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eval-created local bindings survive delete #5333

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@Monti-27

Direct eval inside a function creates local var and function bindings that should be deletable, but Boa keeps them alive after delete.

(function () {
  var after;
  eval("delete x; after = () => x; var x;");
  try { after(); console.log("no throw"); } catch (e) { console.log(e.name); }
}());

(function () {
  var after;
  eval("delete f; after = () => f; function f() {}");
  try { after(); console.log("no throw"); } catch (e) { console.log(e.name); }
}());

Current Boa:

  • no throw
  • no throw

Expected:

  • ReferenceError
  • ReferenceError

This also matches the failing test262 cases:

  • test/language/eval-code/direct/var-env-var-init-local-new-delete.js
  • test/language/eval-code/direct/var-env-func-init-local-new-delete.js

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