We consider termination of the LCTRS with only rule scheme Calc: Signature: if :: Bool -> Int -> Int -> Int pow :: Int -> Int -> Int Rules: pow(x, y) -> if(y > 0, x, y) | x = x /\ y = y if(true, x, y) -> x * pow(x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y if(false, x, y) -> 1 | x = x /\ y = y The system is accessible function passing by a sort ordering that equates all sorts. We start by computing the initial DP problem D1 = (P1, R, i, c), where: P1. (1) pow#(x, y) => if#(y > 0, x, y) | x = x /\ y = y (2) if#(true, x, y) => pow#(x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y ***** We apply the Chaining Processor Processor on D1 = (P1, R, i, c). We chain DPs according to the following mapping: if#(true, x, y) => if#(y - 1 > 0, x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y /\ (x = x /\ y - 1 = y - 1) is obtained by chaining if#(true, x, y) => pow#(x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y and pow#(x', y') => if#(y' > 0, x', y') | x' = x' /\ y' = y' The following DPs were deleted: if#(true, x, y) => pow#(x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y pow#(x, y) => if#(y > 0, x, y) | x = x /\ y = y By chaining, we added 1 DPs and removed 2 DPs. Processor output: { D2 = (P2, R, i, c) }, where: P2. (1) if#(true, x, y) => if#(y - 1 > 0, x, y - 1) | x = x /\ y = y /\ (x = x /\ y - 1 = y - 1) ***** We apply the Usable Rules Processor on D2 = (P2, R, i, c). We obtain 0 usable rules (out of 3 rules in the input problem). Processor output: { D3 = (P2, {}, i, c) }. ***** No progress could be made on DP problem D3 = (P2, {}, i, c).