(** Positions and map-products for lists *)
Section Positions.
Variables (X: Type) (d: eq_dec X).
Implicit Types (x y: X) (A B : list X).
Fixpoint pos x A : option nat :=
match A with
| nil => None
| y :: A' => if d x y then Some 0
else match pos x A' with
| Some n => Some (S n)
| None => None
end
end.

(* Specifications: *)
Lemma el_pos x A :
x el A -> { n | pos x A = Some n }.