2 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/PureUtils.ml b/compiler/PureUtils.ml
index 4bc90872..6f44bb74 100644
--- a/compiler/PureUtils.ml
+++ b/compiler/PureUtils.ml
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ let inputs_info_is_wf (info : inputs_info) : bool =
 let fun_sig_info_is_wf (info : fun_sig_info) : bool =
   inputs_info_is_wf info.fwd_info
 
+let opt_dest_arrow_ty (ty : ty) : (ty * ty) option =
+  match ty with TArrow (arg_ty, ret_ty) -> Some (arg_ty, ret_ty) | _ -> None
+
+let is_arrow_ty (ty : ty) : bool = Option.is_some (opt_dest_arrow_ty ty)
+
 let dest_arrow_ty (meta : Meta.meta) (ty : ty) : ty * ty =
-  match ty with
-  | TArrow (arg_ty, ret_ty) -> (arg_ty, ret_ty)
-  | _ -> craise __FILE__ __LINE__ meta "Not an arrow type"
+  match opt_dest_arrow_ty ty with
+  | Some (arg_ty, ret_ty) -> (arg_ty, ret_ty)
+  | None -> craise __FILE__ __LINE__ meta "Not an arrow type"
 
 let compute_literal_type (cv : literal) : literal_type =
   match cv with
diff --git a/compiler/SymbolicToPure.ml b/compiler/SymbolicToPure.ml
index 7e970029..67fd2c9b 100644
--- a/compiler/SymbolicToPure.ml
+++ b/compiler/SymbolicToPure.ml
@@ -1499,7 +1499,14 @@ let fresh_back_vars_for_current_fun (ctx : bs_ctx)
   let back_vars =
     List.map
       (fun (name, ty) ->
-        match ty with None -> None | Some ty -> Some (name, ty))
+        match ty with
+        | None -> None
+        | Some ty ->
+            (* If the type is not an arrow type, don't use the name "back"
+               (it is a backward function with no inputs, that is to say a
+               value) *)
+            let name = if is_arrow_ty ty then name else None in
+            Some (name, ty))
       back_vars
   in
   (* If there is one backward function or less, we use the name "back"
@@ -1508,7 +1515,9 @@ let fresh_back_vars_for_current_fun (ctx : bs_ctx)
   let num_back_vars = List.length (List.filter_map (fun x -> x) back_vars) in
   let back_vars =
     if num_back_vars = 1 then
-      List.map (Option.map (fun (_, ty) -> (Some "back", ty))) back_vars
+      List.map
+        (Option.map (fun (name, ty) -> (Option.map (fun _ -> "back") name, ty)))
+        back_vars
     else back_vars
   in
   fresh_opt_vars back_vars ctx