diff --git a/src/Pure/variable.ML b/src/Pure/variable.ML
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 (*  Title:      Pure/variable.ML
     Author:     Makarius
 
 Fixed type/term variables and polymorphic term abbreviations.
 *)
 
 signature VARIABLE =
 sig
   val names_of: Proof.context -> Name.context
   val binds_of: Proof.context -> (typ * term) Vartab.table
   val maxidx_of: Proof.context -> int
   val constraints_of: Proof.context -> typ Vartab.table * sort Vartab.table
   val is_declared: Proof.context -> string -> bool
   val check_name: binding -> string
   val default_type: Proof.context -> string -> typ option
   val def_type: Proof.context -> bool -> indexname -> typ option
   val def_sort: Proof.context -> indexname -> sort option
   val declare_maxidx: int -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_names: term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_constraints: term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_internal: term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_term: term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_typ: typ -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_prf: Proofterm.proof -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val declare_thm: thm -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val variant_frees: Proof.context -> term list -> (string * 'a) list -> (string * 'a) list
   val bind_term: indexname * term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val unbind_term: indexname -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val maybe_bind_term: indexname * term option -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val expand_binds: Proof.context -> term -> term
   val lookup_const: Proof.context -> string -> string option
   val is_const: Proof.context -> string -> bool
   val declare_const: string * string -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val next_bound: string * typ -> Proof.context -> term * Proof.context
   val revert_bounds: Proof.context -> term -> term
   val is_body: Proof.context -> bool
   val set_body: bool -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val restore_body: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val improper_fixes: Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val restore_proper_fixes: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val is_improper: Proof.context -> string -> bool
   val is_fixed: Proof.context -> string -> bool
   val is_newly_fixed: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> string -> bool
   val fixed_ord: Proof.context -> string ord
   val intern_fixed: Proof.context -> string -> string
   val lookup_fixed: Proof.context -> string -> string option
   val revert_fixed: Proof.context -> string -> string
   val markup_fixed: Proof.context -> string -> Markup.T
   val markup: Proof.context -> string -> Markup.T
   val markup_entity_def: Proof.context -> string -> Markup.T
   val dest_fixes: Proof.context -> (string * string) list
   val add_fixed_names: Proof.context -> term -> string list -> string list
   val add_fixed: Proof.context -> term -> (string * typ) list -> (string * typ) list
   val add_newly_fixed: Proof.context -> Proof.context ->
     term -> (string * typ) list -> (string * typ) list
   val add_free_names: Proof.context -> term -> string list -> string list
   val add_frees: Proof.context -> term -> (string * typ) list -> (string * typ) list
   val add_fixes_binding: binding list -> Proof.context -> string list * Proof.context
   val add_fixes: string list -> Proof.context -> string list * Proof.context
   val add_fixes_direct: string list -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val add_fixes_implicit: term -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val fix_dummy_patterns: term -> Proof.context -> term * Proof.context
   val variant_fixes: string list -> Proof.context -> string list * Proof.context
   val gen_all: Proof.context -> thm -> thm
   val export_terms: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> term list -> term list
   val exportT_terms: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> term list -> term list
   val exportT: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list
   val export_prf: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> Proofterm.proof -> Proofterm.proof
   val export: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list
   val export_morphism: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> morphism
   val invent_types: sort list -> Proof.context -> (string * sort) list * Proof.context
   val importT_inst: term list -> Proof.context -> ((indexname * sort) * typ) list * Proof.context
   val import_inst: bool -> term list -> Proof.context ->
     (((indexname * sort) * typ) list * ((indexname * typ) * term) list) * Proof.context
   val importT_terms: term list -> Proof.context -> term list * Proof.context
   val import_terms: bool -> term list -> Proof.context -> term list * Proof.context
   val importT: thm list -> Proof.context ->
     (((indexname * sort) * ctyp) list * thm list) * Proof.context
   val import_prf: bool -> Proofterm.proof -> Proof.context -> Proofterm.proof * Proof.context
   val import: bool -> thm list -> Proof.context ->
     ((((indexname * sort) * ctyp) list * ((indexname * typ) * cterm) list) * thm list) * Proof.context
   val import_vars: Proof.context -> thm -> thm
   val tradeT: (Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list) -> Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list
   val trade: (Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list) -> Proof.context -> thm list -> thm list
   val is_bound_focus: Proof.context -> bool
   val set_bound_focus: bool -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val restore_bound_focus: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> Proof.context
   val focus_params: binding list option -> term -> Proof.context ->
     (string list * (string * typ) list) * Proof.context
   val focus: binding list option -> term -> Proof.context ->
     ((string * (string * typ)) list * term) * Proof.context
   val focus_cterm: binding list option -> cterm -> Proof.context ->
     ((string * cterm) list * cterm) * Proof.context
   val focus_subgoal: binding list option -> int -> thm -> Proof.context ->
     ((string * cterm) list * cterm) * Proof.context
   val warn_extra_tfrees: Proof.context -> Proof.context -> unit
   val polymorphic_types: Proof.context -> term list -> (indexname * sort) list * term list
   val polymorphic: Proof.context -> term list -> term list
 end;
 
 structure Variable: VARIABLE =
 struct
 
 (** local context data **)
 
 type fixes = (string * bool) Name_Space.table;
 val empty_fixes: fixes = Name_Space.empty_table Markup.fixedN;
 
 datatype data = Data of
  {names: Name.context,                  (*type/term variable names*)
   consts: string Symtab.table,          (*consts within the local scope*)
   bounds: int * ((string * typ) * string) list,  (*next index, internal name, type, external name*)
   fixes: fixes,                         (*term fixes -- global name space, intern ~> extern*)
   binds: (typ * term) Vartab.table,     (*term bindings*)
   type_occs: string list Symtab.table,  (*type variables -- possibly within term variables*)
   maxidx: int,                          (*maximum var index*)
   constraints:
     typ Vartab.table *                  (*type constraints*)
     sort Vartab.table};                 (*default sorts*)
 
 fun make_data (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =
   Data {names = names, consts = consts, bounds = bounds, fixes = fixes, binds = binds,
     type_occs = type_occs, maxidx = maxidx, constraints = constraints};
 
 val empty_data =
   make_data (Name.context, Symtab.empty, (0, []), empty_fixes, Vartab.empty,
     Symtab.empty, ~1, (Vartab.empty, Vartab.empty));
 
 structure Data = Proof_Data
 (
   type T = data;
   fun init _ = empty_data;
 );
 
 fun map_data f =
   Data.map (fn Data {names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints} =>
     make_data (f (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints)));
 
 fun map_names f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (f names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_consts f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, f consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_bounds f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, f bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_fixes f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, bounds, f fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_binds f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, bounds, fixes, f binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_type_occs f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, f type_occs, maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_maxidx f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, f maxidx, constraints));
 
 fun map_constraints f =
   map_data (fn (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, constraints) =>
     (names, consts, bounds, fixes, binds, type_occs, maxidx, f constraints));
 
 fun rep_data ctxt = Data.get ctxt |> (fn Data rep => rep);
 
 val names_of = #names o rep_data;
 val fixes_of = #fixes o rep_data;
 val fixes_space = Name_Space.space_of_table o fixes_of;
 val binds_of = #binds o rep_data;
 val type_occs_of = #type_occs o rep_data;
 val maxidx_of = #maxidx o rep_data;
 val constraints_of = #constraints o rep_data;
 
 val is_declared = Name.is_declared o names_of;
 
 val check_name = Name_Space.base_name o tap Binding.check;
 
 
 
 (** declarations **)
 
 (* default sorts and types *)
 
 fun default_type ctxt x = Vartab.lookup (#1 (constraints_of ctxt)) (x, ~1);
 
 fun def_type ctxt pattern xi =
   let val {binds, constraints = (types, _), ...} = rep_data ctxt in
     (case Vartab.lookup types xi of
       NONE =>
         if pattern then NONE
         else Vartab.lookup binds xi |> Option.map (Type.mark_polymorphic o #1)
     | some => some)
   end;
 
 val def_sort = Vartab.lookup o #2 o constraints_of;
 
 
 (* maxidx *)
 
 val declare_maxidx = map_maxidx o Integer.max;
 
 
 (* names *)
 
 fun declare_type_names t =
   map_names (fold_types (fold_atyps Term.declare_typ_names) t) #>
   map_maxidx (fold_types Term.maxidx_typ t);
 
 fun declare_names t =
   declare_type_names t #>
   map_names (fold_aterms Term.declare_term_frees t) #>
   map_maxidx (Term.maxidx_term t);
 
 
 (* type occurrences *)
 
 fun decl_type_occsT T = fold_atyps (fn TFree (a, _) => Symtab.default (a, []) | _ => I) T;
 
 val decl_type_occs = fold_term_types
   (fn Free (x, _) => fold_atyps (fn TFree (a, _) => Symtab.insert_list (op =) (a, x) | _ => I)
     | _ => decl_type_occsT);
 
 val declare_type_occsT = map_type_occs o fold_types decl_type_occsT;
 val declare_type_occs = map_type_occs o decl_type_occs;
 
 
 (* constraints *)
 
 fun constrain_tvar (xi, raw_S) =
   let val S = #2 (Term_Position.decode_positionS raw_S)
   in if S = dummyS then Vartab.delete_safe xi else Vartab.update (xi, S) end;
 
 fun declare_constraints t = map_constraints (fn (types, sorts) =>
   let
     val types' = fold_aterms
       (fn Free (x, T) => Vartab.update ((x, ~1), T)
         | Var v => Vartab.update v
         | _ => I) t types;
     val sorts' = (fold_types o fold_atyps)
       (fn TFree (x, S) => constrain_tvar ((x, ~1), S)
         | TVar v => constrain_tvar v
         | _ => I) t sorts;
   in (types', sorts') end)
   #> declare_type_occsT t
   #> declare_type_names t;
 
 
 (* common declarations *)
 
 fun declare_internal t =
   declare_names t #>
   declare_type_occs t #>
   Thm.declare_term_sorts t;
 
 fun declare_term t =
   declare_internal t #>
   declare_constraints t;
 
 val declare_typ = declare_term o Logic.mk_type;
 
 val declare_prf =
   Proofterm.fold_proof_terms_types declare_internal (declare_internal o Logic.mk_type);
 
 val declare_thm = Thm.fold_terms declare_internal;
 
 
 (* renaming term/type frees *)
 
 fun variant_frees ctxt ts frees =
   let
     val names = names_of (fold declare_names ts ctxt);
     val xs = fst (fold_map Name.variant (map #1 frees) names);
   in xs ~~ map snd frees end;
 
 
 
 (** term bindings **)
 
 fun bind_term ((x, i), t) =
   let
     val u = Term.close_schematic_term t;
     val U = Term.fastype_of u;
   in declare_term u #> map_binds (Vartab.update ((x, i), (U, u))) end;
 
 val unbind_term = map_binds o Vartab.delete_safe;
 
 fun maybe_bind_term (xi, SOME t) = bind_term (xi, t)
   | maybe_bind_term (xi, NONE) = unbind_term xi;
 
 fun expand_binds ctxt =
   let
     val binds = binds_of ctxt;
     val get = fn Var (xi, _) => Vartab.lookup binds xi | _ => NONE;
   in Envir.beta_norm o Envir.expand_term get end;
 
 
 
 (** consts **)
 
 val lookup_const = Symtab.lookup o #consts o rep_data;
 val is_const = is_some oo lookup_const;
 
 val declare_fixed = map_consts o Symtab.delete_safe;
 val declare_const = map_consts o Symtab.update;
 
 
 
 (** bounds **)
 
 fun next_bound (a, T) ctxt =
   let
     val b = Name.bound (#1 (#bounds (rep_data ctxt)));
     val ctxt' = ctxt |> map_bounds (fn (next, bounds) => (next + 1, ((b, T), a) :: bounds));
   in (Free (b, T), ctxt') end;
 
 fun revert_bounds ctxt t =
   (case #2 (#bounds (rep_data ctxt)) of
     [] => t
   | bounds =>
       let
         val names = Term.declare_term_names t (names_of ctxt);
         val xs = rev (#1 (fold_map Name.variant (rev (map #2 bounds)) names));
         fun subst ((b, T), _) x' = (Free (b, T), Syntax_Trans.mark_bound_abs (x', T));
       in Term.subst_atomic (map2 subst bounds xs) t end);
 
 
 
 (** fixes **)
 
 (* inner body mode *)
 
 val inner_body = Config.declare_bool ("inner_body", \<^here>) (K false);
 val is_body = Config.apply inner_body;
 val set_body = Config.put inner_body;
 val restore_body = set_body o is_body;
 
 
 (* proper mode *)
 
 val proper_fixes = Config.declare_bool ("proper_fixes", \<^here>) (K true);
 val improper_fixes = Config.put proper_fixes false;
 val restore_proper_fixes = Config.put proper_fixes o Config.apply proper_fixes;
 
 fun is_improper ctxt x =
   (case Name_Space.lookup (fixes_of ctxt) x of
     SOME (_, proper) => not proper
   | NONE => false);
 
 
 (* specialized name space *)
 
 val is_fixed = Name_Space.defined o fixes_of;
 fun is_newly_fixed inner outer = is_fixed inner andf (not o is_fixed outer);
 
 val fixed_ord = Name_Space.entry_ord o fixes_space;
 val intern_fixed = Name_Space.intern o fixes_space;
 
 fun lookup_fixed ctxt x =
   let val x' = intern_fixed ctxt x
   in if is_fixed ctxt x' then SOME x' else NONE end;
 
 fun revert_fixed ctxt x =
   (case Name_Space.lookup (fixes_of ctxt) x of
     SOME (x', _) => if intern_fixed ctxt x' = x then x' else x
   | NONE => x);
 
 fun markup_fixed ctxt x =
   Name_Space.markup (fixes_space ctxt) x
   |> Markup.name (revert_fixed ctxt x);
 
 fun markup ctxt x =
   if is_improper ctxt x then Markup.improper
   else if Name.is_skolem x then Markup.skolem
   else Markup.free;
 
 val markup_entity_def = Name_Space.markup_def o fixes_space;
 
 fun dest_fixes ctxt =
   Name_Space.fold_table (fn (x, (y, _)) => cons (y, x)) (fixes_of ctxt) []
   |> sort (Name_Space.entry_ord (fixes_space ctxt) o apply2 #2);
 
 
 (* collect variables *)
 
 fun add_free_names ctxt =
   fold_aterms (fn Free (x, _) => not (is_fixed ctxt x) ? insert (op =) x | _ => I);
 
 fun add_frees ctxt =
   fold_aterms (fn Free (x, T) => not (is_fixed ctxt x) ? insert (op =) (x, T) | _ => I);
 
 fun add_fixed_names ctxt =
   fold_aterms (fn Free (x, _) => is_fixed ctxt x ? insert (op =) x | _ => I);
 
 fun add_fixed ctxt =
   fold_aterms (fn Free (x, T) => is_fixed ctxt x ? insert (op =) (x, T) | _ => I);
 
 fun add_newly_fixed ctxt' ctxt =
   fold_aterms (fn Free (x, T) => is_newly_fixed ctxt' ctxt x ? insert (op =) (x, T) | _ => I);
 
 
 (* declarations *)
 
 local
 
 fun err_dups dups =
   error ("Duplicate fixed variable(s): " ^ commas (map Binding.print dups));
 
 fun new_fixed ((x, x'), pos) ctxt =
   if is_some (lookup_fixed ctxt x') then err_dups [Binding.make (x, pos)]
   else
     let
       val proper = Config.get ctxt proper_fixes;
       val context = Context.Proof ctxt
         |> Name_Space.map_naming (K Name_Space.global_naming)
         |> Context_Position.set_visible_generic false;
     in
       ctxt
       |> map_fixes
         (Name_Space.define context true (Binding.make (x', pos), (x, proper)) #> snd #>
           Name_Space.alias_table Name_Space.global_naming (Binding.make (x, pos)) x')
       |> declare_fixed x
       |> declare_constraints (Syntax.free x')
   end;
 
 fun new_fixes names' args =
   map_names (K names') #>
   fold new_fixed args #>
   pair (map (#2 o #1) args);
 
 in
 
 fun add_fixes_binding bs ctxt =
   let
     val _ =
       (case filter (Name.is_skolem o Binding.name_of) bs of
         [] => ()
       | bads => error ("Illegal internal Skolem constant(s): " ^ commas (map Binding.print bads)));
     val _ =
       (case duplicates (op = o apply2 Binding.name_of) bs of
         [] => ()
       | dups => err_dups dups);
 
     val xs = map check_name bs;
     val names = names_of ctxt;
     val (xs', names') =
       if is_body ctxt then fold_map Name.variant xs names |>> map Name.skolem
       else (xs, fold Name.declare xs names);
   in ctxt |> new_fixes names' ((xs ~~ xs') ~~ map Binding.pos_of bs) end;
 
-fun bound_fixes xs ctxt =
-  let
-    val (xs', ctxt') = fold_map next_bound xs ctxt;
-    val names' = names_of ctxt';
-    val no_ps = replicate (length xs) Position.none;
-  in ctxt' |> new_fixes names' ((map #1 xs ~~ map (#1 o dest_Free) xs') ~~ no_ps) end;
-
-fun variant_fixes raw_xs ctxt =
+fun variant_names ctxt raw_xs =
   let
     val names = names_of ctxt;
     val xs = map (fn x => Name.clean x |> Name.is_internal x ? Name.internal) raw_xs;
     val (xs', names') = fold_map Name.variant xs names |>> (is_body ctxt ? map Name.skolem);
-    val no_ps = replicate (length xs) Position.none;
-  in ctxt |> new_fixes names' ((xs ~~ xs') ~~ no_ps) end;
+  in (names', xs ~~ xs') end;
+
+fun variant_fixes xs ctxt =
+  let val (names', vs) = variant_names ctxt xs;
+  in ctxt |> new_fixes names' (map (rpair Position.none) vs) end;
+
+fun bound_fixes xs ctxt =
+  let
+    val (names', vs) = variant_names ctxt (map #1 xs);
+    val (ys, ctxt') = fold_map next_bound (map2 (fn (x', _) => fn (_, T) => (x', T)) vs xs) ctxt;
+    val fixes = map2 (fn (x, _) => fn Free (y, _) => ((x, y), Position.none)) vs ys;
+  in ctxt' |> new_fixes names' fixes end;
 
 end;
 
 val add_fixes = add_fixes_binding o map Binding.name;
 
 fun add_fixes_direct xs ctxt = ctxt
   |> set_body false
   |> (snd o add_fixes xs)
   |> restore_body ctxt;
 
 fun add_fixes_implicit t ctxt = ctxt
   |> not (is_body ctxt) ? add_fixes_direct (rev (add_free_names ctxt t []));
 
 
 (* dummy patterns *)
 
 fun fix_dummy_patterns (Const ("Pure.dummy_pattern", T)) ctxt =
       let val ([x], ctxt') = ctxt |> set_body true |> add_fixes [Name.uu_] ||> restore_body ctxt
       in (Free (x, T), ctxt') end
   | fix_dummy_patterns (Abs (x, T, b)) ctxt =
       let val (b', ctxt') = fix_dummy_patterns b ctxt
       in (Abs (x, T, b'), ctxt') end
   | fix_dummy_patterns (t $ u) ctxt =
       let
         val (t', ctxt') = fix_dummy_patterns t ctxt;
         val (u', ctxt'') = fix_dummy_patterns u ctxt';
       in (t' $ u', ctxt'') end
   | fix_dummy_patterns a ctxt = (a, ctxt);
 
 
 
 (** export -- generalize type/term variables (beware of closure sizes) **)
 
 fun gen_all ctxt th =
   let
     val i = Thm.maxidx_thm th (maxidx_of ctxt) + 1;
     fun gen (x, T) = Thm.forall_elim (Thm.cterm_of ctxt (Var ((x, i), T)));
   in fold gen (Drule.outer_params (Thm.prop_of th)) th end;
 
 fun export_inst inner outer =
   let
     val declared_outer = is_declared outer;
     val still_fixed = not o is_newly_fixed inner outer;
 
     val gen_fixes =
       Name_Space.fold_table (fn (y, _) => not (is_fixed outer y) ? cons y)
         (fixes_of inner) [];
 
     val type_occs_inner = type_occs_of inner;
     fun gen_fixesT ts =
       Symtab.fold (fn (a, xs) =>
         if declared_outer a orelse exists still_fixed xs
         then I else cons a) (fold decl_type_occs ts type_occs_inner) [];
   in (gen_fixesT, gen_fixes) end;
 
 fun exportT_inst inner outer = #1 (export_inst inner outer);
 
 fun exportT_terms inner outer =
   let
     val mk_tfrees = exportT_inst inner outer;
     val maxidx = maxidx_of outer;
   in
     fn ts => ts |> map
       (Term_Subst.generalize (mk_tfrees ts, [])
         (fold (Term.fold_types Term.maxidx_typ) ts maxidx + 1))
   end;
 
 fun export_terms inner outer =
   let
     val (mk_tfrees, tfrees) = export_inst inner outer;
     val maxidx = maxidx_of outer;
   in
     fn ts => ts |> map
       (Term_Subst.generalize (mk_tfrees ts, tfrees)
         (fold Term.maxidx_term ts maxidx + 1))
   end;
 
 fun export_prf inner outer prf =
   let
     val (mk_tfrees, frees) = export_inst (declare_prf prf inner) outer;
     val tfrees = mk_tfrees [];
     val maxidx = maxidx_of outer;
     val idx = Proofterm.maxidx_proof prf maxidx + 1;
     val gen_term = Term_Subst.generalize_same (tfrees, frees) idx;
     val gen_typ = Term_Subst.generalizeT_same tfrees idx;
   in Same.commit (Proofterm.map_proof_terms_same gen_term gen_typ) prf end;
 
 
 fun gen_export (mk_tfrees, frees) maxidx ths =
   let
     val tfrees = mk_tfrees (map Thm.full_prop_of ths);
     val idx = fold Thm.maxidx_thm ths maxidx + 1;
   in map (Thm.generalize (tfrees, frees) idx) ths end;
 
 fun exportT inner outer = gen_export (exportT_inst inner outer, []) (maxidx_of outer);
 fun export inner outer = gen_export (export_inst inner outer) (maxidx_of outer);
 
 fun export_morphism inner outer =
   let
     val fact = export inner outer;
     val term = singleton (export_terms inner outer);
     val typ = Logic.type_map term;
   in
     Morphism.transfer_morphism' inner $>
     Morphism.transfer_morphism' outer $>
     Morphism.morphism "Variable.export" {binding = [], typ = [typ], term = [term], fact = [fact]}
   end;
 
 
 
 (** import -- fix schematic type/term variables **)
 
 fun invent_types Ss ctxt =
   let
     val tfrees = Name.invent (names_of ctxt) Name.aT (length Ss) ~~ Ss;
     val ctxt' = fold (declare_constraints o Logic.mk_type o TFree) tfrees ctxt;
   in (tfrees, ctxt') end;
 
 fun importT_inst ts ctxt =
   let
     val tvars = rev (fold Term.add_tvars ts []);
     val (tfrees, ctxt') = invent_types (map #2 tvars) ctxt;
   in (tvars ~~ map TFree tfrees, ctxt') end;
 
 fun import_inst is_open ts ctxt =
   let
     val ren = Name.clean #> (if is_open then I else Name.internal);
     val (instT, ctxt') = importT_inst ts ctxt;
     val vars = map (apsnd (Term_Subst.instantiateT instT)) (rev (fold Term.add_vars ts []));
     val (xs, ctxt'') = variant_fixes (map (ren o #1 o #1) vars) ctxt';
     val inst = vars ~~ map Free (xs ~~ map #2 vars);
   in ((instT, inst), ctxt'') end;
 
 fun importT_terms ts ctxt =
   let val (instT, ctxt') = importT_inst ts ctxt
   in (map (Term_Subst.instantiate (instT, [])) ts, ctxt') end;
 
 fun import_terms is_open ts ctxt =
   let val (inst, ctxt') = import_inst is_open ts ctxt
   in (map (Term_Subst.instantiate inst) ts, ctxt') end;
 
 fun importT ths ctxt =
   let
     val (instT, ctxt') = importT_inst (map Thm.full_prop_of ths) ctxt;
     val instT' = map (apsnd (Thm.ctyp_of ctxt')) instT;
     val ths' = map (Thm.instantiate (instT', [])) ths;
   in ((instT', ths'), ctxt') end;
 
 fun import_prf is_open prf ctxt =
   let
     val ts = rev (Proofterm.fold_proof_terms_types cons (cons o Logic.mk_type) prf []);
     val (insts, ctxt') = import_inst is_open ts ctxt;
   in (Proofterm.instantiate insts prf, ctxt') end;
 
 fun import is_open ths ctxt =
   let
     val ((instT, inst), ctxt') = import_inst is_open (map Thm.full_prop_of ths) ctxt;
     val insts' =
      (map (apsnd (Thm.ctyp_of ctxt')) instT,
       map (apsnd (Thm.cterm_of ctxt')) inst);
     val ths' = map (Thm.instantiate insts') ths;
   in ((insts', ths'), ctxt') end;
 
 fun import_vars ctxt th =
   let val ((_, [th']), _) = ctxt |> set_body false |> import true [th];
   in th' end;
 
 
 (* import/export *)
 
 fun gen_trade imp exp f ctxt ths =
   let val ((_, ths'), ctxt') = imp ths ctxt
   in exp ctxt' ctxt (f ctxt' ths') end;
 
 val tradeT = gen_trade importT exportT;
 val trade = gen_trade (import true) export;
 
 
 (* focus on outermost parameters: \<And>x y z. B *)
 
 val bound_focus = Config.declare_bool ("bound_focus", \<^here>) (K false);
 val is_bound_focus = Config.apply bound_focus;
 val set_bound_focus = Config.put bound_focus;
 val restore_bound_focus = set_bound_focus o is_bound_focus;
 
 fun focus_params bindings t ctxt =
   let
     val ps = Term.variant_frees t (Term.strip_all_vars t);  (*as they are printed :-*)
     val (xs, Ts) = split_list ps;
     val (xs', ctxt') =
       (case bindings of
         SOME bs => ctxt |> set_body true |> add_fixes_binding bs ||> restore_body ctxt
       | NONE => if is_bound_focus ctxt then bound_fixes ps ctxt else variant_fixes xs ctxt);
     val ps' = xs' ~~ Ts;
     val ctxt'' = ctxt' |> fold (declare_constraints o Free) ps';
   in ((xs, ps'), ctxt'') end;
 
 fun focus bindings t ctxt =
   let
     val ((xs, ps), ctxt') = focus_params bindings t ctxt;
     val t' = Term.subst_bounds (rev (map Free ps), Term.strip_all_body t);
   in (((xs ~~ ps), t'), ctxt') end;
 
 fun forall_elim_prop t prop =
   Thm.beta_conversion false (Thm.apply (Thm.dest_arg prop) t)
   |> Thm.cprop_of |> Thm.dest_arg;
 
 fun focus_cterm bindings goal ctxt =
   let
     val ((xs, ps), ctxt') = focus_params bindings (Thm.term_of goal) ctxt;
     val ps' = map (Thm.cterm_of ctxt' o Free) ps;
     val goal' = fold forall_elim_prop ps' goal;
   in ((xs ~~ ps', goal'), ctxt') end;
 
 fun focus_subgoal bindings i st =
   let
     val all_vars = Thm.fold_terms Term.add_vars st [];
   in
     fold (unbind_term o #1) all_vars #>
     fold (declare_constraints o Var) all_vars #>
     focus_cterm bindings (Thm.cprem_of st i)
   end;
 
 
 
 (** implicit polymorphism **)
 
 (* warn_extra_tfrees *)
 
 fun warn_extra_tfrees ctxt1 ctxt2 =
   let
     fun occs_typ a = Term.exists_subtype (fn TFree (b, _) => a = b | _ => false);
     fun occs_free a x =
       (case def_type ctxt1 false (x, ~1) of
         SOME T => if occs_typ a T then I else cons (a, x)
       | NONE => cons (a, x));
 
     val occs1 = type_occs_of ctxt1;
     val occs2 = type_occs_of ctxt2;
     val extras = Symtab.fold (fn (a, xs) =>
       if Symtab.defined occs1 a then I else fold (occs_free a) xs) occs2 [];
     val tfrees = map #1 extras |> sort_distinct string_ord;
     val frees = map #2 extras |> sort_distinct string_ord;
   in
     if null extras orelse not (Context_Position.is_visible ctxt2) then ()
     else warning ("Introduced fixed type variable(s): " ^ commas tfrees ^ " in " ^
       space_implode " or " (map quote frees))
   end;
 
 
 (* polymorphic terms *)
 
 fun polymorphic_types ctxt ts =
   let
     val ctxt' = fold declare_term ts ctxt;
     val occs = type_occs_of ctxt;
     val occs' = type_occs_of ctxt';
     val types = Symtab.fold (fn (a, _) => if Symtab.defined occs a then I else cons a) occs' [];
     val idx = maxidx_of ctxt' + 1;
     val Ts' = (fold o fold_types o fold_atyps)
       (fn T as TFree _ =>
           (case Term_Subst.generalizeT types idx T of TVar v => insert (op =) v | _ => I)
         | _ => I) ts [];
     val ts' = map (Term_Subst.generalize (types, []) idx) ts;
   in (rev Ts', ts') end;
 
 fun polymorphic ctxt ts = snd (polymorphic_types ctxt ts);
 
 end;