Re: Assigning to a constant variable with function definition syntax doesn't error

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> Hi, I've discovered that the function definition syntax (function
> name(args) body end) doesn't check if the variable assigned to is
> constant.
> Example:
> 
> local x<const>
> function x(...)return print(...)end
> x"???" --> ???
> 
> I feel like this should generate an error, but maybe there is a reason
> for this being allowed?

This is a bug. Thanks for the report.

-- Roberto