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/****************************************************************************
**
*A  eval.h                      GAP source                   Martin Schoenert
**
*A  @(#)$Id: eval.h,v 3.2 1991/04/30 16:12:16 martin Rel $
**
*Y  Copyright 1990-1992,  Lehrstuhl D fuer Mathematik,  RWTH Aachen,  Germany
**
**  This file declares the main evaluation functions.
**
*H  $Log: eval.h,v $
*H  Revision 3.2  1991/04/30  16:12:16  martin
*H  initial revision under RCS
*H
*H  Revision 3.1  1991/01/16  12:00:00  martin
*H  improved the undefined binary operation errors
*H
*H  Revision 3.0  1990/12/07  12:00:00  martin
*H  added prototypes for function tables
*H
*/


/*N where should I place the declaration of 'Error' ?                      */
extern  TypHandle       Error P(( char * msg, long arg1, long arg2 ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*V  HdVoid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  handle of the void bag
**
**  'HdVoid' is the handle of the void back, which is returned by procedures,
**  i.e., functions that when viewed at the  GAP  level do not return a value
**  at all.  This plays a role similar to  '*the-non-printing-object*'  which
**  exists in some lisp systems.
*/
extern  TypHandle       HdVoid;


/****************************************************************************
**
*V  HdReturn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  handle of the return bag
**
**  'HdReturn' is the handle of the bag where 'EvReturn' puts the value of a
**  'return' statement.  This bag is then passed through all  the  statement
**  execution functions all the  way  back  to  'EvFunccall'.  For  'return'
**  statements without an expression 'EvReturn' puts 'HdVoid' into this bag.
*/
extern  TypHandle       HdReturn;


/****************************************************************************
**
*V  HdTrue  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  handle of the true bag
*V  HdFalse   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . handle of the false bag
**
**  'HdTrue' is the handle of the unique bag that represents the value 'true'
**  and 'HdFalse' is likewise the unique handle of the  bag  that  represents
**  the value 'HdFalse'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       HdTrue,  HdFalse;


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EVAL( <hd> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate an object
**
**  'EVAL' evaluates the bag <hd>  by  calling  the  corresponding  function.
**
**  It is defined in the definition file of this package as followings:
*/
#define EVAL(hd)        ((long)(hd)&T_INT ? (hd) : (* EvTab[TYPE(hd)])((hd)))


/****************************************************************************
**
*V  EvTab[<type>] . . . . . . . . evaluation function for bags of type <type>
**
**  Is the main dispatching table that contains for every type a  pointer  to
**  the function that should be executed if a bag  of  that  type  is  found.
*/
extern  TypHandle       (* EvTab[ T_ILLEGAL ]) P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  CantEval( <hd> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . illegal bag evaluation function
**
**  Is called if a illegal bag should be evaluated, it  generates  an  error.
**  If this is actually ever executed in GAP it  indicates  serious  trouble,
**  for  example  that  the  type  field  of  a  bag  has  been  overwritten.
*/
extern  TypHandle       CantEval P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Sum( <hdSum> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a sum
*F  SUM(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a sum
*V  TabSum[<typeL>][<typeR>]  . . . . . . . . . . table of addition functions
*F  CantSum(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undefined sum
**
**  'Sum' returns the sum of the two objects '<hdSum>[0]'  and  '<hdSum>[1]'.
**  'Sum' is called from 'EVAL' to eval bags of type 'T_SUM'.
**
**  'Sum' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'SUM' macro.
**
**  'SUM' finds the types of the two operands and uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabSum' of addition functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code from 'Sum' which checks for the addition of two  immediate  integers
**  and computes their sum without calling 'SUM'.
**
**  'SUM' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define SUM(hdL,hdR)    ((*TabSum[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabSum[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Sum P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantSum P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Diff( <hdDiff> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a difference
*F  DIFF(<hdL>,<hdR>)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a difference
*V  TabDiff[<typeL>][<typeR>] . . . . . . . .  table of subtraction functions
*F  CantDiff(<hdL>,<hdR>) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  undefined difference
**
**  'Diff' returns  the  difference of  the  two  objects  '<hdDiff>[0]'  and
**  '<hdDiff>[1]'.  'Diff'  is  called from  'EVAL'  to  eval  bags  of  type
**  'T_DIFF'.
**
**  'Diff' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'DIFF' macro.
**
**  'DIFF' finds the types of the two operands and uses them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabDiff' of subtraction functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code from 'Diff'  which  checks for  the  subtraction  of  two  immediate
**  integers and computes their difference without calling 'DIFF'.
**
**  'DIFF' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define DIFF(hdL,hdR)   ((*TabDiff[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabDiff[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Diff P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantDiff P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Prod( <hdProd> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a product
*F  PROD(<hdL>,<hdR>)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a product
*V  TabProd[<typeL>][<typeR>] . . . . . . . table of multiplication functions
*F  CantProd(<hdL>,<hdR>) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undefined product
**
**  'Prod'  returns   the  product  of  the  two  objects  '<hdProd>[0]'  and
**  '<hdProd>[1]'.  'Prod'  is  called from  'EVAL'  to  eval  bags  of  type
**  'T_PROD'.
**
**  'Prod' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'PROD' macro.
**
**  'PROD' finds the types of the two operands and uses them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabProd' of multiplication functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code from 'Prod'  which  checks for  the  subtraction  of  two  immediate
**  integers and computes their product without calling 'PROD'.
**
**  'PROD' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define PROD(hdL,hdR)   ((*TabProd[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabProd[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Prod P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantProd P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Quo( <hdQuo> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a quotient
*F  QUO(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a quotient
*V  TabQuo[<typeL>][<typeR>]  . . . . . . . . . . table of division functions
*F  CantQuo(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  undefined quotient
**
**  'Quo'  returns   the   quotient  of  the  two  objects  '<hdQuo>[0]'  and
**  '<hdQuo>[1]'.  'Quo' is called from 'EVAL' to eval bags of type 'T_QUO'.
**
**  'Quo' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'QUO' macro.
**
**  'QUO' finds the types of the two operands and uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabQuo' of division functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code  from  'Quo' which checks for the division of two immediate integers
**  and computes their quotient without calling 'QUO'.
**
**  'QUO' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define QUO(hdL,hdR)    ((*TabQuo[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabQuo[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Quo P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantQuo P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Mod( <hdMod> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a remainder
*F  MOD(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a remainder
*V  TabMod[<typeL>][<typeR>]  . . . . . . . . . . table of division functions
*F  CantMod(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undefined remainder
**
**  'Mod' returns   the  remainder   of  the  two  objects  '<hdMod>[0]'  and
**  '<hdMod>[1]'.  'Mod' is called from 'EVAL' to eval bags of type 'T_MOD'.
**
**  'Mod' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'MOD' macro.
**
**  'MOD' finds the types of the two operands and uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabMod' of remainder functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code from 'Mod' which checks for the division  of  two immediate integers
**  and computes their remainder without calling 'MOD'.
**
**  'MOD' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define MOD(hdL,hdR)    ((*TabMod[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabMod[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Mod P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantMod P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Pow( <hdPow> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a power
*F  POW(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a power
*V  TabPow[<typeL>][<typeR>]  . . . . . . . table of exponentiation functions
*F  CantPow(<hdL>,<hdR>)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undefined power
**
**  'Pow' returns the power of the two objects '<hdPow>[0]' and '<hdPow>[1]'.
**  'Pow' is called from 'EVAL' to eval bags of type 'T_POW'.
**
**  'Pow' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'POW' macro.
**
**  'POW' finds the types of the two operands and uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabPow' of powering functions.
**
**  'POW' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define POW(hdL,hdR)    ((*TabPow[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabPow[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Pow P(( TypHandle hd ));

extern  TypHandle       CantPow P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  FunComm( <hdCall> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a commutator
**
**  'FunComm' implements the internal function 'Comm'.
**
**  'Comm( <expr1>, <expr2> )'
**
**  'Comm' returns the commutator of  the  two  group  elements  <expr1>  and
**  <expr2>, i.e., '<expr1>^-1 * <expr2>^-1 * <expr1> * <expr2>'.
**
**  This is a hack to replace the commutator operator until I have fixed  the
**  parser to read something like '(a & b)'
*/
extern  TypHandle       (*TabComm[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       IntComm P(( TypHandle hdCall ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Eq( <hdEq> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> =  <objR>
*F  EQ(<hdL>,<hdR>) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> =  <objR>
*V  TabEq[<typeL>][<typeR>] . . . . . . . . . . table of comparison functions
**
**  'Eq' returns 'HdTrue' if the object '<hdEq>[0]' is equal  to  the  object
**  '<hdEq>[1]' and 'HdFalse'  otherwise.  'Eq'  is  called  from  'EVAL'  to
**  evaluate bags of type 'T_EQ'.
**
**  'Eq' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'EQ' macro.
**
**  'EQ' finds the types of the two operands and  uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabEq' of comparison functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code from 'Eq'  which  checks for the comparison  of  immediate  integers
**  and computes the result without calling 'EQ'.
**
**  'EQ' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define EQ(hdL,hdR)     ((*TabEq[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabEq[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Eq P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Lt( <hdLt> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> <  <objR>
*F  LT(<hdL>,<hdR>) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> <  <objR>
*V  TabLt[<typeL>][<typeR>] , . . . . . . . . . table of comparison functions
**
**  'Lt'  returns 'HdTrue' if  the object '<hdLt>[0]' is less than the object
**  '<hdLt>[1]' and  'HdFalse'  otherwise.  'Lt'  is  called from  'EVAL'  to
**  evaluate bags of type 'T_LT'.
**
**  'Lt' evaluates the operands and then calls the 'LT' macro.
**
**  'LT' finds the types of the two operands and  uses  them  to  index  into
**  the table 'TabLt' of comparison functions.
**
**  At places where performance really matters one should  copy  the  special
**  code  from 'Lt' which  checks for the comparison  of  immediate  integers
**  and computes the result without calling 'LT'.
**
**  'LT' is defined in the header file of this package as follows:
*/
#define LT(hdL,hdR)     ((*TabLt[TYPE(hdL)][TYPE(hdR)])((hdL),(hdR)))

extern  TypHandle       (*TabLt[T_VAR][T_VAR]) P(( TypHandle, TypHandle ));

extern  TypHandle       Lt P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Ne( <hdNe> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> <> <objR>
**
**  'Ne'  return 'HdTrue' if  the object <objL> is not equal  to  the  object
**  <objR>.  'Ne' is called from 'EVAL' to evaluate bags of type 'T_NE'.
**
**  'Ne' is simply implemented as 'not <objL> = <objR>'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       Ne P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Le( <hdLe> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> <= <objR>
**
**  'Le' returns 'HdTrue' if the object <objL>  is  less  than  or  equal  to
**  the object <objR> and 'HdFalse' otherwise.  'Le' is  called  from  'EVAL'
**  to evaluate bags of type 'T_LE'.
**
**  'Le' is simply implemented as 'not <objR> < <objL>'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       Le P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Gt( <hdLe> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> >  <objR>
**
**  'Gt' returns 'HdTrue' if the object <objL>  is greater  than  the  object
**  <objR> and 'HdFalse' otherwise.  'Gt' is called from 'EVAL'  to  evaluate
**  bags of type 'T_GT'.
**
**  'Gt' is simply implemented as '<objR> < <objL>'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       Gt P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Ge( <hdLe> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <objL> >= <objR>
**
**  'Ge' returns 'HdTrue' if the object  <objL>  is  greater  or  equal  than
**  the object <objR> and 'HdFalse' otherwise.  'Le' is  called  from  'EVAL'
**  to evaluate bags of type 'T_GE'.
**
**  'Ge' is simply implemented as 'not <objL> < <objR>'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       Ge P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  IsTrue( <hdL>, <hdR> )  . . . . . . . .  default function for comparisons
**
**  'IsTrue' always returns  'HdTrue'  no  matter  what  the  arguments  are.
**  Is is used for those comparisons where already the types of the  operands
**  determines the outcome.  E.g., it is  used  above  the  diagonal  of  the
**  'TabLt' table.
*/
extern  TypHandle       IsTrue P(( TypHandle hdL, TypHandle hdR ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  IsFalse( <hdL>, <hdR> ) . . . . . . . .  default function for comparisons
**
**  'IsFalse' always returns 'HdFalse' no  matter  what  the  arguments  are.
**  Is is used for those comparisons where already the types of the  operands
**  determines the outcome.  E.g., it is  used  below  the  diagonal  of  the
**  'TabLt' table.
*/
extern  TypHandle       IsFalse P(( TypHandle hdL, TypHandle hdR ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvVar( <hdVar> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a variable
**
**  'EvVar' returns the value  of  the  variable  with  the  handle  <hdVar>.
**
**  The value is the only subobject <hdVar>.  If this has the handle '0' then
**  no value has been assigned to the variable and  an  error  is  generated.
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvVar P(( TypHandle hdVar ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvVarAuto( <hdVar> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . eval an autoread variable
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvVarAuto P(( TypHandle hdVar ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvVarAss( <hdAss> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . execute an assignment
**
**  'EvVarAss' assigns the value of '<hdAss>[1]' to the variable '<hdAss>[0]'
**  and returns the value so that it can be printed in the ReadEvalPrintLoop.
**
**  'EvVarAss' is called from 'EVAL' for bags of type 'T_VARASS'.
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvVarAss P(( TypHandle hdAss ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvBool( <hdBool> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a boolean value
**
**  'EvBool' returns the value of the boolean value <hdBool>.  Since  boolean
**  values are constants and thus selfevaluating it just returns <hdBool>.
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvBool P(( TypHandle hdBool ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvNot( <hdBool> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  negate a boolean value
**
**  'EvNot' returns the boolean negation of the boolean value <hdBool>, i.e.,
**  it returns 'HdTrue' if <hdBool> is 'HdFalse' and vica versa.
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvNot P(( TypHandle hdBool ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvAnd( <hdAnd> )  . . . . . . . . . . .  evaluate a boolean and operation
**
**  'EvAnd' returns the logical and  of  the  two  operand  '<hdAnd>[0]'  and
**  '<hdAnd>[1]' which must be boolean values.
**
**  If '<hdAnd>[0]' is already  'false'  'EvAnd'  returns  'HdFalse'  without
**  evaluating '<hdAnd>[1]'.  This allows constructs like
**
**      if index <= max  and list[index] = 0  then ... fi;
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvAnd P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EvOr( <hdOr> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluate a boolean or operation
**
**  'EvOr' returns the  logical  or  of  the  two  operands  '<hdOr>[0]'  and
**  '<hdOr>[1]' which must be boolean values.
**
**  If '<hdOr>[0]' is already 'true' 'EvOr' returns 'true' without evaluating
**  '<hdOr>[1]'.  This allows constructs like
**
**      if index > max  or list[index] = 0  then ... fi;
*/
extern  TypHandle       EvOr P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  EqBool( <hdL>, <hdR> )  . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <boolL> =  <boolR>
**
**  'EqBool' returns 'HdTrue' if the  two  boolean  values  <hdL>  and  <hdR>
**  are equal, and 'HdFalse' otherwise.
*/
extern  TypHandle       EqBool P(( TypHandle hdL, TypHandle hdR ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  LtBool( <hdL>, <hdR> )  . . . . . . . . . . .  test if <boolL> <  <boolR>
**
**  'LtBool' return 'HdTrue' if  the  boolean value <hdL> is  less  than  the
**  boolean value <hdR> and 'HdFalse' otherwise.
*/
extern  TypHandle       LtBool P(( TypHandle hdL, TypHandle hdR ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrBool( <hdBool> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print a boolean value
**
**  'PrBool' prints the boolean value <hdBool>.
*/
extern  void            PrBool P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  FunIsBool( <hdCall> ) . . . . . . . . . internal function IsBool( <obj> )
**
**  'IsBool' returns 'true' if the object <obj>  is  a  boolean  and  'false'
**  otherwise.  May cause an error if <obj> is an unbound variable.
*/
extern  TypHandle       FunIsBool P(( TypHandle hdCall ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  FunShallowCopy( <hdCall> )  . . . . . .  make a shallow copy of an object
**
**  'FunShallowCopy' implements the internal functin 'ShallowCopy( <obj> )'.
**
**  'ShallowCopy' makes a copy of the object  <obj>.  If <obj> is not a  list
**  or a record, 'ShallowCopy' simply returns <obj>, since those objects  can
**  never be modified there is no way to distinguish the original object from
**  any copy, so we might as well not copy it.  If < obj>  is  a  list  or  a
**  record 'ShallowCopy' makes a copy of this object,  but does not copy  the
**  subobjects.
*/
extern  TypHandle       FunShallowCopy P(( TypHandle hdCall ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Copy( <hdObj> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  make a copy of an object
**
**  'Copy' makes a copy of the  object <hdObj>.  If <obj>  is not a list or a
**  record, 'Copy' simply  returns  <obj>, since those  objects can  never be
**  modified there  is no way  to  distinguish the  original object  from any
**  copy, so we might as  well not copy  it.  If <obj>  is a list or a record
**  'Copy' makes a copy of this object,  and calls itself recursively to copy
**  the subobjects.
*/
extern  TypHandle       Copy P(( TypHandle hdOld ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  FunCopy( <hdCall> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  make a copy of an object
**
**  'FunCopy' implements the internal function 'Copy( <obj> )'.
**
**  'Copy' makes a copy of the  object <hdObj>.  If <obj>  is not a list or a
**  record, 'Copy' simply  returns  <obj>, since those  objects can  never be
**  modified there  is no way  to  distinguish the  original object  from any
**  copy, so we might as  well not copy  it.  If <obj>  is a list or a record
**  'Copy' makes a copy of this object,  and calls itself recursively to copy
**  the subobjects.
*/
extern  TypHandle       FunCopy P(( TypHandle hdCall ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  FunIsBound( <hdCall> )  . . . .  test if a variable has an assigned value
**
**  'FunIsBound' implements the internal function 'IsBound( <expr> )'.
**
*/
extern  TypHandle       FunIsBound P(( TypHandle hdCall ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*V  PrTab[<type>] . . . . . . .  printing function for objects of type <type>
**
**  is the main dispatching table that contains for every type a  pointer  to
**  the function that should be executed if a bag  of  that  type  is  found.
*/
extern  void            (* PrTab[ T_ILLEGAL ] ) P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  Print( <hd> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print an object
**
**  'Print'  prints  the  object  with  handle  <hd>.  It dispatches   to the
**  appropriate function stored in 'PrTab[TYPE(<hd>)]'.
*/
extern  void            Print P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  CantPrint( <hd> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . illegal bag printing function
**
**  Is called if a illegal bag should be  printed,  it  generates  an  error.
**  If this is actually ever executed in GAP it  indicates  serious  trouble,
**  for  example  that  the  type  field  of  a  bag  has  been  overwritten.
*/
extern  void            CantPrint P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrVar( <hdVar> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  print a variable
**
**  'PrVar' prints  the variable <hdVar>, or precisly  the identifier of that
**  variable.
*/
extern  void            PrVar P(( TypHandle hdVar ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrVarAss( <hdAss> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print an assignment
**
**  'PrVarAss' prints an assignment to a variable: '<Var> := <Expr>;'
**
**  Linebreaks are preffered before the ':='.
*/
extern  void            PrVarAss P(( TypHandle hdAss ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrNot( <hdNot> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  print a boolean not operator
**
**  'PrNot' print a not operation in the following form: 'not <expr>'.
*/
extern  void            PrNot P(( TypHandle hdNot ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrBinop( <hdOp> ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  prints a binary operator
**
**  This prints any of the binary operator using  prPrec  for parenthesising.
*/
extern  void            PrBinop P(( TypHandle hdOp ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  PrComm( <hdComm> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  print a commutator
**
**  This prints a commutator.
*/
extern  void            PrComm P(( TypHandle hd ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InstEvFunc( <type>, <func> ) . . . . . . .  install a evaluation function
**
**  Installs the function  <func> as evaluation function for bags of  <type>.
*/
extern  void            InstEvFunc P(( unsigned int     type,
                                       TypHandle        (* func) () ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InstBinOp( <tab>, <typeL>, <typeR>, <func> )  .  install binary operation
**
**  Installs the function  <func>  as  evaluation  function  for  the  binary
**  operation with the table <tab> for operands of type  <typeL> and <typeR>.
*/
extern  void            InstBinOp P(( TypHandle  (* table [T_VAR][T_VAR]) (),
                                      unsigned int      leftType,
                                      unsigned int      rightType,
                                      TypHandle         (* func) () ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InstPrFunc( <type>, <func> )  . . . . . . . . install a printing function
**
**  Installs the function <func> as printing function  for  bags  of  <type>.
*/
extern  void            InstPrFunc P(( unsigned int type, void (* func)() ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InstVar( <name>, <hdVal> )  . . . . . . . . . . . . . installs a variable
**
**  Installs the value <hdVal> ar value of the new variable with name <name>.
*/
extern  void            InstVar P(( char * name, TypHandle hdVal ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InstIntFunc( <name>, <func> ) . . . . . . .  install an internal function
**
**  Installs the function <func> as internal function with the  name  <name>.
*/
extern  void            InstIntFunc P(( char name[], TypHandle (* func)() ));


/****************************************************************************
**
*F  InitEval  . . . . . . . . . . . . . initialize the evaluator main package
**
**  This is called relative lately during the initialization from  InitGap().
*/
extern  void            InitEval P(( void ));



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