg => cat_error msg (Pretty.string_of (Pretty.block
    [Pretty.str ("The error(s) above occurred in definition " ^ Binding.print b ^ ":"),
     Pretty.fbrk, Pretty.quote (Syntax.pretty_term ctxt tm)]));
 
 in
 
 fun add_def (context as (ctxt, _)) unchecked overloaded raw_axm thy =
   let val axm = cert_axm ctxt raw_axm in
     thy
     |> map_defs (check_def context thy unchecked overloaded axm)
     |> add_axiom ctxt axm
   end;
 
 end;
 
 end;