[m-rev.] For review: ensure proper initialisation of pretty_printer

[Ralph Becket]

Peter Wang, Tuesday, 27 April 2010:
> On 27 April 2010 13:27, Ralph Becket <rafe at csse.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> > Peter Wang, Tuesday, 27 April 2010:
> >> get_pretty_printer_is_initialised() ->
> >>   'ML_erlang_global_server' ! {get_mutable, t__mutable_variable_foo, self()},
> >>   receive
> >>     {get_mutable_ack, undefined} -> {no};
> >>     {get_mutable_ack, Value} -> Value
> >>   end.
> >
> > Why is the 'no' in braces?
> 
> That's the representation of bool.no (a 1-tuple with an atom).
> The native Erlang false value is `false'.

Right, I was just wondering why '{no}' rather than just 'no'?
I assume this is just for regularity in the Mercury -> Erlang
conversion?
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