This PR lets recursive functions defined by well-founded recursion use a
different `fix` function when the termination measure is of type `Nat`.
This fix-point operator use structural recursion on “fuel”, initialized
by the given measure, and is thus reasonable to reduce, e.g. in `by
decide` proofs.
Extra provisions are in place that the fixpoint operator only starts
reducing when the fuel is fully known, to prevent “accidential” defeqs
when the remaining fuel for the recursive calls match the initial fuel
for that recursive argument.
To opt-out, the idiom `termination_by (n,0)` can be used.
We still use `@[irreducible]` as the default for such recursive
definitions, to avoid unexpected `defeq` lemmas. Making these functions
`@[semireducible]` by default showed performance regressions in lean.
When the measure is of type `Nat`, the system will accept an explicit
`@[semireducible]` without the usual warning.
Fixes#5234. Fixes: #11181.
This PR changes how Lean proves the equational theorems for structural
recursion. The core idea is to let-bind the `f` argument to `brecOn` and
rewriting `.brecOn` with an unfolding theorem. This means no extra case
split for the `.rec` in `.brecOn` is needed, and `simp` doesn't change
the `f` argument which can break the definitional equality with the
defined function. With this, we can prove the unfolding theorem first,
and derive the equational theorems from that, like for all other ways of
defining recursive functions.
Backs out the changes from #10415, the old strategy works well with the
new goals.
Fixes#5667Fixes#10431Fixes#10195Fixes#2962
