\newcommand{\baseof}[1]{\base ( #1 ) }
\newcommand{\depsreqof}[1]{\depsreq ( #1 ) }
+\newcommand{\foreign}{\bot}
+\newcommand{\isforeign}[1]{\patchof{#1} = \foreign}
+
\newcommand{\allpatches}{\Upsilon}
\newcommand{\assign}{\leftarrow}
\newcommand{\iassign}{\leftarrow}