Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (beta-rc1) now available

[Florian Weimer <fw@...>]

* Roberto Ierusalimschy:

>> > The reference manual clearly states:
>> >
>> >> A label is visible in the entire block where it is defined (including 
>> >> nested blocks, but not nested functions). 
>> 
>> And I think this is a mistake, both in implementation and in
>> specification.
>
> What is the mistake? What change would you suggest?

Labels should have non-lexical scope, extending across the whole
function, and the same label must not be used twice within the same
function.